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[odette.samuelson@pacebus.com]

Trish,

A good book to get is one by Cooperrider, Sorenson, Whitney,and Yaeger called
Appreciative Inquiry:  Rethinking Human Organization Toward a Positive Theory of
Change.  It's by Stipes Publishing.  I picked it up a class Cooperrider did at
Benedictine University in the fall.  You could also contact Case Western,
Weatherhead School of Management (don't have their number handy) and order a $15
book on AI:  A Constructive Approach to Organization Development and Social
Change.  This contains the contents of a workshop.  OD Practitioner (1996???)
has an entire issue devoted to A.I.  You could check out the ODNET website and
it has articles online.  

Here are a couple of websites:

http://www.bus.sfu.ca/homes/gervase/5theories.html
http://www.trainingjournal.co.uk/tjsitefiles/articles/11991.htm
http://www.newfieldaus.com.au/articles/LanguageAndSuffering.htm (on language)

http://www.mellish.com.au/TrainingDevtCoursesAppInqWorkshops.htm

That should get you started.  The internet stuff is free, so budget friendly - I
understand that need with two kids of my own.  Have fun exploring!

Odette Samuelson