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DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
Developing Professional Judgement in Health Care
Learning through the critical appreciation of practice
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Second Edition

Edited By
Colin Coles, PhD, MA, BSc(Hons), Formerly Professor of Medical Education, Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University
Della Fish, PhD, MA, MEd, BA(Hons), Dip Ed, Consultant in Educational and Professional Development, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Education, Exeter University

Description
This book offers a clear and stimulating introduction to the ideas and tools of critical appreciation, their application in clinical health care practice and their relevance to professional development and competence. It offers a sound basis for making and considering various levels of professional judgements.

Contents
PART 1:Towards a Re-vision of Professional Practice; Professionalism eroded: professionals under siege; Uncertainty in a certain world: professionals in health care; Seeing anew: understanding professional practice as artistry; Understanding artistry: educational research, practical enquiry and case study; PART 2: Exploring Professional Judgement; Taken for granted; Dealing with extremes: a personal dilemma; Good practice: lessons in working together; Supporting students in undergraduate research: anxieties, ambiguities and agendas; Agonising about assessment; Responding to being touched; PART 3: Responding to Practice as Artistry; From reflection to critical appreciation: learning to respond to the artistry of practice; A critical appreciation: attending to the voices of practitioners; The centrality of professional judgement in understanding professional practice; PART 4: Developing Professional Judgement; Giving professionalism back to professionals; Insider practitioner research: a way ahead.

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: DEC-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-3123-5
ISBN-10: 0-7506-3123-6
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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