Volume 7, Number 1, April 2019
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Editorial:
by Luca Pezzullo

Articles:
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The Dewey family reunion: Kelly’s man-the-scientist meets Rorty’s ironist
by Vladimir Miletić e Dušan Stojnov
Translated by Francesca Del Rizzo
AbstractThe Dewey family reunion: Kelly’s man-the-scientist meets Rorty’s ironistKelly and Rorty share similar and compatible philosophical positions, based on their common pragmatic ancestry, particularly due to influences of John Dewey’s thought. We will show how, based on these similarities, we can draw parallels between Rorty’s conception of the eternally self-doubting ironist and her constructivist counterpart, Kelly’s man-the-scientist. Understanding liberal irony may prove fruitful in explicating and developing a constructivist theory of the subject; several features of the ironist will be considered as potential constituents of subjects created in personal construct psychotherapy. Goals of the psychotherapeutic process will be reconsidered in the light of these findings.

Key words: personal construct theory, subjectivity, neopragmatism, relationality.
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Comparing PCP with other approaches: Systemic Theory, Phenomenology and Semiotics.
by Harry G. Procter
Translated by Sara Candotti and Elisa Cappellari
AbstractComparing PCP with other approaches: Systemic Theory, Phenomenology and SemioticsCarefully combining two or more viewpoints or ways of construing adds both breadth and depth, significantly enlarging our understanding, and is therefore a vital resource in our work. It is a fundamental consideration in both scientific inquiry and in intervening in social situations. This also has an ethical aspect that flows from the fundamental spirit of PCP and its insistence on acceptance and respect for alternative ways of looking at things.
Key words: comparing approaches, PCP, Peirce, Semiotics, Phenomenology.
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Construing the doctoral examiner: what the doctoral student should know
by Devi Jankowicz
AbstractConstruing the doctoral examiner: what the doctoral student should knowDoctoral candidates often worry about how their constructivist epistemology will be received, especially if their examiners come from a positivist background. The issue affects candidates in the more conventional psychology departments, and in the business and management schools too. Methodology textbooks used by students, supervisors and examiners don’t offer a unified terminology or a consistent analytic framework for the epistemological issues involved. An exercise in student-examiner sociality, this paper seeks to remove some possible confusions arising from an imprecise use of the terms ‘method’ and ‘technique’, and from the simplistic use of such constructs as constructivist-positivist, subjective-objective, and qualitative-quantitative.
Key words: Epistemology, doctoral examination, PCT associated techniques, methodology.
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An interview with Pam Denicolo: a boundary-crosser researcher.
by Lucia Andreatta, Elena Bordin
Pam DenicoloAn interview with Pam Denicolo: a boundary-crosser researcher.For nearly 40 years in professional, postgraduate and science education Professor Pam Denicolo has used constructivist approaches and methods to underpin her work as a teacher and researcher and as a supervisor of 60+ successful doctoral researchers. In the last 20 years she has progressively focussed on issues related to doctoral and professional education, establishing at Reading University both a Graduate School and a Centre for Interprofessional Education and Training while serving as executive officers on many related national and international committees and boards. Currently she concentrates on international consultancy for the development of doctoral education and on two of her greatest joys, running workshops and writing books for researchers at all levels in the HE system on research methods and researcher development.
Key words:: boundary-crosser researcher, PCP methodology, research, teaching.
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An interview with Pam Denicolo: a boundary-crosser researcher. (English original version)
by Lucia Andreatta, Elena Bordin

Experiences:
From prevention to becoming. Some application examples of constructivist theory in the school context.
by Francesca Passera
AbstractFrom prevention to becoming. Some application examples of constructivist theory in the school context.Working as school psychologist gives the opportunity to find lots of ways to construe one’s own experiences daily. Thanks to Personal Construct Psychology I could experience a new alternative to realize projects and interact with people in this contest; it helps me to wonder constantly. I tried to retrace how I have changed and re-construed my look and my work at school from this meeting, giving concrete application and personal reflection examples.
Key words: school, constructivism, group, contest, personal meaning.
Book Reviews:
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DVD Review “Constructivist Family Therapy: with Jeff Krepps, PhD” Systemic Family Therapy DVD series, Demonstrations of Theory to Practice – Jon L.Winek, Series Editor
by Claudia Pasti
Glossary:
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PCP and gender
by Devorah Kalekin-Fishman
Translated by Cecilia Pagliardini e Davide Scapin