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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunn, Dana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Congresses.

Psychology.

Psychologists--Training of--United States--Congresses.

Psychologists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Based on a conference held in Oct. 2007.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-19-045218-8

0-19-024201-9

0-19-970305-1

OCLC:

530297000