Nafees Alam

Biographic Data

ID3805605
NAMENafees Alam
GIVEN NAMESNafees
FAMILY NAMEAlam
SIGNATUREALAM N
AFFILIATIONSFort Hays State University
ORCID0000-0003-3354-3362
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • The Spirit of the Assignment

    Open AccessNafees AlamARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2026

  • Teaching Note—The Point–Counterpoint Teaching Methodology

    Nafees AlamARTICLEJournal of Social Work Education2026

    Social work education often requires grappling with complex and controversial issues, necessitating a pedagogical approach that fosters critical thinking and intellectual diversity. The Point–Counterpoint teaching methodology is a framework designed to move beyond the traditional education model as agreement toward a model of education as understanding. By emphasizing intellectual diversity, this approach equips students with the tools to engage …

  • Epistemic Pluralism, Open Inquiry, and Constructive Disagreement

    Open AccessMary K Twis, David R Hodges et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2026

  • Free Speech and Critical Thinking

    Barbara Drake, Brett Drake et al.ARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Social Work2026References: 14

    This article examines the fundamental incompatibility between liberal/enlightenment and postmodern/critical theory (PCT) paradigms in social work education, particularly regarding free speech and critical thinking. The liberal tradition requires free speech and critical thinking as essential tools for reasoned debate, empirical investigation, and knowledge advancement. In contrast, PCT frameworks, as self-described political movements with unfals…

  • Social Work

    Nafees AlamARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Social Work2026References: 6

    This paper examines the tension between professional social work practice and what I term the “ideological orthodoxy” of social work, the dogmatic homogeneity that often characterizes the field. Through critical auto-ethnographic reflection and analysis of contemporary social work discourse, I argue that the profession has developed an insular ideological ecosystem that may impede its ability to genuinely “meet clients where they are.” Drawing on…

  • Preserving Academic Freedom and Critical Thinking in Social Work Education

    Nafees Alam, Bruce A ThyerARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Social Work2026

  • Heterodox Social Work

    Open AccessNafees Alam, Heidi Adams RuedaARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2025Cited by: 3References: 10

  • Beyond Ideological Mandates

    Nafees AlamARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Social Work2025Cited by: 1References: 13

  • Viewpoint and Political Diversity and the Nasw Code of Ethics

    Matthew Watson, Nafees AlamARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Social Work2025References: 2

  • Nightlife human behavior

    Nafees Alam, Dawn O’connellARTICLEJournal of Human Behavior in the…2024Cited by: 1References: 23

  • Meme culture and suicide sensitivity

    Open AccessRyan Weiser, Nafees AlamARTICLEHumanities and Social Sciences…2022

    People worldwide are bogged down with a multitude of issues, many of which may need some form of coping mechanism to counteract the negative beliefs that accompany those issues. For many, memes have become that coping mechanism. Looking at memes, the present study ascertained the effects that constant viewing of memes has on sensitivity when dealing with one of the most difficult concerns anyone can face, suicide. Using a pre-test/post-test desig…