Exploring inclusive methods of professional development in Leeds
DICTIONARY OF
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Un)defining inclusive artistic development
Alice Alice Alfie Debbie Jade James Katie Liam Ria Victor
What does "professional development" mean to you? This question was the starting point of a research workshop in November 2021. We noticed that we all had different understandings, feelings and experiences of professional development and wanted to capture these so we could discuss them together as a group. We created this dictionary as a way of discussing and recording the different meanings. It shares our interpretations, sometimes in words and sometimes in pictures.
A
Aspiration [ as-puh-rey-shuhn ] noun
a goal or objective that is strongly desired
B
Building Skills [ bil-ding skils ]
developing ability to do something well
c
C.V [ c-v ] noun
a detailed account of work experience, professional training, and educational background, prepared by a person applying for a job
Career Goal [ kuh-reer gohl ] noun
statements that describe how you plan to progress in your profession
Capaltilist [ kap-i-tl-ist ] noun
an advocate of capitalism: doing things to make money
Change [ cheynj ] verb
to make something different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone
Checklist [ chek-list ] noun
a list of items, as names or tasks, for comparison, verification, or other checking purposes
Competence [ kom-pi-tuhns ] noun
the quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity
D
Daunting [ dawn-ting] adjective
causing fear or discouragement; intimidating
Development [ dih-vel-uhp-muhnt ] noun
the act or process of developing; growth; progress
E
Exclusive [ ik-skloo-siv ] adjective
Not admitting of the existence or presence of (something); unable to co-exist, incompatible
Experimentation [ ik-sper-uh-men-tey-shuhn] noun
the act, process, practice, or an instance of making experiments
F
Future [ fyoo-cher ] noun
time that is to be or come; a condition, especially of success or failure, to come
(getting) Funding [ fuhnd-ing] noun
a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose
G
Growing [ groh-ing ] adjective
becoming greater over a period of time
Getting Better [ get-ing [ bet-er ] ] verb
to improve
H
Higher Education [ high-er ej-oo-key-shuhn ] noun
education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges, graduate schools, and professional schools
I
Improving [ im-proov - ing] verb
the process or practice of making better, more valuable
Important [ im-pawr-tnt ] adjective
of much or great significance or consequence
Intimidating [ in-tim-i-dey-ting ] adjective
having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect
J
(getting a) Job [job] noun
a piece of work for an agreed price
K
Knowing [ noh-ing ] adjective
that knows; having knowledge or information; intelligent
L
Learning [ lur-ning ] noun
the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill
Livelihood [ lahyv-lee-hood ] noun
a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally
M
Mastery [ mas-tuh-ree] noun
command or grasp, as of a subject, product or project
N
Never Ending [ nev-er-en-ding ] adjective
having or likely to have no end
Networking [ net-wur-king ] noun
the action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts
P
Passion [ pash-uhn ] noun
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling
Paperwork [ pey-per-wurk ] noun
written or administrative work forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job
a Path [pahth ] noun
To go on or along (a course, way, etc.); to traverse
Payment [ pey-muhnt ] noun
something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense
Plan [ plan ] verb
to arrange a method or scheme beforehand
Q
Qualification [ kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn ] noun
The action or process of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified, for some position or function
Quality [ kwol-i-tee ] noun
the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind
R
Responsibility [ ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee ] noun
being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management
Risk [ kwol-i-tee ] noun
character with respect to fineness, or grade of excellence
S
Serious [ seer-ee-uhs ] noun/verb
requiring thought, concentration, or application: weighty or important
Sell Yourself [ sel yoor-self] verb/pronoun
proactive steps to convince another of one's merits, to present oneself in a favorable light
Standard [ stan-derd ] noun
something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model or sysyem of value
Researching [ree-surch -ing] verb
investigate carefully
T
Training [ trey-ning ] noun
the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained
Teamwork [ teem-wurk ] noun
cooperative effort on the part of a group acting together in the interests of a common cause
U
Unfinished Things [ uhn-fin-isht things]
incomplete or unaccomplished entities, matters, affairs
V
Value [ val-yoo ] noun
the material monetary worth of something
Vision [ vizh-uhn ] noun
the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom a mental image. a fanciful one of the future
W
Work [ wurk ] noun/verb
activity involving physical or mental effort and undertaken in order to achieve a result to be employed, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood
Worth [ wurth ] noun
good or important enough to justify the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated
Dictionary of Professional Development, 2022