The intuitive practitioner : on the value of not always knowing what one is doing / edited by Terry Atkinson and Guy Claxton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Atkinson, Terry, 1948-

Claxton, Guy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching--Psychological aspects.

Teaching.

Intuition.

Psychology, Educational.

Medical Subjects:

Teaching.

Intuition.

Psychology, Educational.

Physical Description:

ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 2000.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives on intuition in professional learning and practice 13

1 Intuition and the crisis in teacher professionalism / John Furlong 15

2 The anatomy of intuition / Guy Claxton 32

3 Trusting your own judgment (or allowing yourself to eat the pudding) / Lucy Atkinson 53

Part 2 Intuition and initial teacher education 67

4 Learning to teach: intuitive skills and reasoned objectivity / Terry Atkinson 69

5 Awareness and intuition: how student teachers read their own lessons / Peter John 84

6 The role of intuition in mentoring and supporting beginning teachers / Elisabeth Lazarus 107

7 Elaborated intuition and task-based English language teacher education / Arlene Gilpin, Gerald Clibbon 122

Part 3 Intuition and continuing professional development 135

8 The development of professional intuition / Agnes McMahon 137

9 The formal and the intuitive in science and medicine / Richard Brawn 149

10 Complex decision making in the classroom: the teacher as an intuitive practitioner / Laurinda Brown, Alf Coles 165

11 Developing intuition through management education / Gill Gregory 182

Part 4 Intuition and assessment 197

12 Assessment and intuition / Patricia Broadfoot 199

13 Measurement, judgment, criteria and expertise: intuition in assessment from three different subject perspectives / Roger Curtis, Paul Weeden, Jan Winter 220

14 Intuition, culture and the development of academic literacy / David Johnson 239

Part 5 The Intuitive Practitioner: a critical overview 253

15 The Intuitive Practitioner: a critical overview / Michael Eraut 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0335203639

0335203620

OCLC:

41445650