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
Tabella dei contenuti
Notes on Contributors.
Foreword (Stephen E. Newstead, University of Plymouth).
Preface (Dominic Upton, University of Worcester and Annie Trapp,
Higher Education Academy Psychology Network).
Acknowledgements.
1. Individual Differences: Psychology in the European Community
(Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network and
Dominic Upton, University of Worcester).
2. Those We Serve? Student Issues and Solutions (Caprice Lantz,
Centre of Lifelong Learning, University of York).
3. Myths, Maths and Madness: Misconceptions around Psychology
(Peter Reddy, Aston University and Caprice Lantz, Centre of
Lifelong Learning, University of York).
4. Teaching You to Suck Eggs? Using Psychology to Teach
Psychology (Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology
Network).
5. Bravery and Creativity through the Curriculum (Douglas A.
Bernstein, National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology and
Dominic Upton, University of Worcester).
6. Non-Sadistical Methods for Teaching Statistics (Andy P.
Field, University of Sussex).
7. Where Angels Fear to Tread: The Undergraduate Research
Project (Mark Forshaw, Staffordshire University and Susan Hansen,
Middlesex University).
8. How Do You Really Know? (Kathy Harrington, Write Now Centre
for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, London Metropolitan
University).
9. Onwards and Upwards: Teaching Postgraduate Students (Jacqui
Akhurst, York St John University, York).
10. Spreading the Word: Teaching Psychology to Non-Psychologists
(Dominic Upton, University of Worcester).
11. Psychology: Past, Present and Future (Dominic Upton,
University of Worcester and Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy
Psychology Network).
Resource Guide.
Index.
Circa l’autore
Dominic Upton is Head of Psychological Sciences at the
University of Worcester. He is a Chartered Health Psychologist and
teaches psychology to psychologists and those in other professions.
In addition to a number of academic articles in professional
journals, he has written text books for psychologists along with
nurses, podiatrists and other allied health care professionals. In
2007 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for his role in
exploring and developing the teaching of 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. 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.