As an effort to develop science, especially psychology, the Doctoral Study Program in Psychology together with the Expertise Group of the Faculty of Psychology UGM held the “Intensive Course on the Development of Advanced Research in the Field of Science”. The activity was held for several days, starting from 29-31 March 2022 and 4-7 April 2022. Held online, the organization of this activity was divided into fields of specialization in Psychology. The first day on March 29, 2022, was opened with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology and closed on April 7, 2022, with a Specialization in Psychometrics.
In the field of Developmental Psychology specialization, the Intensive Advanced Course for Research in the Field of Science was attended by 3 competent speakers, namely Elga Adriana, M.Ed., Ph.D., Indra Yohanes Killing, M.A., Ph.D., and Dr. Arum Febriani, M.A. The three speakers brought different themes according to their respective expertise.
Present as the first resource person at 08.00, Elga delivered material on “Overview of Current Issues and Research in Developmental Psychology”. Divided into 4 sessions, Elga discussed research on infants, research on early childhood, research on sexuality in adolescents, and research on children with special needs. “What are the stages of development that interest you in your research?” asked Elga at the beginning of the session
Then, the event was continued by the second resource person, namely Indra with a discussion on “Research on Vulnerable Children and Adolescents”. On the same theme, Indra also explained about the photovoice method which aims to raise voices that are rarely heard. “What if the results are blurry? So, it’s not used? Yes, it’s not like that, it’s more about the essence,” explained Indra. According to Indra, the obstacle in explaining the use of photovoice media is when explaining to participants because they just do what is really exemplified.
Finally, Arum was present as the closing speaker on the first day of the Intensive Advanced Development Research Course in Developmental Psychology. According to Arum, the subject of elderly is not much in demand because of the difficulty level in accessing information. “Make these elderly people useful for society, not a burden,” said Arum through the material he brought, namely “Relations between Generations and Development of the Elderly. There are 3 factors that determine success in aging, consisting of healthy aging, active aging, and productive aging.”