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Action learning and action research : genres and approaches /
Action Learning and Action Research deepens understanding and contributes to new knowledge about the theory, practice and processes of Action Learning (AL) and Action Research. It clarifies what constitutes AL/AR in its many forms and what it is not.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley, UK :
Emerald Publishing,
2019.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyrights Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reviewers' Comments; About the Authors; List of Acronyms; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1-Introduction to Action Learning and Action Research: Genres and Approaches; Chapter Outline; Introduction; Aims, Scope and Contributions of This Book; Learning and Research Paradigms in the Social Sciences; AL and AR for Addressing 'Wicked' Problems in our Turbulent World through Relationships; Sustainability; Relationships; Main Genres of AL and AR Discussed in this Book; Reflections and Conclusions
- Topics for DiscussionFurther Reading; References; Part 1-Action Learning; Chapter 2-Action Learning: Past, Present and Future; Chapter Outline; Introduction; Action Learning: The Past; Different Conceptions of Action Learning; Action Learning: The Present State; Talent and Leadership Development; Organizational Learning and Restructuring; Sales and Marketing; Environment and Sustainability; Product and Service Innovation; Corporate Culture and Ethics; Action Learning: The Future; Conclusions; Topics for Discussion; Further Reading; References
- Chapter 3-Lifelong Action Learning: Principles and Case StudiesChapter Outline; Introduction; Lifelong Action Learning; GULL's Approach to LAL for Personal and Community Development; Workplace; Business-led Development; People-focused Development; Organization-led Development; Community; Cause-led Development; Young Adult Development; Non-governmental Organization-led Development; Poverty Alleviation; The Role of Self-directed Networks; Conclusion; Topics for Discussion; Further Information and Reading; References; Chapter 4-Action Learning and Mindfulness for Mental Health in the Workplace
- Chapter OutlineIntroduction; The Complementarity and Mutual Reinforcement of Action Learning and Mindfulness; Self-awareness and Mental Health; Developing Self-awareness through Action Learning and Mindfulness; Developing Self-awareness through Action Learning. Action learning develops self-awareness through the norm of supportive challenge by peers in an action learning set, along with the challenge of doing something of significance about something important,
- Developing Self-awareness through Mindfulness. Vago and Silbersweig (2012) undertook a systematic review of 300 articles on ­mindfulness and developed the Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Self-­Transcendence model as an integrated, systems-based model, inAgency and Mental Health; Building Agency in the Workplace through Action Learning; Building Managerial Agency through Action Learning. Agency is a defining characteristic of action learning, which involves learning with and through action and reflection on the consequences of action, both intended and unintended. Action learning is typi