Ruben Ardila – författare

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.

This book brings together interviews with some of the most distinguished psychologists at the beginning of the 21st century on a world-wide level. It is a reflection about the future of psychology that presents the concepts, ideas, reflections, doubts, dreams and desires of the leaders of psychology at the dawn of the third millennium.

Participants are 48 renown psychologists – including former presidents of the American Psychological Association (APA) and former and current presidents of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPSyS) – from 24 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium,  Canada, China, Czech Republic, Colombia, Cuba, England, France, Germany,  Mexico, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United States  and Venezuela. 

The Future of Psychology: Some of the Most Distinguished Psychologists of the World Reflect About the Future of their Discipline will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners from all subfields of psychology who are interested in learning what are the most important challenges and opportunities to psychological research and practice in the 21st century.

This book presents the results of the most complete and updated assessment of cognitive resources of students in Latin America: the Study of Latin American Intelligence (SLATINT). During four years, top researchers of the region used a standardized set of cognitive measures to assess 4,000 students aged between 14 and 15 years from six countries: Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru. The data collected and now analyzed in this volume is a first step to understand the human cognitive capital of the region, a crucial resource for any country today. Intelligence research has shown that the cognitive skills of a population are strongly associated with the school performance of its students and the development of a nation. This makes Intelligence Measurement and School Performance in Latin America a valuable tool both for Latin American researchers and authorities engaged in the improvement of each country’s human resources and for psychologists, educators and other social scientists dedicated to the study of the impact of intelligence in the development of nations.