@article{Danner_2022, title={“Magical Thinking” and Inward Engagement at a Small Liberal Arts University in a Time of Crisis}, volume={13}, url={https://programmaticperspectives.cptsc.org/index.php/jpp/article/view/23}, abstractNote={<p>This case study essay draws on experiences and survey documentation surrounding a new, client-driven course, ENG337–Professional Editing, that was piloted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The author, an Assistant Professor at a small liberal arts college, pulls from this experience and the attending documentation to interrogate magical thinking, a concept formulated by Joan Didion (2007) and later repurposed by James Dubinsky (2010) to explore various dimensions of program development. Throughthe narrative of course development and administration and a retroactive summary of survey findings, the author demonstrates how magical thinking can be re-formulated to respond to our responsibilities to students and stakeholders in times of crisis. The essay concludes by calling on readers to not allow “magical thinking” to be a just-in-time reaction, but rather a regular expression of our values in the field.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Programmatic Perspectives}, author={Danner , Patrick}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={76–103} }