Abstract
he empirical study, based on a qualitative research methodology, centered on multiple consulting / training case studies, was carried out under the Post-Doctoral project in Educational Sciences, at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, entitled "Collaborate to Innovate in Vocational Education", and intends to respond to the guiding question from the beginning: What training strategies can promote the change of teacher practices in the classroom and guarantee the quality of vocational education training? This qualitative research followed the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) - an approach to positive change that has been used successfully in communities and organizations around the world, noted in the literature by several authors [1][2][3]- based on the Cycle AI-5 D, consisting of five development phases: Define, Discovery, Dream, Design, Delivery (Destiny).Theories of research-action- collaborative and reflexive education of [4], [5] [6] supported the workshop model of intervention and external consulting. The results show that the formative strategies have caused very significant impacts in terms of innovation and transformative effects, in the ways of thinking and acting professionals of the directors, teachers and trainers of schools with VET.
Translated title of the contribution | Training strategies and impacts on organizational and professional development: innovation and change |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Kriativ Tech |
Issue number | 6-7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Innovation for change
- Training strategies-action-collaborative
- 5D cycle of change appreciative inquiry (AI-5D)
- Vocational education and training (VET)