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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781201403321

Titolo

Best practices for teaching beginnings and endings in the psychology major [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dana S. Dunn ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-024201-9

0-19-970305-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (411 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DunnDana

Disciplina

150.71

150.71/173

150.71173

Soggetti

Psychology - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States

Psychologists - Training of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a conference held in Oct. 2007.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributor List; About the Editors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Undergraduate Education in Psychology: All's Well That Begins and Ends Well; Part I: Beginnings; Part II: Endings; Part III: Coda; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introductory and capstone experiences in the undergraduate psychology program are crucial ways to engage students in their major and psychology department, impart realistic expectations, and prepare them for life beyond college. Providing the right orientation and capstone courses in psychology education is increasingly a concern of instructors, department chairs, program directors, and deans, and both types of courses have become important sources for gathering pre- and post-coursework assessment data for degree learning outcomes. The strategies presented here have been designed to help educa