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Reciprocal Action Learning: Manager and Employee Development
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Lyons, Paul; Bandura, Randall – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is the presentation of a learning model for a manager and employee working collaboratively to make advances in knowledge, skills, work performance and in the quality of their relationship. The model is called reciprocal action learning. Design/methodology/approach: The approach was to examine concepts and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Employer Employee Relationship, Workplace Learning, Experiential Learning
The Impact of Action Learning: What Difference Are We Making in the World?
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Turner, Arthur; Heneberry, Pamela – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2013
Involvement in a number of action-learning programmes and associated development opportunities has led the Professional Development Centre Limited to question the relevance of a strict adherence to the "rules" of action learning as described by Reg Revans. A deliberate focus of one such programme to a financial services organisation…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Experiential Learning, Organizational Development, Instructional Effectiveness
Concentric Collaboration: A Model of Leadership Development for Healthcare Organizations
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Roberts, Cynthia; Coghlan, David – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
Drawing on their experience in a Midwest healthcare system, the authors propose a model of leadership development through action learning that embraces "concentric collaboration" at its core. The present study suggests that the process of concentric collaboration can serve to strengthen the skills of the individual leader as well as…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Experiential Learning, Cooperation, Organizational Change
An Experiential Design for Training in OD.
Randolph, W. Alan; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1979
The authors present an alternative model for training in organizational development (OD) which differs from other such models by being eclectic, inexpensive, and applicable to participants with varying degrees of experience. A design for a training laboratory is elaborated and related to theories about OD and about learning processes. (SK)
Descriptors: Consultants, Experiential Learning, Instructional Design, Learning Laboratories
Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in the Workplace.
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Wojcik, Thomas T. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1996
Hoechst Celanese, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical and chemical companies, used an Innovation Model as a framework for integrating the technology, business, and human factors needed to solve problems and create business successes. The model involved three elements (expertise, skills, and motivation). An experiential course in principles…
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning, Industry
Enterprising Youth on Center Stage.
Askari, Emilia – VocEd, 1978
The article describes eight vocational student organizations and some of their activities in developing leadership and personal relations skills of their members in vocational agriculture, home economics, industrial, distributive, business, office, industrial arts, and health occupations education. Discusses organizations' needs; emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Extracurricular Activities, Faculty Advisers, Group Membership
Gower Handbook of Training and Development. Second Edition.
Prior, John, Ed. – 1994
This compilation of the knowledge and experience of 49 training and development professionals is a guide to the most important aspects of training and development (T&D), ranging from the environment in which it operates to detailed suggestions as to how it can be done. Contributors' notes appear first. Part 1 on the world of T&D contains seven…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Basic Skills
Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness in Adult and Community Education. Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series.
Dean, Gary J.; Murk, Peter J.; Del Prete, Tony – 2000
This book, which is intended as a resource for individuals and organizations involved in adult and community education, presents guidelines and activities to assist in enhancing organizational effectiveness in adult and community education. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) experiencing professional and organizational development…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning