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Action Learning Research? Reflections from the Colloquium at the Third International Conference on Action Learning
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Coghlan, David – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2013
The case for the notion of action learning research has been posed and explored in several publications over the past few years. There is no tradition within action learning of understanding it as an approach to research. Within some academic circles, there has been a focus on the "action turn," the development of the notion of actionable…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Action Research, Epistemology, Meetings
"Learning-in-Action" and "Learning Inaction": Advancing the Theory and Practice of Critical Action Learning
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Vince, Russ – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2008
This paper seeks to improve our understanding of the emotional and political dynamics that are generated (and too often avoided) in action learning. The idea at the centre of the paper is a distinction between "learning-in-action" and "learning inaction". The phrase "learning-in-action" represents the value of action…
Descriptors: Health Services, Experiential Learning, Models, Learning Theories
Action Learning as Legitimate Peripheral Participation
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Lawless, Aileen – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2008
This paper explores how students made sense of the learning that occurred within a Masters educational programme (an MA in Human Resource Development), a programme informed by the ideals of critical action learning and critically reflective practice. Theoretically the paper develops links between communities of practice theory and critical action…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Human Resources, Graduate Study, Critical Theory
Learning Action Learning: A Journey
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Ceely, Brad; Davis, Anne Maree; Hooke, Natalie; Kelly, Margaret; Lewis, Peter; Watson, Claudia – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2008
The action learning set (ALS) is an often-used tool in practice development to facilitate group reflection. As such, its use evolves in the hands of the participants as they become more comfortable with the process and as trust develops amongst group members. This paper aims to discuss the journey of one ALS over a 2-year period. It seeks to…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Experiential Learning, Learning Processes, Group Activities
Where's the Action? The Concept of Action in Action Learning
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Ashton, Sam – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2006
The purpose of action learning is to learn through devising solutions and strategies in response to problems and implementing them through deliberative action. To understand the relation between action and learning, learners and facilitators need sufficient understanding of both concepts, but they are handicapped by lack of adequate theory and…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning
Facilitating Organizational Development through Action Learning--Some Practical and Theoretical Considerations
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Donnenberg, Otmar; De Loo, Ivo – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2004
Action learning programmes are supposed to result in both personal and organizational development. However, organizational development can be negligible because, as the term implies, a connection must be secured between what has been learned by action learning participants and other members of an organization. Here, the facilitation and analysis…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Experiential Learning, Organizational Development, Performance Factors