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Theory in Practice Increasing Professional Effectiveness

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ISBN-10: 1555424465

ISBN-13: 9781555424466

Edition: 1974 (Reprint)

Authors: Chris Argyris, Donald A. Schon

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"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 interdepAndence with the social structure of the professions, and about theory in practice." -- Journal of Higher Education
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Book details

List price: $48.00
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/16/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.96" wide x 9.17" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Chris Argyris was born in 1923. He holds an A.B in psychology from Clark University, an M.A. in psychology and economics from Kansas University, and a Ph.D in organizational behavior from Cornell University. He has taught at Yale University and at Harvard, where he currently is the James Bryand Conent professor in the graduate schools of business administration and education. Argyris has written more than 20 books that aspire to enable readers to create organizations and deal with management and the changing face of the corporate world. Organizational Learning II : Theory, Method and Practice, Overcoming Organizational Defenses, and Integrating the Individual and the Organization are a few…    

Perface
Theory
Theories of Action
Evaluating Theories of Action
Action
Diagnosing Theories-in-Use
Model I
Model II
Transition from Model I to Model II
Learining Model-II Behavior
Practice
Issues in Professional Education
Implications for Professional Competence and Practice
Redesigning Professional Education
Notes
References
Index