The future of educational psychology
Citation
Export citationStanley, P. (2010). The future of educational psychology. Psychology Aotearoa, 2(2), 82-83.
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Abstract
Educational psychology is airing its anguish in public, and if the assertions of Brown (2010), Coleman and Pine (2010), and Hornby (2010) are to be believed then this professional discipline is indeed in a parlous state. As a psychologist who worked for the old Department of Education's Psychological Service, and subsequently for the Special Education Service and Specialist Education Services, I also think that educational psychology is in trouble. However, the history of occupations is littered with the wrecks of vocations that have become redundant to requirements. At the outset of his paper, Brown 2010 raises the possibility that educational psychologists are a species that may speedily become extinct because of hostile environments, and this parallel with the natural world is another reminder that change happens as circumstances alter.
Date
2010-11Type
Publisher
The New Zealand Psychological Society
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This article has been published in the journal: Psychology Aotearoa. © 2010 The New Zealand Psychological Society. Used with permission.
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