There is an ongoing movement in the career development counseling field that focuses on narrative-based approaches. The purposes of this article are to analyze the factors that led to a turn to narrative career counseling, to examine the strengths of narrative, and to outline potential limitations. The literature review examined scholarly work in…

The aim of this research project was to explore how men and women constructed a sense of self through narrative following an early sexual experience with an adult. Using narrative inquiry methodology, 22 in-depth interviews were conducted in New South Wales, Australia, with 13 women and 9 men ages between 25 and 70. All participants had an early…

The conversational research interview constitutes a complex and fraught context for personal accounts, and the methodological literature of the past few decades has acknowledged this. Theoretical discussions about representation, ethics, and power in interviews have been extended in empirical studies of actual interaction. Particularly useful for…

We propose that the advent and ubiquity of new media tools and social networking resources provide a means for professional, networked learning to "scale up." We preface our discussion with a review of research that has led us to argue for professional learning communities, document the policies and practices of professional development…

This article, the second in a two-part series, provides an overview of the literature regarding first-generation college students (FGCS), which has been largely based on studies of students in public universities. The author shares outcomes from structured dialogues with FGCS attending Christian universities. The students described how their…

Mainstream research that examines relations between students with significant disabilities and their peers continues to assess such relations on the capacity of students with significant disabilities to evoke and sustain them. This article adopts a "disability studies" approach to situate peer relations within the larger classroom context. The…

The authors review research showing that when recalling autobiographical events, many emotionally disturbed patients summarize categories of events rather than retrieving a single episode. The mechanisms underlying such overgeneral memory are examined, with a focus on M. A. Conway and C. W. Pleydell-Pearce's (2000) hierarchical search model of…

This article summarizes two research studies carried out in the University of Cantabria and the University of Sevilla with young persons at risk of social exclusion (underprivileged socio-economic groups, ethnic/cultural minorities and disabled people). We uphold the need to study exclusion as a socially constructed process, which allows us to…

When writers are interviewed, they do not let us in on what it is that makes them gifted or how they actually write; instead, they give us a performance in the particular imaginative mode that is theirs. They manipulate the interview situation with great style and skill. Examples are provided. (RM)

Explores the concept of mentoring, a process that allows leaders in a field to share their experiences, vision, and enthusiasm for the profession with colleagues who have exhibited leadership qualities and the potential for greater productivity and achievement. Includes suggestions for mentors and for mentees/proteges. (Author/LRW)

States that narrative family therapy is informed by social constructionism and postmodern worldviews, and is a relatively significant departure from mainstream psychotherapy. Discusses the use of narrative family therapy. Uses the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as an example. (MKA)

Mary Thomas Burke, known affectionately to many in Charlotte, North Carolina, as "Sister," has devoted over 50 of the past years of her life to service. In this interview, she explores the paths that her service endeavors have followed, the influences and turning points in her life, and shares her insights on achieving balance in service and in…

Using the dialogical method, the discussants provide a critical examination of the issues raised by Aguirre. The dialogue centers on Chicana/os Studies as the vehicle that provided both entry into and context within the academy for Chicana/os joining the faculty in higher education during the second half of the twentieth century. Using El Plan de…

The purpose of this study was to mobilize the stories of parents of autistic children as a prism for understanding the adjustment process. To do so, I qualitatively analyzed 20 personal stories by parents of children diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) that those parents published on the Internet. I analyzed the narratives from…

Introduces the four oral histories of counseling psychologists included in this issue of The Counseling Psychologist. The oral histories represent individuals who have made unique and significant contributions to the field of counseling psychology. A responding reaction follows these four articles. (MKA)