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| Posted by: | Colleen Ward |
| Title/Position: | Professor |
| School/Organization: | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSSI |
| Date posted: | December 30th, 2008 |
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We are inviting submissions for a special issue of the International Journal Of Intercultural Relations (IJIR) on applied acculturation research. If you are interested in making a contribution, please submit an abstract (information follows) by 31 January.
Applied Acculturation Research: Working with and for Communities
Editors: Colleen Ward, Victoria University of Wellington (Colleen.Ward@vuw.ac.z)
and Cigdem Kagitcabasi, Koc University (ckagit@ku.edu.tr)
In an era of rising international migration, globalization and transnationalism, acculturation theory and research are becoming increasing important. Contemporary research has largely focused on individuals’ experiences of intercultural contact and the consequences for identity, intercultural relations, social adaptation and psychological well-being (Sam & Berry, 2006; Ward, Bochner & Furnham, 2001). Relatively little psychological research on acculturation, however, has focused on the community experience. What are the major social and psychological issues faced by acculturating communities? Poverty? Health? Discrimination? Connectedness? Continuity? And how can acculturation research address these issues and empower communities?
This volume will examine a range of acculturation issues in community-based research. Most commonly, the papers will reflect collaborative efforts among researchers and community members, have strong applied emphases and action-oriented goals. Although the papers included in the volume will be varied in terms of processes and outcomes, they will explicitly share a common objective: to benefit the community of interest. Accordingly, the “applied” in applied acculturation research reflects a direct, rather than a potential, application of the research to the community, either in the research process (e.g., direct involvement of community members) or in the outcomes (e.g., positive change in the acculturating community).
The production of this special issue is motivated in part by the Crisis in Acculturation panel discussion at the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Cross-cultural Psychology in July this year. Among the criticisms leveled at acculturation researchers was that qualitative research, applied research and research “in and for communities” are relatively rare. This volume will take one step in filling that gap.
Full manuscripts invited on the basis of the abstracts must be submitted by 15 May 2009.
Guidelines for Authors
Papers should follow APA guidelines and be no longer than 10,000 words.
(1) Introduction
(a) What is the national (or regional) setting? Describe relevant demographic, social, political conditions.
(b) Who is the community of interest? Describe their position in the broader setting.
(c) What is the research issue? Why is it important? How was it deter! mined?
(d) What is the research objective or goals?
(2) The process and methods
(a) How was the research conducted with the community? Did community members take an active role in shaping or conducting the research? What was the procedure?
(b) What research methods were used?
(c) Who are the research participants?
(3) The results
(4) Discussion
(a) What has been learned about the research issue?
(b) How do the results relate to the research objectives?
(c) How are the results shared with or used in the community?
(d) What are the applications of the findings?
(e) What are the limitations and directions for future research?
(5) Conclusion
References
Sam, D. L., & Berry, J. W. (Eds.), (2006), The Cambridge handbook of acculturation psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ward, C., Bochner, S., & Furnham, A. (2001). The psychology of culture shock. London: Routledge.
Colleen Ward
Professor of Psychology
Director, Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: 64-4-4636037
Fax: 64-4-4635402
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