Philippines
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Document Type
Archival Material/Manuscript
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
This chapter traces the development of Philippine psychology from the introduction of a Western academic-scientific psychology in the early 1900s to the emergence of a Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology) indigenous perspective in the 1970s. It highlights the humble beginnings of the various psychology departments at different universities around the country, led primarily by Filipinos schooled abroad who were ardent followers of Piaget, Skinner, Freud and the like. A shift towards a more nationalistic spirit led to the discovery of Filipino psychological concepts and methods. Debates involving the duality between Western psychology and indigenous Filipino psychology persist, yet acceptance and tolerance of both schools of thought is observed. To date, Filipino psychologists continue to discover and develop different ways and means of localizing, contextualizing and indigenizing their topics, their means of doing research and their manner of analyzing data. Western psychology also continues to be a strong force in the Philippines.
html
Recommended Citation
Pe-Pua, R., & Perfecto-Ramos, P. (2009). Philippines. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/13702
Disciplines
Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Psychology—Philippines
Upload File
wf_no
