PSY 808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Michel Foucault, Programme For International Student Assessment, Health Promotion
15 Dec 2015
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Aimed to target weaknesses in dominant psychology discourse: adapting psychology to social issues. Comorbidity: all intertwined and linked, poverty and marginalization, many risk factors are present for same issues state and process. How to achieve balance how to achieve transformative change. How to merge personal and societal legacy of michael foucault joy of politics. How can we facilitate timely change: needs to plan. How can we facilitate sizable change: needs of average demand a system creating inequality school system as one of most important areas in todays society success, inclusion in society failure, social exclusion and marginalization. Programme for international assessment: like eqao they don"t measure knowledge they measure how well people take tests day care and kindergarten full day kindergarten, since fall 2012. Day care has positive effects on child"s development: children have better social skills, learn faster, however there"s a lack of availability they are expensive.
