Ethnic Diversity: A Future Core Curriculum in Albanian Professional Psychology

Abstract

Context: Who we are as humans has a lot to do with what happens between our ears. What happens between our ears has a lot to do with the social world we traverse, engage, react to and be influenced from. It is not difficult then to be aware that something different does occur which gradually determinate our perspective of living with. But how can one determinate it from Albanian culture? Can we as well determinate it? And if it is possible, how can one? Its a special issue about ethnic diversity.

Aim: to discuss how a Core Curriculum can make specific contributions in Albanian Professional Psychology regarding psychological knowledge about ethnic minority individuals and groups in Albania.

Method: It will provide a Descriptive Scenario Building which contains three sections followed by own under sections each of them, including: traditional paradigms and ethnic diversity, new paradigms of understanding ethnic diversity, and Faculty, pedagogy and Core Curriculum. On following will be morphological analyses of the issue.

Conclusion: Mainstreaming of diversity issues in the Basic Curriculum is not only a matter of political fairness. This is a matter of scientific and professional responsibility. Ethnic Diversity issue is important for Albanian Professional Psychology. The success of implementing a future core curriculum is a powerful cornerstone of educating our community we live in with the creation of a multicultural learning society and Faculty to be official operators of Albanian culture.