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 Re-focusing Professional Research and Development
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Twelfth Edition
By
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 is for all practitioners in health care and in education. It provides an educational approach to professional development and
introduces readers to the process of reflective research. Its main focus is on the critical appreciation of practice. It offers professionals
a different language in which to discuss their work and provides user friendly methods for individuals wishing to research their own
practice.
Contents
Introduction: Mapping the territory - a brief overview of the argument; PART 1: Appreciating artistry: new approaches to professional
development and practitioner research; Contextual matters: art and professionalism; Professional artistry: what sense does it make of
practice?; Professional practice as art; mirage or vision?; Practitioner as artist: professional development through critical appreciation;
New directions in practitioner research: investigating our professional practice as art; PART 2: Recognition and response: the traditions
and practices of critical appreciation in the Arts; The language of appreciation 1: seeing and reading; The language of appreciation
2: watching and listening; PART 3: Cultivating an appreciative eye: some practical processes for professional development and research;
Appreciation and the development of discernment: recognizing and preparing to capture the artistry in our practice; Practitioner research
as artist: working on draft presentations of professional artistry; Portrait of the professional as artist: finding a voice, developing
a vision; Deepening our appreciation of the artistry of practice: creating a critical commentary
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 288 pages, publication date: JUN-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-3001-6
ISBN-10: 0-7506-3001-9
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
062/629
Last update: 4 Jul 2008
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