Those involved in professional development and higher education face a challenge to move beyond considerations of knowledge and competence to helping people develop as capable practitioners equal to the challenges of fluid environments and unpredictable change, taking responsibility for their careers and their learning, and able to exercise the kind of practical judgement and systemic wisdom needed for a sustainable future.This is an edited compilation of papers about the processes of developing capable professionals and practitioners in all fields in higher education. This book reviews the current developments in education for educators and managers and highlights the importance of enabling society to develop the capability of self managed learning. This book will assist higher education professionals in promoting individual responsibility for learning and demonstrating innovative teaching and learning strategies.

This volume presents an edited compilation of papers about the process of developing capable professionals and practitioners in every field in higher education. Current developments are reviewed, covering the issues raised in the Dearing Report, and the importance of self-management is emphasized.