Is there a viable pedagogical method to prepare people, as they engage together in their practice, for the assumption of collective leadership? In this article the author makes the case that such a method is already available via action learning but for its adoption as a collective leadership...

This article begins with the presumption that action learning has not made as deep an impact in promoting participatory social change as its supporters may have hoped for, but nor has its cousin action modalities, such as action research and action science. These action strategies have evolved...

Following on from the article 'Building Capacity in Social Care: An Evaluation of a National Programme of Action Learning Facilitator Development' (Abbott, C., L. Burtney, and C. Wall. 2013. <italic>Action Learning: Research & Practice</italic> 10 (2): 168--177), this article describes how action learning is...

This paper presents research with small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners who have participated in a leadership development programme. The primary focus of this paper is on learning transfer and factors affecting it, arguing that entrepreneurs must engage in 'action' in order to 'learn'...

The field of management education has been the focus of much debate in recent times. Issues relating to the real world and a lack of relevancy in business schools have caused much of this debate. In particular, questions have been raised regarding why business schools should endeavour to bridge...