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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.
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Hibbert, K. (2012). Cultivating Capacity. In: Kinsella, E.A., Pitman, A. (eds) Phronesis as Professional Knowledge. Professional Practice and Education: A Diversity of Voices, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-731-8_5
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