ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by action learning in a collaborative action research project to alleviate poverty in a city region in the UK. Researchers from two universities worked with 12 large anchor organisations to investigate procurement and employment practices that positively impacted inclusive growth within the city region, and therefore had a positive effect on poverty, and spread those practices more widely. A core group of representatives from the 12 participating organisations met in action learning sets to share the results of their investigations, to design a model of good practice, and to develop and support action plans. The paper summarises the results of the project, examines the different methodologies that were employed, and reviews the contribution made by action learning.

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减轻贫困的行动学习和行动研究

摘要 本文的目的是研究行动学习在一项合作行动研究项目中所发挥的作用，以减轻英国一个城市地区的贫困。来自两所大学的研究人员与 12 个大型主力组织合作，调查对城市区域内的包容性增长产生积极影响，从而对贫困产生积极影响的采购和就业实践，并更广泛地传播这些实践。来自 12 个参与组织的核心代表在行动学习集中会面，分享他们的调查结果，设计良好实践模型，并制定和支持行动计划。该论文总结了该项目的结果，检查了所采用的不同方法，并回顾了行动学习的贡献。