Action Learning: Research and Practice

2004 - 2026

Current editor(s): Kiran Trehan and Clare Rigg

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Volume 21, issue 3, 2024

International action learning conference 2025 pp. 213-214

The Editors

International Action Learning Congress, Austria 2025 pp. 215-215

George Boak, Craig Johnson and Barbara Longmore

Twenty years of action learning research and practice pp. 216-217

Craig Johnson

Twenty years of Action Learning: Research and Practice pp. 218-227

Craig Johnson, George Boak, Mike Pedler, Kiran Trehan, Clare Rigg, David Higgins and Cheryl Brook

Twenty years of action learning in the journal Action Learning: Research and Practice pp. 228-243

George Boak

Action learning: towards a framework in interorganizational settings revisited – twenty years of network action learning pp. 244-253

Paul Coughlan and David Coghlan

Action learning in a broader context: three challenges pp. 254-264

John Edmonstone

Action learning in higher education: reflections on facilitating AL in leadership development programmes pp. 265-271

Chandana Sanyal, Mary Hartog and Julie Haddock-Millar

Quaker clearness and action learning pp. 272-277

Christine Abbott and Rhiannon Grant

Becoming an action learning facilitator – two stories pp. 278-284

Hilary Medway, Tom Boydell and Christine Abbott

Action learning: humanistic values and an ecumenical practice pp. 285-286

Mike Pedler, Helen Baxter, John Edmonstone and Hannah Wilson

The handbook of action learning: the go-to source for individual, organizational and social development pp. 287-291

Yury Boshyk

Accelerated action learning – using a hands-on talent development strategy to solve problems, innovate solutions, and develop people pp. 291-294

Lotte Svalgaard

Rethinking workplace learning and development pp. 295-298

Simon Moralee

The nature of contemporary organization development pp. 298-301

John Edmonstone

Volume 21, issue 2, 2024

Anniversary special issue pp. 123-123

Craig Johnson, Christine Abbott, Chandana Sanyal and George Boak

Action learning for democracy pp. 124-124

Bernhard Hauser and Mike Pedler

International action learning conference and congress 2025 pp. 125-126

George Boak

Managing the emotional complexities of action learning pp. 127-128

George Boak

‘SAGA’: a method to support the practice of critical action learning pp. 129-143

Bernhard Hauser and Russ Vince

Participant perspectives on action learning in higher education: a framework for learning pp. 144-158

Meadbh Ruane and Sandra Corlett

People, place and pathways pp. 159-160

Christine Abbott, Genevieve Cother, Chandana Sanyal and Tom Boydell

The use of action learning sets in developing a multiple lens view model with a charity’s leadership team. An account of practice pp. 161-173

Sarah Trussler, Sue Shippen and Paul McCay

Developing leaders on-line using action learning: an account of practice pp. 174-184

Katie Willocks and Julia Rouse

Action learning in social work education pp. 185-192

Jessica Garner

How well are we known? Opportunities for action learning! pp. 193-195

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

Research handbook of innovation for a circular economy pp. 196-201

Genevieve Cother

A Research Agenda for Leadership Learning and Development Through Higher Education pp. 201-204

Jean-Anne Stewart

Research Handbook on Public Leadership. Reimagining Public Leadership in a Post-Pandemic Paradigm pp. 204-207

Axel Kaehne

Elgar introduction to organizational improvisation theory pp. 207-209

Jo Kennedy

When McKinsey comes to town: the hidden influence of the world’s most powerful consulting firm pp. 209-212

John Edmonstone

Volume 21, issue 1, 2024

Call for papers pp. 1-1

George Boak, Craig Johnson and Christine Abbott

The facilitator/coach in action learning pp. 2-4

Peter Cauwelier and George Boak

Mindsets of experienced action learning coaches and their impact on the practice of coaching action learning groups pp. 5-16

Michael Marquardt

The pedagogy of action learning facilitation – a critique of the role of the facilitator in an organisational leadership programme pp. 17-29

Chandana Sanyal

Humanistic person-centred set facilitation pp. 30-42

Gary Shepherd

Facilitating action learning & virtual action learning for leadership development: experiences and insights from a UK Masters programme pp. 43-62

Jean-Anne Stewart

What a difference a coach makes! pp. 63-69

Verieux Vow Mourillon

Successful scaling of action learning principles through self-facilitated peer coaching groups pp. 70-76

Shannon Banks

Action learning: from strict sessions to other applications pp. 77-85

Nidhipon Tritiptawin

Developing skills of action learning facilitators pp. 86-93

Fiona Scrase and George Boak

Illuminating the unseen: an action learning coach's journey pp. 94-98

Paulina Chu

Developing a learning mindset with action learning pp. 99-106

Bea Carson

Action learning within the Dutch public sector: tools for facilitators pp. 107-121

Robert P. Groen

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