Appreciative Inquiry: Guided Reflection to Generate Change in Service-Learning Courses

Autor/in	Lahman, Mary
Titel	Appreciative Inquiry: Guided Reflection to Generate Change in Service-Learning Courses
Quelle	In: Communication Teacher, 26 (2012) 1, S.1-4 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-4622
DOI	10.1080/17404622.2011.625362
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Reflection; Inquiry; Organizational Change; Futures (of Society); Group Discussion; Academic Achievement; Individual Development; Citizen Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Organisationswandel; Future; Society; Zukunft; Gruppendiskussion; Schulleistung; Individuelle Entwicklung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung
Abstract	Service-learning scholars contend that engaging students in systematic reflection during community service promotes one, if not all, of the following student outcomes: (1) academic learning; (2) personal growth; and (3) civic engagement. For communication instructors in particular, Applegate and Morreale (1999) proposed that service-learning both "deepens understandings of communication practice" and "informs the process of service-learning." In light of this symbiotic relationship, communication students would benefit from a systematic reflection tool, such as appreciative inquiry (AI), to assess the impact of communication practices on service-learning relationships. Although primarily known as a method for organizational change involving all stakeholders, AI can lead participants in service-learning projects to similar results. AI utilizes a "4D cycle" to systematically determine and then utilize stakeholder strengths for transformative change: (1) Discover--appreciating "what gives life?"; (2) Dream--envisioning "what might be?"; (3) Design--constructing "how can it be?"; and (4) Destiny--sustaining "what will be?". In this article, the author describes an activity incorporating the 4D cycle of AI. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10