Schools of thought in group facilitation
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Is it useful to talk about 'schools' in group facilitation? And are the schools mentioned here the right ones? Share your views!
| 1 | 1 | 2 years 33 weeks ago by jon |
Constructionism is a theory of learning where humans construct meaning from current knowledge structures. All knowledge, including the most basic, taken-for-granted common sense knowledge of everyday reality, is derived from and maintained by social interactions. (Wikipedia)
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Inquiry based learning describes a range of philosophical, curricular and pedagogical approaches to teaching. Its core premises include the requirement that learning should be based around student questions. (Wikipedia)
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Appreciative Inquiry is about the coevolutionary search for the best in people, their organizations, and the relevant world around them. AI involves, in a central way, the art and practice of asking questions that strengthen a system’s capacity to apprehend, anticipate, and heighten positive potential.
| 1 | 1 | 2 years 21 weeks ago by argron |
Open Space Technology was developed by Harrison Owen. It is a self-organizing process for decision making. OST operates with a simple set of guidelines, resulting from thousands of little experiements.
| 2 | 3 | 28 weeks 23 hours ago by Rich Wilson |
This school uses a set of principles as guidelines for group diagnosis and interventions. Roger Schwarz's "The Skilled Facilitator" is the most obvious example.
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The ToP approach was developed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs from the late 1950's to the mid 1970's with some development after that. This approach is currently being applied in corporations, communities, organizations at the grassroots level and in board rooms around the world.
| 1 | 2 | 51 weeks 5 days ago by oneilt |
