The 18-19 June 2016 Wall Street Journal article ‘A small fix in mind-set to keep students in school’ is relevant to the Social Role Valorization theme of mind-sets and expectancies. It describes two different studies… Read More »WSJ article: ‘A small fix in mind-set to keep students in school’
A 19 July 2014 NY Times op-ed piece entitled ‘The Future of Robot Caregivers’ is worth carefully examining from a Social Role Valorization (SRV) perspective, especially in light of the SRV themes of roles, of mindsets,… Read More »SRV theme of model coherency, mindsets … and robot caregivers
Social Role Valorization (SRV) and PASSING teach us that social roles (valued or devalued) can be communicated to observers, as well as to role incumbents themselves, through such channels as: • setting • activity, schedule,… Read More »Communicating the valued social role of student … or not?!
I just read the 16 May 2012 ‘On being of service’ blog posting by Betsy Neuville entitled ‘wide open.’ It is a thoughtful reflection on the power of our (personal as well as societal) expectations… Read More »‘wide open’ expectations
A December 2010 Time magazine article used role language and other SRV-consistent language to describe the negative long-term effects of the physical and social separation between Israelis and Palestinians brought about by the ‘Wall’: a… Read More »Roles, expectations, segregation and Israel/Palestine
I recently received the September 2010 issue of CRUcial Times published by CRU Inc. in Brisbane, Australia. I recommend getting on their email list to receive this publication. Back issues are also available. Below are… Read More »September 2010 issue of CRUcial Times (Australia)