Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Abstract
The importance of having capable leaders is extremely relevant today, but the effectiveness of training is difficult to measure. While much has been written on the use of horses for therapeutic purposes, this qualitative research study sought to address the gap of knowledge on the value of using horses as a training tool for management development. The research illustrates the derived benefits from experiential learning through metaphor in the context of working with horses that directly relates to individual's behavior at work. Through this facilitated experience, participants engaged in a process of self-discovery that led to deeper learning. The results of this research contribute to experiential learning theory in this context, and to practice in terms of effective knowledge transfer that contributes to management development.
Keywords
experiential learning, equine assisted education, management education, leadership development, knowledge transfer, metaphor
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Stock, Karen L., "Straight From The Horses Mouth: An Experiential Learning Approach To Management Development Through Metaphor" (2012). Student Scholarship. 402.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/402