04254nam 2200673Ia 450 991045648140332120200520144314.01-84813-721-41-282-45352-197866124535261-84813-199-2(CKB)2550000000001092(EBL)474796(OCoLC)694147249(SSID)ssj0000438882(PQKBManifestationID)11280562(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438882(PQKBWorkID)10459437(PQKB)11554696(MiAaPQ)EBC474796(Au-PeEL)EBL474796(CaPaEBR)ebr10359437(CaONFJC)MIL245352(EXLCZ)99255000000000109220090617d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLearning for development[electronic resource] /Hazel Johnson and Gordon WilsonLondon ;New York Zed ;New York Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillanc20091 online resource (159 p.)Development mattersDescription based upon print version of record.1-84813-198-4 1-84813-197-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 StakeholdersSome 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 disincentivesIndividual 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 CommunicationLearning 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; IndexThis 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.Development matters.Economic developmentEffect of education onEconomic policyElectronic books.Economic developmentEffect of education on.Economic policy.307.14Johnson Hazel123909Wilson GordonDr.937761MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456481403321Learning for development2112435UNINA