Table of Contents

The Context for Professional Education and Development. Part 1 - Professional Knowledge - Its Character, Development and Use: The Influence of Context on Knowledge Use - What is Learned from Continuing Professional Education and How; Kinds of Professional Knowledge - Modes of Knowledge Use and Knowledge Creation; The Acquisition and Use of Theory by Beginning Teachers; Headteachers Learning about Management - Types of Management Knowledge and the Role of the Management Course; Learning Professional Processes - Public Knowledge and Personal Experience; Theories of Professional Expertise. Part 2 - Professional Competence and Qualifications: Concepts of Competence and their Implications; Competence in the NVQ/SVQ System; The Assessment of Competence in the Professions. Part 3 - Professional Accountability: Professional Accountability and Client Outcomes.