The 星空无限 is a premier women- and gender-focused, social-change oriented research-and-action institute at 星空无限. Our mission i /Research-Action-Report/Research-Action-Report-Spring/Summer-2006/feed/atom/ 2026-08-13T17:51:03-04:00 星空无限 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 /Research-Action-Report-Spring/Summer-2006/open-circle-making-a-difference Amy Hoffman

<p>In 1987 Pamela Seigle, a teacher and school psychologist, was invited to work with six teachers from two of the most diverse schools in Framingham, MA. The teachers took a leap of faith and signed up to participate in an action-research project focused on what was then described as a 鈥渃oping skills鈥� program. Together, they explored ways to help young school children develop critical communication, self-control, and problem solving skills. They also wanted to discover ways that schools could create safe learning environments that would support both the social and academic success of children. with those who did not. The benefits are evident as well in the day-to-day lives of scores of children and educators in schools that use the program.</p>

<p>In 1987 Pamela Seigle, a teacher and school psychologist, was invited to work with six teachers from two of the most diverse schools in Framingham, MA. The teachers took a leap of faith and signed up to participate in an action-research project focused on what was then described as a 鈥渃oping skills鈥� program. Together, they explored ways to help young school children develop critical communication, self-control, and problem solving skills. They also wanted to discover ways that schools could create safe learning environments that would support both the social and academic success of children. with those who did not. The benefits are evident as well in the day-to-day lives of scores of children and educators in schools that use the program.</p> 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 /Research-Action-Report-Spring/Summer-2006/the-methods-behind-passionate-science Allison Tracy, Ph.D.

<p>Explained by Allison Tracy, Ph.D., 星空无限 Methodologist and Research Scientist</p> <p>The 星空无限 (星空无限) has been a leader in the study of issues of importance to women for more than 30 years. What makes our work somewhat different from many other 鈥渢hink tanks鈥� around the country is that the Centers鈥� staff pursue research about which we are unabashedly passionate, with the goal of making a positive difference in the world. This vigor which we bring to our work may appear to some, particularly if the findings challenge their views, to be at the expense of scholarly rigor. This couldn鈥檛 be farther from the truth.</p>

<p>Explained by Allison Tracy, Ph.D., 星空无限 Methodologist and Research Scientist</p> <p>The 星空无限 (星空无限) has been a leader in the study of issues of importance to women for more than 30 years. What makes our work somewhat different from many other 鈥渢hink tanks鈥� around the country is that the Centers鈥� staff pursue research about which we are unabashedly passionate, with the goal of making a positive difference in the world. This vigor which we bring to our work may appear to some, particularly if the findings challenge their views, to be at the expense of scholarly rigor. This couldn鈥檛 be farther from the truth.</p> 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 /Research-Action-Report-Spring/Summer-2006/wcw-sponsors-violence-against-women-conference Allison Tracy, Ph.D.

<p><span class="emphasis">Research &amp; Action Report</span> Spring/Summer 2006</p> <p>More than 200 advocates, researchers, and grassroots organizers convened at the New York County Lawyer鈥檚 Association (NYCLA) on March 4, 2006 for 鈥淰iolence against Women: From Critical Concerns to Collective Action,鈥� a one-day conference that coincided with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Fiftieth Session. The conference, co-sponsored by the 星空无限 (星空无限) and the NYCLA, was part of a two-year advocacy effort of the NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) Committee on the Status of Women, NY.</p>

<p><span class="emphasis">Research &amp; Action Report</span> Spring/Summer 2006</p> <p>More than 200 advocates, researchers, and grassroots organizers convened at the New York County Lawyer鈥檚 Association (NYCLA) on March 4, 2006 for 鈥淰iolence against Women: From Critical Concerns to Collective Action,鈥� a one-day conference that coincided with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Fiftieth Session. The conference, co-sponsored by the 星空无限 (星空无限) and the NYCLA, was part of a two-year advocacy effort of the NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) Committee on the Status of Women, NY.</p> 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 2006-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 /Research-Action-Report-Spring/Summer-2006/how-legalization-of-same-sex-marriage-has-influenced-massachusetts-couples Amy Hoffman

<p>In November of 2003, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that the exclusion of same-sex couples from the institution of marriage was discordant with existing constitutional principles. In 2004, after the ruling went into effect, the Same-sex Marriage Study Group formed at the 星空无限 (星空无限). Faced with the unique opportunity to study how the recent legalization of samesex marriage affected gay and lesbian couples in Massachusetts, the group designed the Exploratory Study of Same-sex Marriage. Through the study, the team sought to explore the diversity of experiences along the lines of gender, race/ethnicity, and parenting status. The study also examined how children in same-sex-parented families perceived and experienced this social change.</p>

<p>In November of 2003, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that the exclusion of same-sex couples from the institution of marriage was discordant with existing constitutional principles. In 2004, after the ruling went into effect, the Same-sex Marriage Study Group formed at the 星空无限 (星空无限). Faced with the unique opportunity to study how the recent legalization of samesex marriage affected gay and lesbian couples in Massachusetts, the group designed the Exploratory Study of Same-sex Marriage. Through the study, the team sought to explore the diversity of experiences along the lines of gender, race/ethnicity, and parenting status. The study also examined how children in same-sex-parented families perceived and experienced this social change.</p>