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Direct linkOgun, Adrian; Braggs, Reginald; Gold, Jeff – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2020
The paper considers the learning of former abductees in Nigeria who enrolled on the New Foundation School University Preparatory (NFSUP) programme at the American University of Nigeria (AUN). The research question is: Can action learning enable a holistic evaluation of the student learning experiences of former terrorist abductees on a university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Terrorism, College Preparation
Gold, Jeff; Oldroyd, Tony; Chesters, Ed; Booth, Amanda; Waugh, Adrian – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: This paper seeks to show appreciation for the collective endeavour of work practices based on varying degrees of dependence, interdependence and mutuality between at least two people. Such dependencies have to be concerned with how talent is used and how this use is an interaction between people, a process called talenting. The aim of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Talent Development, Talent Identification, Personnel Management
Calver, Julia; Gold, Jeff; Stewart, Jim – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2013
In the UK, the creative sector has been identified as a key strand in the economic recovery strategy. Composed of mostly micro and small enterprises often grouping together for particular commissions and projects, there is a tendency to operate primarily through a series of networks made up of peers. This paper presents the outcomes of a…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Industry, Educational Change
Claxton, Julia; Gold, Jeff; Edwards, Claire; Coope, Gary – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2009
Lord Leitch was commissioned by the Chancellor in 2004 with a remit to "identify the UK's optimal skills mix in 2020 to maximise economic growth, productivity and social justice and to consider the policy implications of achieving the level of change required." In the 2006 Budget, the Chancellor asked Lord Leitch to consider how to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Skill Development, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training
Clarke, Jean; Thorpe, Richard; Anderson, Lisa; Gold, Jeff – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that action learning (AL) may provide a means of successfully developing small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach: The literature around SME learning suggests a number of processes are important for SME learning which similarity, it is argued, are encompassed in AL. AL may…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
Download full textGold, Jeff; Thorpe, Richard – Online Submission, 2007
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is usually conceived as a planned and formulated process for individual members of professional associations. This paper, by contrast, examines professional learning as a collective and distributed process, taking a whole firm, as the unit of analysis. Action Research informed by activity theory is used to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education, Legal Education (Professions)
Holden, Rick; Nabi, Ghulam; Gold, Jeff; Robertson, Martyn – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: The UK Government policy for the training and development of its workforce reflects a desire to move towards a more flexible, "demand-led" system. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the outcomes and impact of two, publicly funded initiatives, designed to stimulate and enhance "demand-led" training within the UK's…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Research Methodology, Trainers, Foreign Countries
