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Developing the Capable Practitioner: Professional Capability through Higher Education
D. O'Reilly, L. Cunningham and S. Lester (Eds) Kogan Page ISBN 0 7494 2876 7
Keywords Higher education, Learning
I have been familiar, and fairly comfortable, with the notion of "reflective practitioner" for a few years now. This may go some way to explain the question that was buzzing around my head as I approached this text which was: "is there a difference between the reflective practitioner and the capable practitioner?" I think the answer is "not a great deal" but irrespective of the level of familiarity readers might have with ideas about reflective practice they will find much of value in this book.
In the wake of bearing, Fryer, Kennedy and The Learning Age Green Paper we are unquestionably in the midst of a rich debate about the "learning society", the necessity of such for the turbulent times ahead and the implications and responsibilities which may be integral to its successful functioning. Such debate forms the context and stimulus for this book. As I was reading it I came across a review in...