Learning for development [[electronic resource] /] / Hazel Johnson and Gordon Wilson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456481403321
• Autore: Johnson Hazel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Zed; New York, : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, c2009
• ISBN: 1-84813-721-4; 1-282-45352-1; 9786612453526; 1-84813-199-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Collana: Development matters
• Altri autori (Persone): WilsonGordon, Dr.
• Disciplina: 307.14
• Soggetti: Economic development - Effect of education on; Economic policy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the series | About the authors; Acknowledgements; 1 | Why Learning for Development?; Conceptualizing a learning approach to development; The scope of learning for development; The structure of this book; Notes; 2 | Approaches to Learning for Development; Learning and participation; Sharing knowledge; Learning through reflection and communication within a framework of truth; The three interests of knowledge; Instrumental vs communicative rationality; Lifeworlds; Empowerment; Theories of learning; Action learning spaces; Notes; 3 | Contestation and Learning between Multiple Stakeholders; Some conceptsAction learning spaces, social difference and communities of practice; Creating space for action learning and inclusive agenda setting; Composition of the workshop groups andfacilitators; Conclusions; Notes; 4 | Joint Learning through Similarity, Difference and Mutuality: North-South municipal partnerships; A tale of two partnerships: Kampala City Council and Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Iganga Town Council and Daventry District Council; Common mindsets: a necessary but insufficient basis ; for joint learning?; Difference and learning; Incentives and disincentives; Individual and organizational learningMaking the connections; Conclusion; Note; 5 | Changing the Self and Changing the Organization: doing things better and doing them differently; Conceptualizing the terrain; Formal learning and action learning; Doing things better (and differently?): individual learning experiences; Challenges to doing things differently and toinstitutionalization; The reflective thinker and learner; Conclusions: from reflective practitioner to agentof change?; Note; 6 | The Challenges of Learning through Computer-mediated Communication; Learning spaces using online communicationThe pilot experience; Reflections; Notes; 7 | The Whys and Wherefores of Learning for Development; How and why learning occurs; How to promote learning; Learning for what purpose?; Action learning spaces, and the whys and wherefores of development; Note; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book in the Development Matters series takes a learning approach to development, focusing the learning that takes place through development action - be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement.