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Hardcover: 364 pages
Publisher: Maurice Temple Smith Ltd (31 Dec 1983)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0851172318
ISBN-13: 978-0851172316

Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful

Education for all professionals on intuitive insight 10 Jun 2000

By Celeste Richards

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Schon provides information on a subject that many practitioners are aware of but that few know how to put into words; intuition, what it is, and its regular use in daily professional practice. He gives voice to the practical aspects of intuitive practice and reflection in action that professionals from all genres utilize.

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A must read for self-aware practitioners 23 Aug 1998

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In this book, Schon gives us a language for understanding professional practice. Because the sum of what a professional knows is greater than the sum of what he is aware he knows -- let alone the totality of what he can articulate -- there is a hidden world of practitioner competence. I found Schon to be a little repetitive and his examples difficult to fully conceptualize. However, his discussion of the Technical Rationality model and his vignettes of five professions provide a framework which may be applied to the practice of any profession. I believe that readers of this book can enhance their self-awareness as professionals and artists.

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32 of 39 people found the following review helpful

The Reflective Practitioner 19 May 2004

By Sara Worth

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This is the first book on reflexive practice that I have read and it seemed to cover the topic comprehensivly. I had heard of Donald Schon as the Father of Reflection-in-action. Unfortunately it was not a particularly easy read; although some effort was made to include anecdotes, the text could be more fluent. I was really hoping for something that painted a warm, detailed and informative picture rather than a more text book type of approach.

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