Experts
An expert is conceptualised as someone with knowledge accrued in an accredited fashion, who then operates with a high degree of independence as a result of that knowledge and skill. There are many people who are experts in the realm of Education, as I re-discovered when I returned to university a couple of years ago – lifelong learning and all that. In fact the amount of experts that I was able to learn from in this modern world of connected libraries was a bit overwhelming. Because the sheer volume of experts in Education was so vast, it required the guidance of my tutor to steer me towards the ‘right’ ones for my research purposes. The plethora of studies from all over the world, peer reviewed and articulate was incredible and a little bit daunting for this old man. My tutor did it well. And here is where we enter a deeply problematic, well, problem for those of us who work in education. Who are the ‘right’ experts to help us in ou...