Open AccessA View From the Margins: Situating CTL Staff in Organizational Development
Author(s) -
Gravett Emily O.,
Bernhagen Lindsay
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/tia2.20025
Subject(s) - organization development , field (mathematics) , organizational learning , organizational studies , organizational culture , relation (database) , work (physics) , public relations , sociology , knowledge management , psychology , engineering ethics , political science , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , mathematics , database , pure mathematics
The authors explore assumptions that underlie work on organizational development in their field, which reveal hierarchical and homogenizing tendencies, despite commitments to inclusivity. Given that the aim of recent literature, such as Schroeder and Associates’ Coming in from the Margins, is to situate educational developers in relation to organizational development, and given the field's values, then both staff and directors must be considered. The authors examine how the margins can be valuable sites of knowledge production, highlighting the ways staff might contribute to organizational development. The authors hope that readers will gain several ideas for how to incorporate staff into organizational development.