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Expertise: The Relational Turn

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Being an Expert Professional Practitioner

Part of the book series: Professional and Practice-based Learning ((PPBL,volume 3))

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The main focus of the book is the middle layer of relational action that lies analytically between the system and the individual and which is connected to both. As I discuss expertise in this chapter, I move between the relational aspects of activities and the practices that comprise the systemic in order to understand how relational task accomplishment is achieved. Topics covered include a brief look at some of the individual psychological accounts of expertise which emphasise relational aspects; an introduction to Holland’s idea of figured worlds of practices in which people can become expert; a discussion of the expertise that is distributed across systems; the importance of knowledge to networked and collective practices; and expertise as successful purposeful engagement in practices.

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Edwards, A. (2010). Expertise: The Relational Turn. In: Being an Expert Professional Practitioner. Professional and Practice-based Learning, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3969-9_2

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