Re: LO a Means to an End LO1798

Dr. Ivan Blanco (BLANCO@BU4090.BARRY.EDU)
Mon, 26 Jun 1995 18:13:40 -0400 (EDT)

Replying to LO1754 --

> From: Michael McMaster <Michael@kbddean.demon.co.uk>
> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 13:37:16 +0000

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> An intervention, I would say, has the primary purpose of producing a
> result largely external to the participants and only secondarily, if
> at all, the purpose of education and development.

I like this distinction a lot, because it represents more
accuarately what really happens out there. Most external 'interventions'
also elicit a negative feeling among those who intervened! It also
elicits a feeling of superiority on the part of those who intervene, after
all they have been called in because the insiders can not do it
themselves!

> A devolopmental approach, has the primary purpose of producing
> learning or development results largely internal to the person or
> group and secondarily, if at all, the purpose of "external" results.
>
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The developmental approach would have a more positive connotation.
This doesn't mean that we should call "developmental" what is
"intervention" just to make look more positive. This would be like
calling reengineering a regular layoffs move!

Ivan,

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