Research Catalog

Title

Effective training strategies : a comprehensive guide to maximizing learning in organizations / James R. Davis & Adelaide B. Davis.

Author

Davis, James R., 1936-

Publication

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [1998], ©1998.

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Additional Authors

Davis, Adelaide B., 1949-

Series Statement

A publication in the Berrett-Koehler organizational performance series

Uniform Title

Publication in the Berrett-Koehler organizational performance series.

Subject

• Training
• Learning
• Employees > Training of

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-493) and indexes.

Contents

Introduction: Learning About Learning -- Pt. 1. Preparing for Learning. 1. The New Importance of Learning. 2. Reframing Training. 3. Learning in Organizations. 4. Planning for Learning -- Pt. 2. Understanding Training Strategies. 5. The Behavorial Strategy: Skill Development and Coaching. 6. The Cognitive Strategy: Presentations and Explanations. 7. The Inquiry Strategy: Critical, Creative, and Dialogical Thinking. 8. The Mental Models Strategy: Problem Solving and Decision Making. 9. The Group Dynamics Strategy: Human Relations and Teamwork. 10. The Virtual Reality Strategy: Role Play, Dramatic Scenarios, and Simulation. 11. The Holistic Strategy: Mentoring and Counseling -- Pt. 3. Maximizing Learning. 12. Choosing and Using Training Strategies. 13. Adapting Strategies to Participants. 14. Assessing Learning Outcomes. App. Directory of Organizations.

ISBN

157675037X (alk. paper)

LCCN

98028368

OCLC

• 39275865
• ocm39275865

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries