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Original Article

Learning From Within

The Role of Community-Based Partnerships

Published Online:March 29, 2023https://doi.org/10.1026/0049-8637/a000269

Abstract

Abstract: Most developmental science occurs within a so-called WEIRD narrative: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic. Although developmental psychology has long relied on cross-cultural research to enrich and inform theories of human development, the narrow focus on children from WEIRD countries creates a biased understanding of how children develop. It is critical to diversify developmental science and ensure it reflects and responds to local contexts and cultures. In this article, we discuss how community-based participatory research (CBPR) can be integrated into theoretical frameworks of human development and used to increase the representation of traditionally marginalized populations in developmental science. We argue that a CBPR-informed approach can ensure that child development priorities are culturally sensitive, which can support the development of programs aimed at enhancing children’s development which are embedded in local cultural norms and become part of the social fabric of the community under study.


Zur Rolle lokal eingebetteter Forschungspartnerschaften für die Diversifizierung entwicklungspsychologischer Forschung

Zusammenfassung: Die entwicklungspsychologischen Forschung ist von einer WEIRD-Perspektive geprägt: westlich, gebildet, industrialisiert, reich und demokratisch. Obwohl interkulturelle Forschung Theorien zur kindlichen Entwicklung bereichert, führt der enge Fokus auf Kinder aus WEIRD-Ländern zu einem voreingenommenen Verständnis der Entwicklung von Kindern. Um diese Voreingenommenheit zu verringern, ist es wichtig Perspektiven zu diversifizieren und sicherzustellen, dass die entwicklungspsychologische Forschung lokale Kontexte und Kulturen widerspiegelt. In diesem Artikel diskutieren wir, wie ein lokal eingebetteter und partizipativer Forschungsansatz (CBPR) theoretisch fundiert umgesetzt werden kann und so die Repräsentation von traditionell marginalisierten Bevölkerungsgruppen in der Entwicklungspsychologie erhöht wird. Ein CBPR-informierter Ansatz kann dazu beitragen, dass die entwicklungspsychologische Forschung lokale Prioritäten im Hinblick auf die kindliche Entwicklung widerspiegelt. Ergebnisse CBPR-informierter Forschung können in der Folge bei der Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Programmen zur Föderung von Kindern berücksichtigt werden, so dass diese in lokale kulturelle Normen eingebettet sind und von der untersuchten Gesellschaft akzeptiert werden.

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