Synergic inquiry
Subtitle: a collaborative action methodology
By: editors, Yongming Tang, Charles Joiner
Contributors: Tang, Yongming; Joiner, Charles W
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Group relations training; Problem solving; Conflict management; Interpersonal relations; Intergroup relations; Difference (Psychology); Consciousness
Description: This textbook presents a refreshing attempt to force behavioural theory and praxis to expand human capacities for problem-solving.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Overview of synergic inquiry; title: The synergic universe; title: Synergic inquiry, paradigms, and other methodologies; title: Practicing synergic inquiry; title: Geisha and cowboy : synergizing inner life differences through the mythic realm / Joanne Gozawa; title: Husband and wife synergizing / Venus Bobis Jendresen and Eric Bobis; title: Synergizing the mother-daughter relationship / Lien Cao; title: Developing a community through synergic envisioning / Elisa Sabatini; title: Using synergic inquiry to resolve a group conflict / Lien Cao; title: Synergic inquiry in action : the expansion of racial consciousness / Carole Barlas ... [et al.]; title: Gender synergy : using synergic inquiry to work with gender differences / Yongming Tang ... [et al.]; title: Teaching synergic inquiry in a high school setting / Roma Hammel; title: Synergizing cultural differences for improving organizational performance : a case study of synergic inquiry in China / Charles Joiner, Yongming Tang, and Yifu Yin; title: Synergic inquiry and organizational transformation : a case study of synergic inquiry application to a U.S. organization working in Mexico / Charles Joiner, Susan Cannon, and Karen O'Neil; title: Reflections and implications