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标题：Appreciative Inquiry: A Tool for Organizational, Programmatic, and Project-Focused Change
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作者：Kerry L. Priest ; Eric K. Kaufman ; Kelsey Brunton 等
期刊名称：Journal of Leadership Education
电子版ISSN：1552-9045
出版年度：2013
卷号：12
期号：1
出版社：Association of Leadership Educators
摘要：This practice paper describes how leadership education faculty and students at Virginia Tech have facilitated change through the use of appreciative inquiry (Ai) at the departmental level, program level, and project level. Appreciative inquiry has been found to be a useful tool for leadership educators, as its foundation in social constructionist philosophy aligns with contemporary leadership and learning theories. This paper outlines (a) the philosophy of Ai as it applies to organizational development (b) illustrates Ai practices associated with a five-stage model, and (c) highlights three examples that can be used as models for leading change in a variety of organizational situations. The authors suggest that leadership educators are uniquely positioned to serve academic communities asfacilitators of change by bridging theory and practice in pursuit of new ways of knowing and working together