The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancy

This study is based on an analysis of a professional development programme proposed by a training centre in the North of Italy. Twenty-four trainers and/or consultants were involved in a 24-hour training programme in an outdoor setting based on methods and techniques inspired by Experiential Learni...

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Main Authors: Daniela Frison, Concetta Tino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2019-07-01
Series:Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/3831
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spelling doaj-4ee4782f37f84d36bdd9c0974854de8a2020-11-25T02:24:38ZengFirenze University PressForm@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete1825-73212019-07-0119210.13128/formare-25263The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancyDaniela Frison0Concetta Tino1Università di FirenzeUniversità degli Studi di Padova This study is based on an analysis of a professional development programme proposed by a training centre in the North of Italy. Twenty-four trainers and/or consultants were involved in a 24-hour training programme in an outdoor setting based on methods and techniques inspired by Experiential Learning. This research connects the literature on and practice of Organizational Development in the field of training and consultancy with the Transformative Learning theory. Within this framework, 14 participants were interviewed to collect qualitative data on their training/consultancy perspectives in order to develop and administer a Training Perspectives Questionnaire to a wider sample, according to a mixed methods approach. This paper presents the results of the first qualitative part.   Il valore trasformativo dello sviluppo professionale. Una ricerca sulle training perspective di consulenti e formatori La ricerca si è sviluppata nell’ambito di un programma di sviluppo professionale proposto da un organismo di formazione del Nord Italia. 24 tra formatori e/o consulenti hanno preso parte ad un percorso di 24 ore basato su metodi ispirati all’Experiential Learning in un contesto outdoor. Il contributo connette la letteratura e le pratiche nell’ambito dell’Organizational Development con la teoria del Transformative Learning. Entro questo framework, 14 partecipanti sono stati intervistati con l’obiettivo di raccogliere dati qualitativi sui valori, gli obiettivi, e le azioni dei formatori e dei consulenti per indagare le loro training perspective. La ricerca seconda un approccio mixed methods, si compone di una prima parte qualitativa, qui presentata, e di una seconda parte quantitativa volta alla costruzione e somministrazione di un Training Perspectives Questionnaire indirizzato a formatori e consulenti.   https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/3831professional developmentorganizational developmenttransformative learningtraining perspectivessemi-structured interview. Sviluppo professionalesviluppo organizzativo
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The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancy
Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
professional development
organizational development
transformative learning
training perspectives
semi-structured interview. Sviluppo professionale
sviluppo organizzativo
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title The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancy
title_short The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancy
title_full The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancy
title_fullStr The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancy
title_full_unstemmed The transformative value of professional development. Research into consultants’ perspectives regarding training and consultancy
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series Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
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publishDate 2019-07-01
description This study is based on an analysis of a professional development programme proposed by a training centre in the North of Italy. Twenty-four trainers and/or consultants were involved in a 24-hour training programme in an outdoor setting based on methods and techniques inspired by Experiential Learning. This research connects the literature on and practice of Organizational Development in the field of training and consultancy with the Transformative Learning theory. Within this framework, 14 participants were interviewed to collect qualitative data on their training/consultancy perspectives in order to develop and administer a Training Perspectives Questionnaire to a wider sample, according to a mixed methods approach. This paper presents the results of the first qualitative part.   Il valore trasformativo dello sviluppo professionale. Una ricerca sulle training perspective di consulenti e formatori La ricerca si è sviluppata nell’ambito di un programma di sviluppo professionale proposto da un organismo di formazione del Nord Italia. 24 tra formatori e/o consulenti hanno preso parte ad un percorso di 24 ore basato su metodi ispirati all’Experiential Learning in un contesto outdoor. Il contributo connette la letteratura e le pratiche nell’ambito dell’Organizational Development con la teoria del Transformative Learning. Entro questo framework, 14 partecipanti sono stati intervistati con l’obiettivo di raccogliere dati qualitativi sui valori, gli obiettivi, e le azioni dei formatori e dei consulenti per indagare le loro training perspective. La ricerca seconda un approccio mixed methods, si compone di una prima parte qualitativa, qui presentata, e di una seconda parte quantitativa volta alla costruzione e somministrazione di un Training Perspectives Questionnaire indirizzato a formatori e consulenti.  
topic professional development
organizational development
transformative learning
training perspectives
semi-structured interview. Sviluppo professionale
sviluppo organizzativo
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