This is the official Canadian site for the International Foundation for Action Learning. It describes action learning and cites some organizations that have used action learning. (
http://www.tlainc.com/index2.htm
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Chapter 2 describes different ways that people learn. And, as you might expect, people have different preferences regarding how they learn. This inventory might help you to discover your preferred learning style. (
http://www.glencoe.com/ps/peak/selfassess/learnstyle/index.html
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This part of the accel-team web site provides a nice overview of self-fulfilling prophecy, including its implications for teachers and managers. (
http://www.accel-team.com/pygmalion/index.html
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