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ERIC Number: EJ691111
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
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The Lack of Representation of Educational Psychology and School Psychology in Introductory Psychology Textbooks
Lucas, Jennifer L.; Blazek, Melissa A.; Raley, Amber B.; Washington, Christi
Educational Psychology, v25 n4 p347-351 Aug 2005
The first goal of this study was to look at the representation of educational and school psychology in introductory psychology textbooks. Research into the representation of other sub-fields of psychology has been conducted but no research has looked specifically at educational or school psychology. The second goal was to compare the representation of educational and school psychology in introductory psychology textbooks to see if one or the other is receiving more coverage. Third, the textbooks with the most coverage were listed in order to aid educational and school psychologists teaching introductory psychology courses in selecting textbooks that adequately cover material from their sub-fields. A total of 57 introductory psychology textbooks were content analyzed: 65% of the introductory psychology textbooks had educational psychology material and 65% had school psychology material. However, in the textbooks containing this material the educational and school psychology material made up only .29% and .19% of the textbooks total content.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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