Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness / Edition 1

by Chris Argyris

Overview

"This book is a landmark in two fields. It is a practical guide to the reform of professional education. It is also a beacon to theoretical thinking about human organizations, about their interdependence with the social structure of the professions, and about theory in practice."

-- Journal of Higher Education

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901555424465
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(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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