Our Research Library enables easy access to selected publications and a bibliography on experiential learning theory.

Bibliography

• Experiential Learning Theory Bibliography, Volume 3, 2011-2012

  Kolb, A., & Kolb, D. A. 2012, PDF, 118 Pages.

• Experiential Learning Theory Bibliography, Volume 2, 2006-2011

  Kolb, A., & Kolb, D. A. 2012, PDF, 53 Pages.

• Experiential Learning Theory Bibliography, Volume 1, 1971-2005

  Kolb, A. Kolb, D. A. 2012, PDF, 165 Pages.

Selected Publications

Current Studies

• Adaptive Flexibility: Testing Experiential Learning Theory of Development

  Mainemelis, C., Boyatzis, R., & Kolb, D. A. 2002, Management Learning, 33 (1):5-33. PDF, 41 Pages.

• An Experiential Approach to Cross-Cultural Learning: A Review and Integration of Competencies for Successful Expatriate Adaptation

  Yamazaki, Y., and Kayes, D. C. 2004, Academy of Management Learning and Education, 3(4): 362-379 PDF, 47 Pages.

• Are There Cultural Differences in Learning Style?

  Joy, S., Kolb, D. A. 2009, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 33(1): 69-85. PDF, 18 Pages.

• Conversation as Experiential Learning

  Kolb, D. A., Baker, A. C., & Jensen, P. J. 2002, In A. C. Baker, P. J. Jensen, D. A. Kolb and Associates, Conversational learning: An experiential approach to knowledge creation. Westport, Connecticut: Quorum. PDF, 26 Pages.

• Deliberate Experiential Learning: Mastering the Art of Learning from Experience

  Kolb, D. A., & Yeganeh, B. 2012, In K. Elsbach, C. D. Kayes & A. Kayes (Eds.), Contemporary Organizational Behavior in Action (1st Edition ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. PDF, 12 Pages.

• Designing Learning

  Eickmann, P., Kolb, A., & Kolb, D. A. 2004, Designing learning. In R. J. Boland & F. Collopy (Eds.), Managing as designing (pp. 241-247). Stanford: Stanford University Press. PDF, 10 Pages.

• Eastern Experiential Learning: Eastern principles for learning wholeness

  Trinh, M. P. & Kolb, D. A. 2012, Journal of Career Planning and Adult Development, Special Issue “Recovering Craft: Holistic Work and Empowerment. William Charland, Guest Editor. PDF, 16 Pages.

• Enhancing Deep Learning: Lessons from the introduction of learning teams in management education in France

  Borredon, L., Deffayet, S., Baker, A. C., Kolb, D. A. 2011, Journal of Management Education, 35(3): 324–350. PDF, 27 Pages.

• Experiential Learning and Its Critics: Preserving the Role of Experience in Management Learning and Education

  Kayes, D. C. 2002, Academy of Management Learning and Education,1(2): 137-149. PDF, 38 Pages.

• Experiential Learning in Teams

  Kayes, A., Kayes, D. C., & Kolb, D. A. 2005, Simulation and Gaming, 36(3):330-354 PDF, 45 Pages.

• Experiential Learning Theory: A Dynamic, Holistic Approach to Management Learning, Education and Development

  Kolb, A., & Kolb, D. A. 2009, P. 42-68. The SAGES Handbook of Management Learning, Education and Development. Edited by S. J. Armstrong, and C. V. Fukami. PDF, 59 Pages.

• Experiential Learning Theory: Previous Research and New Directions

  Kolb, D. A., Boyatzis, R., & Mainemelis, C. 2000, Prepared for R. J. Sternberg and and L. F. Zhang (Eds.), Perspectives on cognitive learning, and thinking styles. PDF, 40 Pages.

• Learning Styles and Learning Spaces: Enhancing Experiential Learning in Higher Education

  Kolb, A. Y. & Kolb, D. A. 2005, Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 4, No. 2, 193–212. PDF, 21 Pages.

• Learning Styles and Typologies of Cultural Differences: A Theoretical and Empirical Comparison

  Yamzaki, Y. 2006, Journal of Intercultural Relations, 29(5):521-548 PDF, 53 Pages.

• Learning to Play, Playing to Learn: A Case Study of a Ludic Learning Space

  Kolb, A., & Kolb, D. A. 2010, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 23(1): 26-50. PDF, 30 Pages.

• Mindfulness and Experiential Learning

  Yaganeh, B. and Kolb, D. A. 2009, Working Paper, Department of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. PDF, 14 Pages.

