About the Book Series The idea for the Book Series "Innovation and
Change in Professional Education" (ICPE) was born in 1996. While working
on another publication in this area, we noticed that professional
educators faced similar problems without even knowing from each other.
It was this observation that resulted in examining the possibilities for
a new publication platform about professional education with input from
different professions. We wanted to develop a publication source that
would bring together educators and researchers to exchange ideas and
knowledge about theory, research and professional practice. But we were
not only striving for a book series informing readers about important
themes in the professions. A second goal was to focus on processes of
change and innovation. We were heavily involved in innovations going on
in our institutions, and were convinced that a better understanding was
needed in a wide range of issues critically important to the future of
professional education. It was our belief that scholarly publications
about innovation processes may support fundamental change in
professional education. ICPE reflects our view that professional
education deserves such a publication platform. It aims to approach
critical questions of educational innovations, and to examine dynamics
of educational change in various professional domains in the context of
innovation processes. The books will include contributions from
frontline practitioners, leading researchers, or distinguished scholars
in professional education, delivering reports of empirical or
theoretical research, reviews, interpretations of evaluation studies, or
descriptions of innovative approaches.
