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An experiential learning program to meet teachers' needs as a model of appropriate membership and leadership roles in discussion is described. The use of imagery and its influence on the methodology of the program are described, and evidence from teacher transcripts is discussed. It is concluded that effective discussion is the external evidence of having learned to communicate with others in a group and that the use of imagery is an indicator of discussion at its deepest level of communication.

Despite extensive research on feedback and almost complete agreement on its power to effect learning, there is little theoretical understanding of the concept. Its ultrabroad definition and difficulties operationalizing both its causal mechanisms and the learning it supposedly effects have hampered understanding. The particular language used favors certain explanations and lines of research over others. Implications for group facilitation and the design of experiential learning programs are discussed.

ABSTRACTThis paper addresses the important relationship between production and operations management (POM) and information technology. An approach to POM education is presented in which information technology is used to create an experiential learning environment that integrates the topics taught in POM courses. Results of an implementation of the proposed approach are presented and implications are discussed for POM education.

AbstractThe theme of learning from experience as a means of improving the effectiveness of rural development projects and programmers has been common in recent years. Considerable effort has been put into refining, monitoring and evaluation systems to enhance organizational learning processes. However, an emphasis on normative approaches to evaluation and learning from experience has led to the neglect of research into the actual processes by which rural development agencies utilize experience. The case study presented here points to the shortcomings of such approaches and illustrates the partisan manner in which individuals and organizations treat the lessons of experience. Actively 'not learning from experience' is as much a part of organizational processes as learning from experience. This paper examines the implications of this finding and reviews alternative approaches to improving experiential learning in rural development activities. It is found that such a perspective does not generate the innocuous technical prescriptions characteristic of conventional approaches, but a number of useful directions for further research can be identified.

Bion Revisited: Group Dynamics and Group PsychotherapyAn Educational Model for Group Dynamics: The Phenomenon of an Absent Leader; Experiential Learning in Groups I: The Development of the Leicester Model; Experiential Learning in Groups II: Recent Developments in Dissemination and Application; The Psycho-Dynamics of an Inter-Group Experience; Courses and Working Conferences as Transitional Learning Institutions; Action Research in Minisocieties; Task and Sentient Systems and Their Boundary Controls; Individual, Group and Inter-Group Processes; New Paths in Family Studies