Felten / Bauman / Kheriaty Transformative Conversations

A Guide to Mentoring Communities Among Colleagues in Higher Education
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-41986-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, E-Book

Praise for Transformative Conversations
"In the 'superstorm' of writings about the crisis in highereducation this little gem of a book stands out like a mindfulnessbell. It calls us back to the only thing that trulymatters--the energy and wisdom buried in the minds and heartsof dedicated educators." --Diana Chapman Walsh,president emerita, Wellesley College; trustee emerita, AmherstCollege; member of the MIT Corporation
"This book is revolutionary! It is about transforming the veryessence of higher education through the power of authenticconversation, knowing that as the people within the institutionevolve, the institution will transform." --Patricia andCraig Neal, The Art of Convening: Authentic Engagement inMeetings, Gatherings, and Conversations; founders, HeartlandInc.
"This is a radical story about how to create a more intimate andrelational culture inside the halls of higher education.... forthose who long for higher education to return from the abyss ofsiloed isolation to its original charter as a cooperative learninginstitution committed to developing the whole person in service ofthe common good." --Peter Block, FlawlessConsulting and Abundant Community
Transformative Conversations offers guidance to helpreaders create and sustain Formation Mentoring Communities, wherefaculty, staff, and administrators can speak openly and honestly tothe heart of their work as educators and human beings.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Felten, Peter

Bauman, H-Dirksen L.

Kheriaty, Aaron

Taylor, Edward

Weitere Mitwirkende

Palmer, Parker

Remen, Rachel Naomi

Arrien, Angeles

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE ix
by Parker J. Palmer
FOREWORD: REMEMBERING WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW xiii
by Angeles Arrien and Rachel Naomi Remen
INTRODUCTION 1
Interlude: Finding the Time and Space for a More Meaningful Professional Life 11
1 What Is a Formation Mentoring Community? 13
Interlude: Message in a Bottle 27
2 Cultivating Growth: Conversation in Community 31
Interlude: Is There a Place for Me in a Formation Mentoring Community? 63
3 The Basics of Creating Formation Mentoring Communities on Your Campus 65
4 Collaborative Stewardship: Facilitating a Formation Mentoring Community 95
5 From Individual to Institutional Change: Ripples of Transformation 117
AFTERWORD: BEYOND THE SMALL GROUP 131
by Rachel Naomi Remen and Angeles Arrien
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES 137
NOTES 147
GRATITUDES 153
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 157
INDEX 163

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Felten is assistant provost, director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and associate professor of history at Elon University. H-Dirksen L. Bauman is professor and chair of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies and coordinator for the Office of Bilingual Teaching and Learning at Gallaudet. Aaron Kheriaty is the director of Residency Training and Medical Education in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine. Edward Taylor is a professor of education and vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Washington.