Globalization and its discontents: challenges to developmental theory and practice in Africa.
The three contributions to this Special Section on Culture and Human Development are summarized and critiqued. In considering the nature of contemporary psychological science, as well as applications to early childhood care and development, education to prevent HIV/AIDS, and formal academic education, the various authors are in general agreement on the limitations of current knowledge as it applies to African populations. There is also a common focus on the promise of scientific procedures that take seriously the importance of local understandings, institutions, and social settings.
Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2058, USA. charles.super@uconn.edu
Charles M
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Super
Sara
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Harkness
D002654:Child Care; D002657:Child Development; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*