Case Studies in Reflective Inquiry

This set of case studies is the culmination of Stew Shapiro's lifetime of curiosity about others. From his depth of experience as a clinician he has developed a method of inquiry that makes explicit the art of aligned interpersonal conversation. This method provide space for the client to reflect on his or her life and thereby come to terms with and extend themselves. I particularly call your attention to chapter 12, which contains this summative diagram.Aligned ConversationCONTEXTSPACEATTENTIONleads toAUTHENTICITYLEADSFREEDOMMETAPHORSEMPOWERMENT..... Professor Charles Bazerman, Chair, Department of Education, UCSBToday, in the world of short sound bites, computer and visual media, and technological input from cell phones, text messaging and the media in general, the emphasis on the "human touch", so central to shared communication and the exchange of ideas, is an "endangered species". Above all, Shapiro's work provides us with the opportunity to learn what it is to actively turn toward others and to think and feel with them in a mutual process of sustained high-quality attention, characteristic of what he has identified as reflective inquiry.....Kathleen J. Martin, Ph.D., Department of Education, UCSBShapiro, Stewart B. is the author of 'Case Studies in Reflective Inquiry' with ISBN 9781845490928 and ISBN 1845490924.