Action Learning: Research and Practice

2004 - 2025

Current editor(s): Kiran Trehan and Clare Rigg

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Volume 20, issue 3, 2023

Remembering John Burgoyne pp. 197-200

George Boak

Developing ideas and stories about action learning pp. 201-202

George Boak

The impact of Codevelopment Action Learning on work self-efficacy, based on the results of a mixed-methods longitudinal study pp. 203-220

Maxime Paquet, Louis Bélisle, Nathalie Lafranchise, François L’Écuyer, Nesrine Fazez, Élodie Latreille and Nathalie Sabourin

Critical incident technique and action learning to enable organizational learning pp. 221-238

Hanne Finnestrand, Ola Edvin Vie and George Boak

Are birds free from the chains of the skyway? Action learning in a cultural context pp. 239-251

John Edmonstone and Daniela Cialfi

Action learning for community development from the lens of the UN's SDGs: a systematic literature review pp. 252-281

Seung-Hee Park, Yonjoo Cho and Hyeon-Cheol Bong

The power of action learning in driving change and innovation pp. 282-285

Genevieve Cother, Christine Abbott, Chandana Sanyal and Jane Creaton

A story of collaboration and action learning to create a sustainable future pp. 286-291

Christine Abbott, Anita Tscherne and Michael Weiss

Action learning helps talent development and problem solving in Chinese companies pp. 292-298

Jiyan Shi and Christine Abbott

Toxic leadership, silences, circular economy and organisational value pp. 299-299

Helen Baxter

Toxic leadership: research and cases pp. 300-303

Eugene Sadler-Smith

The Great Unheard at work: understanding voice and silence in organisations pp. 303-305

Chris Dalton

Volume 20, issue 2, 2023

Action learning aiding innovation pp. 97-98

George Boak

In memoriam – Professor John Burgoyne pp. 99-99

Cheryl Brook

Guidelines for action learning as professional development to transform Physical Education in low resourced primary schools in South Africa pp. 100-115

Samantha A. Kahts-Kramer and Lesley Wood

How to facilitate critical action learning pp. 116-131

Bernhard Hauser, Clare Rigg, Kiran Trehan and Russ Vince

Finding innovation opportunities in SMEs through futures and foresight learning: an action learning approach pp. 132-148

Jeff Gold and Ollie Jones

Writing creatively about action learning: insights from practitioners pp. 149-151

Jane Creaton, Christine Abbott, Genevieve Cother and Chandana Sanyal

Making action learning our own: a story from the Basque Country pp. 152-159

Olatz Errazquin, Ana Agirre, Amaia Miner and Anne Murphy

Thinking in colours pp. 160-169

Jane Neal-Smith, Gill Bishop and Bob Townley

Sentimental education – learning from action to become an action learning facilitator pp. 170-179

Thomas Radke

How to promote inclusion, collective intelligence and democracy pp. 180-181

Helen Baxter, Daniela Cialfi, John Edmonstone, Mike Pedler and Hannah Wilson

Critical action research challenging neoliberal language and literacies education: auto and duoethnographies of global experiences pp. 182-185

Fadhila Yonata, Zulfah and Aidillah Suja

Shut down the Business School: What’s Wrong with Management Education pp. 185-188

Chris Blantern

The big con: how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilises our governments and warps our economies pp. 189-192

John Edmonstone

Managing diversity: toward a globally inclusive workplace (fifth edition) pp. 192-196

Lori Anderson

Volume 20, issue 1, 2023

Call for Papers pp. 1-2

Peter Cauwelier and George Boak

Action learning in an uncertain world pp. 3-4

Craig Johnson

Using action learning research for the development and implementation of an ePortfolio in nursing clinical placements pp. 5-16

Hind Bahri, Mourad Madrane, Terri Downer, Michelle Gray, Hanan Ahabrach and Nisrin El Mlili

School leader development with action learning pp. 17-37

Craig Filipkowski

Advancements on action learning and lean complementarity: a case of developing leaders as lean learning facilitators pp. 38-56

Henrik Saabye

Editorial: collective learning and partnership: relational aspect of action learning pp. 57-59

Chandana Sanyal, Christine Abbott, Genevieve Cother and Jane Creaton

Twenty-five years: a self-managed action learning set pp. 60-66

Chris Yates

Action learning and integrated care systems in Essex, UK pp. 67-73

Sarah Lennox, Paul Taylor and Mike Pedler

How does action learning and manufacturing intersect? Lessons learned from designing and implementing work-Based learning courses pp. 74-81

Stephanie Jones, Athena Wooldridge and Connor Lubojacky

The varieties & verities of action learning pp. 82-83

Helen Baxter, Daniela Cialfi, John Edmonstone, Mike Pedler and Hannah Wilson

Both/and thinking: embracing creative tensions to solve your toughest problems pp. 84-86

Russ Vince

Powerful or powerless in the virtual space – the choice is yours pp. 86-88

Helen Baxter

Learning from active failure – learning through entrepreneurship pp. 88-91

Robert A. Phillips

Creativities: the what, how, who, where and why of the creative process pp. 91-93

Tudor Rickards

Project action learning (PAL) guidebook: practical learning in organizations pp. 93-95

