PSYCHOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPING (MAJORITY) WORLD

Definition of “Developing” Country

    GDP or Per Capita Income
    Mortality Rates

Definition of “Developing” Psychology

    Activity Indexed by Publication Databases

        Role of Culture in Addition to Economics

Work of Psychologists in Developing Countries

    Limited/Restricted Access to Information

        Digital Divide
    
Inadequate Infrastructure, Salaries, and Legal-ethical Regulation

    Scarcity of Funding

        Government Agencies/Ministries
        International Foundations
        Private Sources

Areas of Applied Work

        Health
        Education
        Business and Industry

Education-training in Developing Countries

    Components of Professional Preparation
    Theoretical Orientation
    Instructional Methods
    University Admissions

Activities of Developing World Psychologists

    WHO Criteria Used To Identify

        115 Developing Nations in 6 Regions
    
            North and Central America
            Caribbean
            South America
            Middle East and North Africa
            Central and Southern Africa
            Asia and the Pacific

    PsycINFO Search

        Last 5 Years of Abstracts of Publications by at Least One National Author

    Abstracts Categorized by

        Type of Publication (theoretical, research, or applied) 
        Topic (e.g., culture/ethnography, learning processes)

    Frequencies Revealed Variability in
    
        Productivity across Developing Nations
        Types and Topics of Published Research

    Higher Publication Rates Associated with

        Emphasis on Applied Research
        Size and Affluence
        Geography, History, Politics, Culture
        Impact of Foreign Psychologists

DISCUSSION:

➢    Can published literature capture the work-related activities of psychologists in the developing world?  (What are the flaws of the exploratory study?)

➢    What are your suggestions for strengthening psychology in the developing world?