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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| MESSAGE FROM THE INCOMING CO-CHAIRS |
| Linda Wesley, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA & Angela Dornbusch, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITORS |
| Jacqueline Evans, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA & Hannaliisa Savolainen, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STRENGTHS-BASED INQUIRY |
| Barbara Hoekje, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, & Massah Lahai, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Appreciative inquiry is a strengths-based approach to
organizational and professional development that allowed an English
language program staff to endorse organizational values while addressing
workplace stressors. The authors describe the program and provide two
views on the experience. Read More |
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| HOW ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AFFECTS AN INSTITUTION |
| Elizabeth Gould, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA |
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Have you tried to make a change that seemed to be in the best
interest of everyone, only to be met with total resistance?
Organizational culture may be the culprit. In this article, Gould
describes the concept of organizational culture and why it should matter
to program administrators. Read More |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS: THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL |
| Michaela Colombo, Laurie Hartwick, & Kinnon Foley |
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As instructional leaders, principals play a compelling role in
promoting academic success for English learners. This article highlights
the instructional leadership practices of one secondary principal in a
school where English learners across grade levels have shown ongoing and
steady growth in acquiring academic English in all content areas. Read More |
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| CEA ACCREDITATION: ONE PROGRAM'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE (RE)ACCREDITATION PROCESS |
| Sigrun Biesenbach-Lucas, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA and Deanna Wormuth, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA |
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An IEP program director and a self-study coordinator, both of
whom have served as CEA site reviewers, review their program’s 2-year
CEA (re)accreditation process, from creating a timeline, to involving
faculty, writing the self-study report, compiling evidence, hosting the
CEA site review team, and reflecting on insights of the
process. Read More |
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| MILITARY VS CIVILIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES |
| Peggy Garza, Partner Language Training Center Europe at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
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In Europe, most nations have military language schools or
language programs in which English is taught. In these contexts, the
Partner Language Training Center Europe has traditionally focused its
professional development opportunities on classroom teachers and test
developers, but we realized that we had been overlooking a critical
population, the language program administrator. Read More |
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| EXTRA CATEGORY |
| MEET THE MEMBER: MARJANEH GILPATRICK |
| Linda Wesley, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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