Professional Learning in the Knowledge Society

Karen Jensen, Leif Chr. Lahn, Monika Nerland

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English

Sense Publishers
01 January 2012

Series: The Knowledge Economy and Education

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This book presents an entirely new perspective on professional learning and knowledge based on perspectives on the knowledge society and in particular an interpretation of Knorr Cetina's work on scientific 'Epistemic cultures'. Starting with a conceptual chapter and followed by a suite of empirical studies from accountancy, education, nursing and software engineering, the book elaborates how a) how knowledge production and circulation take distinct forms in those fields? b) how the knowledge objects of practice in those fields engross and engage professionals and, in the process, people and knowledge are transformed by this engagement. By foregrounding an explicit concern for the role of knowledge in professional learning, the book goes much farther than the current fashion for describing 'practice-based learning'. It will therefore be of considerable interest to the research, policy, practitioner and student communities involved with professional education/learning or interested in innovation and knowledge development in the professions.

Volume editor: Karen Jensen, Leif Chr. Lahn, Monika Nerland
Imprint: Sense Publishers
Volume: 6
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 493g
ISBN: 9789460919930
ISBN 10: 9460919936
Series: The Knowledge Economy and Education
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 01 January 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active