Overview

Make training more REAL than ever before! You've got groups, facilitated by managers or team members,conducting project planning and problem solving. You've gotrelatively few formal trainers and instructors. In this modern,team-based environment, how can you ensure that groups develop theskills and knowledge they require? You want training solutions that are problem-oriented, goal-based,and work-related? You need The Action Learning Guidebook. Withaction learning, no one ever loses sight of the job. Theresponsibility for learning falls upon the shoulders of thelearners, who feel more invested--and interested--in thedevelopment process than ever before.Your groups and teams will usethis powerful resource to: * Create their own learning experiences * Plan projects and implement solutions * Discover new problem-solving techniques . . . and muchmore! ""Two reasons to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, andapply the concepts immediately: (1) Rothwell is one of the bestauthors in the performance-improvement business; and (2) actionlearning is one of the most powerful performance-improvementstrategies.""--Sivasailam ""Thiagi"" Thiagarajan, president, Workshopsby Thiagi; editor, Thiagi GameLetter ""The Action Learning Guidebook is clearly written and the contentis excellent. The chapter on partnering with clients to determinereal training needs is a gem!""--Dale M. Brethower, professor ofpsychology, Western Michigan University; president, InternationalSociety for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Rothwell, a legAnd in instructional design, gives your employeesthe tips and techniques they need to conduct reality-based actionlearning sessions. Teach groups to teach themselves!

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Two reasons to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, andapply the concepts immediately: (1) Rothwell is one of the bestauthors in the performance-improvement business; and (2) actionlearning is one of the most powerful performance-improvementstrategies. ----Sivasailam Thiagi Thiagarajan, president,Workshops by Thiagi; editor, Thiagi GameLetter The Action Learning Guidebook is clearly written and the contentis excellent. The chapter on partnering with clients to determinereal training needs is a gem! ----Dale M. Brethower, professor ofpsychology, Western Michigan University; president, InternationalSociety for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

Two reasons to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, and apply the concepts immediately: (1) Rothwell is one of the best authors in the performance-improvement business; and (2) action learning is one of the most powerful performance-improvement strategies. ----Sivasailam Thiagi Thiagarajan, president, Workshops by Thiagi; editor, Thiagi GameLetter <br> The Action Learning Guidebook is clearly written and the content is excellent. The chapter on partnering with clients to determine real training needs is a gem! ----Dale M. Brethower, professor of psychology, Western Michigan University; president, International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

Two reasons to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, andapply the concepts immediately: (1) Rothwell is one of the bestauthors in the performance-improvement business; and (2) actionlearning is one of the most powerful performance-improvementstrategies. ----Sivasailam Thiagi Thiagarajan, president,Workshops by Thiagi; editor, Thiagi GameLetter The Action Learning Guidebook is clearly written and the contentis excellent. The chapter on partnering with clients to determinereal training needs is a gem! ----Dale M. Brethower, professor ofpsychology, Western Michigan University; president, InternationalSociety for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

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WILLIAM J. ROTHWELL is associate professor in The Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the coauthor of Improving On-the-Job Training (1994) and Mastering the Instructional Design Process (1992), both from Jossey-Bass.

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