Search

The often misunderstood concept of indigenous psychologies is examined from the meta-discipline perspective afforded by a social-psychological study of the science. Motivation underlying the indigenisation movement, semantic difficulties with the concept, and models for indigenisation of the discipline are examined. The commonly accepted building-block approach is of increasing numbers of indigenous contributions leading to an emerging indigenous psychology. An alternative, but often overlooked approach, is of autochthonous discipline development leading to increasing numbers of seasoned researchers creatively pursuing culturally relevant research. Both approaches are intertwined and necessary for a more encompassing definition and understanding of the indigenisation process. An overview of the required elements for this broader definition indicate the need for simultaneous pursuit of research in the local culture and autochthonous discipline development, demands that can place the researcher in an essential tension. Le concept, souvent mal compris, de psychologie indigene est examine dans une perspective de meta-discipline, qu'autorise une etude de psychologie sociale interculturelle. On discutera de l'accent mis sur un aspect comme etant inexact dans les faits, theoriquement trompeur et politiquement dangereux. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The meaning of the concepts of indigenous psychologies and of indigenisation, the process by which they are achieved, are explored within the first four articles of this special issue. The concepts are examined initially in the abstract from the broader perspectives of the social psychology of science (Adair) and cross-cultural psychology (Poortinga), and in two concrete applications of indigenous psychology approaches in Mexico (Diaz-Loving) and Korea (Kim, Park, & Park). In the second part of this special issue, three articles report on empirical research assessing the extent of indigenous development that has occurred in Turkey, the former USSR, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. This introduction summarises some of the commonalities and differences among the contributions. La signification des concepts de psychologie indigene et d'indigenisation, les processus par lesquels ils se realisent, est explore dans les quatres premiers articles de ce numero special. Les concepts sont examines tout d'abord a partir des perspectives plus larges de la psychologie sociale des sciences (Adair) et la psychologie interculturelle (Poortinga), ainsi que dans deux applications concretes des approches de psychologie indignee au Mexique (Diaz-Loving) et en Coree (Kim, Park, et Park). Dans la seconde partie, trois articles rendent compte des recherches empiriques evaluant l'ampleur du developpement indignee en Turquie, ex-URSS, au Venezuela, et Porto-Rico. Cette introduction au numero special resume quelques uns des points communs et des differences dans les contributions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]