Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don't Act) Responsibly

Author:   Howard Gardner (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:  

9780787994754


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   14 September 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don't Act) Responsibly


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Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions—journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty—taking ownership for one’s work and its wider impact.

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Author:   Howard Gardner (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780787994754


ISBN 10:   0787994758
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   14 September 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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The questions are though-provoking; the responses, profound. Of highest interest is the tool kit that the GoodWork Project has developed. (Nonfiction Philosophy and Psychology) The book is well researched and makes for interesting reading that administrators and teachers could all benefit from. (The School Administrator, 04/2008) This book appeals to a wide audience as an array of informative and skillfully written insights into the responsibilities, meaning, and ethics of work. (NACADA, 03/11/08) Responsibility at work provides strategies for cultivating responsibility in those at work and those who may enter the profession. (Ad-Hoc-News, 10/17/2007) Gardner's book mentioned in an article - my favorite chapter is 'Creativity and Responsibility'... (Daily Herald, 09/12/2007)


Gardner and his colleagues outline steps that can be taken to build a sense of responsibility and to take ownership for one's work and its wider impact. ( District Administration , 07/08) Overall, this book represents a valuable contribution the literature on understanding the meaning of work in our lives. ( PsycCRITIQUES , 05/28/08) The questions are though-provoking; the responses, profound. Of highest interest is the tool kit that the GoodWork Project has developed. ( Nonfiction Philosophy and Psychology ) The book is well researched and makes for interesting reading that administrators and teachers could all benefit from. ( The School Administrator , 04/2008) This book appeals to a wide audience as an array of informative and skillfully written insights into the responsibilities, meaning, and ethics of work. ( NACADA , 03/11/08) Responsibility at work provides strategies for cultivating responsibility in those at work and those who may enter the profession. ( Ad-Hoc-News , 10/17/2007) Gardner's book mentioned in an article - my favorite chapter is 'Creativity and Responsibility'... ( Daily Herald , 09/12/2007)


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Howard Gardner is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is the author of more than twenty books translated into twenty-four languages. Gardner also holds positions as adjunct professor of psychology at Harvard University, adjunct professor of neurology at Boston University, and senior director of Harvard Project Zero.

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