Leaders building professional learning communities: appreciative inquiry in action

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dc.contributor.authorJansen, C.
dc.contributor.authorConner, L.
dc.contributor.authorCammock, P.
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-20T20:22:49Z
dc.date.available2011-12-20T20:22:49Z
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractThis article explores an approach to developing organisational and leadership capacity through the development of a professional learning community. The project involved 25 managers of adolescent-focused non-government organisations (NGOs) who participated in a 14-month collaborative development project that incorporated appreciative inquiry processes. Two guiding principles of appreciative inquiry – a positive focus and collaboration – framed the process for the development of a professional learning community that led to a highly productive collaborative learning space. Five key success components emerged during the project: a flexible and negotiated structure to the professional learning; a focus on positive stories; cycles of exploration and ameliatory modification to their work; individual and collective reflection; and a substantial period of time over which to conduct the development process. The potential transferability of these components to development of professional learning communities in education is explored.en
dc.identifier.citationJansen, C., Conner, L., Cammock, P. (2010) Leaders building professional learning communities: appreciative inquiry in action. Journal of Educational Leadership, Policy and Practice, 25(2), pp. 41-54.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/6142
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. School of Sciences and Physical Educationen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Geological Sciencesen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Managementen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectleadership capacityen
dc.subjectprofessional learning communitiesen
dc.subjectappreciative inquiryen
dc.subjectpositive focusen
dc.subjectcollaborationen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::15 - Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services::1503 - Business and Managementen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390403 - Educational administration, management and leadershipen
dc.titleLeaders building professional learning communities: appreciative inquiry in actionen
dc.typeJournal Article
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