Sharon-Ann Gopaul-Mcnicol
Biographic Data
| ID | 76482 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharon-Ann Gopaul-Mcnicol |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharon-Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Gopaul-Mcnicol |
| SIGNATURE | GOPAUL-MCNICOL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Howard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ethnocultural perspectives on childrearing practices in the Caribbean
Given the recent increase in allegations of child abuse in the Caribbean community, the influence of sociocultural factors on various aspects of behavior including childrearing practices needs to be examined. Evidently, cultural differences substantially add to the existing complexity of defining maltreatment, neglect or abuse. Recommendations for researchers and clinicians who work with Caribbean families are elucidated with respect to disciplin…
Working with Haitian Canadian families
Guest Editorial: African American Education and the Ebonics Issue
The Psychoeducational Assessment of Ebonics Speakers: Issues and Challenges
Sharon-ann Gopaul-McNicol, Grace Reid, Cecilia Wisdom, The Psychoeducational Assessment of Ebonics Speakers: Issues and Challenges, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 67, No. 1 (Winter, 1998), pp. 16-24
In Search of Correlates of Learning Underlying “Learning Disability” Using a Bio-Ecological Assessment System
A valid and consistent diagnosis of learning disability is constrained by many conceptual and methodological challenges. Chief among them is the lack of diagnostic efficiency of standardized tests to shed much light on the nature and quality of the “potential disability” underlying children’s very poor academic achievement. In this paper, we make the point that any assessment measure of learning difficulty should do more than merely identify or c…
The Role of a Bio-Ecological Assessment System in Writing a Culturally Sensitive Report: The Importance of Assessing Other Intelligences
This article shows how the bio-ecological assessment system is applied in assessing a child’s cognitive intelligence beyond a psychometric intelligence test. The authors conceive of intellectual behavior as an inextricable bio-ecological phenomenon and argue for an assessment system consistent with this conception. The recognition that there are many types of intelligences (such as musical and bodily kinesthetic) is discussed. The article present…
Cognitive Testing with Culturally Diverse Children
Bio-Ecological Approach to Cognitive Assessment
Because determining a child's educational program usually takes into consideration the child's cognitive functioning, it is vital that those who are involved in this enterprise recognize that many variables contribute to and explain performance. Thus, careful consideration, assessment, and planning are mandatory to plan a child's individual educational program. This article emphasizes that cognitive assessment is both a formal and an informal pro…
A bio-ecological case study: A Caribbean child
The present article presents how the bio-ecological assessment system is applied in assessing a child's cognitive intelligence beyond a psychometric intelligence test. The recognition that there are many types of intelligence, such as musical and bodily kinesthetic, is exemplified. The case presented is that of a child with deficient cognitive functioning on the psychometric tests, but advanced functioning on the "Other Intelligence Assessment Me…
"Critique of "A Review of the Research on Transracial Adoption
Examining Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Factors in Working with Immigrant Families
In spite of the fact that the United States has been historically associated with immigrants, little is still known about the process of assimilation that immigrant families go through, and a lack ofsensitivity to the cultural diversity of immigrant families persists. Some mental health workers still suggest that the same techniques employed in working with American families can be applied to immigrant families. Through years of research, behavio…
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Racial Identity and Racial Preference of Preschool Children in the West Indies
The present study investigated the racial attitudes of preschool children in the West Indies. The Clarks' 1947 study found that both Black and White preschool children evaluate White dolls more positively than Black dolls. In this study, 302 children from four islands in the West Indies were presented with Black and White Cabbage Patch dolls. A Black female examiner instructed the children to choose a doll to play with from two dolls identical in…
Racial Identification and Racial Preference of Black Preschool Children in New York and Trinidad
Ethnocultural perspectives on childrearing practices in the Caribbean
Given the recent increase in allegations of child abuse in the Caribbean community, the influence of sociocultural factors on various aspects of behavior including childrearing practices needs to be examined. Evidently, cultural differences substantially add to the existing complexity of defining maltreatment, neglect or abuse. Recommendations for researchers and clinicians who work with Caribbean families are elucidated with respect to disciplin…
