Teaching Psychology in Higher Education

by Upton, Dominic; Trapp, Annie

• ISBN13: 9781405195492
• ISBN10: 1405195495
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This ground-breaking book is the first to address the learning and teaching issues associated with psychology in Higher Education in the UK and Europe Presents effective, evidence-based practice and advice for both experienced and new lecturers Covers challenging areas of psychology teaching, such as research methods and statistics, supervision of research projects and management of online learning Relevant for European Universities aligning with the Bologna Declaration

Author Biography

Dominic Upton is Head of Psychological Sciences and Chair of Health Psychology at the University of Worcester. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and was recently awarded a National Teaching Fellowship. His specialist intersts are in the learning and teaching of psychology. He has published widely both on this topic and on studies relating to more specific issues in health psychology. Annie Trapp is Director of the Higher Education Academy Psychology Network and a founding member of EUROPLAT, a European network to support psychology education. She has been involved in a wide range of teaching and learning initiatives relevant to psychology education. In addition to editing the journal Psychology Learning and Teaching, she has written a number of book chapters and articles relating to psychology education and presented workshops on psychology education across the world.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xix
Individual Differences: Psychology in the European Community	p. 1
Those We Serve? Student Issues and Solutions	p. 22
Myths, Maths and Madness: Misconceptions around Psychology	p. 54
Teaching You to Suck Eggs? Using Psychology to Teach Psychology	p. 82
Bravery and Creativity through the Curriculum	p. 105
Non-Sadistical Methods for Teaching Statistics	p. 134
Where Angels Fear to Tread: The Undergraduate Research Project	p. 164
How Do You Really Know?	p. 185
Onwards and Upwards: Teaching Postgraduate Students	p. 213
Spreading the Word: Teaching Psychology to Non-Psychologists	p. 240
Psychology: Past, Present and Future	p. 264
Resource Guide	p. 272
Index	p. 281
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