ERIC Number: EJ1012223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-4222
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Developing Transferable Management Skills through Action Learning
Yeadon-Lee, Annie; Hall, Roger
Industry and Higher Education, v27 n1 p67-75 Feb 2013
There has been increasing criticism of the relevance of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in developing skills and competencies. Action learning, devised to address problem solving in the
workplace, offers a potential response to such criticism. This paper
provides an insight into one university's attempt to integrate action
learning into the curriculum. Sixty-five part-time students were questioned
at two points in their final year about their action learning experience and
the enhancement of relevant managerial skills and competencies. The
results showed a mixed picture. Strong confirmation of the importance of
selected skills and competencies contrasted with weaker agreement
about the extent to which these were developed by action learning. There
was, nonetheless, a firm belief in the positive impact on the learning
process. The authors conclude that action learning is not a panacea but
has an important role in a repertoire of educational approaches to develop
relevant skills and competencies. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Skill Development, Business Skills, Administration, Experiential Learning, Problem Solving, Job Skills, Mixed Methods Research, Questionnaires, Student Surveys, Tables (Data), Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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