TY - JOUR AB - Focuses on the nature of professional practice based on research conducted with practitioners via interviews and questionnaires. Aims to determine how practitioners actually tackle professional problem solving. Discusses reflection, specialised knowledge and repertoires of solutions, among other factors, and examines differences in professional practice according to age, gender and membership of various professions. Finds that although specialist knowledge is crucial to successful practice, improvisation is a key factor. Suggests that a combination of applied knowledge and reflection is important in professional practice. VL - 24 IS - 7 SN - 0309-0590 DO - 10.1108/03090590010349827 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590010349827 AU - Cheetham Graham AU - Chivers Geoff PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - A new look at competent professional practice T2 - Journal of European Industrial Training PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 374 EP - 383 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -