I am super-excited about the programme and the streamleaders that we have managed to get for this next version. Here is a quick overview of the three streams, the experts leading each stream and some ideas for improvements. A poster advertising the Summer School can be found here (print it and pass it around your department).
Culture and Human Development: Methodological and Conceptual Perspectives
Developmental trajectories reflect the interaction between individual abilities on the one hand, and the ecological and socio-cultural niche in which one grows up on the other hand. Informed by bioecological models, I will provide an overview of how different ecological niches have produced varying childrearing values and strategies, which in turn have created variations in the contexts in which developmental trajectories evolve. The workshop will be in two parts. In the first part, I will dedicate a significant amount of time to discussing how cultural and contextual factors influence development. More importantly, I will discuss conceptual and methodological approaches that need to be taken into consideration in order to adequately study human development in context. I will highlight issues of measurement, sampling, and analysis which are of importance in (cross) cultural developmental psychology. Lastly, translational behavioral research is gaining more prominence in psychology. We will discuss ways in which we can design studies that inform practice and policy.In the second part, students will be placed in small working groups based on earlier submitted work to discuss research ideas. Each working group will aim at developing a research plan with achievable milestones, for them to implement as a concrete outcome from participation in the workshop.About the Stream Leader
Amina is associated with the Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme Kenya; Department of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Tilburg University, Netherlands; Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK.
Dr Amina Abubakar studied Educational psychology at Kenyatta University in Kenya, before proceeding to study Developmental Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University where obtained her PhD in 2008. She currently works at the Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, in Kenya.Dr. Amina Abubakar is a Psychologist whose research concerns three broad areas: the sequelae of various childhood diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and contextual predictors of psychological well-being across cultural context. Her main interests are in the study of developmental delays and impairments among children exposed to various health problems such as HIV, malnutrition and malaria. Her main focus in this regard is on developing culturally appropriate strategies for identifying, monitoring and rehabilitating at-risk children. In addition, she is also interested in examining the prevalence of and risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically ASD, within the African context. Lastly, alongside collaborators from more than twenty countries, she is developing a line of research where we investigate how various contextual factors (familial, school, peer and cultural) impact on wellbeing (mental health, life satisfaction and identity formation) of adolescents across cultural contexts.
Cultural Genomics: Understanding Gene-culture Coevolution from the Molecular Evolution Perspective
In this stream, I will introduce the basic concepts about human evolution, molecular approach to recent natural selection, data sets such as the HapMap and 1000 Genomes Projects and the Beijing Genes-Brain-Behavior Project, and ways to navigate, download, and analyze the data. Participants can select particular genes to examine their evolutionary history and current behavioral correlates.About the stream leader
Contextualizing Acculturation: Multi-level and Multi-group Perspectives
As today’s societies are becoming increasingly diverse, cross-cultural research on contact and acculturation increasingly focuses on diversity and its outcomes, which are not always positive. This workshop starts from the question to what extent and when diversity is an asset for immigrant minorities and for societies at large. We will investigate how minority and majority group members experience culture contact in organizations or societies with different diversity climates (e.g., norms, values, ideologies …). To this end, students will be encouraged to engage with multi-level (at the level of individuals, organizations and societies) and multi-group (minority and majority group perspectives) approaches, data, and methods.About the stream leaders
Karen Phalet (PhD 1993 University of Leuven) is full professor at the Centre for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven, and a senior research fellow of the European Research Center On Migration and Ethnic Relations, Utrecht University. Her cross-cultural research is broadly concerned with the psychological dimension of cultural diversity across immigrant minorities and European societies. She has published extensively on processes of cultural transmission, acculturation, self and identity, and their consequences for minority adjustment, acceptance, attainment, and political voice. Current comparative research lines investigate religion and acculturation among European Muslim minorities, as well as minority identity and acculturation in ethnically diverse schools and organizations.
Gülseli Baysu (PhD in 2011 from University of Leuven) is an assistant professor at Kadir Has University. Her main research interests concern minority perspectives on intercultural relations and minority outcomes, ranging from political mobilization to academic performance. She is well-versed in the full range of cross-cultural research data and methods, including cross-national (web)surveys, experiments, and multi-group, multi-level, and longitudinal analyses. Her main publications focus on how positive and negative experiences of culture contact affect minority acculturation and achievement across different migration contexts. In addition to continuing this line of research, another research line extends her earlier work on social identity and political mobilization to Turkey. Endorsement by Previous Participants
Hi, I am Dr Humera Iqbal and was lucky enough to be part
of the first ever summer school in Istanbul. This was a wonderful experience for
so many reasons. I met excellent young researchers with similar interests, some
of whom I have continued to collaborate with. I was taught by some of the best
minds in cross-cultural psychology and learned so much from them. The group
discussions we had allowed me to think about my own research in a novel way and
the articles we examined really helped in writing up my cross-cultural
research. I also made some amazing friends. If you are doing your PhD in
anything cross-cultural (at whatever stage), I really encourage you to apply
for Paris 2014.
