Dimensions of Expertise

Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College London, UK.

• Preface; 1. The Two Faces of Expertise; 2. Current Philosophical Debates about Knowing How; 3. Skills and Their Discontents; 4. Beyond Skill: The Complexities of Competence; 5. To Follow a Rule...: The Normative Basis of Practical Knowledge; 6. Theory, Underpinning Knowledge and Practice; 7. Tacit Knowledge; 8. Can There be a Theory of Expertise?; 9. Novice, Journeyman, Expert; 10. Vocational Education and the Development of Expertise; Bibliography; Index.

'Professor Winch combines, on the one hand, a profound philosophical understanding of the connection between theoretical and practical knowledge with, on the other, a close awareness of the practical and vocational worlds to be illuminated by that understanding. That, currently, is important as we see the separation of 'knowing that' from 'knowing how', theoretical understanding from practical capability, academic learning from vocational preparation. This book is vital reading for those who wish to look critically at the developing agenda for education and training in secondary schools and colleges.' Richard Pring, Lead Director of the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford University, UK.