Yury Boshyk

Volume 19, issue 3, 2022

International action learning conference pp. 227-227

The Editors

Action learning and innovation pp. 228-229

George Boak

Improving community relations in the police through procedural justice – an action learning initiative pp. 230-247

Jeff Gold

Action learning and healthcare pp. 248-250

John Edmonstone

Action learning and healthcare 2011–2022 pp. 251-268

George Boak

Action learning and healthcare: affinities and challenges pp. 269-274

C. Sanyal, J. Edmonstone, C. Abbott, K. Winterburn and G. Boak

Quality improvement in healthcare: an action learning approach pp. 275-282

Pauline Joyce

Good beginnings; experiences of trust and safety within action learning for healthcare leadership development pp. 283-289

Jackie Kilbane, Sophie Hempsall, Katharine North and Pavlos Zafeiris

Innovation, exploration and a whole lot of learning through an online programme of Allied Health Professional development pp. 290-300

Toby Lindsay

Ten years on: a mirror in which to practice – using action learning to change end-of-life care pp. 301-311

Kathryn Winterburn and Kathryn Winterburn

Action learning: from academic and entrepreneurial problems pp. 312-313

Daniela Cialfi

Organizational misbehaviour pp. 314-317

Gibson Burrell

How to be a reflexive researcher pp. 317-321

Cathy Sharp

Human resource development: from theory into practice pp. 321-323

Jim Stewart

Social entrepreneurship – a practice-based approach to social innovation pp. 323-326

Robert A. Phillips

Negative capability in leadership practice: implications for working in uncertainty pp. 326-329

John Edmonstone

Volume 19, issue 2, 2022

International Action Learning Conference 2023 pp. 117-117

The Editors

The versatility of action learning pp. 118-119

George Boak

Action learning: resources held in Manchester and Salford pp. 120-129

Mike Pedler, John Edmonstone, Naomi Chambers, Ann Mahon, Elaine Clark, Helen Baxter, Alexandra Mitchell and Victoria Garlick

Transcending the role: personal transformation of action-learning facilitators pp. 130-145

Rosetta Pillay

Enhancing apprenticeships within the Higher Education curriculum – an Action Learning and Action Research study pp. 146-164

Rebecca Quew-Jones

Action Learning in Japan: challenging cultural values pp. 165-183

Yayoi Hirose

Action learning facilitation: practitioner insights pp. 184-187

Christine Abbott and Kathryn Winterburn

The cart before the horse: using artful practice to keep action learning fresh pp. 188-189

James Traeger

Love in action pp. 190-192

Sonia Mayor

Relational Action Learning pp. 193-195

Tom Boydell

Reflections pp. 196-197

Laurie Smith

Reflections on virtual action learning sets pp. 198-199

Mary Keating

Working well with power in the virtual space pp. 200-208

Ghislaine Caulat

Action learning and real-world problems pp. 209-210

Craig Johnson

Handbook of teaching and learning at business schools: a practice-based approach pp. 211-215

Michael Walton

Research handbook on nonprofit governance pp. 215-218

Christopher Bones

Growing through reflection: a journal for action learning facilitators pp. 218-219

George Boak

Organisation development in healthcare: a critical appraisal for practitioners pp. 219-222

Philip Glanfield

Methodologies for practice research: approaches for professional doctorates pp. 222-224

Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs

The 25th global forum on the future of leadership, learning and strategic change in Dubai, March 20–23, 2022 pp. 224-226

Bernhard Hauser

Volume 19, issue 1, 2022

What’s the use of action learning? pp. 1-2

Cheryl Brook

Bridging research to practice via action learning pp. 3-18

Jeff Gold and Mike Pedler

Codevelopment Action Learning during the pandemic – findings from two online co-learning and co-creation events pp. 19-32

Maxime Paquet, Nathalie Sabourin, Nathalie Lafranchise, Ron Cheshire and Jeanne Pelbois

An action learning approach to mathematics learning in the light of the cognitional theory of Bernard Lonergan pp. 33-48

Cornelia Connolly and Tom Cosgrove

Improving interdisciplinary online course design through action learning: a chinese case study pp. 49-64

Na Li, Qian Wang, Jiajun Liu and Victoria J. Marsick

Mapping the journey of practice pp. 65-67

Christine Abbott, Kathryn Winterburn and Chandara Sanyal

Because how we talk matters: using action inquiry to nurture a coaching culture pp. 68-80

Cathy Sharp, Joette Thomas and Ruth Brown

The stakeholders in action learning: aiding individual transformative learning pp. 81-88

Jane Robertson and Steyn Heckroodt

An account of practice on facilitated co-constructed action learning: a reflection of the executive education programme delivery pp. 89-98

Bing Wu Berberich

Action learning and global challenges pp. 99-100

Craig Johnson

The hidden power of systems thinking: governance in a climate emergency pp. 101-103

George Boak

Leadership unravelled: the faulty thinking behind modern management pp. 103-106

John Edmonstone

Gender and leadership pp. 106-109

Hannah Wilson

Book Review: Creating a Healthy Organisation; Perceptions, Learning, Challenges and Benefits pp. 109-113

Alaa Garad

Social work, critical reflection and the learning organization pp. 113-116

Paul Taylor