Negotiating opposition to positive sexuality research, practice, and education: Insights from personal reflection

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
DJ Williams
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Sexuality Research ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Societal Values ◽  
Positive Sexuality

In this essay, I reflect on my academic career to share insights on dealing with challenges arising from specializing in positive sexuality. The current American bimodal political climate, a focus on consumerism in higher education, and an undervaluing of actual expertise are important contemporary social contexts that should be realized when anticipating opposition to positive sexuality research, practice, and education. Positive sexuality researchers, practitioners, and educators are encouraged to anticipate opposition, build strong support networks, apply rigor to their work, focus on common societal values, and prioritize their personal self-care.

Insights on conscientious peacemaking as a dimension of positive sexuality

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
DJ Williams ◽  
Lynette Coto ◽  
William Strean
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Sexual Crime ◽  
Indigenous Cultures ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Positive Sexuality ◽  
Key Features

Peacemaking is included as one of eight interrelated dimensions of positive sexuality, yet it is perhaps the least familiar aspect of positive sexuality to both professionals and lay people within modern Western society. Although a peacemaking process has been practiced by indigenous cultures for centuries, the contemporary U.S. political climate is now to a point, unfortunately, when ubiquitous war-making to address social issues is normalized and commonly assumed to be the only process for resolving such issues. In this article, we summarize key features of a peacemaking approach and suggest how peacemaking is related to, but also distinct from, other dimensions of positive sexuality. We emphasize the need to apply attributes of conscientious peacemaking to a range of contemporary sociosexual problems and issues, while addressing identity politics, sex education, and sexual crime, as specific examples.

scholarly journals ‘Welcome to the World’: parents' experiences of an antenatal nurturing programme

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 353-361
Author(s):  
Franziska Wadephul ◽  
Catriona Jones ◽  
Julie Jomeen
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Couple Relationships ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parents Experiences

Background The transition to parenthood lays the foundations for the parent-infant relationship, but can also be a time of increased vulnerability. It can therefore be a suitable time for interventions to increase parents' emotional wellbeing and support couple relationships as well as the relationship with the baby. Aims This study aimed to explore the experiences of attendees at an antenatal nurturing programme and its effect on their experiences of the early postnatal period. Methods A total of 36 attendees took part in six focus groups across the UK. Findings Participants' experiences of the programme were very positive; it provided knowledge and skills and gave participants a safe space in which to explore feelings and concerns. The programme encouraged participants to nurture themselves, as well as their babies and their relationships. Some groups formed strong support networks, while others did not. Conclusion Participants felt they had benefitted from the programme, particularly in terms of their emotional wellbeing and couple relationships.

The influence of Senge’s book The Fifth Discipline on an academic career: a research journey into the learning organization and some personal reflections

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 513-520
Author(s):  
Swee Chua Goh
Keyword(s):  
Learning Organization ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Peter Senge ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Personal Reflections

Purpose In this paper, the author explores his research journey into the learning organization and its impact on his academic career. This paper describes how Peter Senge’s book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization (1990) was the spark that led to the author’s focus on empirical research in the field. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides author’s personal reflections on how this decision put him on a path to a variety of serendipitous experiences, exciting research areas and also enabled him to engage in productive collaborative research with many of his colleagues. Findings The findings conclude with a discussion on what the author see as new challenges and perspectives for advancing research into the learning organization. Originality/value This paper provides a unique perspective on how The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge has influenced an academic career. It presents a personal reflection of a research journey into the learning organization that spans over 30 years.

scholarly journals On “growing up” with QROM: invited contribution for the anniversary issue

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Anniversary Issue ◽  
Original Question

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the experience of “growing up” with QROM in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the journal. Design/methodology/approach – Personal reflection. Findings – Reading, writing and reviewing for QROM has given the inspiration and confidence to develop the author’s own qualitative research practice, but the author hopes it does not stop there. The author looks forward to the next ten years. Originality/value – To revisit the editors’ original question and ask: why do the author still need QROM?

scholarly journals How Do We Assess How Agentic We Are? A Literature Review of Existing Instruments to Evaluate and Measure Individuals' Agency

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Cavazzoni ◽  
Alec Fiorini ◽  
Guido Veronese
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Online Searches ◽  
Narrative Literature Review ◽  
Final Synthesis

