Discusses the Youth and Community Service in England and Wales and indicates that its fundamental purpose is to provide programs of personal development comprising social and political education. (JOW)

This article begins with a review of practical experiences in establishing self-development groups before it draws out some of the wider lessons for those wishing to follow this particular route. Discusses what self-development groups look like, how they work, and possible outcomes. (CT)

Describes a management development approach that enables managers as individuals to develop a sense of purpose and direction for themselves and the business. It encourages individual and organizational analysis to identify desired directions. (JOW)

The rationally based model of action learning limits learning and change. Adding a psychological component (emotional experiences that promote or discourage learning) and a political component (effects of institutional and personal power relations on learning) broadens understanding of individual and organizational development. (SK)