Knowledge, Skill and Artificial Intelligence

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The Practice of the Use of Computers. A Paradoxical Encounter between Different Traditions of Knowledge....Pages 9-18
The Nurse as Engineer — the Theory of Knowledge in Research in the Care Sector....Pages 19-30
Automation — Skill — Apprenticeship....Pages 31-38
Computerization and Skill in Local Weather Forecasting....Pages 39-52
Tacit Knowledge, Working Life and Scientific Method....Pages 53-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Can Skills be Transferable?....Pages 67-75
Artificial Intelligence and Social Action: Education and Training....Pages 77-91
Skill, Education and Social Value: Some Thoughts on the Metonymy of Skill and Skill Transfer....Pages 93-101
Knowledge Acquisition for Expert Systems....Pages 103-111
Knowledge-Based Computer Decision-Aids for General Practice....Pages 113-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Creativity, Skill and Human-Centred Systems....Pages 127-137
Professional Knowledge and the Limits of Automation in Administrations....Pages 139-149
The Changing Nature of the Engineering Craft Apprenticeship System in the United Kingdom....Pages 151-158
Delegation and Decentralization — Computer Systems as Tools for Instruction and Improved Service to Clients....Pages 159-168
Applying Expert Systems Technology: Division of Labour and Division of Knowledge....Pages 169-183
Back Matter....Pages 185-193