AbstractThe importance and centrality of the construct of agency is wellknown amongst social scientists. Yet, there is still little agreement on how this construct should be understood and defined, as demonstrated by the diversity of instruments that are used to investigate it. Indeed, there is no current consensus or standardized methodology to assess agency. This paper provides a synthetic overview of the studies that have evaluated and measured individuals' agency. More specifically, the purpose is to review research that quantitatively investigates the agency of adults, as well as children and youth, across different social contexts. In the process, it offers recommendations to inform future research, practice, and policy. We identified published peer-reviewed studies relating to the assessment of agency across countries and across age through a narrative literature review. The findings were grouped according to whether agency was measured in its most comprehensive conception or in a precise single domain or dimension, which was then discussed separately for children, adults, and women. Of the 3879 studies identified from online searches of the literature and the five additional sources gathered through bibliography mining, 106 qualified for full review, with 34 studies included in the final synthesis. Multiple different instruments were found to be currently adopted or developed to assess agency. The present review offers an exhaustive overview of the different conceptualizations of agency and of the available instruments to assess it, providing critical information for researchers and policymakers to improve intervention and empowerment programs.

scholarly journals Resilience Profiles Associated with Social Support and Engagement for Overcoming Academic Obstacles in Undergraduate Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 139-147
Author(s):  
Ailed Daniela Marenco-Escuderos ◽  
Dayana Restrepo Cervantes ◽  
Laura Isabel Rambal-Rivaldo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Weak Support ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
High Engagement

The main objective of this work was to explore the configuration of those elements that allow students to better adapt to university environments and persist even in the presence of difficulties. The sample consisted of 371 undergraduate students (60% female), of low socioeconomic level, enrolled in public universities in the Caribbean region of Colombia. The methodological approach was based on a cluster analysis, in which, using the hierarchical agglomerative method, groups were extracted according to their similar characteristics of resilience in 12 dimensions assessed by the SV-RES scale and subsequent analyses of variance reported how each style was associated with engagement, and with a particular constitution of personal support networks, assessed respectively with the UWES-S scale, and from a square matrix of reticular data on the social networks of each participant. The results showed four profiles of students, characterized by: a) low resilience, high engagement, and strong support networks; b) resilience with low engagement, and dispersed support networks; c) resilience with high autonomy, intermediate levels of engagement, and weak support networks; and d) resilience, high engagement, and strong social support networks.

The Magic of Theater: Photographing a Performative Academic Career

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-55
Author(s):  
Charles Vanover
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Chicago Public Schools ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Arts Based Research

I discuss my efforts as a “good enough” photographer and describe the role photographs play communicating important moments from a series of ethnodramas I built about the Chicago Public Schools. I discuss my early efforts to use photography to legitimize my arts-based research practice, describe how my goals changed, and explain how I created images to communicate the energy of live theater. Building on Eisner’s theoretical work, I discuss three tensions of my photographic practice: intention versus improvisation, action versus artifice, and safety versus possibility. These tensions emphasize my limits as a photographer and the possibilities of arts-based research.

Navigating a heteronormative world: Cisgender women, transgender partnerships, sexual identity, and language

Sexualities ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136346072110132
Author(s):  
Brandi L Perri
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Sexuality Research ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Trans Men ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cultural Belonging ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article examines the relationship between language and sexual identity, using data collected from in-depth interviews with cisgender women who are in relationships with female-to-male transgender men. The data illustrate that many of the women have complex relationships with the labels that they use to describe their own sexual identity currently and in their past. When referring to their own sexual identities, cisgender women partners of trans men (a) are flexible with specific terms they use in order to respond to varying social contexts, (b) use specific terms to signify cultural belonging to or difference from different communities, and (c) use language as a suggestive action to others to question heteronormative assumptions. Further, this research highlights the importance of considering time in sexuality research, including the timing of the partnerships, and collecting data that reflect the individuals’ histories to analyze the connection between sexual identity and the use of language.

The Reconstruction of Knowledge and Educational Studies

1986 ◽  
Vol 168 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon E. Beyer
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Educational Reform ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Educational Theory ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Educational Studies

The current social and political climate presents the possibility of substantial reform in educational theory and practice. At the same time, continuing developments in epistemology and social theory are bringing into question some of our most basic and cherished assumptions about knowledge, certainty, and the legitimacy of social contexts within debates over claims to knowledge. These latter critiques offer the potential of wide-ranging transformations in education. This article explores these epistemological inquiries and their relevance for curriculum and teacher education, pointing out how it may be possible to take advantage of the current clamor for educational reform to revitalize both of these aspects of educational studies.

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