Abstract
In the opening chapters, Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt outlined the key features of lifelong action learning (LAL) and how to get started. The aim here is to explore the scope afforded by LAL for gathering and evaluating the evidence of learning. Specifically, this chapter outlines the ways in which community-based and workplace organizations can systemize action learning to achieve positive changes, create and sustain an active learning culture, and monitor and evaluate the return on investment (ROI) in their own organizational learning.
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Teare, R. (2013). Building a Case for Evidence-Based Learning. In: Lifelong Action Learning for Community Development. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-389-8_3
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