International Histories of Psychological Assessment

This book captures the histories of psychological assessment in the context of globalization. The assumption of the universal applicability of psychological assessment techniques is debunked with diverse contributions from across the globe including regions and populations which have traditionally been marginalized.

1. Histories of psychological assessment: an introduction Sumaya Laher, Yiqun Gan, Kurt Geisinger, Dragos Iliescu, Peter Macqueen and Pia A Zeinoun; 2. The history of psychological assessment in Southern Africa Sumaya Laher, Robert Serpell, Kay Ntinda and Regis Chireshe; 3. Psychological testing and inclusive schooling: issues and prospects in Central Africa Therese M. S. Tchombe, Asangha N. Muki, Melem L Fangwi, Lambert S. Wirdze and Ndzetar E. Wirmum; 4. Psychological assessment in West Africa Seth Oppong, Kwaku Asante Oppong and Adote Anum; 5. The history of psychological assessment in the Levant Karma Al Hassan and Pia A Zeinoun; 6. The history of assessment in the Nordic countries Sverre Nielsen and Dave Bartram; 7. Key episodes in the history of testing in Central Western Europe Jonas W. B. Lang and Jan Corstjens; 8. The beginnings of psychological assessment in Spain and Portugal Jamie Perena Brand; 9. Histories of psychological assessments: the United Kingdom Dave Bartram; 10. The early history of psychological testing in Eastern Europe and Russia Dragos Iliescu, Andre Ion and Krunoslav Matesic; 11. Hearing the untold: a review of Central Asia's contribution to the expansion of psychological assessment Mostafa Zarean and Fatemeh S Tarighat; 12. History of psychological assessment in Southern Asia Suresh Sundaram, Suresh Arumugam and Asoke K. Saha; 13. History of psychological assessment in East Asia Fei Huang and Mingjie Zhou; 14. Psychological assessment and testing in Malaysia and Singapore Ivan M. H. Lee and Nor S. Zulkefly; 15. History of testing in Oceania John O'Gorman, Ross St George and Peter Macqueen; 16. Psychological assessment in South America: perspectives from Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and Peru Solange M. Wechsler, Marion K. Schulmeyer, Eugenia V. Vinet and Jose Livia; 17. Historical development of psychological assessment in the Caribbean Janelle Robinson and Michael C. Lambert; 18. The history of psychological assessment in North America Janet F. Carlson and Kurt Geisinger; 19. Looking back, moving forward: assessment futures in the global village S. Laher.