Meditative dialogue: A tool for engaging students in collaborative learning processes

This paper describes a teaching tool that uses meditation practices and postmodern practices to promote a sense of collaboration and mutual responsibility for learning in a final Master's in Social Work class at the University of New Hampshire. It outlines a process through which students and instructor aim to become equal partners in developing collective knowledges, and participate in the collaborative practices they are learning as they move from positions of inexpert learners to expert colleagues. It includes a discussion of students' evaluation of the meditative dialogue process and its impact on their professional development.     

Characteristics of Role Models for Young African-American Men: An Exploratory Survey

Recognized leaders of African-American communities were surveyed with 24 items developed by the investigators to aid in the identification of pertinent characteristics common to successful and positive role models for young African-American men.