Overview
Provides a comprehensive reference point on pioneers in the field from Latin America
Facilitates the further growth of international perspectives in psychology
Demonstrates the significant and particular contribution of Latin American psychology
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About this book
This biographical encyclopedia will provide the first comprehensive reference work on leading scholars and professionals who have contributed to the development and institutionalization of psychology in Latin America. The figures biographed will include scholars who have made a significant theoretical contribution to the discipline, as well as, practitioners and those who have contributed to the institutionalization of psychology, through their work in scientific organisations, professional bodies and publications. All persons included are recognized authorities and either natives of, or long-term residents in the region. It will offer an invaluable reference point, in particular for scholars of the history of psychology, Latin American studies, the history of science, and global psychology; as well as for historians, psychologists and social scientists seeking international perspectives on the development of the discipline.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Hugo Klappenbach is Professor and Director of the History of Psychology Archives and Documentation Center at National University of San Luis, and Senior Researcher at National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina. He has long been a leader in organizations that connect Pan-American psychology and especially those that deal with history of Latin American psychology. He is Past President of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP) (2017-2019), and author of more than 140 papers and chapters of books related to History of Psychology and Psychology Education in Argentina and Latin America.
Rubén Ardila is Professor of Psychology at the National University of Colombia Colombia. His main fields of work and research are experimental psychology, history of psychology, social issues, and he is the author of 34 books and more than 300 scientific papers and book chapters. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Association of Advancement of Science and of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and recipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (2007).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America
Editors: Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela, Hugo Klappenbach, Rubén Ardila
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56781-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56780-4Published: 30 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-56781-1Published: 19 May 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LIV, 1381
Topics: History of Psychology, History of Science, Latin American History, Area Studies, Intellectual Studies, Latin American Culture