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The article discusses the four important issues regarding the future of constructivism. These issues include the use of jargon and culture-specific languages that affect the ability of the society to understand the ideas of constructivists, the formation of a formal organization for personal construct psychologists and the need for constructivists to harness their field.

The article focuses on the importance of creating an integrative constructivist psychology theory to address the challenges on the adoption of constructivism theories by mainstream psychologists. Topics discussed include the principles of a coactive systems model on human development within socio-cultural contexts and the conceptual and empirical tools for analyzing psychological structure development.

The article discusses the marketization and unification trends in constructivist psychology and the four constructivism scenarios that were created based on these trends. The scenarious include the preserveration of the pioneering and distinctive epistemological position of constructivist psychology, the strategic alliances between constructivist psychology and other approaches and the gradual disappearance of constructivist psychology.

An interview with clinical psychologists Robert A. Neimeyer and Donald Meichenbaum is presented. They offer their perspectives on the evolution of clinical psychology and their contributions to the field. Neimeyer shares his interest in the way psychologist George Kelly conceived constructivism. Meichenbaum suggests that the term "revolution" should be used to describe the development of the psychology and science fields.

The article talks about the future of the field of constructivist psychotherapy. The psychotherapy methods that have been used by clinicians are mentioned, including systematic desensitization, empty chair technique and invariant prescription. The opinions of psychologists Carl Rogers (1956) and Jerome Bruner on the constructivist perspectives of psychologist George Kelly are also presented.

The article focuses on the paradoxes of the construction of self-narratives including the idea of poiesis and the falsification of the past. The fundamental reasons for applying the concept of narrative turn to the field of psychology are discussed. The issues on temporality and otherness are also explained.

The article discusses the future of radical constructivism (RC), a constructivist theory founded by American psychologist Ernst von Glasersfeld. The ways on how one can understand the theory are mentioned, including as a pluralistic paradigm and as an extended interdisciplinary paradigm. Details about the theoretical cores of the RC paradigm are also given.

The article discusses the future of personal construct psychology (PCP), a constructivist theory developed by American psychologist George Kelly. The author finds that the theory is based on the philosophical assumption of constructive alternativism. The two PCP assessment methods, self-characterization and role construct repertory test, and the alignment of PCP with the constructivist movement are explained.

An introduction to the book "Studies in Meaning 5: Disturbing the Status Quo in Constructivist Psychology" is presented in which the author discusses topics including the future of constructivism, the specific constructivist theories and the meaning of careless and parochial constructivism.

The article offers information about social constructionism or the social construction of reality. Topics discussed include the need for people to effectively respond to physical, technological, institutional, and social realities, the different constructivist and social constructionist ideas and the examples of transformative constructions that shape people's potentials and lives, including prescription glasses, laptops and electricity.

The article focuses on the nature of the individual in pragmatism and constructivism. It presents a brief history of the notion of the individual in social psychology in which philosopher Kenneth Gergen is credited for pursuing the social and historical context for the individual. The notion of the individual by philosopher John Dewey is stated as being based on social practices. Also discussed is how emotional expression and grief in particular is understood by individuals in a social context.

The article focuses on the person-as-scientist construct in personal construct psychology (PCP). Psychologist George Kelly has created a model of man in which each individual, regardless of age, educational background and political belief, needs to be construed as a scientist. Kelly believes that all men are scientists as they possess theories on various issues.

The article focuses on the ability of the constructive approach to mentoring graduate students to advocate social justice. It is said that mentors serve a role in the support of and advocacy for students going up the social hierarchy. It explores how constructivist mentoring upholds social justice, noting that such approach supports the creation of role relationships.

The article focuses on grief therapy using a constructivist approach. It notes that a constructivist approach to bereavement assumes that grieving involves the reaffirmation or reconstruction a world of meaning that faced challenges due to a loss. Principles related to grief therapy are discussed, including the use of narrative methods and concepts in reconstructing life.

An appendix is presented concerning the Constructivist Psychology Network (CPN), a nonprofit organization largely comprised of psychologists in the U.S.

A preface to the book "Studies in Meaning 5: Disturbing the Status Quo in Constructivist Psychology" edited by Jonathan D. Raskin, Sara K. Bridges and Jack S. Kahn is presented.