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Experiential learning is an educational model focused on "learning by doing." Here are several articles that explore the subject.
Use It or Lose It: Learning on the Line
Research By C. Larnier Benkard, Assistant Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Learning is probably one of the most important concepts in business because it drives changes in technology and productivity. It is how companies improve. Many economists have studied "learning-by-doing," the idea that the more a firm produces, the more its production costs decrease. Continued
What is Experiential Learning?
Article by Tony Saddington, Cape Town, South Africa
Centre for Higher Education Development@ the University of Cape Town
As a field of practice experiential learning is vast. If we look at the range we see everything from farming to conflict resolution; from assessment to youth development; from practical skill training to theoretical models; and from personal growth to workplace training and development. All are labelled experiential learning - all are presented as being part of the experiential learning family. Continued