Prof. Joseph Shaules: From Abstraction to Empiricism

"From Abstraction to Empiricism: The Need for New Paradigms in Intercultural Education"

Cultural psychology has made great strides in understanding culture and cognitive processes. Unfortunately, these insights have not been incorporated into intercultural education, and the field finds itself in crisis as dominant models have lost credibility. This plenary will explore this gap and outline a vision for moving away from abstraction and ideology towards a more empirical, psychologically realistic paradigm.