Collaborating with the Center for Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (CICP), the Center for Life-Span Development (CLSD) organized an international summer course program titled International Summer Course on Cultural Dynamics and Life-Span Development: Research Approaches and Practical Interventions. This summer course focuses on helping students gain an understanding of the role culture plays in life-span development as well as offering valuable insights into current research methodologies and approaches relevant to cultural and lifespan development.
For this event, nine international speakers and five national speakers with various backgrounds and fields of expertise from various parts of the world, such as Denmark, Italy, Australia, Malaysia, and the United States are invited. This course is attended by 47 students, 43 from Indonesia and 4 from various countries such as Denmark, Germany, Nepal, and Australia.
The second module, titled Methods for Contextual Life-Span Development: Research and Intervention dives into the methodologies used to research human development. Throughout the module, the students will explore various aspects of human development research, which includes the integration of cultural diversity and the usage of photovoice techniques. The second module is constructed to fulfill Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as Quality Education (4).
The fifth session was held on Wednesday, 25 September 2024, titled Contextual action research in developmental psychology using Photovoice by Dr. Elga Andriana, one of the lecturers in the Faculty of Psychology of Gadjah Mada University. This is also the first session of the second module. The session starts with Dr. Andriana sending out a link for the students to upload a picture as well as writing a short description of the picture. Dr. Andriana then began explaining photovoice in general, which include defining what it is, the procedure of doing it, as well as the methods used to discuss the photos and the analysis process. After that, Dr. Andriana invites the students to give comments on a few photovoice findings from various projects revolving around photovoice. The session ends with a reflection and a Q & A session.
The sixth session was held on Thursday, 26 September 2024, titled Ethical practice in integrating life-span development research and intervention by Dr. Andrian Liem from Monash University Malaysia. The session starts with Dr. Liem emphasizing the importance of ethics in life-span development research and intervention. He then explains the four core ethical principles in psychology, such as having dignity, justice, fidelity, and beneficence, in which he also mentions various unethical psychological experiments throughout history as examples. The session continues with Dr. Liem explains the ethical guidelines, considerations, and decision-making to life-span development research. The session also has a Q & A session in the end. The end of Dr. Liem’s session also marks the end of the second module of the International Summer Course. [MWK]