Authors: Ian McGill, Liz Beaty
ISBN-13: 9780749434533, ISBN-10: 0749434538
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: April 2001
Edition: REVISED
Action learning is a method of learning that takes place in a group - of colleagues, or students. It is widely used in a number of educational fields, particularly where learning in groups is appropriate. Action learning is established in both higher education and in professional learning and training situations. First published in 1995, this book is recognized as a leading guide to using action learning techniques successfully.Written by two leading figures in the field, this newly revised edition retains the same straightforward and practical guidebook approach to how action learning works. Key points include being a facilitator of action learning; running workshops for a variety of situations, including higher education, management development, organizational change and professional development.
Preface to the revised second edition | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
1 | Using the Guide | 1 |
2 | What is Action Learning? | 11 |
3 | How a Set Works | 29 |
4 | Being a Set Member | 47 |
5 | Being a Facilitator | 62 |
6 | Types of Action Learning | 81 |
7 | A Workshop for Introducing Action Learning | 99 |
8 | Skills Development: The Basics | 117 |
9 | Additional Skills | 138 |
10 | Learning and Development | 157 |
11 | Continuing Professional Development | 184 |
12 | Using Action Learning for Management Development | 194 |
13 | Action Learning in Higher Education | 220 |
14 | Action Learning: A Contribution to Individual, Organizational and Social Change | 243 |
Bibliography | 253 | |
Glossary | 258 | |
Addresses | 258 | |
Index | 259 |