Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers an overview of this research monograph by first explaining the relevant terms. It provides the salient details before indicating the pertinent publications and unique marketing points. The book also provides insights into how workers negotiate their work practices, either within one occupation or between professions. It also offers the readers a conceptualisation of how the practitioners engage with their professional inquiry. The book describes conceptual framework of occupational journeying where formal and informal learning and normative and innovative professional practices are the two dimensions. It includes a rationale of the epistemological approach and an overview of informal learning.