Playing to our strengths: An Appreciative Inquiry approach to appraisal
ABSTRACT Appraisal processes are a requirement for professionals working in the education sector. Often appraisal processes do not focus on strengths, rather, it becomes a process of meeting pre-determined requirements. This article takes a strength-based approach to appraisal and discusses a st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tuwhera Open Access Publisher
2024-06-01
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| Series: | New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/621 |
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Appraisal processes are a requirement for professionals working in the education sector. Often appraisal processes do not focus on strengths, rather, it becomes a process of meeting pre-determined requirements. This article takes a strength-based approach to appraisal and discusses a study which pilots the use of an Appreciative Growth Cycle process. The study focused on the growth of future professional practice within an organisational team. An Appreciative Inquiry methodology (Cooperrider & Srivastva, 1987) guided the study. The purpose of the study was to trial the feasibility and application of the Appreciative Growth Cycle process for its possible use across a wider organisational context. The research question therefore that drove the study was: In what ways might the use of an Appreciative Growth Cycle process be applied within a wider organisational context?
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| ISSN: | 1176-6662 |