Gebundenes Buch

The Sage Handbook of Social Constructionist Practice

Beschreibung

The SAGE Handbook of Social Constructionist Practice is the first major survey of innovations in professional practice emerging from a social constructionist orientation to social science. This key perspective has been unique in its stimulation of pioneering practices over a broad number of professions. This volume offers insights into the latest developments in theory, showcases the range and variations in practical outcomes, while pointing to emerging directions of development. The Handbook focuses on hands-on practices, while offering the theoretical tools for further enriching their application. The authors are leading figures in their fields, including organizational development, therapy, healthcare, education, research, and community building. The volume will be particularly useful for students, scholars, professional practitioners, and change makers from across the globe.

PART ONE: Introduction

PART TWO: Research Practices

PART THREE: Practices in Therapeutic Professions

PART FOUR: Practices in Organizational Development

PART FIVE: Practices in Education

PART SIX: Practices in Healthcare

PART SEVEN: Community Practices

Autor

Sheila McNamee is Professor of Communication at the University of New Hampshire and co-founder and Vice President of the Taos Institute (taosinstitute.net). Her work is focused on dialogic transformation within a variety of social and institutional contexts including psychotherapy, education, healthcare, organizations, and communities. She is author of several books and articles, including Research and Social Change: A Relational Constructionist Approach (with D. M. Hosking, Routledge, 2012), Relational Responsibility: Resources for Sustainable Dialogue (with K. Gergen, Sage, 1999), and Education as Social Construction: Contributions to Theory, Research, and Practice, co-edited with T. Dragonas, K. Gergen, E. Tseliou (Taos WorldShare, 2015). Mary Gergen, Professor Emerita, Psychology and Women's Studies, Penn State University, Brandywine, is a pioneer in the field of social construction and feminist studies. Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology: Narrative, Gender and Performance and Feminist Thought and the Structure of Knowledge are two of her books on these themes. Recently Playing with Purpose: Adventures in Performative Social Science (with K. Gergen) is a composite of their performance work. She is also a founder of the Taos Institute, an educational non-profit organization dedicated to the application of social constructionist ideas to professional practices. With Kenneth Gergen, she edits the Positive Aging Newsletter; Paths to Positive Aging is their most recent book on aging. Celiane Camargo-Borges, Ph.D. is Lecturer, researcher and practitioner working at the interface of Social Psychology, Placemaking, and Creative Research at Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands. In that capacity, Celiane is involved with education, research and collaborative international projects. In addition, she is a member of the Taos Institute Board. She serves as a PhD supervisor and designs and facilitates online courses. She is also an intercultural professional at KIT/Intercultural Professionals, Amsterdam (http: //www.interculturalprofessionals.com/), consulting and training professionals working in an international environment. To know more about Celiane's projects and publications, please go to: www.designingconversations.us Emerson F. Rasera is Professor of Group Theory and Practice at the Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil. He is former President of the Brazilian Association of Social Psychology, and Editor of the Brazilian journals Psicologia & Sociedade [Psychology & Society], and Gerais: Revista Interinstitucional de Psicologia [Gerais: Interinstitutional Journal of Psychology]. His work is focused on social constructionist contributions to psychological practices, especially in health care, community work and issues of sexual diversity. His most recent books are Social Constructionist Perspectives on Group Work (2015), Construccionismo Social en acción: Prácticas inspiradoras en diferentes contextos [Social construction in action: inspiring practices from different contexts] (with Karin Taverniers & Oriana Vilches-Álvarez, 2017) and Grupo como construção social [Group as social construction] (with Marisa Japur, 2018).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 696
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 1338g
• ISBN-13: 9781526488879
• ISBN-10: 1526488876
• Artikelnr.: 59322966

Rezensionen

The quality and breadth of this handbook is amazing. Contributions range from research methodology to constructionist practices in particular settings such as healthcare, education, and organizational development. Imbued with the full range of theory. A very welcome and leading addition to the field!

Jaber F. Gubrium 20200924