With the development of Bakhtin's theory of polyphony in literary criticism, the kind of attitude to literary texts has changed, and according to the needs of modern society, this discourse became the focus of attention of thinkers and literary theorists. Polyphony, with its own meta-lingual potentials, brings with it a new approach, a rethinking of the audience, so that the reader can have a n...

This conceptual paper introduces the Theory of Dialogical Self to the career development literature. The life themes component of the Theory of Career Construction is the focus of application for dialogical self. It is proposed that the notion of dialogical self may contribute to understanding how individuals construct the career-related life themes. Dialogical self is thus presented as a promi...

Abstract This article aims to explore the experiences of eight dancers, who have Parkinson’s disease (PD), with dance as a performative form arts. The data this qualitative research consists semi-structured online questionnaire and focus group discussion. was analyzed using inductive thematic content analysis approached in an abductive manner context social identity theory. Two main themes emer...

Recently there has been an increasing number of studies in psychology informed by dialogical rather than monological theoretical assumptions. In the area of cognition and learning this ‘dialogical turn’ implies a move away from explanation in terms of underlying cognitive structure toward descriptions of the dynamic construction of meaning in conversations (e.g. Edwards and Potter, 1992). In th...