Jul

23

Great resource for new researchers

July 23, 2010 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

I had the fortune to come across a resource that could be very useful for new research. The book goes through the research process from honing in on a research topic to ethical considerations for researchers when submitting the final proposal to an IRB or ethics committee. Each section has its own worksheet(s) which are clear and seem easy to use. So, for those of you just learning the research process, or for those of you who wish to have a structured process to fall back upon, you might enjoy M. Patten’s (2010) book Proposing Empirical Research: A Guide to the Fundamentals (4th ed.).

[Posted in Research & Resources]


Jun

13

Intersection of Shweder, American Cultural Patterns, and Phenomenology

June 13, 2010 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

I was sitting outside, sipping a caramel late and had a moment where numerous interests collided like 3 drunken ravers in a mosh pit. As some of you may know, Richard Shweder wrote a book called Thinking Through Cultures: Expeditions in Cultural Psychology (1991) wherein he describes three basic ways of thinking of the world: Universalism, Evolutionism (also called Developmentalism), and Relativism. Universalism basically says there is one ground of being underneath it all. Evolutionism agrees, but adds that we (or different cultures) are all at different stages of development toward fully realizing that underlying ground of being. Relativism (or Cultural Relativism) challenges the idea of a single reality, instead proposing multiple realities, each of which may be unique enough to thwart assumptions from transversing between realities. Shweder’s text and concepts More »

[Posted in Random Thoughts & Research]


Jun

9

Recent Publication - June 2010

June 9, 2010 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

I have another article coming out on the emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and potential neurophysiological impact of hearing of an exceptional experience, such as the Near-Death Experience. In this article I compare my own research with that of Kenneth Ring’s study from 1995 wherein he discusses how students changed during a course on NDEs. My article is short and fairly easy to read. If you are interested, I would invite you to contact The Windbridge Institute and ask for their June 2010 newsletter called Winds of Change. You can visit them at http://www.windbridge.org/

[Posted in General Interest & Publications & Research & Shameless Plugs]


Jun

2

Services We Provide

June 2, 2010 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

Did you know that Multiple Angles (Scott, Shani, and Ryan) offer a variety of services? These include:

  • research consulting
  • online research services (including build-out and hosting)
  • creativity coaching
  • NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) work
  • hypnotherapy
  • guided imagery work
  • guided meditations
  • MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) work
  • Angel LMS consulting
  • and much, much more!!

For more information please click on the contact link and send us an email. Service prices vary depending on service.

[Posted in General Interest & Publications & Research & Resources & Shameless Plugs]


Nov

21

NCORE - National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

November 21, 2008 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

As you may note from an earlier post, a group of students and I (Ryan Rominger) presented at the 2008 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE). We were fortunate enough to travel to Orlando, FL and enjoy the sun while engaging in ever-so-needed dialogue around race and ethnicity in education. Admittedly, conversations also included race and ethnicity in politics, cultural interactions, and other social institutions.

Our presentation focused on the research our group conducted over a year within our own psychology graduate school, the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Our cooperative inquiry research focused on six facets of assessing diversity - curricular review (through syllabus analysis), student course evaluations, a brief student survey, faculty interviews, re-analysis of a recent “cultural assessment” which included a section on diversity, and our own reflections both as researchers and as community participants.

We found a number of trends, a couple of which as a faculty I find particularly interesting. One is that More »

[Posted in Publications & Research]


Jun

25

Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Action Orientation

June 25, 2007 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

Through our consulting, Scott and I have found an interesting relationship between procrastination, perfectionism, and action orientation. This sacred triangle has helped us help others - through figuring out where on the “triangle” one is at to learning how to balance all sides of the triangle. Quite often one or two of the three will be overemphasized, and quite often those who come to us have the procrastination-perfectionism combination. Admittedly there are many elements that affect procrastination, as indicated in many popular books on the subject.

However, when dealing with individuals in graduate schools, those conducting research, or those in the business field, it has been quite helpful to start with this simple triangle and then work into deeper issues of, for example, “am I *good enough* (whichever level you want to take that on) to succeed.” At other times we have found that intentional distractions, and even unintentional distractions, are really alternative ways of engaging the topic at hand.

Let me give an example. More »

[Posted in General Interest & Resources]


May

10

Two New Hypnosis Sessions by Dr. Hastings!!

May 10, 2007 | posted by Ryan | 4 Comments

Hi All.
We now have two new hypnosis sessions for sale in our MA4CS “Stuff” website store. Dr. Arthur Hastings has been a clinical hypnotherapist for over 20 years. He is also a core faculty at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (and has acted in many capacities for the small graduate psychology school, including past president). When I had knee surgery, this is the guy I went to for a pre-surgery hypnosis session! So, check out the new hypnosis session in the store, and enjoy!

[Posted in General Interest & Resources & Site Updates]


May

4

Overcoming Writing Blocks

May 4, 2007 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

Have you ever had a time when writing just didn’t feel right, or that the mere act of sitting down to write was enough to bring back memories of chores long since forgotten? Maybe you are a cleaner, needing to clean before sinking into your writing project. Maybe you are a solitary writer, or on the flip side, need the extra stimulation of a coffee shop? Well, fortunately there has been A LOT written about writers block (almost an oxymoron isn’t it!).

In my experience writing my dissertation (a large research project I had to complete in order to graduate with my Ph.D.), there were times that I absolutely fought against the urge to write. I knew that I wanted to write, even that I had to write, but that didn’t help me write. I would either find other things to do, sit and stare at my screen, or write something small then edit it for several hours. These behaviors were entirely unproductive, and did not help me to get to the goal of having a completed piece of work.

During our consulting we have found several ways to overcome writers block. One of my favorites is More »

[Posted in General Interest & Research & Resources]


Apr

9

Research as Spiritual Practice

April 9, 2007 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

Can research in itself be a spiritual practice? Considering the connection between much philosophy and religion - the search for truth - and epistomology - the study of how we know - maybe it is possible to see research as a spiritual practice. Dr. Peter Reason discusses this topic in an online “article” which he prepared for a conference at the University of Surrey in 2000. This discussion piece, titled Action Research as Spiritual Practice compares the process of action research with Rev. Matthew Fox’s Four Paths of Creation Spirituality: Via Positiva, Via Negativa, Via Creativa, & Via Transformativa. This piece is thought provoking, gripping, and potentially transformative itself for the way we all do research. I highly recommend this articles, along with much of Dr. Reason’s work.

For the article, just click the link above. For a direct link to Peter Reason’s personal website, including many of the articles he has written click here.

[Posted in Research & Resources]


Mar

30

Forum: Qualitative Social Research

March 30, 2007 | posted by Ryan | Leave a Comment

http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-eng.htm

Just found this resource - a free, multilingual open-access journal on qualitative research. If you are looking for qualitative research articles, discussions, and debates from different countries, here is the place. Check it out.

[Posted in Research & Resources]


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