Intuitive Practitioner - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335203620 ISBN 13: 9780335203628

Publisher: Open University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Much of the time, experienced professionals in both education and other fields cannot explain what they are doing, or tell you what they know; and students cannot articulate their learning. Yet professional development and practice are often discussed as if conscious understanding and deliberation are of the essence. The Intuitive Practitioner tackles this apparent paradox head on, and explores the dynamic relationship between reason and intuition in the context of professional practice. Focusing mainly on the professional world of the teacher, but with illustrative discussions of medical and business practice, the contributors delicately unpick the vexed and neglected nature of intuition, and demonstrate the vital role it plays in the development of professional judgement and expertise.

About this title

Synopsis:

Much of the time, experienced professionals in both education and other fields cannot explain what they are doing, or tell you what they know; and students cannot articulate their learning. The "Intuitive Practitioner" tackles this apparent paradox head on, and explores the dynamic relationship between reason and intuition in the context of professional practice. The contributors delicately unpick the vexed and neglected nature of intuition, and demonstrate the vital role it plays in the development of professional judgement and expertise.

About the Author:

The editors and contributors are all staff and associates of the University of Bristol Graduate School of Education with exception of Michael Eraut of the School of Education at the University of Sussex. Between them, they bring together expertise in, on the one hand, researching and theorising teacher thinking and teacher education, and, on the other, in the practice of teacher training and teaching itself.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0335203620
• ISBN 13: 9780335203628
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288