scholarly journals Why (Not) School Psychology?: a Survey of Undergraduate Psychology Majors’ Preferences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Gischlar
Keyword(s):  
School Psychology ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology

Career Possibilities for Undergraduate Psychology Majors: Spotlight on Public Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
Michelle P. Lee ◽  
Hazel J. Shah ◽  
Betty S. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology

Preparing Undergraduate Psychology Students for Careers in Business

1987 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo J. Carducci ◽  
William C. Deeds ◽  
John W. Jones ◽  
Donald M. Moretti ◽  
Jeffrey G. Reed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
And Training

As a means of increasing their career opportunities, psychology majors can prepare themselves for business careers in areas such as marketing, human resources administration, and training and development. This article identifies some important skills for psychologists working in the business field and describes educational programs and curricular strategies for acquiring those skills.

Preparing Psychology Majors to Enter the Workforce

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew C. Appleby
Keyword(s):  
American Psychological Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Psychology Programs ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Psychology Faculty ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Psychology Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology

Undergraduate psychology programs have not always provided the same level of support for their job-seeking students than they have for those preparing to become psychologists. This is a particularly unfortunate situation because, according to the American Psychological Association's Center for Workforce Studies (American Psychological Association, 2017), only 13% of the 3.4 million people in the United States who have earned a bachelor's degree in psychology have gone on to earn a higher psychology degree. The first part of this article uses quotations from seven national reports on the psychology curriculum to identify the genesis and gradual amelioration of this unfortunate situation. The remainder of this article focuses on strategies that psychology faculty can use to help their job-seeking students successfully accomplish Goal 5: Professional Development of the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major. These strategies include referring advisees to professionally trained advisors and becoming aware of careers in which baccalaureate-level psychology majors have entered or can prepare to enter and the sets of knowledge, skills, and characteristics important for success in these careers.

scholarly journals Factors That Motivate and Challenge Psychology Majors’ Pursuit of Academic Good Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-46
Author(s):  
Mary Katherine Duncan ◽  
Jennifer Adrienne Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Academic Work ◽  
Peer Influences ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Short Term ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
Psychology Major

Gardner, Csikszentmihalyi, and Damon defined good work as excellent, ethical, and engaged. In two studies, we explored factors that motivate and challenge undergraduate psychology majors’ pursuit of academic good work ( N = 100; Mage = 21.7; mostly female, Caucasian, and seniors). We found that excellent academic work was motivated by short- and long-term goals but challenged by personal habits, demanding/uninteresting coursework, and competing obligations. Ethical academic work was motivated by short-term goals and internal principles but challenged by not knowing the rules, willingness to cut corners, and negative peer influences. Engaged academic work was motivated by short-term goals, dedicated faculty, and thought-provoking courses but challenged by demanding/uninteresting coursework. We discuss how our findings align with American Psychological Association’s guidelines for the undergraduate psychology major and suggest high-impact practices and discipline-specific resources aimed at cultivating good workers.

Curriculum Needs: Life Preparation for Undergraduate Psychology Majors

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. W. Buckalew ◽  
H. H. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Training ◽  
Community Resource ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Academic Curriculum ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
Printed Materials ◽  
Development And Management

The desirability of informing and developing psychology majors beyond the traditional academic curriculum was noted, with a perspective on life preparation. The content and conduct of a senior level psychology seminar for undergraduate majors was introduced. Suggested topics included career opportunities in psychology, alternative careers, graduate training, personal and fiscal development and management, resumes and correspondence, ethics, and problems and selected topics in psychology. Appreciable use of community resource persons and American Psychological Association's printed materials was stressed.

A National Survey of the Academic Minor and Psychology

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Stache ◽  
Baron Perlman ◽  
Lee McCann ◽  
Susan McFadden
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Psychology Programs ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
Support Evaluation

Brewer et al. (1993) recommended the collection of curricular information to support evaluation of undergraduate psychology programs. We gathered basic information on the psychology minor, including national patterns of requirements and recommendations, chairperson opinions about the psychology minor as an academic program, and the minor areas of study that students with psychology majors are advised to select. Surveys were sent to 400 psychology departments; 275 (69%) returned surveys were usable. Discussion focuses on the structure of the minor, the need for advising minors, assessing the minor, and the type of attention psychology departments could give the academic minor, including the minors they recommend for their majors.

Undergraduate psychology majors.

1961 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 531-532
Author(s):  
Alice Gustav
Keyword(s):  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology

Values of Psychology and Nonpsychology Majors

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 880-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio E. Puente ◽  
Joseph Awkard ◽  
Teresa Tesh ◽  
Daniel Southard
Keyword(s):  
Value System ◽  
Heterogeneous Sample ◽  
Psychological Service ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Psychology Courses ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology

We investigated the value system of psychology and nonpsychology majors using a revised version of the Allport, Vernon, and Lindzey Study of Values. This abridged version of the test was administered to a heterogeneous sample of 125 undergraduates enrolled in a wide variety of psychology courses as well as 96 additional students enrolled in psychology sophomore and junior level psychological service courses. When students were more closely sampled for classes and rank, nonpsychology majors reported being more political than psychology majors on this instrument. However, limitations of sampling may have curtailed more robust differences. The importance of research on values for the teaching of undergraduate psychology is discussed.

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