Gretchen B Rossman
Biographic Data
| ID | 199138 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gretchen B Rossman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gretchen B |
| FAMILY NAME | Rossman |
| SIGNATURE | ROSSMAN G B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Everyday ethics: Reflections on practice
This introductory article frames the contributions for this issue on everyday ethics – moments that demand moral considerations and ethical choices that researchers encounter. We discuss concerns raised within the research community about the tendency to observe merely obligatory ethical procedures as outlined in Human Subjects Review regulations. We argue that these procedural rituals are manifestly insufficient for the moral challenges of ongoi…
Caring reflexivity
This article provides a brief summary of the seven articles in this special issue through the lens of the concept of caring reflexivity. In joining 'caring' and 'reflexivity', we deepen the conversation about what constitutes reflexivity, encouraging an explicit focus on the relational. Revisiting the first article, we argue that relationships – with all their challenges and mysteries – must be central to ethical and credible research. Thus, we h…
Resources for Qualitative Research: Advancing the Applications of Alternative Methodologies in Public Administration
Interpretive Interactionism
Three Paths to Implementing Change: A Research Note
Historically, individual studies of planned change have adopted either a technical, political, or cultural perspective from which to view and interpret school improvement efforts. This article argues that issues related to how work is done, the distribution of power, and existing shared values commingle during the course of the change process. Thus, any innovation has inevitable ramifications for all three, regardless of how promising or innocuou…
Exploring Organizational Approaches to Dissemination and Training
Research in such fields as population planning, agriculture, and education has demonstrated the importance of intermediaries to ensure the dissemination of innovative practices However, little attention has been given to how organizations serve this function This article reports four case studies of regional educational service agencies in their role as disseminators of new knowledge Three characteristic approaches to dissemination were identifie…
Intentions and Impacts: A Comparison of Sources of Influences on Local School Systems
Federal and state school reform initiatives are often diverted or blunted by local and contextual considerations
Numbers and Words: Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Single Large-Scale Evaluation Study
This article discusses how quantitative and qualitative methods can be combined in a single evaluation study to better understand the phenomenon in question. Three perspectives on combining methods are reviewed: the purist approach where the two methods are seen as mutually exclusive, the situationalist approach that views them as separate but equal, and the pragmatist approach that suggests integration is possible. From the pragmatist position i…
I Owe You One: Considerations of Role and Reciprocity in a Study of Graduate Education for School Administrators
This paper explores the dilemmas of conducting research in a setting where one is employed. Using the concept of reciprocity, I describe how trusting relationships with participants were built during a study of an off-campus doctoral program for school administrators. When trust was threatened, either because of role structures or organizational events, I devised strategies to rebuild it. Two strategies underscored affiliation with students: shar…
Everyday ethics: Reflections on practice
This introductory article frames the contributions for this issue on everyday ethics – moments that demand moral considerations and ethical choices that researchers encounter. We discuss concerns raised within the research community about the tendency to observe merely obligatory ethical procedures as outlined in Human Subjects Review regulations. We argue that these procedural rituals are manifestly insufficient for the moral challenges of ongoi…
Caring reflexivity
This article provides a brief summary of the seven articles in this special issue through the lens of the concept of caring reflexivity. In joining 'caring' and 'reflexivity', we deepen the conversation about what constitutes reflexivity, encouraging an explicit focus on the relational. Revisiting the first article, we argue that relationships – with all their challenges and mysteries – must be central to ethical and credible research. Thus, we h…
Resources for Qualitative Research: Advancing the Applications of Alternative Methodologies in Public Administration
Three Paths to Implementing Change: A Research Note
Historically, individual studies of planned change have adopted either a technical, political, or cultural perspective from which to view and interpret school improvement efforts. This article argues that issues related to how work is done, the distribution of power, and existing shared values commingle during the course of the change process. Thus, any innovation has inevitable ramifications for all three, regardless of how promising or innocuou…
Interpretive Interactionism
I Owe You One: Considerations of Role and Reciprocity in a Study of Graduate Education for School Administrators
This paper explores the dilemmas of conducting research in a setting where one is employed. Using the concept of reciprocity, I describe how trusting relationships with participants were built during a study of an off-campus doctoral program for school administrators. When trust was threatened, either because of role structures or organizational events, I devised strategies to rebuild it. Two strategies underscored affiliation with students: shar…
I Owe You One: Considerations of Role and Reciprocity in a Study of Graduate Education for School Administrators
This paper explores the dilemmas of conducting research in a setting where one is employed. Using the concept of reciprocity, I describe how trusting relationships with participants were built during a study of an off-campus doctoral program for school administrators. When trust was threatened, either because of role structures or organizational events, I devised strategies to rebuild it. Two strategies underscored affiliation with students: shar…
Numbers and Words: Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Single Large-Scale Evaluation Study
This article discusses how quantitative and qualitative methods can be combined in a single evaluation study to better understand the phenomenon in question. Three perspectives on combining methods are reviewed: the purist approach where the two methods are seen as mutually exclusive, the situationalist approach that views them as separate but equal, and the pragmatist approach that suggests integration is possible. From the pragmatist position i…
Exploring Organizational Approaches to Dissemination and Training
Research in such fields as population planning, agriculture, and education has demonstrated the importance of intermediaries to ensure the dissemination of innovative practices However, little attention has been given to how organizations serve this function This article reports four case studies of regional educational service agencies in their role as disseminators of new knowledge Three characteristic approaches to dissemination were identifie…
Intentions and Impacts: A Comparison of Sources of Influences on Local School Systems
Federal and state school reform initiatives are often diverted or blunted by local and contextual considerations
Three Paths to Implementing Change: A Research Note
Historically, individual studies of planned change have adopted either a technical, political, or cultural perspective from which to view and interpret school improvement efforts. This article argues that issues related to how work is done, the distribution of power, and existing shared values commingle during the course of the change process. Thus, any innovation has inevitable ramifications for all three, regardless of how promising or innocuou…
Interpretive Interactionism
Resources for Qualitative Research: Advancing the Applications of Alternative Methodologies in Public Administration
Everyday ethics: Reflections on practice
This introductory article frames the contributions for this issue on everyday ethics – moments that demand moral considerations and ethical choices that researchers encounter. We discuss concerns raised within the research community about the tendency to observe merely obligatory ethical procedures as outlined in Human Subjects Review regulations. We argue that these procedural rituals are manifestly insufficient for the moral challenges of ongoi…
Caring reflexivity
This article provides a brief summary of the seven articles in this special issue through the lens of the concept of caring reflexivity. In joining 'caring' and 'reflexivity', we deepen the conversation about what constitutes reflexivity, encouraging an explicit focus on the relational. Revisiting the first article, we argue that relationships – with all their challenges and mysteries – must be central to ethical and credible research. Thus, we h…
Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)