Hi All, Interestingly, Michael raises some good points. For a discussion of these concerns, in relation to methodology, see:
Woolf, L. M., & Hulsizer, M. R. (2007). Understanding the mosaic of humanity through research methodology: Infusing diversity into research methods courses. In D. S. Dunn, R. A. Smith, & B. Beins (Eds.), /Best practices for teaching statistics and research methods in the behavioral sciences/ (pp. 237-256). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. I would also recommend: American Psychological Association. (2003). Guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice, and organizational change for psychologists. /American Psychologist, 58/, 377-402. Matsumoto, D. (1994). /Cultural influences on research methods and statistics/. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Matsumoto, D. (2003). Cross-cultural research. In S. F. Davis (Ed.), /Handbook of research methods in experimental psychology /(pp. 189-208). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. Quina, K., & Kulberg, J. M. (2003). The experimental psychology course. In P. Bronstein & K. Quina (Eds.), /Teaching gender and multicultural awareness: Resources for the psychology classroom/ (pp. 87-98).Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. For more related to international, cross-cultural, and diversity issues in psychology, particularly related to teaching, see the APA Presidential Task Force on Diversity Education at: http://teachpsych.org/diversity/ptde/index.php Additional diversity information can be found at http://teachpsych.org/diversity/index.php and http://teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/resources.php?category=Diversity . In relation to countries influenced by war and state terror and integrating such topics into your courses, see: Woolf, L. M., & Hulsizer, M. R. (2004). Psychology of peace and mass violence -- Genocide, torture, and human rights: Informational resources. /OTRP-Online/, published by Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Div. 2, APA). http://teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/woolf04genocide.pdf Woolf, L. M., & Hulsizer, M. R. (2004). Psychology of peace and mass violence -- War, ethnopolitical conflict, terrorism, and peace: Informational resources. /OTRP-Online/, published by Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Div. 2, APA). http://teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/woolf04war.pdf Woolf, L. M., & Hulsizer, M. R. (2004). Psychology of peace and mass violence: Instructional resources. /OTRP-Online/, published by Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Div. 2, APA). http://teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/woolf04instr.pdf Best wishes, Linda michael sylvester wrote: > > > Methodological concerns in other countries can create a problem for > the Eurocentric model.For example,in other cultures subjects may not > show up for the experiments neither would they sign a consent > form.They may associate those requirements with suspicion of the > government and the police. And it could also be a problem > in achieving the degree of controls in a collectivist culture that may > be possible in an individualistic culture. > And of course there is the problem of translation and its equivalence > in comprehension and interpretation. I have given assignments to > immigrants who do not want to participate because still carry fear of > being hunted down by the Khymer Rouge,the Vietnamese authotities.or > some past dictatorship regime in South America. (To be continued) > -- Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology and International Human Rights Past-President, Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, & Violence (Div. 48, APA) <http://www.peacepsych.org> Webster University 470 East Lockwood St. Louis, MO 63119 Main Webpage: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ <http://www.webster.edu/%7Ewoolflm/> [email protected] "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's (and woman's) best friend. . . . Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx http://www.kiva.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
