Pedagogy of Organisational Culture
Integrating the modality of organisational culture to balance four modes of competing values in professional organisational development
Control : Compete : Create : Collaborate
How Organisational Culture provides Integrative balance between
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Control : managing Induction and Acculturation, managing the Control system, managing Coordination
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Compete: perfomrance management, energising employees, managing customer service
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Create: managing innovation, managing the future, managing continuous improvement
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Cooperate: managing teams,managing inerpresonal relationships, managing the development of others
Cooperate
Building a culture of commitment and cohesion
Managing Teams
facilitating effective cohesive teamwork
Managing interpersonal relationships
facilitating effective interpersonal relationships including supportive feedback & resolution of interpersonal problems
Managing the development of others
helping individuals to improve their performance & engage in professional learning
Create
Building a culture of change and adaptability
Managing innovation
encouraging individuals to generate new ideas, innovate & experiment
Managing the future
communicating a clear vision of the future & facilitating its accomplishment
Managing continuous improvement
fostering an orientation towards continuous improvement, flexibility & productive change
Compete
Building a culture of productivity and profitability
Performance Management
accelerating goal achievement & exceeding expectations
Energising employees
motivating & inspiring individuals to be proactive & work vigorously
Managing customer service
fostering an orientation towards students, parents & other stakeholders which engages them & exceeds their expectations
Control
Building a culture of stability and continuity
Managing Induction & Acculturation
how new people are inducted & learn the values & practices of the organisation
Managing the Control system
ensuring procedures, measurements & monitoring systems in place
Managing Coordination
Aligning Senior Leadership, Middle Leadership, Academic Leadership and Administration
Modality Toolkit
The leading theorists of this modality commonly called the Competing Values Framework are Kim S Cameron and Robert E Quinn
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Recommended Reading
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Questions for Synthesis
Questions for personal synthesis
How would you stack its four modes in order of relevance to your own personal philosophy of teaching?
Where would you place this modality in order of preference in the practice of Integrative Teaching (compared to meta-pedagogy, depth didactics, thinking in community and curriculum synergy.
Where would you place this modality in overall order of preference out of all sixteen modalities?
Questions for technical eclecticism
Which of the four component modes could enhance learning in your core Integrative practice?
How might this modality as a whole enhance any other modalities you are using?
Which techniques would you want to experiment with to improve your practice?
Questions for theoretical integration
What is the sixfold interplay between these four modes of practice?
What are the contrasts between the modes which make it difficult but still important to practice together?
Why is this modality essential to enhancing the other modalities of integrative teaching?
Questions for assimilative integration
How could the construction of this modality be improved?
How well does it correlate with other fields of practice not included in the EduSynthesis map?
Which missing aspects of theory might provide a better alternative in a map of your own practice?
What are your personal preferences for imaginative teaching as an adult learner?
How you can appreciate different uses of language for educational purposes: oral language, writing, theoretic writing, reflexive writing?
How can you enhance your own academic writing in higher education?
How can you utilise imaginative teaching resources in your practice to engage learners?
How could you include all four kinds of understanding in one framework?
Teaching Exercises
How would you stack its four modes in order of relevance to your own personal philosophy of teaching?
Mentoring Exercises
Which of the four component modes could enhance learning in your core Integrative practice?
Leadership Exercises
What is the sixfold interplay between these four modes of practice?
Sustainability Exercises
How could the construction of this modality be improved?
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