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Chapter 2 explains step by step how to develop lifelong action learning (LAL) in a systematic, collaborative, creative, sustainable and enjoyable manner, as a system that the authors have used successfully in various settings. It helps readers to understand and learn how to design, conduct and continuously evaluate an action learning program or project, by including guidelines, processes and exercises that individuals can use for action and reflection and then share in small groups or ‘action learning sets’, supported by materials on the GULL website (www.gullonline.org).
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Zuber-Skerritt, O. (2013). How to Develop Lifelong Action Learning. In: Lifelong Action Learning for Community Development. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-389-8_2
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