Reflective practice may be enriched by an expressive approach in which practice is portrayed rather than analyzed. Expressive approaches include empathic and intuitive phenomenology, which can assist in exploration of significant events as lived experiences. (Contains 42 references.) (SK)

Examines triadicity, which commits the interpreter to interpreting his or her own interpretations, as a defense against "gangster theories"--reductivist or positivist reasoning that fosters dichotomies such as fact versus opinion. Investigates poststructuralist understandings of meaning by taking a close look at Paul de Man's analysis of…

Examines the issues in adjudicating disputes between critics and experts over quality in children's literature. Finds that critics look for the best work, and popularity is irrelevant to them, while the "expert" looks for books that define the time that the expert lives in. Explores one critic/expert debate over Katharine Tozer's…

Explores the prevalence of the gunfighter as mythic hero. Compares the depictions of Clint Eastwood's characters from the beginning of Eastwood's career ("A Fistful of Dollars" and "Pale Rider") to "Unforgiven," finding similarities and differences in each character. (PA)

Argues that educational research is rich in theory on self-reflection but poor in examples of practice. Addresses the need for critics to be in the world and to practice self-reflection as well as making value judgments. (SK)

The discourse of a recent position paper by H.G. Widdowson is analyzed by using three methods criticized in Widdowson's paper. The paper was converted into a miniature data corpus and analyzed with the concepts of systemic functional linguistics, corpus linguistics, and critical discourse analysis. (Author/VWL)

Responds to articles on four counseling psychologists: Jim Hurst, Ursula Delworth, Don Zytowski, and Bruce Fretz. States that all four have been unrelenting in encouraging the profession to be proactive; are committed to science for the purpose of application; and have produced cutting-edge work. (MKA)

Notes that the minor Romantic poet John Clare commands increasing attention at academic conferences, in essay collections, and on college syllabi. Argues the practices that have kept Clare in view have also rendered him partially inaccessible to students, scholars and general readers. Suggests readers are now in possession of the materials with…

Rereads the concept of hegemony "against the grain" of interpretations currently dominant in communication studies, generally, and in critical organizational communication studies specifically. Argues that the received reading of hegemony as domination through consent has lead to a bifurcation of critical studies into two models of…

In the new century, a nonunitary model of the self is better suited to adult education. Postmodern and feminist theories put forth the concept of multiple personal positions or selves. This complex and contested experience offers new ways of thinking about adult education. (SK)

Explores the ways in which rhetorical scholars have embraced Mikhail Bakhtin as a rhetorical theorist in spite of the fact that he disdained rhetoric. Argues that the reception of Bakhtin suggests a pattern in rhetorical studies. Notes that it is dangerous to disregard the danger of rhetoric in pursuit of a higher status for rhetoric. (SG)

Describes limitations and benefits of the use of a cohort model in administrator preparation programs. Discusses an egalitarian cohort model, built on shared vision and trust, to foster just and caring leadership. (Contains 41 references.) (PKP)

In this paper the author looks at two forms of philosophical argument or critique. These are derived by himself from the work of the late Kantian scholar, Stephan Korner who, in his book "What is Philosophy?" (1969), draws a number of distinctions between different forms of "philosophical" argument or critique. The two forms of derived argument,…

Formalists believe that the aesthetic appreciation of an artwork generally involves an attentive awareness of its sensory or perceptual qualities and does not require knowledge about its nonperceptual properties. Criticisms of classical formalist views, such as that of Clive Bell, are well known. However, a number of philosophers have recently…

In this article, the author points out that it is discouraging to see critics still firing broadsides at strategic planning, an imperative as old as Western Civilization. Without exception, these salvos, whether prompted by misunderstanding or negative experience, lack both sensible tactic and sufficient charge, so they tend to quickly dissipate…