Professional Learning as Relational Practice

• Main Author: Reeves, Jenny. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Education.; Professional & Vocational Education.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Teaching and Teacher Education.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8739-3

Given the emphasis on transforming professional work through the adoption of enquiry-based and trans-disciplinary approaches to service development, there is an urgent need for those involved in professional education to develop a robust understanding of how changes in practice occur. A more inclusi...

Table of Contents:

• Preface. Acknowledgements
• 1: Adopting a New Approach to Professional Learning
• Part 1: Mapping the Relational Spaces of Educating. Introduction. 2: Describing Educating Systems. 3: The Field of Educating: Tracing Relations and Relays. 4: Making Learning Spaces Visible. Summary
• Part 2: Professional Learning as Relational Practice. Introduction. 5: Changing Self: Interactions of Space and Identity. 6: Pedagogy: Creating a Hub in a Field of Relays. 7: Constructing Knowledge and Agency. Summary
• Part 3: Knowledge Creation and Exchange. 8: Knowledge Creation: The Reflexivity of Hybrid Systems. 9: Conclusion
• References
• Index.