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Marquardt, Michael J. – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2015
Action learning was introduced into China less than 20 years ago, but has rapidly become a valuable tool for organizations seeking to solve problems, develop their leaders, and become learning organizations. This article provides an historical overview of action learning in China, its cultural underpinnings, and five case studies. It concludes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Educational History, Cultural Context
Bwegyeme, Jacinta; Munene, John C. – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2015
The article presents an account of how action learning principles were implemented to alleviate complex problems in universities. It focuses on the registrars and administrators under the academic Registrar's department. The Marquardt model of action learning was used in combination with the constructivist theories of learning, namely community of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Problem Solving, Universities
Nalborczyk, Sarah; Sandelands, Luke – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2012
This account examines the action learning process adopted by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., embedded in the organization through the in-company Emerald Academy. In case study format, the paper emphasizes that in order to align learning with organizational objectives joined up thinking and practice is needed beyond the learning and development…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Organizational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes
Yoon, Hyung Joon; Cho, Yonjoo; Bong, Hyeon-Cheol – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2012
The primary purpose of this article is to evaluate the impact of a dual-project action learning program (DPALP) conducted in South Korea. A dual-project program requires each participant to carry out both team and individual projects. Cho and Egan's [2009. Action learning research: A systematic review and conceptual framework. "Human Resource…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Experiential Learning, Leadership
Edmonstone, John – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
This paper explores the relationship between action learning and Organisation Development (OD). It proposes that they are overlapping fields of practice, with interesting similarities and differences. Both fields of practice are experienced as challenging to conventional ways of viewing organisations and people but are also subject to increasing…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Organizational Development, Educational Practices, Correlation
Bourner, Tom – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
The aim of this article is to explore several decades of experience of action learning and to distil lessons from that experience that are worth sharing with other practitioners. The method is to systematically collect the experiential data within three categories (sense-based, affective and cognitive data), interrogate them to draw out lessons…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Reflection, Case Studies, Higher Education
Pedler, Mike; Attwood, Margaret – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
This paper explores the contribution that action learning can make to the formation of social capital via experiences of action learning projects in NHS Pathology Services in the UK. The paper describes the development of action learning practice in recent years, reviews the notion of social capital and considers how action learning might…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Pathology, Social Capital, Foreign Countries
Karallis, Takis; Sandelands, Eric – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
This article provides a case study of how Kentz Engineers & Constructors, with more than 10,000 employees in 26 countries, are leveraging learning to "Build better futures" for its stakeholders: clients, shareholders, employees and communities. Kentz provide opportunities for learning at all levels, ensuring that "no one is left behind". This case…
Descriptors: Employees, Experiential Learning, Individual Development, Case Studies