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1 online resource (263 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; 1 Introduction to conferences as sites of learning and development: Using participatory action learning and action research approaches; Part I The Action Learning and Action Research Association (ALARA); 2 History and culture of ALARA: The Action Learning and Action Research Association; 3 Reflections and future perspectives on action research for sustainable development in a turbulent world; Part II The learning conference |
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4 The learning conference in theory and practice: From presentation to publication5 The learning conference and worldview transformations; 6 Knowledge development and translation through action learning and action research: A learning conference experience; 7 Facilitating cross-cultural understanding via ALARA conferences; Part III Applications and case studies; 8 Action learning with student volunteers at an ALARA conference; 9 Learning in action: Extending our understanding of appreciative inquiry; 10 Inclusive pathways for lifelong action learning |
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Part IV Reflections on ALARA and its learning conferences11 Reflections on the world congresses in Cartagena in 1997; 12 Personal and professional learning: Experiential accounts of first-time participants at a learning conference; 13 Are we practising what we preach? Critical reflections on the value of the ALARA World Congress 2015 for sustainable learning and development; 14 Looking toward the future of action learning and action research through global network collaboration; 15 Conclusions and critical reflections; Author index; Subject index |
| Summary |
"This book applies and expands upon the concept of the 'learning conference' as a site of learning and development, using the paradigm and methodologies of participatory action learning and action research (PALAR). Making a significant contribution to the field, this is the first book to outline the characteristics and development of a learning conference culture in theory and practice. It demonstrates how application of the learning conference concept can maximise learning opportunities and successful research outcomes to bring about sustainable professional, organizational and community development. An international team of contributors offer their diverse perspectives on conferences and the practical and theoretical work conducted at these events. They contextualize these reflections in the light of global developments in this increasingly troubled twenty-first century marked by greater complexity through technology, globalization, neo-liberalism, climate change and other sources of practical and ideological change, all of which enhance the conceptual and practical utility of the learning conference."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Action Learning, Action Research Association.
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| SUBJECT |
Action Learning, Action Research Association fast |
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Active learning.
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Action research in education.
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Action research in education
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Active learning
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351857147 |
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1351857142 |
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