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Founder's ReflectionOpen Access

On Beginning: A Founder's Reflection

Fredah Mainah, PhD[0009-0009-7949-523X]
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Journal
Journal of Developmental Science
Volume/Issue
Vol. 1, No. 1 (2026)
Pages
pp. 26–28

Abstract

In this reflection, the founder of SPIRAL Academic Press and the Journal of Developmental Science reflects on the origins, motivations, and aspirations that gave rise to this publishing venture. The reflection is offered not as autobiography but as a contribution to the intellectual history of the discipline — an account of the lived experience that made the founding of this journal not merely possible but necessary.

Further Reading

Works for further study on the themes of this article.

  1. Battilana, J., & D'Aunno, T. (2009). Institutional work and the paradox of embedded agency. In Institutional Work (pp. 31-58). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511596605.002
  2. Battilana, J., Leca, B., & Boxenbaum, E. (2009). How actors change institutions: Towards a theory of institutional entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Annals, 3(1), 65-107. https://doi.org/10.5465/19416520903053598
  3. Cardon, M. S., Wincent, J., Singh, J., et al. (2009). The nature and experience of entrepreneurial passion. Academy of Management Review, 34(3), 511-532. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2009.40633190
  4. Emslie, M. (2009). Researching reflective practice: A case study of youth work education. Reflective Practice, 10(4), 417-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623940903138258
  5. Marquis, C., & Tilcsik, A. (2013). Imprinting: Toward a multilevel theory. Academy of Management Annals, 7(1), 195-245. https://doi.org/10.5465/19416520.2013.766076
  6. McAdams, D. P. (2001). The psychology of life stories. Review of General Psychology, 5(2), 100-122. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.5.2.100
  7. McAdams, D. P., & McLean, K. C. (2013). Narrative identity. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22(3), 233-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721413475622
  8. Miscenko, D., & Day, D. V. (2016). Identity and identification at work. Organizational Psychology Review, 6(3), 215-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041386615584009

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Keywords

founder's reflectioninstitutional foundingdevelopmental sciencescholarly publishing
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