Development, nurture and culture
[PSY1325]
[30h] 4 credits
This course is taught in the 2d semester.
Teacher(s): Isabelle Roskam
Language: French
Level: First
Aims
- to show the interrelations between the concepts, research methods and complexity of socio-cultural changes ;
- to identify the problems related to the transposition of appraisal tools from one culture to another ;
- to outline the educational implications and the clinical perspectives.
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
- to show the interrelations between the concepts, research methods and complexity of socio-cultural changes ;
- to identify the problems related to the transposition of appraisal tools from one culture to another ;
- to outline the educational implications and the clinical perspectives.
The course deals with the issue of development in an intercultural perspective and in relation to the different socio-cultural environments within a single culture. It defines the notions of "culture", "socio-economic environment", "ecological model", "universals" and variations according to culture, "deficit" and "difference" and "compensatory education". This issue is covered through topics relating to cognitive and language development, social and relational development, personality development and values. These are examined in various contexts such as immigration and the approach of non-Western cultures.
Reading folder
Links with practitioners working in the field
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Connection with some of the issues covered in PSY 1324 (Psychology of disabled people)
Introduction of some concepts which are covered in certain Master courses, particularly PSY2741 (Transcultural and intercultural clinical psychology)