Kenneth J. Gergen is a Senior Research Professor in Psychology at Swarthmore College, and the President of the Taos Institute. He is internationally known for his contributions to social constructionist theory, technology and cultural change, the self, aging, education, and relational theory and practices. His major writings include, Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Construction, The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life, and Relational Being: Beyond Self and Community. His most recent work Beyond the Tyranny of Testing: Relational Evaluation in Education (with Scherto Gill) offers a relational constructionist alternative to the destructive practices of testing and grading in education. Gergen lectures throughout the world, and has received numerous awards for his work, including honorary degrees in both the U.S. and Europe.
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Chapter 1: Social Construction and Plural Worlds Chapter 2: The Language We Live By Chapter 3: Horizons of Human Inquiry Chapter 4: The Relational Turn Chapter 5: Dialogue: Conflict and Transformation Chapter 6: Education: The Future is Now Chapter 7: The Helping Professions: Co-Construction in Action Chapter 8: Co-Creating in Organizations and Governance Chapter 9: Social Construction: Questions and Consequences