The Journal of Psychology in Africa is seeking scholarly articles for a special section addressing child and human development in African culture heritage settings that also address some of the work by Bame Nsamenang, broadly speaking . We are not seeking eulogies .
The special section will feature a collection of articles, each of which will be subjected to anonymous peer review in accordance with the general practices of the journal . The goal is to finalise the collection early in 2019 with a view to the section being published by the middle of the year .
Professor Bame Nsamenang was born in August 1951 in Kitiwum, Nso in the North West Region of Cameroon . He received his primary and secondary education in Nso . After obtaining a State Diploma in Nursing at the National School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bamenda (1973), he moved to Nigeria . In Nigeria, he studied at the University of Ibadan, qualifying for an Honours BSc degree in Nursing (1979), MEd in Guidance and Counselling (1980), and PhD in Clinical Child Psychology (1984) . From 1987 to 1990, he was a Fogarty post-doctoral Research Fellow at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, in Bethesda, MD, USA .
Nsamenang’s 1992 book, Human development in cultural context: A Third World perspective has been widely cited in developmental science across the globe . His other writings have been published in a wide range of edited books and academic journals including: the Journal of Psychology in Africa; Applied Psychology: An International Review; Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Development; Culture & Psychology; Higher Education Policy; Human Development; Ife Psychologia; International Journal of Behavioral Development; International Journal of Psychology; Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology; Journal of Research on Adolescence; and Psychology and Developing Societies. In 2011, Nsamenang co-edited with Tchombe the Handbook of African educational theories and practices, which is openly accessible on-line.
News of his death in February 2018 gave rise to a burst of international email correspondence mourning his passing and acknowledging his outstanding contributions to research, education, and public policy on human development in Africa . Memorial gatherings were held in his honour at the University of Bamenda, Cameroon in March, and in July at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) in Gold Coast, Australia . The ISSBD meeting also featured an invited symposium “Honouring the Scholarship of Professor Bame Nsamenang” .
Submissions
The target length for each article should be 4500–7000 words, formatted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines . Authors should submit their first complete drafts by 30 January 2019, to the guest editor, Professor Robert Serpell at [email protected].