To act and learn: A Bakhtinian exploration of action learning

Jeff Gold, Lisa Anderson, Jean S. Clarke () and Richard Thorpe
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Jeff Gold: University of Leeds
Lisa Anderson: University of Liverpool
Jean S. Clarke: University of Leeds
Richard Thorpe: University of Leeds

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Abstract: This paper considers the work of the Russian social philosopher and cultural theorist, Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin as a source of understanding for those involved in action learning. Drawing upon data gathered over two years during the evaluation of 20 action learning sets in the north of England, we will seek to work with the ideas of Bakhtin to consider their value for those involved in action learning. We consider key Bakhtin features such as Making Meaning, Participative Thinking, Theoreticism and Presence, Others and Outsideness, Voices and Carnival to highlight how Bakhtin's can enhance our understanding of the nature of action and learning.

Keywords: action learning; act; event of being; dialogue; presence carnivalesqe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06-23
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Published in Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2009, 6 (2), 121-130 p. ⟨10.1080/14767330903006778⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/14767330903006778

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