Using the characterization of the segments in the max-min semimodule B n , provided by Nitica and Singer in Contributions to max-min convex geometry. I: Segments. Linear Algebra and its Applications 428, (2008), 1439-1459, we find a class of metrics on the B n. One of them is given by the Euclidean length of the max-min segment connecting two points. The max-min segments are complicated and consist of several Euclidean segments pointing in a finite number of fixed directions. The number of directions increases with the dimension of the semimodule. Each metric in our class is associated with a weighting function, for which we give some characterization. None of these metrics is a quasiconvex metric. Nevertheless, a somehow weaker condition always holds.

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While social work educators have explored strategies to improve literacy development among their students, many educators continue to strive for a better integration of effective reading and writing skills. This article presents the findings of a survey that used qualitative research methods to assess the outcomes of a doctorate in social work program that employed a specialist in composition. Doctorate in social work students reported on the skill of ‘close reading’ as it related to their own writing, practice, university teaching, and field supervision. Data analysis reveals that these students had not previously learned the close reading skills necessary for strong writing skills. This article extends support for a full integration of close reading as a way to improve writing, clinical mental health practice, and critical thinking skills.

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