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Developing Mastery in Dialogue, Deliberation and Public Engagement
Developing mastery involves building the skills, knowledge and intuitive sensibility that are needed to make wise choices about how to bring forms of dialogue, deliberation, and engagement into situations where they are most effective.
This certificate program will help you develop mastery by working with a scholar-practitioner model of reflective practice. An exceptional faculty of scholar-practitioners, who do real world work in diverse contexts and cultures, will support your learning and provide coaching for a culminating capstone project.
You should participate in this program and its on-going community of practice if you want to
- Learn about the field of dialogue and deliberation in conversation with those who are leading and shaping it;
- Engage in structured, collaborative critical self-reflection focused on you as a practitioner;
- Analyze specific situations and chose wisely what dialogic, deliberative or engagement process is most appropriate;
- Understand how dialogic and deliberative processes work in some situations but not in others;
- Develop diagnostic, design, and in-the-moment facilitation skills;
- Explore conceptual and theoretical foundations of dialogic and deliberative practice; and,
- Belong to an international community of practice of like-minded people.
It is unique in its attention to the continuum of dialogue and deliberation approaches within which to work and its emphasis on mastery through:
- Learning to diagnose situations and make distinctions among various ways of working;
- Developing a range of skills relevant to dialogue and deliberation; and
- Applying scholarship through reflective practice in order to better understand ourselves and the larger systems in which we work.
- A collaborative learning experience with peers
We invite those of you who share an enthusiasm for this work to join us.
International Partnership
The Dialogue, Deliberation and Public Engagement Certificate Program at Fielding Graduate University is part of an international partnership with the University of Sydney, Australia. The program was developed in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, the Kettering Foundation and the Public Dialogue Consortium.
The
practice and scholarship of civic engagement
Reflecting the commitment of Fielding Graduate University to the
scholar-practitioner model, this program combines scholarly understanding
of different approaches with practical, hands-on applications. The
core faculty and guest participants are widely recognized as scholars
and as innovative practitioners—leaders in this rapidly emerging
field.
Engaged
professionals who share a common goal
Designed for mid-career professionals who desire to learn
more about dialogue and public engagement, Fielding’s program
will provide invaluable training to practitioners and academics
who want to shift unproductive relationships and desire a more constructive
approach to collaborative action. Those working in public, not for
profit, or private sector organizations, whether locally, nationally,
or globally, will benefit. Some will enroll in this program to enrich
their current master’s- or doctorate-level work.
Academic
credit and certification for a provocative learning experience
Fielding Graduate University, a leader in networked learning programs
for mid-career professionals, is fully accredited. Graduates of
this program earn a certificate of completion and four graduate-level
academic units, a significant career credential offered by the School
of Human and Organization Development. No prior formal academic
training beyond the bachelor’s level is required.
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