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ERIC Number: EJ754195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0094-1956
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Assessing Student Interest and Familiarity with Professional Psychology Specialty Areas
Stark-Wroblewski, Kimberly; Wiggins, Tina L.; Ryan, Joseph J.
Journal of Instructional Psychology, v33 n4 p273-277 Dec 2006
The present study examined undergraduate psychology students' (N = 83) self-reported interest in and familiarity with five specialty areas in professional psychology: counseling psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, and criminal profiling. Results suggest that although students are quite interested in careers that combine psychology and law, their level of familiarity with such careers falls short of their interest level. Based on these findings, psychology programs should consider providing more information to students about careers in professional psychology, particularly regarding careers that combine psychology and law. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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