Invitation to collaborate in the production of an E-BOOK on the theme of

Learning to be Professional through a Higher Education 

The e-book project was launched in September 2009. It will comprise a series of Chapters written by members of the SCEPTrE Team, or commissioned by SCEPTrE or volunteered by the people who use this wiki. The purpose will be to explore the idea of learning to be professional through a higher education and to bring together descriptions and evaluations of different approaches that are used to prepare learners for the complexities of a life-time of being professional. If you would like to volunteer a Chapter describing the approaches that you use please contact the editor Professor Norman Jackson Norman.Jackson@surrey.ac.uk

Goals

• to demonstrate the power of the e-book as a mechanism for collaboration and sharing/disseminating knowledge and wisdom for improving practice
• to encourage fresh thinking and research studies that improve understanding about what learning to be professional means in the contexts of a higher education and a rapidly changing and uncertain world
• to discover and showcase pedagogic, curricular and organisational practices that are both effective and inspiring n helping learners begin their journey to becoming professional.

We welcome contributions. If you would like to contribute please read the guidance notes.

Friendly invitation to contribute to an e-book.doc

Guidelines for Authors.pdf

Learning to be Professional through a Higher Education e-book

Introduction

Professor Norman Jackson, University of Surrey

SECTION A PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING TO BE PROFESSIONAL

CHAPTER 1 Learning to be Professional: reflections on a lifetime of trying

Professor John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University (September 2009) 

CHAPTER 2 How Professionals Learn through Work

Professor Michael Eraut, University of Sussex (October 2009)

CHAPTER 3 In Search of Professionalism

Dr Jenny Willis, University of Surrey (December 2009)

CHAPTER 4 Learning to be Professional: Student perspectives

Professor Norman Jackson (January 2010)

CHAPTER 5 The will to be Professional

Professor Ron Barnett, Institute for Education (March 2010) 

SECTION B INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES

University of Surrey (January 2010)

The Robert Gordon University (February 2010)

Queensland University of Technology (April 2010)

SECTION C PEDAGOGIC PRACTICES

SECTION D RESEARCH STUDIES

A research tool to improve learning in the placement environment: Pilot study at the University of Surrey

Michael Eraut, University of Sussex and SCEPTrE

SECTION E TOOLS TO AID DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY

Developing awareness of what is involved in running a business through SiMVenture

Xing Business Simulation

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