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      Developing community and social psychology for Aotearoa: Experiences from a New Zealand programme of indigenization

      Thomas, David R.
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      Thomas, D.R. (1994). Developing community and social psychology for Aotearoa: Experiences from a New Zealand programme of indigenization. Paper presented to the Third Afro-Asian Congress of Psychology, 23-26 August 1994, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/842
      Abstract
      Experiences related to developing an indigenous community and social psychology

      in the teaching of psychology at the University of Waikato in Aotearoa/New Zealand

      are described. The process of localization emphasizes the need to interpret

      "universal" concepts in terms of local cultural patterns and to elaborate psychological

      concepts derived from the cultures of indigenous peoples. The localization of

      psychology in New Zealand involves: (a) differences between the dominant United

      States cultural pattern, in which much English-language psychology is embedded,

      and New Zealand cultural patterns; and (b) differences between the dominant

      Pakeha (Anglo-New Zealander) cultural patterns and the cultural patterns of

      indigenous Maori peoples. These cultural differences involve contrasts between

      individualistic and collective conceptions of self-identities and social identities, and

      alternative conceptions of community needs.

      Three processes relevant to localization are outlined: socio-cultural contextualization,

      agenda-setting, and knowledge of cultural styles. Socio-cultural contextualization

      refers to the relevance of psychological knowledge, taught in dominant national

      institutions, to local social, cultural and political systems. Agenda-setting focuses on

      how the dominant themes in teaching and research within psychology are selected,

      and the relevance of these themes to community needs. Knowledge of local cultural

      styles is required to describe and teach professional roles that are congruent with

      such cultural styles.
      Date
      1994-08
      Type
      Conference Contribution
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