The interaction analysis presented by Kim and Roth examines nine students, their teachers, the learning task and materials in a mixed second and third grade science classroom during the school day. In the research narrative readers are introduced to two resourceful and creative groups of students as they work on a task assigned by their…

The alumni relations profession has undergone profound changes in the past century. Alumni officers have responded to opportunities and threats presented by advancing technologies, shifting cultural norms, and unstable world economies. Innovations such as Facebook and smartphones have changed everything, and in a flat world, alumni relations…

Power and inequality are central concepts in feminist theory and practice. Yet, with a few notable exceptions, there is relatively little empirical research on gender and power within feminist psychology. A search of PsycINFO for articles published in "Psychology of Women Quarterly" for the years 2000-2011 yielded only 14 empirical articles with…

This article discusses three broad themes--reflection, power, and negotiation--that are evidenced in all of the articles in this issue. In this article, the author tries to transgress the articles at some middling altitude to seek some broader thematics. His observations about reflection, power, and negotiation do transcend individual efforts,…

This paper argues that feelings of agency are linked to human well-being through a sequence of adaptive mechanisms that promote human development, once existential conditions become permissive. In the first part, we elaborate on the evolutionary logic of this model and outline why an evolutionary perspective is helpful to understand changes in…

In this paper I argue that volitional aspects, i.e. ethos, attitude, pathos, will, underlying emotion, in engineering action need to be addressed when teaching social responsibility within the engineering curriculum. After presenting reasons for this claim, I look at two different, but not mutually exclusive, approaches to address volitional…

I argue in this article that recognizing the role of subjectivity and bringing in the researcher's positionality as a tool in the research process can not only enhance the ethical integrity of the research but also enhance both the research process and the analysis and interpretation of the data. Cultural studies theorists have long argued that…

Describes series of specific questions to give more precision to vaguely worded advance directives that allow individuals to leave instructions about the conditions under which they would and would not want to be allowed to die. Encourages all competent adults to consider and answer these questions. (Author/NB)

Discusses power with the purpose of educating female administrators and managers about its importance and how to use it appropriately to be effective in their jobs and careers. Describes traditional sources of power and strategies for enhancing interpersonal power. (Author/ABL)

Outlines the dimensions of a systematic design process that performance technologists could use to increase their ability to achieve their objectives. Dimensions considered include needs assessment, audience identification and analysis, goal and objective setting, strategizing, evaluation and revision, and rewards. (Author)

Reviews identity dilemma faced by American nonwhite students, then goes on to discuss the bicultural consciousness of contemporary nonwhite American students in the context of personal empowerment. Poses challenge to nonwhite students whose aptitudes and occupational aspirations seem congruent with mainstream norms. (NB)

There is little attention in the literature to the dyad of the woman therapist and the man patient; as a result, the woman therapist is faced with a poverty of theoretical accounts upon which she can draw in her clinical work. Although analytically-oriented work must focus on individual histories rather than cultural internalizations, analysis of…

Discusses these categories of guilt: parental guilt imposed on children, lover and spouse related guilt, children inspired guilt, school inspired guilt, church related guilt, and sexual expression guilt. Recommends counseling professionals need to reinforce individual's need to be aware guilt exists by choice and can be eliminated by choice. (ABL)

The ethics associated with the use of power by school administrators are discussed. Certain power tactics are analyzed and questioned in relation to ethical issues. The analysis is based on the belief that the guiding principles for leadership are transactional, not coercive or charismatic, and that power needs to be used with respect. (MD)

Explores purposes of literacy education, ranging from the political imperatives of governments to the goals of literacy campaigns to the reasons why people want to be literate. (SK)