DIMENSIONS OF AN ACTION LEARNING SYSTEM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN MANAGEMENT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2012.v13n1.97Keywords:
action learning, management education, learning styles.Abstract
This paper aims to outline the theoretical foundations of an Action Learning System for the higher education field, specifically in management. The proposition of the foundations of the system has emerged from educational institutions’ need to create a classroom and virtual environment of learning that help teachers and students in a more meaningful learning process with physical and technological resources appropriate to the context of the contemporary labor market. The system was proposed based on the theoretical perspectives of self-directed learning, transformative learning and action learning and its context to the higher education field for management. The action learning system covers five connected dimensions: 1) the learning environment of management education, 2) teachers’ and students’
learning styles, 3) the teacher and student experience, 4) the teaching-in-action strategies, and, 5) reflection in action. Despite the challenges to implement the system in the teaching of management, it is considered that the proposed system has the capacity to increase the possibilities of connection between the theory provided in a management education and real-world, professional application within organizations, which contributes to a more meaningful
and transformative learning process.
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