A Flexible Friend: Action Learning in the Context of a Multi-Agency Organisation Development Programme

Autor/inn/en	Edmonstone, John; Flanagan, Hugh
Titel	A Flexible Friend: Action Learning in the Context of a Multi-Agency Organisation Development Programme
Quelle	In: Action Learning: Research and Practice, 4 (2007) 2, S.199-209 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7333
Schlagwörter	Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; Individual Development; Problem Solving; Organizational Development; Intervention; Program Implementation; Program Effectiveness; Administrators; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Individuelle Entwicklung; Problemlösen; Organisationsentwicklung; Großbritannien
Abstract	The current profile of action learning in the UK has recently become clearer (Pedler et al., 2005). Using the template of what have been described as "Revans's Classical Principles", fundamental divergences have begun to emerge. Pedler et al. (2005) identified a number of variances from this template--specifically the use of permanent facilitators working with action learning sets and a greater focus on personal, rather than organisational, development. They also noted the emergence of a variant they described as "business-driven action learning" where action learning sets worked on projects identified by senior managers and made recommendations for action which was organisation focused and emphasised problem solving, and which put much less emphasis on personal development. This article describes the use of business-driven action learning as an element in a multi-agency organisation development intervention conducted during 2004-2005 under the aegis of the Local Strategic Partnership in Stoke-on-Trent; it describes the programme and the place of action learning within it and identifies learning from the experience. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10