ABSTRACT

Any form of professional or occupational practice that requires independent agency has to rely heavily on the judgement of its practitioners. Yet the nature of professional judgement, like the nature of judgement more generally, is poorly understood. Almost as little understood is the nature of agential responsibility. The two are closely connected. A professional is held responsible for his/her actions and negative or positive judgements about those actions are closely related to the quality of the judgements made about those actions. The question is often further complicated in professional contexts when choices have to be made in constrained situations where there is little or no opportunity for leisurely decision-making. In the professional world, vocational and professional education has an essential role to play in the formation of deliberative judgement and its subsequent extension into contexts of constraint. Indeed, the development of deliberative judgement is a condition for the development of satisfactory decision-making in constrained circumstances. VET provides the opportunities and resources for the development of judgemental and deliberative powers across the range of professional activity. The resource of systematic knowledge underpinning an occupation is a key element in professional judgement and decision-making. The argument will be illustrated with practical examples.

摘要

任何需要独立机构的专业或职业实践都必须严重依赖其从业者的判断。然而，专业判断的性质，就像更普遍的判断的性质一样，却鲜为人知。几乎同样鲜为人知的是代理责任的性质。两者紧密相连。专业人士对他/她的行为负责，对这些行为的消极或积极判断与对这些行为的判断质量密切相关。在专业环境中，当必须在受限制的情况下做出选择时，这个问题通常会变得更加复杂，而这种情况下很少或没有机会进行悠闲的决策。在职场中，职业和专业教育在审慎判断的形成及其随后扩展到限制环境方面发挥着重要作用。事实上，审慎判断的发展是在受限制的情况下发展令人满意的决策的条件。VET 为在整个专业活动范围内发展判断力和审议权提供了机会和资源。支撑职业的系统知识资源是职业判断和决策的关键要素。将用实际例子来说明这个论点。审慎判断的发展是在受限制的情况下做出令人满意的决策的条件。VET 为在整个专业活动范围内发展判断力和审议权提供了机会和资源。支撑职业的系统知识资源是职业判断和决策的关键要素。将用实际例子来说明这个论点。审慎判断的发展是在受限制的情况下做出令人满意的决策的条件。VET 为在整个专业活动范围内发展判断力和审议权提供了机会和资源。支撑职业的系统知识资源是职业判断和决策的关键要素。将用实际例子来说明这个论点。