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Fresh Thinking about Academic Development: Authentic, Transformative, Disruptive?
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Loads, Daphne; Campbell, Fiona – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
We highlight three ways of conceptualising and enacting academic development: firstly as authentic, practice-based activity, secondly in terms of a new transformative paradigm for academic development units (ADUs), and thirdly as a space for disruption. We illustrate these conceptualisations through our investigation of the practice of internal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Investigations, Teacher Placement
In Search of Effective Methodology for Organizational Learning: A Japanese Experience
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Tsuchiya, Shigehisa – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
The author's personal journey regarding simulation and gaming started about 25 years ago when he happened to realize how powerful computerized simulation could be for organizational change. The metaphors created by computerized simulation enabled him to transform a stagnant university into a high-performance organization. Through extensive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Games
Concentric Collaboration: A Model of Leadership Development for Healthcare Organizations
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Roberts, Cynthia; Coghlan, David – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
Drawing on their experience in a Midwest healthcare system, the authors propose a model of leadership development through action learning that embraces "concentric collaboration" at its core. The present study suggests that the process of concentric collaboration can serve to strengthen the skills of the individual leader as well as…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Experiential Learning, Cooperation, Organizational Change