Racial Identification and Racial Preference of Black Preschool Children in New York and Trinidad
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Racial Identity and Racial Preference of Preschool Children in the West Indies
The present study investigated the racial attitudes of preschool children in the West Indies. The Clarks' 1947 study found that both Black and White preschool children evaluate White dolls more positively than Black dolls. In this study, 302 children from four islands in the West Indies were presented with Black and White Cabbage Patch dolls. A Black female examiner instructed the children to choose a doll to play with from two dolls identical in…
"Critique of "A Review of the Research on Transracial Adoption
Racial Identification and Racial Preference of Black Preschool Children in New York and Trinidad
Examining Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Factors in Working with Immigrant Families
In spite of the fact that the United States has been historically associated with immigrants, little is still known about the process of assimilation that immigrant families go through, and a lack ofsensitivity to the cultural diversity of immigrant families persists. Some mental health workers still suggest that the same techniques employed in working with American families can be applied to immigrant families. Through years of research, behavio…
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Racial Identity and Racial Preference of Preschool Children in the West Indies
The present study investigated the racial attitudes of preschool children in the West Indies. The Clarks' 1947 study found that both Black and White preschool children evaluate White dolls more positively than Black dolls. In this study, 302 children from four islands in the West Indies were presented with Black and White Cabbage Patch dolls. A Black female examiner instructed the children to choose a doll to play with from two dolls identical in…
"Critique of "A Review of the Research on Transracial Adoption
In Search of Correlates of Learning Underlying “Learning Disability” Using a Bio-Ecological Assessment System
A valid and consistent diagnosis of learning disability is constrained by many conceptual and methodological challenges. Chief among them is the lack of diagnostic efficiency of standardized tests to shed much light on the nature and quality of the “potential disability” underlying children’s very poor academic achievement. In this paper, we make the point that any assessment measure of learning difficulty should do more than merely identify or c…
The Role of a Bio-Ecological Assessment System in Writing a Culturally Sensitive Report: The Importance of Assessing Other Intelligences
This article shows how the bio-ecological assessment system is applied in assessing a child’s cognitive intelligence beyond a psychometric intelligence test. The authors conceive of intellectual behavior as an inextricable bio-ecological phenomenon and argue for an assessment system consistent with this conception. The recognition that there are many types of intelligences (such as musical and bodily kinesthetic) is discussed. The article present…
Cognitive Testing with Culturally Diverse Children
Bio-Ecological Approach to Cognitive Assessment
Because determining a child's educational program usually takes into consideration the child's cognitive functioning, it is vital that those who are involved in this enterprise recognize that many variables contribute to and explain performance. Thus, careful consideration, assessment, and planning are mandatory to plan a child's individual educational program. This article emphasizes that cognitive assessment is both a formal and an informal pro…
A bio-ecological case study: A Caribbean child
The present article presents how the bio-ecological assessment system is applied in assessing a child's cognitive intelligence beyond a psychometric intelligence test. The recognition that there are many types of intelligence, such as musical and bodily kinesthetic, is exemplified. The case presented is that of a child with deficient cognitive functioning on the psychometric tests, but advanced functioning on the "Other Intelligence Assessment Me…
Working with Haitian Canadian families
Guest Editorial: African American Education and the Ebonics Issue
The Psychoeducational Assessment of Ebonics Speakers: Issues and Challenges
Sharon-ann Gopaul-McNicol, Grace Reid, Cecilia Wisdom, The Psychoeducational Assessment of Ebonics Speakers: Issues and Challenges, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 67, No. 1 (Winter, 1998), pp. 16-24
Ethnocultural perspectives on childrearing practices in the Caribbean
Given the recent increase in allegations of child abuse in the Caribbean community, the influence of sociocultural factors on various aspects of behavior including childrearing practices needs to be examined. Evidently, cultural differences substantially add to the existing complexity of defining maltreatment, neglect or abuse. Recommendations for researchers and clinicians who work with Caribbean families are elucidated with respect to disciplin…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works)