• On Becoming a Learner: The Concept of Learning Identity

  Kolb A. & Kolb, D. A. 2009, Essays on Adult Learning Inspired by the Life and Work of David O. Justice. Learning Never Ends. CAEL Forum and News 2009. P. 5-13. PDF, 11 Pages.

• Performance, Learning and Growth as Modes of Growth and Adaptation Throughout Our Careers and Lives

  Boyatzis, R. E. and Kolb, D. A. 2000, In Murray A. Peiperl, Michael B. Arthur, Rob Goffee, and Timothy Morris (Eds.) Career Frontiers: New Conception of Working Lives. Centre for Organization Research London Business School. Oxford University Press. PDF, 14 Pages.

• The Evolution of a Conversational Learning Space

  Kolb, A. 2002, In A. C. Baker, P. J. Jensen, D. A. Kolb and Associates, Conversational learning: An experiential approach to knowledge creation. Westport, Connecticut:Quorum. PDF, 58 Pages.

• The Learning Flexibility Index: Assessing Contextual Flexibility in Learning Style

  Sharma G., Kolb, D. A. 2010, Case Western Reserve University PDF, 30 Pages.

• The Learning Way: Meta-Cognitive Aspects of Experiential Learning. Simulation and Gaming.

  Kolb, A. Y. & Kolb, D. A. 2009, Simulation & Gaming. 40(3): 297-327. PDF, 32 Pages.

• The Learning Way: Learning from Experience as the Path to Learning and Development

  Passarelli M. A., Kolb, D. A. 2009, Oxford Handbook of Lifelong Learning PDF, 37 Pages.

• The Socio-Cognitive Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ideation

  Gemmell, R. M., Boland R. J. & Kolb, D. A. 2011, Entrepreneurial Theory and Practice, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00486.x. PDF, 21 Pages.

• Towards the Essence of Adult Experiential Learning: A Reading of the Theories of Knowles, Kolb, Mezirow, Revans and Schon

  Malinen, A. 2000, Sophi University of Jyvaskyla. PDF, 1 Page.

• Using Experiential Learning Theory to Promote Student Learning and Development in Programs of Education Abroad

  Passarelli M. A., Kolb, D. A. 2012, In Michael Vande Berg, Michael Page, & Kris Lou (Eds.) Student Learning Abroad. Sterling, VA. PDF, 23 Pages.

Experiential Learning Classics

• Assessing Individuality in Learning: The Learning Skills Profile

  Boyatzis, R. E. & Kolb, D. A. 1991, Educational Psychology 11(3,4), 279-295. PDF, 17 Pages.

• Beyond Specialization: The Quest for Integration in Midcareer

  Wolfe, D. M. and Kolb, D. A. 1980, In Brooklyn Derr (Ed.) Work, Family and the Career: New Frontiers in Theory and Research. New York: Praeger Publishers. (pp. 239-281) PDF, 22 Pages.

• Experiential Learning: From Discourse Model to Conversation: Intervew with David Kolb.

  Kolb, D. A. 1988, Lifelong Learning in Europe, 3, 148-153. PDF, 6 Pages.

• From Learning Styles to Learning Skills: The Executive Skills Profile

  Boyatzis, R. & Kolb, D. A. 1995, Journal of Managerial Psychology, 10(5): 3-17. PDF, 15 Pages.

• Integrity, Advanced Professional Development, and Learning

  Kolb, D. A. 1986, In S. Srivstva (Ed.), Executive Integrity. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. PDF, 12 Pages.

• Learning Styles and Disciplinary Differences: Diverse Pathways

  Kolb, D. A. 1981, In A. Chickering (Ed.), The Modern American College. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. PDF, 25 Pages.

• Management and Learning Process

  Kolb, D. A. 1976, California Management Review, 15(3): 20-31. PDF, 11 Pages.

• Problem Management: Learning From Experience

  Kolb, D. A. 1983, Chapter 5. The Executive Mind. Srivastva, Suresh. San Francisco: Jossey Bass PDF, 35 Pages.

• The Challenges of Advanced Professional Development

  Kolb, D. A. 1991, In Lois Lamdin (Ed.) The Council of Adult Development and Experiential Learning (CAEL). Chicago. PDF, 12 Pages.

• The Process of Experiential Learning

  Kolb, D. A. 1984, Chapter 2. In D. Kolb, The experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. NJ: Prentice-Hall. PDF, 21 Pages.

Course Syllabi

• FSSO 103: SAGES Social World First Seminar: Learning and Knowledge Creation

  Kolb, D. A. & Kolb, A. 2005, SAGES Seminar, Case Western Reserve University PDF, 9 Pages.

• ORBH 570: Learning and Development

  Kolb, D. A. & Kolb, A. 2003, Department of Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University. PDF, 66 Pages.