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Fostering connections for student success: Using appreciative inquiry to promote positive growth in a university course
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Allen, JM and Innes, MM, Fostering connections for student success: Using appreciative inquiry to promote positive growth in a university course, Connections in Higher Education, 2-5 July 2012, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 68. (2012) [Conference Extract]
Abstract
This paper reports on a study of the review process of the first iteration of a recentlyimplemented higher education program. Specifically, the paper discusses the
inaugural review of a two-year graduate level pre-service teaching program at an
urban Australian university. The aims of the study into this Master of Teaching
program were twofold. First, it sought to gain an understanding of the strengths and
limitations of the program from the perspectives of the staff members involved and to
explore avenues for positive growth. Second, it examined the extent to which the
application of Cooperrider, Whitney, Stavros and Fry’s (2008) Appreciative Inquiry
(AI) framework can be used effectively in the review of higher education program
reviews to foster connections for student success. The AI model promotes collegial
reflective practice and the generation of positive resolutions and thus aligned with
the purposes of the review which were to foster collaboration, strengthen staff
morale and, subsequently, build a stronger program for students. This paper
provides a perceptual account of the AI review process as reported by the three
facilitators involved. The discussion and findings included in this paper contribute to
international literature in the areas of higher education program evaluation,
organisational reform and Appreciative Inquiry.
Item Details
Item Type: | Conference Extract |
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Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education Systems |
Research Field: | Higher Education |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | School/Institution |
Objective Field: | Management and Leadership of Schools/Institutions |
UTAS Author: | Allen, JM (Dr Jeanne Allen) |
UTAS Author: | Innes, MM (Ms Maureen Innes) |
ID Code: | 79156 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2012-08-20 |
Last Modified: | 2012-08-20 |
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