Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

den faglige tænkemåde

English translation:

the professional work ethos

Added to glossary by Jande
Nov 15, 2006 11:54
17 yrs ago
Danish term

den faglige tænkemåde

Danish to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
The text is about changing work cultures and 'den faglige tænkemåde'.

Would 'professional way of thinking' be adequate?

Discussion

Christine Andersen Nov 15, 2006:
Is this positive or negative? Are you encouraging people to think professionally, look at different perspectives etc. (in which case yes, unless you get a better suggestion) - or do you want to change thinking habits in the profession/trade as a group?

Proposed translations

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the professional work ethos

A suggestion if you need to emphasise underlying values etc.
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the technical mindset

...or "the technical mentality"

"Business Mindset vs Technical Mindset. The Business process owners and the technies just think differently."
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conventional expert opinion

you could even use 'conventional thinking' or perhaps even use "'accepted professional thinking'
Peer comment(s):

agree Lingua Danica : Den kan der også laves noget godt med.
1 day 17 hrs
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the professional mentality

my suggestion in that "tænkemåde" is also translated to mentality according to EN<>DA Gyldendals dictionary

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-11-15 16:33:53 GMT)
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See page 5, about new professional mentality

http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/040e-Kuzmin_Kuznetsova....
Peer comment(s):

agree Lingua Danica
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thank you
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