Action Learning: Research and Practice

2004 - 2025

Current editor(s): Kiran Trehan and Clare Rigg

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Volume 8, issue 3, 2011

Action learning and its impact pp. 183-186

Kiran Trehan and Mike Pedler

Collaborative research for sustainable learning: the case of developing innovation capabilities at Volvo Cars pp. 187-209

Sofia Börjesson

Action learning and critical thinking: a synthesis of two models pp. 211-230

Stephen M. Soffe, Michael J. Marquardt and Enoch Hale

Concentric collaboration: a model of leadership development for healthcare organizations pp. 231-252

Cynthia Roberts and David Coghlan

When is the right time? pp. 253-254

Clare Rigg and David Coghlan

Franchisees in crisis: using action learning to self-organise pp. 255-259

Carol O'Donoghue

A contribution to the discussion on participant readiness for action learning pp. 261-266

Catherine Breathnach and Frances Stephenson

The impact of action learning on analysis of occupation pp. 267-277

Elizabeth Fain

Management for social enterprise pp. 279-281

Andy Thornton

A guide to practitioner research in education pp. 281-283

Anna J. Foster

Learning and talent development pp. 283-285

Sue Williams

The development of higher education in the UK since 1945 pp. 285-289

Tom Bourner

Systems thinking: from heresy to practice pp. 289-291

Craig Johnson

Volume 8, issue 2, 2011

Leadership, risk and the imposter syndrome pp. 89-91

Mike Pedler

Action learning and organisation development: overlapping fields of practice pp. 93-102

John Edmonstone

‘I think we should take this offline...’: conversational patterns that undermine effective decision making in action learning sets pp. 103-115

Paul Donovan

Developing self-managed action learning (SMAL) pp. 117-127

Tom Bourner

The role of the blended action learning facilitator: an enabler of learning and a trusted inquisitor pp. 129-146

Kate Thornton and Pak Yoong

Editorial pp. 147-147

David Coghlan and Clare Rigg

Renewing professional organizations and action learning pp. 149-157

Carol A. Mullen

Action learning -- an experience working with executives at the IBM corporation pp. 159-164

Marianne Tracy

Blending Q and P: incorporating action learning in a Master's programme pp. 165-172

George Boak

Blending Q and P: incorporating action learning in a Master's programme pp. 165-172

George Boak

Action learning in schools: reframing teacher's professional development pp. 173-174

Kath Aspinwall

Action learning: history and evolution pp. 174-178

Tom Bourner

A manager's guide to leadership pp. 178-180

Kai Peters

Action learning: history and evolution pp. 180-181

Clare Rigg

Volume 8, issue 1, 2011

Cultivating foresight and innovation in action learning: reflecting ourselves; reflecting with others pp. 1-4

Kiran Trehan and Mike Pedler

Reflective practice: origins and interpretations pp. 5-13

Michael Reynolds

Reflective practice: origins and interpretations pp. 5-13

Michael Reynolds

Systemic action and learning in public services pp. 15-26

Clare Rigg

Systemic action and learning in public services pp. 15-26

Clare Rigg

How can action learning contribute to social capital? pp. 27-39

Mike Pedler and Margaret Attwood

How can action learning contribute to social capital? pp. 27-39

Mike Pedler and Margaret Attwood

Editorial pp. 41-41

Clare Rigg and David Coghlan

Action learning over time: an ipsative enquiry pp. 43-56

Tom Bourner

Action learning over time: an ipsative enquiry pp. 43-56

Tom Bourner

Building better futures: leveraging action learning at Kentz Engineers & Constructors pp. 57-64

Takis Karallis and Eric Sandelands

Building better futures: leveraging action learning at Kentz Engineers & Constructors pp. 57-64

Takis Karallis and Eric Sandelands

Action learning as invigoration pp. 65-68

Terence S. Chivers

Action learning as invigoration pp. 65-68

Terence Chivers

Corporate responsibility: a critical introduction pp. 69-72

Paul Abbott

Human resource development: theory and practice pp. 72-74

Sue Spiers

Participatory practice: community-based action for transformative change pp. 74-76

Julia Calver

Seeds for change pp. 77-78

Sue Pritchard

Work-based learning: bridging knowledge and action in the workplace pp. 79-82

Barbara Longmore

A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about qualitative research pp. 82-84

