central and critical term within SL-CE research and practice. Concept review, or conceptual analysis, pro- vides a means to bring specificity to a phenomenon of interest—such as in Krebs’ (1970) review of altru- ism—as well as to stimulate thought about the ways in which a term is used—such as in Baccarini’s (1996) review of project complexity. Unlike the Krebs and Baccarini reviews, which provide a singu- lar definition of the concept under analysis, this arti- cle does not position one conception, or interpreta- tion, of reciprocity as true or inherently preferable. Rather, we seek to make explicit, by way of illustra- tive examples, the diversity of meanings contained within the term. Central to this analysis is the goal of distinguishing broad categories of meaning so that we and our colleagues in SL-CE might be able to make more explicit our positions as practitioner- scholars with regard to the specific meanings of rec- iprocity we intend, which in turn can inform our development of research constructs, our practices, and our understanding of alternative interpretations.
