| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series |
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Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Authors -- 1. Introduction to the journey -- Part One: Foundations -- 2. The tenets of appreciative inquiry -- 3. The passions of our practice: Hope and magic -- 4. Critical appreciative inquiry -- 5. Being authentically ALIVE -- 6. Leadership, possibility, and appreciative inquiry -- Part Two: Practice -- 7. Being an appreciative inquiry practitioner in higher education -- 8. Planning: Engaged and inspired -- 9. Summits in higher education: Gathering the force -- 10. Collaborative teams and groups -- 11. Teaching and learning -- 12. Learning into the future -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
"Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is about making positive changes in the world so to incorporate it fully in higher education means it will have an exponential impact on the next generation of positive change makers in the world. This book puts the focus on AI in higher education. It provides unique stories and practical guidance on how AI can be applied in higher education and offers practitioners the AI concepts, frameworks and agendas. The book gives practitioners the theoretical concepts to ground their work and links AI to the positive psychology and strengths work that has influenced educational approaches in the first decade of the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Transformative learning.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
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Appreciative inquiry.
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| Added Author |
McArthur-Blair, Joan, 1954-
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| ISBN |
9781118097359 |
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1118097351 |
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