Critical action learning, policy learning and small firms: An inquiry
Critical action learning, policy learning and small firms: An inquiry
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关键行动学习、政策学习和小企业：一项调查
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2010
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K. Trehan
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Monder Ram;K. Trehan
本文对“关键行动学习”(CAL)和“政策学习”(PL)进行了概念性和经验性的综合。我们通过对一项旨在向八名非洲-加勒比企业家组成的行动学习小组提供商业支助的倡议进行为期五年的调查来进行这项工作。Cal和PL的承诺都因紧张而撕裂，我们在调查中就调查过程中出现的三个主题进行了探索。研究结果表明，CAL和PL的综合可以：通过认识到情感和权力关系的中心地位来丰富CAL；提供一种工具来检查政策执行过程中的紧张和动态；说明经验式评估方法的优点。我们参与了关于行动学习的重要性以及评估针对小公司的倡议的更扎实的方法的必要性的辩论。
This article presents a conceptual and empirical synthesis of ‘critical action learning’ (CAL) and ‘policy learning’ (PL). We pursue this undertaking by reflecting upon a five-year inquiry into an initiative that aimed to provide business support to an action learning set comprising eight African-Caribbean entrepreneurs. CAL and PL share commitments that are riven with tensions, which we explore in our inquiry in relation to three themes that arose during the course of the investigation. The findings demonstrate how a synthesis of CAL and PL can: enrich CAL by recognizing the centrality of emotional and power relations; provide a vehicle to examine the tensions and dynamics that attend policy implementation; illustrate the merits of an experiential approach to evaluation. We contribute to debates on criticality in action learning and the need for more grounded approaches to the evaluation of initiatives directed at small firms.