Action learning
Subtitle: history and evolution
By: edited by Yury Boshyk, Robert Dilworth.
Contributors: Boshyk, Yuri.; Dilworth, Robert L. 1936-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780230576407
Subjects: Revans, Reginald W., -- 1907-; Active learning; Business and education
Description: "This books is the first of a two volume set that fully explore the roots of action learning and the legacy of its principal pioneer, Reg Revans. Rather than prescribe one approach to action learning, it shows alternative approaches to fit different contexts, including classic action learning, action reflection learning and business driven action learning"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Explaining action learning: basic concepts and beliefs * Remembering Reg Revans: action learnings principal pioneer * Perspective on my father: a daughters perspective * Action learning: views of leading practioners * Experiencing the evolution of action learning: views of Alan Mumford; title: Action reflection learning: tales of two journeys * Business driven action learning * From Belgium to South Africa: experiences with countrywide action learning * Action learning and the learning organization: building learning capacity in individuals, groups and organizations * Cross-cultural perspectives on action learning * The future and new frontiers of action learning.