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Chapter 7 - Teaching Psychological Measurement: Taking into Account Cross-Cultural Comparability and Cultural Sensitivity

from Research and Statistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2018

By
Christin-Melanie Vauclair ,
Diana Boer  and
Katja Hanke
Edited by
Kenneth D. Keith
Kenneth D. Keith
Affiliation:
University of San Diego
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Summary

It is possible to heed the calls for better representation of the world’s population in our adolescent psychology courses. Here we suggest exercises, films, and readings that can be used by instructors of adolescent psychology courses to broaden students’ knowledge about the range of adolescent experiences around the world. As globalization proceeds, we and our students will be called upon to understand other cultures and others’ experiences to foster better communication and understanding among global citizens. Young people, both the adolescents depicted here and our youthful students, represent talented agents of change for the future.  
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Culture across the Curriculum
A Psychology Teacher's Handbook
 , pp. 157 - 176
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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