Cultivating Capacity

Phronesis, Learning, and Diversity in Professional Education
  • Kathryn Hibbert
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Part of the Professional Practice and Education: A Diversity of Voices book series (PPAE, volume 1)

Abstract

In this chapter I consider phronesis in terms of what it has to offer our thinking about learning and diversity in professional education. I approach the topic as an educator who has participated in professional education contexts in both medicine and education. I begin with a brief narrative to situate my thinking and illustrate one way in which I work to disrupt assumptions about professional education in the educational context. As the chapter progresses, I consider what it might take to cultivate the ‘habits of mind’ needed to build capacity for phronetic action in the professions.

Keywords

Professional Education Teacher Candidate Practical Wisdom Reflective Practice Nicomachean Ethic 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Kathryn Hibbert
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  1. 1.Faculty of Education, and Schulich School of Medicine & DentistryThe University of Western OntarioOntarioCanada

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