This article presents the main domains that reinforced 11 novice teacher educators, as evidenced by their feedback regarding a one-year programme implemented at an intercollegiate professional centre. The main argument posits that since the teacher educator plays a key role in the foundation of the teacher education profession, he/she must be an…

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…

This paper synthesizes four research projects the authors completed between 2006-2011. The first research study was a case study of leadership in five highly-effective elementary schools in Alberta. Second, we thoroughly reviewed literature in the area of "Student Engagement." Our third research project included 50+ interviews compiling…

Undergraduate research programs are becoming more prevalent, but research on the processes and outcomes is limited and deals largely with perceptions of student learning gains. This paper adds to the literature by describing undergraduate research activities from the student perspective. A phenomenological approach was used to analyze journals…

As a white, working middle-class adult queer from the Southwest USA, my subjective relation to the Mexican (im)migrant, poor, working, straight adolescent boys in California participating in my study was tentative, politicized, controversial, and surveilled from both social and individual lenses. Our relationships were also mutually caring,…

This article provides a brief summary of the seven articles in this special issue through the lens of the concept of "caring reflexivity". In joining "caring" and "reflexivity", we deepen the conversation about what constitutes reflexivity, encouraging an explicit focus on the relational. Revisiting the first article,…

Used the Interpersonal Check List measures of dominance-submission and love-hate, and related trainers' performance on these measures to trainers' effectiveness and participants' gains. (Author/BP)

An experiment was conducted to verify two basic assumptions of the risk-responsibility conceptual framework. Results suggest the necessity of considering the positive or negative evaluative content in the statement when talking about the risk associated with modes of communication in group psychotherapy. (Author)

Investigates the views that loneliness is related to the type of childhood friends and activities one has, and that lonely adults are more hostile in interpersonal situations. Results confirmed the hostility hypothesis and partially confirmed the friendship hypothesis. (Author/PC)

This study helps destroy the myth that structured experiences are only "games" that are used to entertain, to fill time, or to create interest. Results indicate that structured experiences are a very worthwhile approach to reducing communication apprehension (the anxiety that precedes communication). (Author)

The results of this research indicate that persons with a history of premarital cohabitation do not describe their marriages differently from persons without a history of cohabitation. The authors conclude that premarital cohabitation may not provide types of learning experiences that significantly alter an individual's success in marriage.…

For a study of marital togetherness and apartness, the partners in 136 couples completed questionnaires. The role of disrespect, a factor serving as an abrasive in marriage, was investigated. Findings suggest that therapy for couples with a presenting problem of insufficient contact may first have to deal with abrasive factors. (Author)

Spousal consensus on 12 different topics is examined. Amount and direction of the influence of these factors (structure, cohesion and stress) thought to account for consensus are evaluated. Interviews with 321 urban couples provided the data for analysis. (Author)

This study investigates changes in child behavior following a clearly defined program of Adlerian Family Counseling, using a control group of families who did not participate in counseling. (Author)

A group of 100 members of senior citizen centers was interviewed to determine educational implications of affiliation phenomenon. A modified semantic differential technique was used to determine the rank ordering of four affiliation factors. The results showed that members tend to affiliate with groups primarily to gather new information. (Author)