Publications
Below are some publications on appreciative inquiry and sense of belonging authored by Brian Gano.
Appreciative Frameworks in Student Affairs
New Directions in Student Services, (184)
Symphony D. Oxendine and Brian C. Gano, Co-editors
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15360695/2023/2023/184
This volume contains 12 articles from practitioners and researchers in Higher Education who are using an appreciative framework in various departments and areas of their college or university. It uses the power of storytelling to demonstrate how the authors are using AI and how others may adapt it for their use at work.
Being an appreciative educator in today's world: Unknowingly and knowingly using appreciative frameworks in higher education
in Appreciative Frameworks in Student Affairs, New Directions in Student Services (184)
Brian C. Gano and Symphony D. Oxendine
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ss.20489
The authors share their stories on how they moved from unknowingly using appreciative frameworks in their life and work in higher education to knowingly applying it as appreciative educators. They share a co-created definition of being an appreciative educator and how appreciative inquiry can be used today in higher education.
How and where do queer- and trans-spectrum students experience belonging? A critical review of the literature
in The impact of a sense of belonging in college: Implications for student persistence, retention, and success. Routledge.
Brian C. Gano
This chapter (5) focuses on reviewing and examining the literature on queer- and trans-spectrum college student and their sense of belonging on campus. It questions if the current literature is using an appropriate lens on belonging to describe how LGBTQ+ students experience belonging.
Appreciative Collaborative Partnerships: A Novel Approach to Community College-University Partnerships
in North Carolina Community College Journal of Teaching Innovation, 2(2).
Brian C. Gano et al.
https://www.ncccfa.org/_files/ugd/aa391a_0a6ad276b30c4fb4b20ce877e12539de.pdf
This article discusses how community college and university faculty and staff came together to form new partnerships using an appreciative framework. The results are a true collaboration where all participants are full partners and have their needs heard and addressed.