ERIC Number: EJ1146566
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-948X
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Sharing Ideas for Teaching Psychology through an International Translation Project
Smith, Joanna; Castro, Dana
Psychology Teaching Review, v22 n2 p69-73 Win 2016
A first time attender at the annual conference of the "National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology" (NITOP, 2014), Castro was impressed with how throughout, discussions were vivid and innovative; talks were warm and interactive, handouts and other resources were diverse and abundant, with all materials very well adjusted to various aspects of the teaching process. Castro discovered that support for excellence in the teaching of psychology is stronger in the US than perhaps anywhere else in the world. This convinced Castro of the need to try to import to her country (France) some of the United State's intense interest in the teaching of psychology. In this paper, Smith and Castro, describe the implementation and current status of the translation project as well as some of the ways in which it has led to further efforts to improve the teaching of psychological science in France.
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Teaching Skills, Technology Transfer, Adoption (Ideas), Program Implementation, Educational Principles, Educational Research, Translation, Research Reports, Praxis, Active Learning, Conferences (Gatherings), College Programs, Foreign Countries
British Psychological Society, Division for Teachers & Researchers in Psychology. St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR, UK. Tel: +44-1162-529551; Fax: +44-1162-271314; e-mail: directmail@bps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.bps.org.uk/ptr
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France; United States
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