Conferences as sites of learning and development : using participatory action learning and action research approaches / edited by Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun (Editor)
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
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Physical Description:xiii, 232 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • History and culture of ALARA : the Action Learning and Action Research Association / Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt and Ron Passfield
  • Reflections and future perspectives on action research for sustainable development in a turbulent world / Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt, Lesley Wood and Bob Dick
  • The learning conference in theory and practice : from presentation to publication / Ina Louw and Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt
  • The learning conference and worldview transformations / Richard Bawden and Melanie Williams
  • Knowledge development and translation through action learning and action research : a "learning conference" experience / Robyn Lynn and Michelle Redman-MacLaren
  • Facilitating cross-cultural understanding via ALARA conferences / Pip Bruce Ferguson
  • Action learning with student volunteers at an ALARA conference / Shankar Sankaran and Colin Bradley
  • Learning in action : extending our understanding of appreciative inquiry / Cathy Sharp and Belinda Dewar
  • Inclusive pathways for lifelong action learning / Judith Kearney, Richard Teare and Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt
  • Reflections on the world congress in Cartagena in 1997 / Ron Passfield and Associates
  • Personal and professional learning : experiential accounts of first-time participants at a learning conference / Gina Blackberry
  • Are we practising what we preach? : critical reflections on the value of the ALARA world congress 2015 for sustainable learning and development / Lesley Wood
  • Looking toward the future of action learning and action research through global network collaboration / Joseph M. Shosh
  • Conclusions and critical reflections / Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt.