Meta-Analysis on Experiential Learning in Management Education

Pedagogical reforms are taking place in higher education, of late, where instructional methods are been complemented with experiential learning. To enable active learning of students and develop a ‘spirit of enquiry ’experiential learning methods are being practiced wherein learners discover and construct knowledge of their own. Among many disciplines in education, management education, due to its applied nature has become more appropriate discipline for the use of experiential learning pedagogies than others with stronger theoretical orientations. In the light of above, the paper makes a humble attempt to review the studies on role of experiential learning in management education. In this attempt, a variety of experiential learning methods, popularly classified as classroom centric and field centric methods are identified and discussed. While conceptual studies endorse the significance of experiential learning methods in management education, the empirical studies vouch positive learning outcomes through experiential learning techniques. The paper also captures serious gaps in previous studies in terms of coverage of issues, scope for application (in different management courses) and geographical context of institutions (where the researches have been carried out).