Ryle on knowing how and the possibility of vocational education

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-101

  Winch, Christopher ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77950725386     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2009.00425.x     Document Type: Article

References (20)

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2. G. Ryle, The Concept of Mind (London: Hutchinson, 1949), pp. 25–60.
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11. See for example, S. J. Prais, ‘Vocational qualifications in Britain and Europe: Theory and practice’, National Institute Economic Review 136 (1991): 86–89.
12. For a defence of a criterion-based account of truth conditions, see S. Ellenbogen, Wittgenstein’s Account of Truth (New York: SUNY Press, 2005).
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14. D. A. Schön, Educating the Reflective Practitioner (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1987).
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20. G. Hanf (2007) Quick Scan of German VET System, available at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/content/1/c6/01/57/15/GermanyQuickScanNov07.pdf