'Professor Winch combines, on the one hand, a profound philosophical understanding of the connection between theoretical and practical knowledge with, on the other, a close awareness of the practical and vocational worlds to be illuminated by that understanding. That, currently, is important as we see the separation of 'knowing that' from 'knowing how', theoretical understanding from practical capability, academic learning from vocational preparation. This book is vital reading for those who wish to look critically at the developing agenda for education and training in secondary schools and colleges.' Richard Pring, Lead Director of the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford University, UK.

‘A splendid book that deals searchingly with a topic of major contemporary research interest. It is groundbreaking in that it opens up wider fields for further exploration. We are all in Winch's debt for his richly-layered and challenging text.' Paul Hager, Professor of Education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

This is an astute and superb text on the nature of vocational knowledge... a must read for anybody interested in, or involved with, vocational education at any level.

- Higher Education and Work Based Learning,