Appreciative Education

Abstract

Appreciative education is presented as a framework for leading higher education institutions, delivering truly student‐centered services, and guiding higher education professionals' interactions with students.

A Novel Idea: Using Literature to Educate Student Affairs Professionals

“…Since my first advising experience was closely aligned with my graduate school experience, I was excited to have the chance to attend a few of Dr. Harper’s seminars devoted to novels about student affairs because it gave me the opportunity to reflect on how literature and literary studies helped shape my career as an advising professional. At South Dakota State University, where I currently advise, our philosophy centers on Appreciative Advising, which is Jennifer Bloom’s translation of Appreciative Education principles for advising practice (Bloom, Hutson, He, & Konkle, 2014). One of the prime tenets of Appreciative Advising is that students should be encouraged to “Dream,” an element of the decision-making process that requires students to suspend censorship (both internal and external) so that they can consider life and career goals without preemptively limiting their options.…”

Exploring and Leveraging Chinese International Students’ Strengths for Success

“…The data collection and analysis process was guided by the acculturation model used widely in the study of international students' transition (Berry, 1997), and the AE framework (Bloom, Hutson, He, & Konkle, 2013;He, Hutson, & Bloom, 2014) based on positive psychology principles (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000) and the appreciative inquiry process (Cooperrider & Srivastva, 1987).…”

Appreciative Advising to Promote Degree Completion by Appalachian Women

“…The tutors who utilize the appreciative tutoring cycle provide strategies for academic success that maximize the potential of struggling students (Grogan, 2011). Bloom, Flynn, and Edington (2015) recently applied the six stages of appreciative advising to the college admissions cycle. Appreciative admissions may help Appalachian students who need assistance navigating the registration and enrollment process as indicated by low bachelor degree attainment (21.7%) in the Appalachian region (Pollard & Jacobsen, 2015).…”