EDUCATION AND TRAINING

21st-Century Global Challenges for Psychology

Changes Needed for Psychology To Meet Global Challenges
    
    Attention to Global Problems
    Appreciation of Sociopolitical Forces in Psychology
    Commitment to the Centrality of Culture and Values
    Multidisciplinary and Transnational Perspectives
    Concern for Social Justice

Changes Require Institutional and Curricular Adjustments

Education and Training in International Psychology
    
    Person
    Philosophy
    Process and Content

Person

    Full Capacity Global Citizen

        Social Responsibility and Justice
        Interpersonal Skills
        Fusion of Person and Profession

    Measurement of These Qualities for Selection?

    Curricula that Nurture and Sustain these Qualities?

Philosophy

    Meaningful Education Has Values at its Core

    Challenge for Students:

        Identify Sources and Consequences of Character

    APA Working Group on Internationalizing the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum (2005)

        5 Learning Goals
    
            Psychological Knowledge in International Perspective
            Methodological Issues in International Research
            Discipline of Psychology in International Perspective
            Psychology and Interpersonal Understanding
            Psychology and Global Issues
    
        5 Learning Outcomes for Each Goal

            Appreciate How Culture Influences Behavior
            Awareness of Research Methods around the World
            Understand Psychological Concepts Developed in Other Countries
            Use Psychological Concepts To Facilitate Cross-cultural Interaction
            Apply Psychological Knowledge to Issues of Global Concern

        Pedagogical Strategies for Achieving Outcomes

            Attitude

                Open-mindedness and Skeptical Inquiry
        
            Evaluation

                Fulfillment of Civic and Global Duties

           Examination

                Effects of Privilege and Power on Inequality and Oppression   

Content and Process

    Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Content
                
        Coursework – Possibilities

            Chaos Theory
            Community Psychology
            Comparative Religion
            Cross-cultural Psychology
            Ecological / Systems Approaches
            Foreign Language
            Indigenous Psychologies
            International Business
            Macro-economics
            Qualitative Research Design
            Peace Studies
            Public Health
            Regional History
            Urban Sociology
            Field Research
            International Internships

    Specialized training - Examples

        University of Hawaii – Manoa
    
            Doctorate in Community and Culture
            Certificate Options in Specialties

        University of South Dakota

            Certificate Options for Diverse Practitioners
    
    Readings – Some Good Ones!

        Culture and Psychology
        International Journal of Asian Social Psychology
        International Journal of Psychology
        Journal of Psychology in Africa
        Peace and Conflict: A Journal of Peace Psychology
        
        Eysenck, M. W. (2004). Psychology: An international perspective. Hove, UK: Psychology Press.
    
DISCUSSION:

➢    What are your thoughts about this course as a first step toward preparing full capacity global citizens?

➢    How would you tailor your education to enable you to meet the challenges of a globalized world?