Vasiliki Georgiou

Complexity and organizational reality: uncertainty and the need to rethink management after the collapse of investment capitalism pp. 84-86

Chris Rodgers

Volume 7, issue 3, 2010

Evaluation, impact and actionable knowledge: assessing the value? pp. 237-238

Kiran Trehan and Mike Pedler

Evaluating action learning: a critical realist complex network theory approach pp. 239-251

John G. Burgoyne

The narrative turn in action learning practices: from restitution to quest pp. 253-266

Mandy Chivers and Alan Yates

A framework for the ethical practice of action learning pp. 267-283

Craig Johnson

What is an account of practice, why write one and why does the journal publish them? pp. 285-286

Clare Rigg and David Coghlan

From practise to practice: action learning to support Transforming Derby pp. 287-295

Olwen Wilson

Sowing the seeds of change: action learning in Merseytravel pp. 297-301

Andy Thornton

Reflections and learning from using action learning sets in a healthcare education setting pp. 303-314

Liz Dunphy, Gillian Proctor, Ruth Bartlett, Mark Haslam and Chris Wood

Doing and writing action research pp. 315-316

Brendon Harvey and Clare Rigg

Doing action research in your own organization pp. 317-318

Mark N.K. Saunders

A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying organizations pp. 319-321

Jamie Callahan

Volume 7, issue 2, 2010

Evaluating action learning pp. 117-119

Mike Pedler and Kiran Trehan

The evidence for the effectiveness of action learning pp. 121-136

H. Skipton Leonard and Michael J. Marquardt

Identifying balanced action learning: cases of South Korean practices pp. 137-150

Yonjoo Cho and Hyeon-Cheol Bong

Learning in the wild pp. 151-166

James Conklin

An action learning method for increased innovation capability in organisations pp. 167-179

Annika Olsson, Carl Wadell, Per Odenrick and Margareta Norell Bergendahl

The role of the NHS in the development of Revans' action learning: correspondence and contradiction in action learning development and practice pp. 181-192

Cheryl Brook

Notes toward a philosophy of action learning research pp. 193-203

David Coghlan and Paul Coughlan

INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTS OF PRACTICE pp. 205-205

David Coghlan and Clare Rigg

Women reaching women: change in action -- using action learning to help address seemingly intractable and large scale social issues pp. 207-211

Dawn Langley and Richard Watts

Leading change in tissue viability best practice: an action learning programme for link nurse practitioners pp. 213-219

Jean Kellie, Eileen Henderson, Brian Milsom and Hayley Crawley

Team Challenge and action learning pp. 221-227

Mary Holmes

Practising virtual action learning at university pp. 229-235

Bernhard Hauser

Volume 7, issue 1, 2008

Research and evaluation in assessing outcomes and impacts in action learning pp. 1-2

Kiran Trehan and Mike Pedler

Business simulation exercises in small business management education: using principles and ideas from action learning pp. 3-16

Jonas Gabrielsson, Joakim Tell and Diamanto Politis

The influence on an action learning set of affective and organizational cultural factors pp. 17-28

Paul Gentle

The STAR project: teaching as a learning experience pp. 29-40

Fernando Rodriguez-Valls

Qualities and practices of professional social work leadership in an interdisciplinary mental health service: an action learning approach pp. 41-57

David McNabb and Michael Webster

Virtual action learning: practices and challenges pp. 59-72

Mollie Dickenson, John Burgoyne and Mike Pedler

INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTS OF PRACTICE: Facing the challenges within pp. 73-73

Clare Rigg and David Coghlan

Steps to Leadership action learning sets: ‘make it challenging but not too challenging’ pp. 75-81

Derek Hughes

Introducing action learning in local government: a new facilitator's experience pp. 83-87

Kirsty Lowe

When action learning doesn't ‘take’: reflections on the DALEK programme pp. 89-97

John Edmonstone

BOOK REVIEWS pp. 99-110

Judith Breen, Danny Chesterman, David Coghlan, Alyson Learmonth, John Oliver, Kai Peters and Jim Stewart

Opening Space to the community: action learning at a community level pp. 111-116

Stephen Gibbs, Jeff Gold, Michael Cuthbert, Stephen Young and Pauline Doyle