Projects - Developmental Idealism Studies

Pedestal for the statue of the King of Nepal, which statue was removed after the overthrow of the monarchy, 2008
St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Students at the University of Tehran, Iran, 2004
Cao Dai Temple, Long Xuyen, Vietnam
Jose Artigas, father of Uruguayan independence
Vietnamese woman in Hoi An, 2006
A young woman and her child in a village in Upper Egypt, 2007
Carpenter in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 1980s
Chairman Mao, Tiananman Gate, Beijing, China 2007
Wedding Picture Session, China 2007
Egyptian workers in Upper Egypt, 2007
Frans-Hals, Recently Married Couple, Holland, 1600s
Wright Brothers Cycle Shop (Airplane Inventors)
Warren Dunes State Park, Michigan
Wedding Picture (white dress) China 2007
Statue of the Shah of Iran after the Revolution of 1979
Old and New Singapore
Donald Duck in Park in Tehran, Iran, 2004
Khmu children and their buffalo, 2005
Masai Men, Kenya, Around 2000
African Woman with child and basket
Young girls walking in a village in Upper Egypt. The Temple of Hatsheput can be seen in the background, 2007
St. Ignace Mission Historic Marker
First Indian Presbyterian Church, Kamiah, Idaho
Starbucks Coffee in Shanghai, China, 2006
Three Child Family, Singapore
Financial District, Shanghai, China, 2009
Prayer Before a Meal, Holland, 1600s, Jan Steen
Young Child in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s
Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo, Egypt
Family sitting
Front of High School, Argentina, early 2000s
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish leader
Karlskirche, Vienna, Austria, 2007
African Mother and Child, Malawi, Around 2000
Massey Ferguson tractor and wagon with rice, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
Children by Choice Not Chance, Billboard, Malawi
Stop Harmful Cultural Practices – a UNICEF ad, Malawi
Cairo traffic at sunset, 2007
Rural village, Argentina, early 2000s
Praying in Tianjin, China
Khmu mother and child, 2005
Statue of Queen Isabella of Spain
Human-Powered Rice Threshing, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
Nepal, girl carrying maize
Zigzag Towers, Doha, Qatar
American Wedding Photo, rural United States, 1880s
The Young Lovers, London, England
Nepal, family
Kitchen Servant, Holland, 1600s, Jan Vermeer
Sacajawea
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Shanghai, China, 2009
Adriean-Brouwer: Medical Operation, Netherlands, 1600s
Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
wall decoration in ethnic minority house, Vietnam
Christian Church, Malawi, Around 2000
Painting of Queen Isabella of Spain
Wall decoration in ethnic minority house, Vietnam
Statue of Spanish Missionary and Native American on Christopher Columbus Monument
Urban Family Transportation, Taiwan, 1980s
African Women Carrying Children and Loads Along Road, Malawi, Around 2000
African Woman in Courtyard by House, Malawi, Around 2000
Porter Carrying Load in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s
Bburj Al-Arabhotel, Dubai
Gateway to Freedom, Detroit, Michigan
Wedding in Chitwan Valley, Nepal, Around 2000
Ancient Air Conditioning in Yazd, Iran
Kami Woman, Nepal, Around 2000
Zoroastrian Fire Temple, Yazd, Iran
'Sharashwati' - Hindu God of Education, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
Courtyard and Family in Front of Thatched-roof House, Malawi, Around 2000
Europa, Museum of Natural History, Vienna, Austria
Buxton Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Britain, London, England
Stonehenge, England
Narrow street in Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's ancient market which dates back to 1382
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish leader
Khmu school children, 2005
Global Development Conference, Beijing, 2007
Nepalis Returning from Employment in the Gulf
La Recoleta Cemetery Street, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Masjid-I Shaykh Lutfallah (Mosque) in Isfahan, Iran
Bride and Older Woman, Taiwan, 1980s
Mechanized Rice Threshing, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
Alptekin, Turkish leader
Ruins at Persepolis, Ancient Persian Palace
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey 2007
Christopher Columbus Monument, Barcelona, Catelonia, Spain
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China 2007
Widow and Children, United States, 1880s
Buenos Aires (Argentina) Cabildo
Navajo man transforms his look at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, 1882
William Wilberforce, British abolitionist
Old Shops and New Skyscrapers in Shanghai, China
Wedding dress shop, Singapore
Ayatollah Khomeini, a Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
Holiday Tree, Dubai
Amerika und Australien, Museum of Natural History, Vienna, Austria
Prime Meridian of the World, Greenwich, England
Elderly Man and Girl Playing Soccer, Taiwan, 1980s
Stop Early Marriages Bumper Sticker by Unicef, Malawi
Celebrate Tradition, Qatar Shopping Mall
Old Shops and New Skyscrapers in Shanghai, China
Stalls of women's headscarves for sale in the Roxy/Heliopolis markets of Cairo, 2007
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary and president
Statue of King Ferdinand of Spain
Masjid-I Jami (Mosque) in Yazd, Iran
Masjid-I Imam (Mosque) in Isfahan, Iran
Wedding Picture (red dress) China 2007
Atilla, Turkish leader
Basilica of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen, Spain
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
St. Pauls Cathedral, London, England
Early Ford Motor Company Factory
Wedding photo, Russia, 2009
African Child with Singer Sewing Machine, Malawi, Around 2000
Mother and Sick Child, Holland, 1600s, Gabriel Metsu
La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sands Hotel, Singapore
Mother Preparing Child for School, Nepal, Around 2000
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior, Kizhi Island, Russia
Cathedral of Christ our Savior, Moscow, Russia
Courting Couple, Holland, 1600s, Jan Steen
Al-Azhar Mosque in the Khan el-Khalili section of Cairo, 2007
Gate at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey 2007
Dancing Peasants, Switzerland, 1500s, Urs Graf
Tsar Peter I, Peterhof, Russia
The Great Wall, Northern China, 2009
Interviewers Checking Questionnaires, Nepal, Around 2000
Vladimir Lenin, Russia
Nile River as it flows through Luxor, located in Upper Egypt, 2007
Young Egyptian couple chatting in a Cairo park, 2007
May Pyramid, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Financial District, Shanghai, China, 2009
Ruins of Western Palaces at Yuanmingyuan, Beijing, China 2007
Queen of Peace Catholic Cathedral, Long Xuyen, Vietnam
High School courtyard, Argentina, early 2000s
Rooftops of Yazd, Iran, 2008
Mother and Child, France, 1700s, Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Projects in Developmental Idealism, and Family and Population Dynamics

Here we describe developmental idealism projects in various countries around the world. We are planning to extend research projects to other countries as opportunities become available.

Projects Organized by Country

Albania	Iran	Saudi Arabia
Argentina	Iraq	Taiwan
Bulgaria	Lebanon	United States
China	Malawi	Vietnam
Egypt	Nepal

Projects Organized by Purpose

Comparative Values Survey of Islamic Countries

Youth and Violence Project

Measuring Developmental Idealism and Family Life

Projects in Developmental Idealism, and Family and Population Dynamics

Projects Organized by Country

Projects Organized by Purpose

Recent Publications

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