The journey towards Africanising psychology in Ghana
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Oppong, Seth
Abstract / Description
Psychology has come a long way since its origin in Africa and Ghana in particular. In this paper, an attempt is made to explore the current state of psychological knowledge in Ghana as well as the associated problems in the application of such knowledge. It was concluded that the approach to the study and application of psychological knowledge and tests has been too Eurocentric and westernized. As a result, it limits the applicability of the approach to the African setting, and yet, Western theorists may expect African psychologists to apply the theories to Africans. On the basis of this criticism, the scope of Pan-African psychology is defined and suggestions for pursuing an Africanisation project are presented. It is expected that the strategies that this paper advocates for indigenizing psychology in Africa can equally be useful to psychologists in other developing regions of the world.
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Pan-African psychology indigenous psychology Africa Africanisation psychological testing psychology and national development humanitarian work psychology GhanaPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-04-29
Journal title
Psychological Thought
Volume
9
Issue
1
Page numbers
1–14
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Oppong, S. (2016). The journey towards Africanising psychology in Ghana. Psychological Thought, 9(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v9i1.128
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Oppong, Seth
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Date of first publication2016-04-29
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Abstract / DescriptionPsychology has come a long way since its origin in Africa and Ghana in particular. In this paper, an attempt is made to explore the current state of psychological knowledge in Ghana as well as the associated problems in the application of such knowledge. It was concluded that the approach to the study and application of psychological knowledge and tests has been too Eurocentric and westernized. As a result, it limits the applicability of the approach to the African setting, and yet, Western theorists may expect African psychologists to apply the theories to Africans. On the basis of this criticism, the scope of Pan-African psychology is defined and suggestions for pursuing an Africanisation project are presented. It is expected that the strategies that this paper advocates for indigenizing psychology in Africa can equally be useful to psychologists in other developing regions of the world.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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CitationOppong, S. (2016). The journey towards Africanising psychology in Ghana. Psychological Thought, 9(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v9i1.128en_US
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ISSN2193-7281
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1610
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1976
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v9i1.128
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Keyword(s)Pan-African psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)indigenous psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)Africaen_US
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Keyword(s)Africanisationen_US
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Keyword(s)psychological testingen_US
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Keyword(s)psychology and national developmenten_US
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Keyword(s)humanitarian work psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)Ghanaen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe journey towards Africanising psychology in Ghanaen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titlePsychological Thought
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Page numbers1–14
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Volume9
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