"As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others." (Robert H. Schuller)     In  NEVET we embrace personal identities of the group members and regard diversity as an asset.

The greenhouse includes research students from diverse cultural, ethnic, national, gender orientation, and religious backgrounds. We believe this diversity to be one of our precious assets and strenghts. NEVET is a venue that enables an expression of opinions, experiences, and perceptions that are driven by the multiplicity of identities of the participants. As part of the reflection required in the research process, the members  are encouraged to explore and maintain their unique identities and share their experiences and points of view with the rest of the group. Exposure to the uniqueness of the other "flexes" the consciousness of complexity and "resonates" the personal complexity of the observer. In many cases, the researcher confronts multiple parts of his own identity: cultural, genderial, religious, or political, and the expectations of the academic research world. These identities  place the researcher in many different locations at times making him an insider, an outsider, or both. This exploration is essential for reflexivity, especially in qualitative research, which requires active acknowledgment and explicit recognition about the ways positionality affects the research process and its outcomes.