{"product_id":"being-and-becoming-larry-leflore-ph-d-9781665718349","title":"Being and Becoming: Knowing and Acceptance of Self Are Essential for Self-Actualization","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarry LeFlore, Ph.D. chronicles his journey growing up poor, in a single-parent home, and without any role models to lead him to a professional career identity in this memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving struggled with self-doubt and low self-esteem, he had no real aspirations in childhood. But in college, his sociology and psychology classes transformed how he thought about himself and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater, when he began working with delinquent children after graduating from college, he began to feel a sense of purpose-and success. When administrators at the University of Southern Mississippi noticed how he'd reformed the juvenile court system, they recruited him to assist in establishing a master's degree program with an emphasis in juvenile justice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter an incredible and rewarding career at USM, he retired at age forty-nine before going on to excel at administrative positions at West Virginia University and Texas Women's University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin the author as he shares how he overcame obstacles to enjoy professional success in \u003cem\u003eBeing and Becoming\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Leflore Ph. D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 166571834X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665718349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Larry Leflore Ph. D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057209602303,"sku":"9781665718349","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_055cc966-861c-4ccf-973d-45fe19ebcc0c.jpg?v=1685045659","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-and-becoming-larry-leflore-ph-d-9781665718349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}