Cultural Autobiography

6236Cultural Autobiography Professional Context Sue and Sue (2016) observed that each of us is “born into a cultural matrix of beliefs, values, rules, and social practices” and that this has a “powerful influence” over our views of self and others (p. 50). One aspect of building awareness...

Loretta Jacob is a twenty-five year old African immigrant in the United States. She is married to Kunte, a computer engineer and together they have two children ages two and four. Loretta is also enrolled in the local community college and wants to be a nurse. Increasingly, combining care of the children, spousal responsibilities and school work are proving to be difficult for Mrs. Jacobs. Her husband firmly believes in the traditional gender role and constantly reminds her that childcare in their indigenous culture is the responsibility of the mother. When Loretta reminded the husband that living in America robs them of the help of relatives that living in the homeland provides he simply replied “I don’t care”. Mr. Jacob maintains that his wife has been corrupted by the influence of television in the United States and has refused to be “a real wife and mother”. Mrs. Jacob’s school work is suffering and so she spoke with a pastor about divorce and he referred her to you, the social worker.

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Ethics in Cross-Cultural Research

6200Consider the following: Professor Plum wants to investigate cross-cultural differences in attitudes towards different foods. He is very interested in nation “X”. However, he has never been there nor does he know the language or culture or the political situation. He also does not know if...

Plan to Build Cultural Competence

6190Professional Context Professional associations, such as the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), and the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) have established codes of ethics that guide the practices of counseling. Actively building an understanding of diverse cultures and avoiding the imposition of personal values and...

Critical Analysis of Cross-Cultural Research

6183Given the crucial and significant value of research for psychology, and its particular value for cross-cultural research, it is imperative that psychologists have an adequate understanding of various research methods and techniques. Such knowledge will help psychologists better assess research findings, conclusions and claims, and...

Alignment and Social Change

6153Consider, for example, what criteria are used in your discipline to evaluate alignment of research components. And in what way will your future research contribute to your identity as scholar-practitioner who is dedicated to positive social change? For this Discussion, you will consider criteria for evaluating...

Annotated Bibliography

6152search for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research articles from peer-reviewed journals on your topic of interest. Before you read the full article and begin your annotation, locate the methodology section in the article to be sure that it describes the appropriate research design. For quantitative research...

Data Collection Methods

6151Specific methods of data collection (e.g., surveys, interviews, observations) produce specific types of data that will answer particular research questions, but not others; so here too, as covered in previous weeks, the research questions inform how the data will be obtained. Furthermore, the method...

Designing Mixed Methods Research

6150In this Discussion, you will explore the basics of mixed methods research designs, calling upon your growing understanding of both quantitative and qualitative research. With these thoughts in mind: Post your response to the question, “To what extent is mixed methods research simply taking a quantitative design...

Annotation of a Qualitative Research Article

6149Annotation of a Qualitative Research Article This week, you will submit the annotation of a qualitative research article on a topic of your interest. Narrative, ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, and phenomenology are examples of types of research designs or approaches used in qualitative research. An annotation...