Previous leading commentators on the development of psychology in the Third World have conceived of three major stages: an attempt to assimilate Western psychology, with predictably negative results; the study of indigenous constructs, with more relevant applications; and, finally, transcending stage one and stage two to choose theories and methods on their applied merit alone. Psychology and the Developing World has been assembled to document how close psychology has come to researching that stage. Contributors were carefully selected to provide a unique overview of the latest applications of the discipline as a whole. Their work reveals how psychology is being applied to educational needs, management needs, and health needs. This book shows how development studies and allied disciplines cannot ignore psychology's potential for the Third World.

Introduction by Stuart C. Carr
Conceptual Foundations
History of Psychology in Developing Countries by George Shouksmith
From Sustainable Change to Incremental Improvement: The Psychology of Community Rehabilitation by Malcolm MacLachlan
Psychological Research Methods in Developing Countries by Tod S. Sloan
Educational and Developmental Psychology
Training for Developing World Psychologists: Can it Be Better than the Training? by Fathali M. Moghaddam
Cultural Organization of Human Development within the Family Context by A. Bame Nsamenang
Educational Selection in Developing Countries by Fred Zindi
Using Social Science for Literacy Work in Developing Countries by Daniel A. Wagner
Rethinking the Problem of Street Children: Parallel Causes and Interventions by Max Taylor and Angela Veale
Social and Organizational Psychology
Social Psychology and the Management of Aid by Stuart C. Carr
The Latin American Experience in Community Social Psychology by Euclides Sanchez
Work Motivation and Developing Nations: A Systems Approach by Don Munro
Marketing Psychologu in Developing Countries by Robert Rugimbana, Rachid Zeffane, and Stuart C. Carr
Health and Welfare Psychology
Combating Malnutrition in Developing Countries by Patrice L. Engle
Children, War, and Psychological Intervention by Alastair Ager
Psychosocial Care for AIDS Patients in Developing Countries by Doris Schopper, Eric Van Praag, and Samuel Kalibala
Understanding Psychopathology: Lessons from the Developing World by John F. Schumaker
Towards an Ecopsychology for Sustainable Development by Peter H. Cock
Bibliography
Index

STUART C. CARR is Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Newcastle in Australia, and has worked as a consultant in Indonesia.
JOHN F. SCHUMAKER is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, Australia. Dr. Schumaker's books include The Corruption of Reality (1995), and Religion and Mental Health (1992).