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Book SynopsisThis integrative book brings forty years of research and scholarship in counseling, psychology, and education together in a singular analysis. In Making Meaning, Hayes illustrates how the construction of meaning can have a profound effect on how we come to know ourselves and others. Hayes depicts meaning-making as an ongoing, dialectical, and recursive process of change and reinvention. This process plays a central role in individual development and loss and helps promote multiculturalism, collaboration, and group and team development. This book is recommended for mental health professionals and educators looking to promote democratic learning communities.
Trade ReviewMaking Meaning: A Constructivist Approach to Counseling and Group Work in Education is a tour de force; it’s provocative, thoughtful, closely researched, well-written, and greatly applicable to all those involved in counseling and leadership work. Richard L. Hayes helps us understand in creative ways what needs to be done to improve the health and value of individuals, groups, and society. A wonderful book! -- Carl Glickman, University of Georgia; co-author of
The Essential Renewal of America's Schools: A Leadership Guide for Democratizing Schools from the Inside OutDrawing from the riches of his own multifaceted inquiries, Hayes takes us on a thought-provoking journey into the pivotal significance of meaning-making in postmodern life. With clarity, wisdom, and deep concern for the emerging challenges in counseling and education, he illuminates the concrete implications for moving forward in a world of multiple realities. -- Kenneth J. Gergen, Swarthmore College; author of
Relational Being: Beyond Self and CommunityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Postmodernism
Chapter 2: Meaning-Making
Chapter 3: Loss
Chapter 4: GroupworkChapter 5: Empowerment
Chapter 6: Collaboration
Chapter 7: Teamwork
Chapter 8: Democracy
Chapter 9: Difference Chapter 10: Research BibliographyIndexAbout the Author
