Symposium on Action Learning

Tietje, Louis, Nufrio, Philip M., Kramer, Robert, Public Administration Quarterly

INTRODUCTION

The articles in this volume, which are international in scope, examine the theory of Action Learning (AL) and the application of its principles to the public sector. This focus is atypical in that most AL programs are initiated in the for-profit business sector. The articles also address the use of AL in training and educational settings.

This symposium supports the mission and purpose of PAQ's sponsoring organization, ASPA's national section on Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD). SPOD has functioned as a section since the mid to late 1960s. It grew out of the OD movement and the New Public Administration (The Minnowbrook Conference) as both …

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Publication information: Article title: Symposium on Action Learning. Contributors: Tietje, Louis - Author, Nufrio, Philip M. - Author, Kramer, Robert - Author. Journal title: Public Administration Quarterly. Volume: 32. Issue: 2 Publication date: Summer 2008. Page number: 121+. © Southern Public Administration Education Foundation Winter 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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