The intricacies of academic personal mastery and systems thinking in the reflections of university staff involved in teaching

• Wioletta Dziarnowska

  The Maria Grzegorzewska Uniwersity, Warsaw

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2891-3341

The aim of this article is to present the results of research on the reflections of academic teachers and administrative staff involved in teaching on their experiences of participating in an employee competence development project. The research was conducted based on Peter Senge's theoretical approach. Selected assumptions of his philosophy of organisational change and the model of a learning organisation formed the basis for distinguishing research categories. The analysis and interpretation of the research material obtained from 14 semi-open-ended in-depth individual interviews and their contexts led to the following conclusions: programmes that provide space for in-depth reflection on individual and collective professional functioning were perceived as contributing to increased motivation for improving professional skills, strengthening the sense of identity of organisation members and the willingness to engage in university-wide goals.

1. Wioletta Dziarnowska, The Maria Grzegorzewska Uniwersity, Warsaw

   My research interests include the philosophy of cognitive science and mind, as well as the adaptation of philosophical ideas to understand and shape phenomena in education and training. I was originally affiliated with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the Karol Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań, and since 2005, I have worked as an assistant professor at the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw. I am also a professional coach and academic tutor, and a graduate of professional, advanced certification courses. This experience has become the basis for intensifying my research interests in innovative educational and training techniques. I have experience in managing the educational process at a university and in projects related to the implementation of innovative educational methods in both educational institutions and higher education institutions.

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