This resourceful book equips teachers with the ability to navigate both the visible and invisible dynamics of the classroom. Introducing the concept of situational intelligence, it aids educators in designing meaningful learning experiences with awareness, flexibility and confidence.
Incorporating elements from psychology, management and pedagogy, the book aims to teach adult learners in business and the social sciences to read, interpret and act wisely in complex learning environments. Combining practice-based reflection and accessible theory with over 30 case studies, it examines four complementary lenses: techno-pedagogy, behavioral psycho-pedagogy, clinical psycho-pedagogy, and socio-pedagogy. This book goes beyond traditional instructional methods to encourage strategic, reflective teaching practices that cultivate learning, creativity and personal growth for teachers and students alike.
Empowering Educators is a crucial resource for educators, lecturers and doctoral students across the social sciences, as well as students of education, business and management and sociology. Corporate trainers, senior managers, HR professionals and talent development managers responsible for training within organizations will also benefit from the valuable insights in this book.
Arvustused
Empowering Educators is a goldmine for teachers in higher education. Combining practical, actionable guidance with a deep theoretical understanding of how learning works, the authors offer a rare and powerful resource. Rich in insight, it is a valuable companion for any teacher committed to developing their practice. -- Pär Mårtensson, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden An essential reference for management educators, this book elevates teaching from intuition to professional practice. Grounded in research and real classroom experience, it helps instructors understand and navigate the visible and invisible dynamics of learning, fostering reflective, creative, and high-impact pedagogy in adult and executive education. -- Eric Cornuel, President, EMFD Global, Belgium
Contents
Introduction to Empowering Educators
Kristine de Valck, Michel Fiol, Carolina Serrano-Archimi and Marcel
Planellas
1 Cultivating situational intelligence in the classroom
2 Twenty propositions about learning and teaching
3 The techno-pedagogical perspective
4 The psycho-pedagogical perspective: a behavioral approach
5 The psycho-pedagogical perspective: a clinical approach
6 The socio-pedagogical perspective
7 Integrating pedagogical perspectives: from classroom dynamics to program
design
8 Online situational intelligence
Conclusion to Empowering Educators
Bibliography
Kristine de Valck, Professor of Marketing and Dean of Degree Programs, HEC Paris, Michel Fiol, Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Management Control, HEC Paris, Carolina Serrano-Archimi, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management, France and Marcel Planellas, Professor of Strategy and General Management, ESADE, Spain
