Phronesis as Professional Knowledge : Practical Wisdom in the Professions / edited by Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, Allan Pitman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kinsella, Elizabeth Anne.

Pitman, Allan.

University of Western Ontario.

Series:

Professional Practice and Education ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Phronesis is the Aristotelian notion of practical wisdom. In this collected series, phronesis is explored as an alternate way of considering professional knowledge. In the present context dominated by technical rationalities and instrumentalist approaches, a re-examination of the concept of phronesis offers a fundamental re-visioning of the educational aims in professional schools and continuing professional education programs. This book originated from a conversation amongst an interdisciplinary group of scholars from education, health, philosophy, and sociology, who share concerns that something of fundamental importance – of moral signi?cance – is missing from the vision of what it means to be a professional. The contributors consider the ways in which phronesis offers a generative possibility for reconsidering the professional knowledge of practitioners. The question at the centre of this inquiry is: “If we take phronesis seriously as an organising framework for professional knowledge, what are the implications for professional education and practice?” A multiplicity of understandings emerge as to what is meant by phronesis and how it might be reinterpreted, understood, applied, and extended in a world radically different to that of the progenitor of the term, Aristotle. For those concerned with professional life this is a conversation not to be missed.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Elizabeth Anne Kinsella and Allan Pitman

Engaging Phronesis in Professional Practice and Education / Elizabeth Anne Kinsella and Allan Pitman

Practical Rationality and a Recovery of Aristotle’s ‘Phronesis’ for the Professions / Frederick S. Ellett Jr.

Practitioner Reflection and Judgement as Phronesis: / Elizabeth Anne Kinsella

Reflective Healthcare Practice / Arthur W. Frank

Cultivating Capacity: / Kathryn Hibbert

Realising Practical Wisdom from the Pursuit of Wise Practice / Joy Higgs AM PhD

Phronesis, Aporia, and Qualitative Research / Rob Macklin and Gail Whiteford Pro Vice Chancellor (Social Inclusion)

Phronesis and the Practice of Science / Farrukh Chishtie

Reclaiming Competence for Professional Phronesis / Derek Sellman

Professionalism and Professionalisation: / Allan Pitman

Phronēsis, Experience, and the Primacy of Praxis / Stephen Kemmis

Phronesis as Professional Knowledge: / Elizabeth Anne Kinsella and Allan Pitman

Notes on Contributors / Elizabeth Anne Kinsella and Allan Pitman

Index / Elizabeth Anne Kinsella and Allan Pitman.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789460917318

9460917313

OCLC:

806228797