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Article: SYMPOSIUM ON ACTION LEARNING
- Article from:
- Public Administration Quarterly
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Southern Public Administration Education Foundation Summer 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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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 gained world-wide ...