Action Learning in Practice

Mike Pedler

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Routledge
28 January 2012

Management & management techniques; Personnel & human resources management; Operational research; Organisational theory & behaviour

Previous editions of Action Learning in Practice established this authoritative overview of action learning around the world. Over the last decade the move towards action-based organizational learning and development has accelerated, and action learning is now an established part of the education and development mainstream in large and small organizations.

Fully revised and updated, this fourth edition covers the origins of action learning with Reg Revans' ideas, and looks at their development and application today. Action learning is self-directed learning through tackling business and work problems with the support of peers and colleagues. A professional and diverse workforce, attracted, influenced and developed in this way is more able to deal effectively with the growing complexity and pressures of working life. As the limits of conventional training and development become more obvious, leaders are increasingly attracted to action-based approaches to learning when seeking better outcomes and returns on investment.

Edited by: Mike Pedler
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 1.133kg
ISBN: 9781409418412
ISBN 10: 1409418413
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 28 January 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Pedler is Emeritus Professor of Action Learning at Henley Management School and a partner in Action Learning for Service Improvement (ALSI) and the Centre for Action Learning Facilitation (Calf). He works with commercial, voluntary and public sector client organisations and is known for his work on self-development, leadership, network development and the learning organisation. Mike has written and co-authored many books and articles, including A Managers Guide to Leadership: An action learning approach McGraw-Hill, 2010 and Action Learning for Managers, Gower 2008. He is Co-Editor of Action Learning: Research & Practice - the first international journal for action learning from Informa. Mike Pedler, Reg Revans, John Morris, Jean Lawrence, David Casey, Verna J. Willis, Yury Boshyk, David Pearce, Tom Bourner, Lennart Rohlin, Mollie Goodman, Jean-Anne Stewart, Kiran Trehan, Judi Marshall, Judy O'Neil, Victoria J. Marsick, Richard Thorpe, Katie Venner, Lisa Anderson, Jeff Gold, Allan Gibb, Clare Rigg, Yonjoo Cho, Hyeon-Cheol Bong, Ian McGill, Anne Brockbank, Christine Abbott, Tom Boydell, John Edmonstone, Otmar Donnenberg, Margaret Attwood, Michael J. Marquardt, John Burgoyne, David Coghlan, Joe Raelin, Roland Yeo, Russ Vince, Michael Reynolds, Deborah Waddill.

Reviews for Action Learning in Practice

'This is a first-class source for those interested in action learning - this being a long established self-directed process for tackling business and work problems in learning sets with peers and colleagues. The book opens with highly readable seminal texts, and progresses from such introductory material to different approaches, examples, and questioning of theorising. A powerful resource whatever the reader's starting point. If this book's content may well be relevant to your work, i suggest you buy your own copy.' British Journal of Educational Technology