Professionalism &
P R A C T I C E
by John Astley
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ISBN: 0-9551834-2-1
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PUB DATE: 14 February,
2006
THEME: Cultures, Values and Service
in professional practice
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction: Social Sciences/Culture
Studies
AVAILABILITY: in English, UK & worldwide.
OVERVIEW:
John Astley’s Collected Essays
seeks to investigate aspects of the sociology of culture.
The present volume focuses on culture and values across
the spectrum of community services and professions in
the United Kingdom. . .
The collection includes the flagship
essay ‘The New Professionals’, which, along
with the other essays, aims to identify and examine the
essentials of good, knowledge-based practice and in modern
professional services. . . ‘The University Lecturer
as Research- Minded Practitioner’, ‘Knowledge
and Practice’, and ‘The Quest for the Good
Community’ complete the sequence . . .
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AUTHOR:
John Astley
is a sociologist, writer, lecturer - and is a frequent
contributor to journals, conferences, and radio talks.
As a sociologist, he is also the author of three volumes
of collected essays: Liberation
& Domestication, Culture
& Creativity, and Professionalism &
Practice - as well as Why
Don't We Do It in the Road, a monograph on The
Beatles Phenomenon.
John Astley is currently working on
Herbivores
and Carnivores - selected essays
looking at the struggle for cultural values
in Society.
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Posted: 15 January 2006
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