Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness / Edition 1

by Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schon

Overview

"This book is a landmark in two fields. It is a practical guide tothe reform of professional education. It is also a beacon totheoretical thinking about human organizations, about theirinterdepandence with the social structure of the professions, andabout theory in practice."
— Journal of Higher Education

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555424466
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Series:	Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	685,910
Product dimensions:	5.96(w) x 9.17(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

CHRIS ARGYRIS is James Bryant Conant professor of organizational behavior in the graduate schools of business and education at Harvard University. His previous Jossey-Bass books include Action Science, and Theory in Practice.

Table of Contents

Perface.

One: Theory.

1. Theories of Action.

2. Evaluating Theories of Action.

Two: Action.

3. Diagnosing Theories-in-Use.

4. Model I.

5. Model II.

6. Transition from Model I to Model II.

7. Learining Model-II Behavior.

Three: Practice.

8. Issues in Professional Education.

9. Implications for Professional Competence and Practice.

10. Redesigning Professional Education.

NotesReferencesIndex.

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a landmark in two fields. It is a practical guide tothe reform of professional education. It is also a beacon totheoretical thinking about human organizations, about theirinterdepandence with the social structure of the professions, andabout theory in practice." —Journal of Higher Education

"This is a fundamentally important book. It strikes directly to theheart of real education—changing behavior." —AdministrativeScience Quarterly

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