Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness (Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education) - Softcover

Argyris, Chris; Schon, Donald A.

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9781555424466: Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness (Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education)

Synopsis

"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

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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.

From the Back Cover

"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"This is a fundamentally important book. It strikes directly to the heart of real education--changing behavior."--Administrative Science Quarterly

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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 EducationThis is a fundamentally important book. It strikes directly to the heart of real education--changing behavior.--Administrative Science Quarterly

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