Docta ignorantia: Professional knowing at the core and at the margins of a practice

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-38

  Gherardi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

discoursive practices; docta ignorantia; practice based studies; professional knowledge; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859568184     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2012.644902     Document Type: Article

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