Craftsmanship: the Meaning of Life

“Manage more, supervise less.” – Bryce’s Law When I got into the work force back in the mid-1970′s it seemed everyone dressed in a suit and tie, drank black coffee, smoked their brains out, and worked their butts off. Today, golf shirts have replaced suits, herbal tea and bottled water have replaced coffee, nobody is [...]

The Virtues of Postmodernism Electrified with the Use of the Six Realms of Meaning and Strategic Planning by Simone A. Gardiner & Wm. Kritsonis, PhD

Simone A. Gardiner & William Allan Kritsonis, PhD  Introduction             In today’s world Postmodernism can be viewed as a response to the preceding modernist movement wherein modernism simply reacts against classical concepts. Postmodernism is not just a philosophical movement. Postmodernism is found in architecture, the graphic arts, dance, music, literature, and literary theory. As a [...]

Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning

Applied Educational Research Journal (AERJ) 22 (3) 2009   Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged: An Epistemological, Philosophical and Comparative Treatment Based on the Theoretical Framework of the book Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning by William Allan Kritsonis, PhD     ________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT The purpose of [...]

National, State, District, and Local Plans Using the Six Realms of Meaning as it Relates to Strategic Planning in Educaitonal Leadership

  Introduction The role of the school administrative team is most often associated with educational leadership.  Leadership roles can be enacted by all stakeholders within the school community, including the student population (Levin, 1998; Wallin, 2003).  The six realms of meaning (Kritsonis, 2007) cover the range of possible meanings and comprise the basic competencies that [...]

Actual Meaning of Dedicated Hosting

There are several hosting providers in the market claiming for their dependability and dedication. But a hosting company provided the true example of actual dedication and determination when a hurricane called “Katrina” struck New Orleans. The story mentioned below is of directNIC and courageous attitude of men and women whose fighting spirit kept the data [...]

Utilizing the Six Realms of Meaning in Improving Test Scoress Through Strategic Planning by Rosnisha Stevenson and William Allan Kritsonis, PhD

Rosnisha D. Stevenson and William Allan Kritsonis, PhD  Introduction              School districts around the nation develop individual Campus Improvement Plans on each campus in the district yearly based on ways they can improve their campus and make it better for the school, the students, teachers, parents and the community.   One major component in schools in the [...]

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