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Can I get a witness? The use of the expert in learning programs

Graham Dawes (Director of Strategic Developments International and the Centre for Self Managed Learning. E‐mail: graham@stratdevint.com)

Development and Learning in Organizations

ISSN: 1477-7282

Article publication date: 1 June 2005

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of the article is to introduce readers to a novel way of utilizing experts to assist learning

Design/methodology/approach

The article is based on significant experience of using the witness approach over many years.

Findings

We have found that managers and others like using the witness approach. It clearly enhances learning and this has been identified in evaluation studies.

Practical implications

The article shows how organizations can use the witness approach in practical situations.

Originality/value

Most people have never heard of the witness approach and so it will be seen as quite an original contribution to the field.

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Citation

Dawes, G. (2005), "Can I get a witness? The use of the expert in learning programs", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280510590004

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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