Il professionista riflessivo. Per una nuova epistemologia della pratica professionale

OK, I read this book for social work school, so it's not exactly the next volume in Harry Potter. If it were, however, the book would likely be called "Harry Potter: A Guide to Expert Wizardy in an age of Failed Experts." To give you a glimpse. Basically, the book explores the idea of the failed prof Leggi tutto

This article was what prompted me to read this book: http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryR... You might get impatient with parts of it because you may have already seen some of the major revelations revealed in this book in later works based on these ideas. If I were to assign this as reading to some Leggi tutto

This is a slow read with great ideas exploring the way that professionals behave in situations and how they could behave differently if they incorporated reflection into their practice. There were times when trying to stay focused was challenging (a couple case studies), but the overall message and

I've been thinking a lot lately about how we conceptualize and frame our own work and learning. Schön's work is fantastic for this because his central thesis is that reflective practitioners actively look at their work while they are engaged in that work. They listen to the "back-talk" from the situ Leggi tutto

I decided to read this book because it seems to occupy a central place in the canon of "design thinking" literature. The central idea of the book is that the conventional view of professional practice as the mere application of research is flawed; that in fact, practitioners actually conduct researc Leggi tutto

I read this book as recommended reading for my homeopathy course and I must say I would never have chosen to read it. The author's writing style is extremely dry but, more than that, there is one small premise on which this 350 page book rests which could have been explained in about 10. A couple of Leggi tutto

Well, this book was a very difficult read for me. But thinking about how Schon's thoughts were of such depth given he wrote this in 1956 i got to say he is amazing. If you are studying Design Theories you might want to read it. It is also included in different curricula, I guess.

★★★☆☆ "The Reflective Practitioner" by Donald A. Schön presents some crucial ideas for professionals in any field. The core message is vital: experts must shed the pretense of omniscience, especially when faced with uncertainty and limited evidence. Schön emphasizes the importance of humility and con Leggi tutto