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Tiêu đề
Psychology Today: A Project to Increase Diversity in Psychology Curriculum
Tác giả
Prevatt B.-S.; Perkins H.; Nance A.
Năm xuất bản
2021
Source title
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology
Số trích dẫn
2
DOI
10.1037/stl0000284
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
Although psychology graduates a diverse group of students in the United States, students are unlikely to encounter diversity in standard introductory course textbooks and materials. Embedding diversity within curriculum fosters a sense of belongingness and conveys the message psychology as a field values diversity and inclusion. This study sought to assess student perceptions and examine an instructional strategy designed to improve curricular diversity. The present study describes an Introduction to Psychology project assigned at a small, liberal arts college in the United States, where students were tasked with finding a contemporary study that built upon a classic psychological study but that also incorporated a component of diversity. The assignment culminated in an in-class discussion exploring the value of diversity to psychological science. Mixed-methods analyses were used to assess student perceptions of the assignment as well as sense of diversity and belonging within the field of psychology. Students found the project a useful tool for exploring diversity within psychology and endorsed the use of the assignment in future semesters. Perceptions of belongingness and diversity in psychology were mixed. Strategies for project use and future research are also presented. © 2021. American Psychological Association
Từ khóa
Diversity in curriculum; Introduction to psychology; Undergraduate teaching
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Nơi xuất bản
American Psychological Association
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Article
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Scopus