Jerry A. DeHart

Assistant Professor
Center for Language Research

University of Aizu
#272 Center for Language Research
Tsuruga, Ikki-machi
Aizu-Wakamatsu City
Fukushima-ken 965-8580 Japan
Telephone (0242) 37-2591
Fax (0242) 37-2599

E-mail: dehart@u-aizu.ac.jp

Current Quotation

What we are trying to do is get people to ask questions they haven't ever thought to ask. -Michael Ayers 3M

Spring Semester Classes

Technical Writing I

Intercultural Communications

About Professor DeHart

Personal Data...

Born on January 5, 1953 in New Castle, Indiana

My Family

A closer look at our kids. Can you guess which two belong to us?

Living in Aizu Sights of the Aizu festival: Bon odori matsuri

My educational background

Educated at:

Currently a doctoral candidate in The Fielding Institute in the Education, Leadership, and Change Program

Eastern Michigan University M.A. Counseling (1993)

Ball State University B.A. Psychology, (1977)

Hobbies and Interests

Favorite movies: Man of La Mancha, The Matrix,

Favorite sports: Team sports like volleyball, swimming,and basketball

Favorite drink: Why, coffee, of course!

Favorite past time: Listening to music, playing guitar, camping, computer games with my sons, and spending time with good friends

Here at the University of Aizu

Research/Educational Interests

Background Data

Research Description

Selected Publications

Background Data

Professor DeHart received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Ball State University in 1971. He was awarded a Master's Degree in Counseling from Eastern Michigan in 1992. His focus was marriage and family counseling, and private individual therapy. He was employed by the Navigators for 14 years, an interdenominational Christian ministry focusing their services for business and professional people, Ball State University military personnel, and university students. He has worked as campus minister with the Navigators at the Instituto Tecnico de Estudios Superiores de Mexico, at Ball State University, Michigan State University and at the University of Michigan.

His research interests centers around the psychology of learning and individual differences, systems thinking and strategic management, cross-cultural communications, leadership studies and the training of leaders, conflict and conflict resolution counseling, language acquisition, and communication styles in interpersonal relationships. He is a certified consultant using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

Research/Educational Interests

Learning Styles and Language Acquisition.
Technical Presentations
Leadership, Communication, and Team Reasoning
Cross-Cultural Communication.
Systems Thinking
Counseling and Conflict Resolution
Personality Type
Writing

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator

Research Description

My research explores the fundamental uniqueness of each individual through a systematic approach of understanding personality types. The differences in psychological types and cognitive styles may explain the variety of ways in which people are predisposed to learn and work. Helping people discover more of their own tendencies helps them to understand their strengths and weaknesses. Students need skills to be able to think, communicate, collaborate, and make solid decisions, whether than is in writing or career planning, or whatever. In my research I use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to consider English language acquisition habits of Japanese college students, as well as looking at type and composition styles, study habits, .

People will discern and decide in contrasting ways that often lead to disagreement. Often, interpersonal dynamics within a group and culture will profile certain values and downplay others. Sometimes these individual or cultural variations can lead to misunderstanding and be interpreted as flaws, weakness or unwanted deficiencies. Understanding of type can reduce interpersonal tension and enhance the harmony for international cooperation and respect. This theoretical assumption has implications for teachers and learners. Students will have certain academic strengths and also particular struggles due to those strengths. My interest is to help bring about an understanding of the psychology of these differences while promoting a respect and appreciation for each person's gifting.