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Stipes was one of the earliest publishers of books on or related to Appreciative Inquiry ("AI") and we offer a number of titles on AI and related topics: appreciative college instruction, appreciative advising, and appreciative inquiry. See Ordering Information about receiving a complimentary examination copy or purchasing from Stipes, or phone 217/356-8391.

Appreciative College Instruction:    Becoming a Force for Positive Change in Student Success Courses    by Jennifer Bloom, Bryant Hutson,     Ye He, and Claire Robinson     ISBN 978-1-60904-063-5     Available Spring 2011

The vast majority of higher education institutions offer courses that are designed specifically to increase student retention and graduation rates. These courses typically focus on first-year experience, second-year experience, study skills, academic recovery, or other retention focused initiatives. Although the content and focus of these course may vary greatly (Tobolowsky & Associates, 2008), all of them aim at offering learning and engagement opportunities to facilitate students’ social and academic success in college. With the variation of these courses in mind, in this book we present a flexible Appreciative College Instruction framework that can be adapted to a wide range of such Student Success Courses. For the purpose of this book, we define Student Success Courses as those that focus on helping students acquire skills and knowledge that will allow them to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

Appreciative College Instruction is built on the six phases of Appreciative Advising (http://www.appreciativeadvising.net) and heavily influenced by the tenets of the Positive Psychology and strengths movements. Appreciative Advising is defined as a social constructivist advising philosophy that provides an advising framework for advisors to optimize their interaction with students in both individual and group settings (Bloom, Hutson & He, 2008). The six phases of Appreciative Advising include: Disarm, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, and Don’t Settle. Sharing the same premises and following the same phases, Appreciative College Instruction invites both students and faculty to learn, develop and grow via interactions inside and outside the classroom.

The Appreciative Advising Revolution    by Jennifer Bloom, Bryant Hutson, and Ye He, 2008.    ISBN 978-1-58874-807-2     List Price $29.95

Appreciative Advising, a revolutionary academic advising philosophy, calls professional and faculty advisors to celebrate students' strengths as they help advisees achieve their life and academic goals. This user-friendly manual captures and explains in detail the six phases of Appreciative Advising (Disarm, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, and Don't Settle) as well as specific ways to intentionally  incorporate them into advising sessions. In addition, descriptions of initiatives at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro highlight the successful implementation of Appreciative Advising into advising sessions and programs. Specific guidelines for implementing and assessing Appreciative Advising are also featured.

Appreciative Inquiry:    Foundations in Positive Organization Development    edited by David L. Cooperrider, Peter F. Sorensen Jr.,     Therese F. Yaeger, and Diana Whitney, 2005.     ISBN 1-58874-472-8     List Price $29.80

This book is an extension and further development of ideas and applications presented in the initial book of readings on Appreciative Inquiry, Appreciative Inquiry: Rethinking Human Organization Toward a Positive Theory of Change, and the succeeding Appreciative Inquiry Reader, Appreciative Inquiry: An Emerging Direction for Organization Development.  This book retains the articles included in the previous editions, but much more than doubles the number of articles included in the first edition.  Much of the increased material is a reflection of the growth of Appreciative Inquiry, especially the expansion of international applications.  This edition also includes additional awards received using Appreciative Inquiry.  This book retains much of the original three-part structure.

Appreciative Inquiry:     An Emerging Direction for Organization Development    edited by David L. Cooperrider, Peter F. Sorensen, Jr.,     Diana Whitney and Therese F. Yaeger, 2001.     ISBN 1-58874-121-4    List Price $26.80

This book updates the best-selling Appreciative Inquiry:  Rethinking Human Organization Toward a Positive Theory of Change (see below.)  With twelve new articles.
See the Stipes On-line Freeby Page for full-text, online chapters from this book.

This book is intended as a source book for students, as a way of introducing them to and assisting them in their shared—our shared—mission for the creation of better, more fulfilling and more productive work places.