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4th Vancouver International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology
July 25-27, 2013 Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites Vancouver, Canada Website: www.kwantlen.ca/ictp.html Contact: Steve Charlton at sjccharlton@shaw.ca The conference will cover a wide range of issues related to the teaching of psychology. It is designed
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Landing Your First Teaching Job: Tips From Two Recent Hires
If you’re reading this, you’ve likely completed the first important step of being on the job market — conceptualization. You can envision yourself being out of school and having a real, academic job. The problem
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How to Survive and Thrive During Your First Years in a Tenure-Track Job
As a graduate student, the primary focus is typically on research. Some graduate students may teach a few courses, but typically the message is clear: Research comes first. The lack of training in teaching while
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Self-Knowledge in the Classroom
My colleagues and I have observed that some of our students take the same course multiple times with the goal of improving each time, but often only manage to accrue a dismal track record of
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From Where the Chair Sits
Serving as the chair or head of an academic department may very well be the most difficult and challenging job in university administration. At the same time, however, being a department chair or head can
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The Fabric of Psychology Departments in Europe Is Intricate and Wonderful
The divine architect who laid the grounds of psychology departments in Europe must have cherished diversity and condemned anybody who, per chance, was commissioned to describe them in 1000 words. So, whatever comes next will
