Ford Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Summary
As an educator and industrial consultant, a former government administrator and a
former president of a non-profit social research consulting organization, Dr. Schon
has worked as a researcher and practitioner on problems of technological innovation,
organizational learning and professional effectiveness and education. He was invited
in 1970 to deliver the Reith Lectures on the BBC.
Previous Experience
1992 - present: Ford Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer
, Department of Urban Studies and Planning Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1990 - 1992: Chairman, Department of Urban Studies and Planning Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1972 - 1990: Ford Professor of Urban Studies and Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Books
Dr. Schon's books include:
The Displacement of Concepts,1963
Technology and Change,1967
Beyond the Stable State,1971
The Reflective Practitioner,1983
The Design Studio,1985
Educating the Reflective Practitioner,1987
The Reflective Turn,1987
With Chris Argyris:
Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness,1974
Organizational Learning: A Theory of Action Perspective,1978
Internships