Hi, I am Saija Kuittinen. The IACCP PhD winterschool in Stellenbosch
South-Africa (2012) was a great opportunity to meet fellow PhD students and
senior colleagues from all around the world who share the same interests in
cultural issues and psychology as I do. During the few intensive days of group
work, besides learning more about conducting cross-cultural research, I also
enjoyed the casual networking and talking about relevant issues - especially since
I am the only one doing this line of research back in my home university.
New Ideas for Reims 2014
We have looked at the feedback and comments from previous years and are working on making it an even more enjoyable, educational and fun event. One suggestion was to provide an opportunity for members to briefly present their research work. We think this is a brilliant idea. Our current plan is to have some mix of Pecha Kucha, Ted-Talk and Three Minute Thesis Presentation. The current idea is that each member has 3 minutes and some combination of 1, 3, 6 or 9 slides (with no animations) to present his or her topic and research interests to the group on the first or second night. We are still ferociously debating whether we should include some important presentation rules like that you have to have at least one photo of you as a baby plus one picture of the place where you grew up (after all, the summer school is about connecting people and increasing your understanding of cultural diversity - and baby pictures are highly relevant to at least one stream ;)
Furthermore, people were keen to get more of an overview of what is happening in each stream and what each stream-leader is going to focus on. Hence, we have decided to add a few more lectures to provide a better overview of the various topics and streams.
We also hope that all members will form their research groups and start reading and discussing their plans well before getting to Reims. We will ask for volunteers in each stream as facilitators that can work with me and the stream-leaders to getting the discussion and learning going early next year.
If you have any thoughts or comments or suggestions of how we can make the summer school better, please get in touch.
Costs
The cost for the summer school will be 200 Euro for participants from high-income countries (as per IACCP fee structure) and 150 Euro for participants from low income countries. The fee includes accommodation, welcome dinner, lunches and coffee breaks. This is pretty damn good value for a three full day workshop with world leaders in the field of psychology and culture, providing you with cutting edge skills and material.
The Schedule
Human
development
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Cultural
genomics
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Contextualizing
Acculturation
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March 20
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Application
deadline
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March 31
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Decision
on applications
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April-01
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Beginning
of work in study groups (reading, discussing & exchanging ideas)
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May-01
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Finalizing
study groups (each group to select a contact person)
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Jun-01
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Preliminary
ideas submitted to stream leaders
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Jul-11
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Arrival
in Reims (informal get-together in the evening)
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Jul-12
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9-10am
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Introduction
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10-11am
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Lecture
1 (SL 1)
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11.15-12.15pm
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Lecture
2 (SL 2)
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12.15-2pm
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Lunch
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2-3pm
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Lecture
3 (SL 3)
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3-6pm
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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6-7pm
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Break
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7-8pm
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Dinner
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8pm-10.30pm
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Your
research topic in 3 min (Presentation on PhD/MSc research by all
participants)
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Jul-13
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9-11am
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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11-12.15pm
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Lecture:
Cultures are different, p < .05? Thinking about research beyond
significance values
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12.15-2pm
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Lunch
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2-6pm
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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Evening
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Free
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Jul-14
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9-11am
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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11-12.15pm
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Lecture:
TBC
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12.15-2pm
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Lunch
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2-6pm
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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Work
in streams
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Evening
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Presenting
your research proposals
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Jul-15
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9-11am
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Joint
workshop: Writing for publication
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11-12pm
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Wrapping
up
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Noon
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Lunch
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Afternoon
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Transfer
to conference
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Application and Further Info
You will be able to apply here, the link is now active. If you have any questions about the programme, the leaders or the general procedure, please do not hesitate to contact me. The poster with all the relevant info can be found here. Print it and pass it on to your friends and colleagues!
Happy to answer your questions and look forward to seeing you all in Reims in a few months!
J'espère te voir bientôt!
Thank you for the heads up!
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