Charles E. Dwyer Associate Professor

Education
1959: B.S. Economics, St. Joseph’s College (Philadelphia)
1962: M.S. Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
1966: Ph.D. Philosophy and Education, Cornell University

Research Interests and Current Projects
Dr. Dwyer’s research interests include the study of human behavior and human influence within organizational contexts, particularly schools. His work focuses on enculturation and socialization processes that lead to dysfunctional beliefs, attitudes, and cognitive processing. He is also concerned with the ways in which these arbitrary and accidental (but nonetheless powerful) mental artifacts inhibit human functioning. He also examines the ways in which these mental states can be overridden with more productive ones by individuals interested in changing the ways in which they have been taught to think, feel, and act. Finally, his studies consider how all of the above can be brought most effectively and directly to young people as a part of their overall education. His research and teaching cover a wide variety of topics, including human influence, motivation, self-management, conflict resolution, organizational design, and team building.

Courses Taught
EDUC 508: Managing People
EDUC 510: Managing People in Education
EDUC 588: Modes of Inquiry in Education
EDUC 648: Philosophy of Education
EDUC 752: Philosophical Analysis and Educational Inquiry

Selected Publications
Dwyer, C. (2005). Positive psychology and the physician. In W. Curry and B. Linney (Eds.), Positive Leadership in Health Care: Building on Strengths, Managing Around Weaknesses. Tampa, FL : American College of Physician Executives.

Dwyer, C. (2004). Taking positive steps. The Physician Executive, 30 (6).

Dwyer, C. (2003). Human influence. In M. Goldsmith, et al. (Eds.), The Many Facets of Leadership. New York, NY : Financial Times Prentice Hall.

Dwyer, C. (2002). Society's values, fears support health care's noble cause, The Physician Executive, 28 (3).

Dwyer, C. (2001). Organizations, interpersonal effectiveness and self-empowerment. In S. Rovin (Ed.), Business and Medicine . Gaithersburg, MD : Aspen Publishers.

Dwyer, C. (2001). Changing behaviors to build better physician/patient relationships. The Physician Executive, 27 (5).

Dwyer, C. (2000). When things go wrong. In M. Goldsmith, B. Kaye, & K. Sheldon (Eds.), Learning Journeys. Palo Alto, CA : Davies-Black Publishing.

Dwyer, C. (1999). More on the Dance of Anger. The Physician Executive, 25 (3).

Dwyer, C. (1996). The times they are a changin'. The Physician Executive, 22 (2).

Dwyer, C. (1996). Managing people (2 nd edition). Dubuque, IA : Kendal/Hunt Publishing Company.

Dwyer, C. (1994). Achieving power and influence within organizations . (A multimedia, three-part, self-instructional seminar series.) Executive Multimedia Production, Inc.

Dwyer, C. (1991). The importance of managing people. In Sheldon Rovin & Lois Ginsberg (Eds.), Managing Hospitals: Lessons from the Johnson & Johnson-Wharton Fellows program in Management for Nurses. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, pp. 175-200.

Dwyer, C. (1991). The s hifting sources of power and influence . Tampa, FL : American College of Physician Executives.

Dwyer, C. (1988). Managing People . (An audio/video learning packet.) Philadelphia, PA : The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Dwyer, C., & Hof , L. (1982). with Lawrence Hof . Overcoming ambivalence through the use of values analysis. The American Journal of Family Theory, 10 (1): 17-26.

Dwyer, C., & Trist, E. (1982). The limits of laissez-faire as a sociotechnical change strategy. In Robert Zager and Michael P. Rosow (Eds.), The Innovative Organization: Productivity Programs in Action. New York : Pergamon Press, pp. 149-183.