The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the components of a profound moment. We provisionally defined a profound moment as an experience that intentionally or unintentionally continues to surface in consciousness, has transformed an individual's fundamental perspectives, and been integrated into an individual's life. Participants who…

"We are living in a time of change. Rather than viewing change as a painful course of action, let's develop an understanding of how it works, how to facilitate the process, and how to learn from our experiences" (Hall & Hord, 2011, p. 18). This study used a snapshot of a private Kindergarten-12th grade school during the third year…

The accelerating pace of the creation of knowledge is increasing the value of research skills and the metaskill of knowledge integration. Education and training should focus less on delivering content and more on helping people learn to find out for themselves. (SK)