Appreciative Inquiry. Trends and Issues Alert.

Autor/in	Kerka, Sandra
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH.
Titel	Appreciative Inquiry. Trends and Issues Alert.
Quelle	(2003), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Administrative Principles; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Annotated Bibliographies; Change Agents; Change Strategies; Chaos Theory; Cognitive Processes; Constructivism (Learning); Critical Thinking; Definitions; Educational Practices; Educational Principles; Educational Trends; Holistic Approach; Independent Study; Learning Processes; Learning Theories; Literature Reviews; Organizational Change; Organizational Development; Postsecondary Education; Problem Solving; Social Theories; Strategic Planning; Theory Practice Relationship; Transformative Learning; Trend Analysis; World Views + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Bibliography; Bibliographies; Bibliografie; Lösungsstrategie; Chaostheorie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kritisches Denken; Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsprinzip; Bildungsentwicklung; Holistischer Ansatz; Selbststudium; Learning process; Lernprozess; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Organisationswandel; Organisationsentwicklung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Problemlösen; Gesellschaftstheorie; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Pädagogische Transformation; Trendanalyse; World view; Weltanschauung
Abstract	Appreciative inquiry (AI) is based on the heliotropic principle, which has been variously described as art and science, holistic theory and practice, and practical philosophy and change process. AI engages people and organizations in discovering what gives life to human systems when they are most effective and constructive and using that knowledge to envision and create the preferred future. Instead of beginning with problems to be solved, AI uses a social constructivist view that reality is socially created. AI is rooted in multiple fields, including action research, organizational development, and chaos theory. The principles underlying AI are constructivism, simultaneity, poetics, anticipation, and the positive. The process of AI involves the following activities: (1) discover (talk to one another to identify exceptional/peak moments); (2) dream (envision what might be if the peak moments were the norm); (3) design (develop "provocative propositions" to achieve the vision and strategies to implement them); and (4) deliver (act on provocative propositions, establish new relationships, and mobilize resources). Some critics are concerned that AI glosses over problems. Under the right conditions, AI can be genuinely transformative; however, it requires time, trust, and a "new mental metabolism." (An annotated bibliography listing 23 publications and 3 World Wide Web sites constitutes approximately 75% of this document.) (MN)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC