Development in Practice is publishing a thematic double-issue (August 2002) on Development and the Learning Organisation, guest-edited by Jethro Pettit of World Neighbors/Institute of Development Studies and Laura Roper of Oxfam America. This will also be published in book form in the Development in Practice Readers series.... "The concept of the Learning Organisation is central to modern management theory in the private sector, and has gradually been taken on in the non-profit sector. As yet, however, there is very limited documentation of how this concept has been applied to the work of development and humanitarian relief organisations"...."Development in Practice aims to provoke an exchange of experiences and to generate debate about the role of the learning organisation in the field of international development and humanitarian relief. We seek contributions from practitioners as well as students of development to use case experience to challenge and encourage development practitioners to 'walk the talk' of good Learning Organisation practice. We would especially welcome cases that offer perspectives of different participants in the experience, e.g. donor agencies (whether official agencies or NGOs), grant recipient or implementing organisations, community- or membership-based organisations, local stakeholders".
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES: ABSTRACTS by: 18 May 2001 SELECTED MANUSCRIPTS by: 3 September 2001 FINAL REVISIONS by: 7 January 2002 JOURNAL ISSUE: 27 July 2002 BOOK VERSION: January 2003 For more information please contact Gail Williams 01865 312149 gwilliams@oxfam.org.uk (posted 2/04/01) See also the Editorial, for further comment