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Work-based learning : the new frontier of management development / Joseph A. Raelin.

By: Raelin, Joseph A, 1948-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Addison-Wesley series on organization development.Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2000Description: xv, 281 p. : ill. ; 21cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0201433885 .Subject(s): Executives -- Training of | Employees -- Training of | Organizational learningDDC classification: 658.407124
Contents:
Introduction -- The grounds for work-based learning -- The distinctiveness of work-based learning -- A theory of work-based learning -- Three collective work-based learning types -- Public reflection as the basis of work-based learning -- Reflective practices -- Facilitation in work-based learning -- The action project -- Managing and evaluating work-based learning -- Work-based learning program applications.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This guide introduces the unique but very practical approach to "work-based learning" that recognizes worksites as acceptable locations for learning. It offers managers, faced with the relentless pace of pervasive change, an opportunity to overcome time pressures by reflecting upon and learning from the artistry of their own action. Downsizing, transient workforce, and competitive, fast-paced environments make quick response and adjustment to organizational change a necessity. This book aims to bring organizational learning out of the classroom and back into the most natural place for it to occur: at work. Integrating a vast array of action and reflection strategies, this comprehensive approach covers topics of reflective practices, collective learning, and the facilitation, management, and evaluation of work-based learning. This trade reference would be of interest to any executive educators, whatever function they may occupy in their organization, who are concerned about promoting and delivering training and development services within their organizations. Secondly, the book would be of general value to any manager who wants and need to learn while doing. It can also be used as a supplement in training programs or reading resources for any professional who wishes to consider making a transition into management and needs a practical way to learn the related skills and leadership.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-265) and indexes.

Introduction -- The grounds for work-based learning -- The distinctiveness of work-based learning -- A theory of work-based learning -- Three collective work-based learning types -- Public reflection as the basis of work-based learning -- Reflective practices -- Facilitation in work-based learning -- The action project -- Managing and evaluating work-based learning -- Work-based learning program applications.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. xi)
  • Chapter 1 Introduction (p. 1)
  • What Is Work-Based Learning (p. 1)
  • The Uniqueness of This Book (p. 5)
  • A Special Source: FEL (p. 6)
  • The Plan for the Book (p. 7)
  • Chapter 2 The Grounds for Work-Based Learning (p. 8)
  • The World of the Busy Executive (p. 8)
  • The New Learning (p. 10)
  • How Managers Traditionally Have Learned (p. 16)
  • A More Radical View (p. 20)
  • An Integrative View (p. 22)
  • Chapter 3 The Distinctiveness of Work-Based Learning (p. 27)
  • Work-Based Learning and Organizational Learning (p. 27)
  • Work-Based Learning and Competencies (p. 37)
  • Work-Based Learning and Educational Policy (p. 39)
  • Predisposition Toward Work-Based Learning (p. 42)
  • Work-Based Learning and Leadership (p. 44)
  • Chapter 4 A Theory of Work-Based Learning (p. 49)
  • Theory vs. Practice Modes of Learning (p. 49)
  • Explicit vs. Tacit Forms of Knowledge (p. 53)
  • The Conceptual Model (p. 54)
  • Chapter 5 Three Collective Work-Based Learning Types (p. 66)
  • Action Learning (p. 66)
  • Community of Practice (p. 74)
  • Action Science (p. 89)
  • Chapter 6 Public Reflection as the Basis of Work-Based Learning (p. 101)
  • Reflective Practice: What Is It? (p. 101)
  • Reflection and Experience (p. 105)
  • The Practicality of Reflection (p. 107)
  • Why Reflection Leads to a Better World (p. 111)
  • Chapter 7 Reflective Practices (p. 115)
  • Learning Teams (p. 115)
  • The Journal (p. 124)
  • Developmental Planning (p. 128)
  • Developmental Relationships (p. 135)
  • Chapter 8 Facilitation in Work-Based Learning (p. 146)
  • Facilitation Methods (p. 146)
  • Facilitation and Group Development (p. 152)
  • Facilitation and Change (p. 156)
  • Facilitator Training (p. 159)
  • Facilitator Differences (p. 161)
  • Distress Facilitation (p. 165)
  • Advanced Facilitator Skills in Reflective Practice (p. 169)
  • Chapter 9 The Action Project (p. 173)
  • Project Choice and Operation (p. 173)
  • Project Presentations (p. 180)
  • Project Composition (p. 181)
  • Project Location (p. 183)
  • Project Administratives Issues (p. 185)
  • The Challenge of Action Projects (p. 189)
  • Chapter 10 Managing and Evaluating Work-Based Learning (p. 192)
  • A Guide for Program Managers (p. 192)
  • The Measurement of Work-Based Learning (p. 199)
  • Chapter 11 Work-Based Learning Program Applications (p. 214)
  • Prototype Program (p. 214)
  • Comprehensive Case Examples (p. 222)
  • Examples from University-Sponsored Programs (p. 225)
  • Global Programs (p. 232)
  • References (p. 250)
  • Name Index (p. 266)
  • Subject Index (p. 272)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Joe Raelin is Professor of Management at the Boston College Wallace E. Carroll School of Management.

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