This volume analyzes different types of knowledge and know-how used by practising professionals in their work and how these different kinds of knowledge are acquired by a combination of learning from books, learning from people and learning from personal experience.; Drawing on various examples, problems addressed include the way theory changes and is personalized in practice, and how individuals form generalizations out of their practice. Eraut considers the meaning of client-centredness and its implications, and to what extent professional knowledge is based on intuition, understanding and learning. He considers the issue of competence versus knowledge and the effect of lifelong learning on the quality of practice.
The Context for Professional Education and Development. Part 1 - Professional Knowledge - Its Character, Development and Use: The Influence of Context on Knowledge Use - What is Learned from Continuing Professional Education and How; Kinds of Professional Knowledge - Modes of Knowledge Use and Knowledge Creation; The Acquisition and Use of Theory by Beginning Teachers; Headteachers Learning about Management - Types of Management Knowledge and the Role of the Management Course; Learning Professional Processes - Public Knowledge and Personal Experience; Theories of Professional Expertise. Part 2 - Professional Competence and Qualifications: Concepts of Competence and their Implications; Competence in the NVQ/SVQ System; The Assessment of Competence in the Professions. Part 3 - Professional Accountability: Professional Accountability and Client Outcomes.
