AN INTERVIEW WITH KIMMO LEHTONEN

In this interview, Dr. Kimmo Lehtonen discusses the current “state of the art” regarding creativity in Scandinavia, Europe, and around the world. He explores the training of teachers, prodigies, and art and music therapy. Dr. Lehtonen examines the issue of computers relative to creativity and various theoretical explanations for the phenomenon of creativity. Personality factors are examined and explored, and future concerns are delineated.     

USING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS A CAMPUS MOBILIZATION PERSPECTIVE: AN INTERVIEW WITH RON LIPPITT

Dr. Ronald Lippitt is currently professor emeritus of sociology and psychology at the University of Michigan, and he is President of Organization Renewal, Inc. in Washington, D.C. On the topic of community development, Ron has written and taught extensively. He has also written extensively on the study of planned change and the strategies of change‐agentry with his book The Dynamics of Planned Change.

The following is an interview with Ron on the exciting possibility of using community development theories and strategies as a research perspective for studying new ways to govern and manage community colleges. A bibliography of key resources is provided at the end of the interview. (Lynn Willett, Associate Editor)     

THE PHILOSOPHY OF DISSONANT CHILDREN: STANLEY CAVELL'S WITTGENSTEINIAN PHILOSOPHICAL THERAPIES AS AN EDUCATIONAL CONVERSATION

Education is often understood as a process whereby children come to conform to the norms teachers believe should govern our practices. This picture problematically presumes that educators know in advance what it means for children to go on the way that is expected of them. In this essay Viktor Johansson suggests a revision of education, through the philosophy of Stanley Cavell, that can account for both the attunement in our practices and the possible dissonance that follows when the teacher and child do not go on together. There is an anxiety generated by the threat of disharmony in our educational undertakings that may drive teachers toward philosophy in educational contexts. Here Johansson offers a philosophical treatment of this intellectual anxiety that teachers may experience when they, upon meeting dissonant children, search for epistemic justifications of their practices—a treatment whereby dissonant children can support teachers in dissolving their intellectual frustrations.     

面试

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions. This month： the interview.Part Ⅰ ： Listen and repeat these expressions.What the Interviewer Says What type of person would you say you are？     

话说“面试”

面试一直是用人单位流行的一种选拔人员的方法。有研究表明,80％以上的组织机构都借助面试来招聘和录用人员。一个好工作的后面,总有成百上千的竞争者。当你与一个向往已久的公司或职位擦身而过时。若真的技不如人倒也认了,但如果是因为在一些枝节问题上的失误而落选那可就亏大了。不妨一起来学习一些面试小知识。     

面试来得急,正装难凑齐

说起实习,最让人头疼的就是正装这个问题了,也实在汗颜,暂且先不给正装下定义,单单就说找出来一套适合面试的衣服,对于我们这些平日邋里邋遢的大学生也是件头疼的事。所以,每当面试的电话或者邮件毫无征兆地到来时,麻爪的就是我们了。正装,第一想到的就是西装,所以经常能看到有舍友连夜跑出去买西装,但大家也     

TEACHING WITH TELEVISION: AN AMERICAN SYSTEM

The origins and growth of the use of CCTV at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are described, together with the present range of activities. VCR material forms an important component in many courses: the special facilities created to allow easy preparation of this material, either as a straightforward lecture or in a classroom situation with feedback, are dealt with