Question 1.
Are Personal Construct Psychology and Social Constructionism
incompatible points of view? I find myself beginning to place a foot
in each camp. I see some specific areas of incompatibility but a
number of areas of congruence. In your opinion(s) can a person
comfortably subscribe to both PCP and Social Constructionism
simultaneously?
Question 2.
I run a Stage 3 degree course on Organisational Behaviour. There are
numerous available textbooks, all portraying discourses that I don't
feel particularly endeared to. Does anyone know of a textbook
suitable for Stage 3 degree level Organisational Behaviour that takes
a constructivist / constuctionist perspective (provided the two
perspectives are compatible)? We claim, here, to provide an applied
focus to our degree programme rather than strictly academic. In my
course however, a major component involves challenging mindsets, and
awareness of constructive alternativism in problem solving etc. In
other words its a course on alternative ways to think when working in
organisations rather than a course on how to do.
Anyone have any ideas??
Dr. Robin Hill
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Principal Lecturer & Research Leader
Department of Business Studies
The Waikato Polytechnic
Private Bag 3036
Hamilton 2020
New Zealand
email: BSRAH@twp.ac.nz
Fax. NZ (07) 834-8802
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