Spark
Feb 2019 · Guilford Publications
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Professor Peyton Wilde has an enviable life teaching sociology at an idyllic liberal arts college--yet she is troubled by a sense of fading inspiration. One day an invitation arrives. Peyton has been selected to attend a luxurious all-expense-paid seminar in Iceland, where participants, billed as some of the greatest thinkers in the world, will be charged with answering one perplexing question. Meeting her diverse teammates--two neuroscientists, a philosopher, a dance teacher, a collage artist, and a farmer--Peyton wonders what she could ever have to contribute. The ensuing journey of discovery will transform the characters' work, their biases, and themselves. This suspenseful novel shows that the answers you seek can be found in the most unlikely places. It can be read for pleasure, is a great choice for book clubs, and can be used as unique and inspiring reading in qualitative research and other courses in education, sociology, social work, psychology, and communication.
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Victor Garcia
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January 26, 2021
I definitely would recommend this book because it helps to see how the answer to a research question can be right in front of us. Sometimes we tend to take the little things for granted, but at the end of the day we have to make the choice to look at the answer itself. We need to look beyond our beliefs and beyond our point of view about a specific topic.
Barbara H
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March 25, 2019
I highly recommend SPARK. Patricia Leavy's talent for writing focuses on a journey by Peyton Wilde, a Sociology Professor, who is invited to use her talents by special invitation at a think tank in Iceland.Who wouldn't accept this extraordinary opportunity? Leavy develops the story through Peyton Wilde who explores academic viewpoints through several interdisciplinary characters and seeks to understand everyone's talent in responding to one important question. The journey of this academic retreat has a few surprises in store for the reader. This is a page-turner I devoured it in a weekend. I for one would love to see more published in this genre of writing.
About the author
Patricia Leavy, PhD, is an independent sociologist, novelist, and former Chair of Sociology and Criminology and Founding Director of Gender Studies at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. She is the author, coauthor, or editor of over 35 books, and the creator and editor of 10 book series. Known for her commitment to public scholarship, she is frequently contacted by the U.S. national news media and has blogged for The Huffington Post, The Creativity Post, and We Are the Real Deal. She is also co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of the journal Art/Research International. Dr. Leavy has received numerous awards for her work in the field of research methods, including the Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award from the National Art Education Association, the New England Sociologist of the Year Award from the New England Sociological Association, the Special Achievement Award from the American Creativity Association, the Egon Guba Memorial Keynote Lecture Award from the American Educational Research Association Qualitative Special Interest Group, and the Special Career Award from the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. In 2016, Mogul, a global women’s empowerment platform, named her an “Influencer.” The School of Fine and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz has established the Patricia Leavy Award for Art and Social Justice in her honor. Dr. Leavy delivers invited lectures and keynote addresses at universities and conferences. Her website is www.patricialeavy.com.
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