Te Learning Organisation and Health Care Education
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2007, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Te ‘Learning Organisation’ is a concept first described by Peter Senge as an organisation where people continuously learn and enhance their capabilities to create. It consists of five main disciplines: team learning, shared vision, mental models, personal mastery and systems thinking. Tese disciplines are dynamic and interact with each other. System thinking is the cornerstone of a true learning organisation and is described as the discipline used to implement the disciplines. In a learning organisation, health care education aims to educate its members with up to date knowledge to produce competent and safe personnel, who can promote quality in health care services. In addition, there are some educational concepts and theoretical models, which are of relevance to the learning organisation, and can provide a framework for managerial decisions. Te stages required to achieve the principles of a learning organisation will be described in detail. Moreover, in a proper culture which supports the learning organisation, members continuously learn to improve the environment and never remain passive recipients.
Authors and Affiliations
Rashid K Al-Abri| Quality Management Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P.O.Box 38, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman, Intisar S Al-Hashmi| Quality Management Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P.O.Box 38, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman
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