The Interaction between Cultural and Environmental Factors in Children’s Development
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 October 2024 | Viewed by 948
Special Issue Editors
Interests: prosocial development; executive function skills; planning and problem-solving; cross-cultural comparisons; indigenous communities
Interests: dual language learners/english language learners; latinx parents; access to social service; latinx parents leadership development; parenting; educational experiences
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Decades of research have used Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) communities to build an understanding of what children’s development looks like, often taking what is culturally specific as universally normative, leading to biased results. As researchers around the world challenge the deficit framing of minoritized children’s development and the limitations of basing our understanding of development on WEIRD samples, our need to broaden our understanding of the role of culture on development and what optional development looks like has become crucial to creating a more inclusive developmental science.
Additionally, previous research has established the intricate link between culture and children’s development (Cole). However, the influence of culture has recently been acknowledged as not only having a macro influence on children’s development, but also their micro influence on their environments (Velez-Agosto et al., 2017). The historic focus of culture as a macro influence and the consistent framing of culture as a potential deficit influence for children’s development have limited our ability to value and explore the intricacies of these interrelated processes, and how they can support children’s healthy development. Therefore, we are obligated to explore the dynamics of these interrelated processes and how culturally situated developmental goals and values guide children’s everyday experiences and their interactions in their specific social and physical environments if we are to truly understand the development of minoritized children.
Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to select a representative set of empirical articles that attempt to shed light on how culture (including social and physical environments) impacts children’s everyday experiences. The articles can take a multidisciplinary perspective (psychology, education, anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, etc.), address various aspects of development (language, social, emotional, cognitive, moral, and prosocial development, as well as academic achievement), and various environmental factors (e.g., parenting, community practices, education, and accessing services)
We welcome all submissions related to the above-mentioned topics from various underserved communities around the world with particular attention paid to BILPOC communities (Black Indigenous Latinx and People of Color).
The tentative completion schedule is as follows:
Abstract submission deadline: March 25, 2024
Notification of abstract acceptance: April 15, 2024
Proposed submission deadline: October 16, 2024
Dr. Lucía Alcalá
Dr. Guadalupe Díaz Lara
Dr. Paula Alonqueo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- culture
- child development
- cultural variation
- environmental influences
- BILPOC
