Action Learning: History and Evolution

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Notes on Contributors......Page 12
Part 1 Action Learning: History and Foundations......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Understanding action learning\'s principal pioneer......Page 19
Basic precepts......Page 20
Conclusion......Page 41
2 Remembering Reg Revans: Action Learning\'s Principal Pioneer......Page 44
Early years......Page 45
Student years......Page 46
Other postgraduate activities......Page 47
Seeds of action learning......Page 48
War clouds over Europe......Page 50
Management by fire......Page 51
Coal Board......Page 52
Manchester University......Page 53
The Belgian years (1965–1975)......Page 54
The Hospital Internal Communications (HIC) Project......Page 55
From Higher Downs......Page 56
From Tilstock......Page 57
Anecdotes......Page 58
Honors......Page 59
A few indicative attributes......Page 60
Last days......Page 61
Parents and childhood......Page 63
Spirituality, Quakerism, and the practice of the \"Clearness Committee\"......Page 67
The Cambridge years and the Cavendish Laboratory (1928–1930, 1932–1935)......Page 74
World War II......Page 79
Work in the coal mines and the coal industry (1944–1946)......Page 83
Glimpses of his personality and character (Robert L. Dilworth)......Page 88
A daughter\'s view......Page 93
David Botham, Friend and Protégé of Revans......Page 96
A Summary: Proof of the power of action learning......Page 108
Introduction......Page 111
The Belgian Experiment......Page 112
The Nile Project......Page 123
Applying knowledge gained in the Belgian Experiment to other national efforts......Page 126
Part 2 The Evolution of Action Learning......Page 130
Introduction......Page 132
1907–1925: Early years......Page 133
1925–1935: University years......Page 134
1932–1935: Back to Cambridge......Page 135
1935–1945: Pioneering work in education and health care – World War II......Page 137
1944–1950: Coal mines and miners – years at the Mining Association of Great Britain and the National Coal Board......Page 139
1950–1955: Years as an independent research consultant......Page 146
1955–1965: The Manchester years......Page 148
1964–1965: Initiation of the Hospital Internal Communications Project (HIC Project)......Page 154
1965–1974(5): Self-exile......Page 155
1974–2003: Revans – Back to the U.K: The explication, adoption, and evolution of action learning worldwide: Theory and practice......Page 166
Introduction......Page 220
The nature and importance of national cultural differences......Page 222
A survey of some selected cultural dichotomies and how they can be related to action learning......Page 227
Differences between domains, contexts, occupational groups and corporate cultures in adapting action learning approaches......Page 234
An analysis of the hypothetical introduction of an action learning program in Japan......Page 240
Conclusion......Page 247
Publications by Reg Revans......Page 249
Archival and other primary sources......Page 265
Selected publications relating to the history and evolution of action learning......Page 267
Action learning networks and communities of practice......Page 292
A Collection of Photographs Related to Reg Revans and Action Learning......Page 295
Glossary......Page 300
B......Page 306
C......Page 307
E......Page 308
H......Page 309
M......Page 310
P......Page 311
S......Page 312
W......Page 313
Z......Page 314