ISBN: 0612968391 9780612968394

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Page count: 402

In the first part of this dissertation, a hermeneutic approach is used to examine five philosophical underpinnings of reflective practice. These include the broad critique of technical rationality that underpins Schon's work, as well as the influences of four philosophers: John Dewey, Nelson Goodman, Gilbert Ryle, Michael Polanyi. Drawing on this analysis, I identify ten major themes within Schon's theory of reflective practice. These include: A generative theory, critique of technical rationality, centrality of experience, reflection and action, embodied reflection, constructivism, theories of practice, indeterminate zones of practice, aesthetics of experience and a realist view of language.