Gary Shank
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Mon, 11 Sep 95 23:33 CDT
My name is Gary Shank and I am an associate professor of educational
psychology at Northern Illinis University. I specialize in teaching
qualitative research methods, and my research concerns two main
things. First of all, I am interested in building a semiotic
foundation to qualitative research, and this is where my interest
in Vygotsky and other cultural historical theorists come in.
Second, I am interested in the logic of qualitative research and
how it is fundamentally different from other research logics.
This work is informed by Peirce, another favorite here. I like to
do research where cultural aspects are used as tools to understand
other cultural aspects as well, and I am drawn to many, but not
all, postmodern ideas. For example, I dont like constructivism
(not constructionism which I think is pretty cool) very much, but
that is a paper topic. I am a life-logn science fiction fan, I
play the guitar poorly with much gusto, and my friends think that
I am at heart a kind and generous soul, even though I am often quite
opinonated. I have been know to change my mind, and even admit to
being wrong. I like the honesty and warmth of this group very
much, and I have missed its presence.
glad to be back, I remain
gary shank
gshank@niu.edu