Pritchett Malika, Ala'i-Rosales Shahla, Cruz Alicia Re, Cihon Traci M
Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, Box 310919, 1155 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76203 USA.
Positive Enlightenment, Round Rock, TX USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2021 Jun 22;15(4):1074-1092. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00591-7. eCollection 2022 Dec.
It is time for a paradigm shift in the science of applied behavior analysis. Our current approach to applied research perpetuates power imbalances. We posit that the purpose of applied behavior analysis is to enable and expand human rights and to eliminate the legacies of colonial, oppressive social structures. We report the findings from our examination of the content of our flagship applied research journal. We reviewed 50 years of applied experiments from the standpoint of respect, beneficence, justice, and the participation of individuals and communities. Although there is some promise and movement toward inclusion, our findings indicate that we have not prioritized full participation across all segments of society, especially persons and communities that are marginalized. Social justice rests on the belief that human life is to be cherished and valued. In this article, we suggest that policies, strategies, and research practices within our field be interwoven with a commitment to social justice, including racial justice, for all. We offer recommendations to neutralize and diffuse power imbalances and to work toward a shift from colonial to participatory practices in the methods and aims of our applied science.
应用行为分析科学领域需要进行范式转变了。我们当前的应用研究方法使权力失衡长期存在。我们认为，应用行为分析的目的是促进和扩大人权，并消除殖民、压迫性社会结构的遗留影响。我们报告了对我们旗舰应用研究期刊内容审查的结果。我们从尊重、行善、公正以及个人和社区参与的角度，回顾了50年的应用实验。尽管在包容性方面有一些希望和进展，但我们的研究结果表明，我们尚未将社会各阶层的充分参与置于优先地位，尤其是那些被边缘化的个人和社区。社会正义基于人类生命应被珍视和重视的信念。在本文中，我们建议我们领域内的政策、策略和研究实践应与对包括种族正义在内的所有人的社会正义的承诺交织在一起。我们提出建议，以消除和化解权力失衡，并努力使我们应用科学的方法和目标从殖民性实践转向参与性实践。
