Teaching Psychology in American and British Universities: Some Personal Impressions

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Remington ◽  
Patrick Green
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
The United States ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Teaching Of Psychology ◽  
Teaching Psychology ◽  
Similarities And Differences

On the basis of our experience as British psychologists who have taught in both the United States and the United Kingdom, we make comparisons between the teaching of psychology in British and American universities. We discuss similarities and differences in course structure, curriculum, teaching methods, and evaluation procedures, and we suggest ways in which each system could benefit from some of the other's practices.

scholarly journals The reality of academic accreditation in Saudi universities in light of accreditation experiences in the United States of America & Japan and the United Kingdom: واقع الاعتماد الأكاديمي في الجامعات السعودية في ضوء تجارب الاعتماد بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية واليابان والمملكة المتحدة

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (43) ◽  
pp. 21-1
Author(s):  
Ebtesam Abdulrahman Al-Mutair, Hend Abdulrahman Al-Rshoud, H Ebtesam Abdulrahman Al-Mutair, Hend Abdulrahman Al-Rshoud, H
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Significant Similarity ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Actual Reality ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The current study aimed to identify the reality of the institutional academic accreditation of Saudi universities in the light of the experiences of some countries, and to achieve this goal the comparative descriptive approach was used to describe the actual reality of academic accreditation in the following four comparison countries Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, Japan and the United Kingdom, in terms of the supervisors of academic accreditation, academic accreditation standards, and academic accreditation procedures, and then to analyze the similarities and differences between them. The study found that there was a significant similarity between the four countries in accreditation objectives and some accreditation criteria and accreditation procedures, and differed in the number of accreditation institutions. In light of this, some benefits have been extracted to develop the institutional academic accreditation of Saudi universities. The researchers also made a number of recommendations and proposals to raise the standards of academic accreditation in the kingdom's universities to meet their counterparts in the comparison countries.

Reflections on a Teaching Exchange in Psychology

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald S. Clack ◽  
Robert B. Joynson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
University Departments ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Extended Discussion ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

Following a teaching exchange between universities in the United Kingdom and the United States, we taught together for one term at the same university. Teaching together provided an opportunity for extended discussion, the collaborative nature of which produced an appraisal different from those in which authors independently report their experiences. We describe our perceptions of similarities and differences between the two university departments with regard to students, pedagogical approaches, and faculty issues.

scholarly journals The Labor Movements In The United States And The United Kingdom

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Hany H. Makhlouf
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Unions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Labor Movements ◽  
Decline Phase ◽  
The Core ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The rise of the labor movements in the United Kingdom in the 17<sup>th</sup> century and in the United States in the 19<sup>th</sup> century, their growth through most of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, and their steady decline since the 1970s reflect several similarities and differences in their experiences, strategies, tactics, and goals. Both movements faced many early challenges that threatened their survival, and went through growth periods, followed by the current decline phase in which they are struggling to prove their worth and relevance in changing economies and new labor market realities. This article examines the similarities and differences in these labor movements’ experiences, and in their past and current environments. It argues that labor unions are not likely to face the destiny of the dinosaurs, but they may have to continue to evolve, adjust, and innovate to stop their decline and appeal to a changing labor force. Their bread and butter focus, however, is likely to remain as the core of their existence.

Accrual accounting by Anglo-American governments: Motivations, developments, and some tensions over the last 30 years

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 287-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nola Buhr
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Accrual Accounting ◽  
Accounting History ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Public ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Anglo American

This article takes a comparative international accounting history (CIAH) approach (Carnegie and Napier, 2002) to describe and discuss motivations for, and developments in the adoption of accrual accounting in five Anglo-American countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Although the adoption of accrual accounting across these countries over the last two decades can be attributed to the 1980s philosophy of new public management (NPM), the CIAH perspective illuminates similarities and differences in the nature of accrual accounting practices. The differences are due, in large part, to the timing and speed of change required by government, as well as the role played by the profession. Several tensions have arisen from the adoption of accrual accounting and these are also outlined. Given the inclusion of five countries and a span of 30 years, this article is necessarily in the nature of an overview.

Infrastructure and Industry Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 118-139
Author(s):  
Lining Gan ◽  
Weilun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Iso Standards ◽  
Industrial Economy ◽  
Development Status ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Similarities And Differences

This chapter collects and organizes information about the infrastructure construction standards of smart cities and the development of industrial economy in several countries, briefly describes the standards of various aspects of infrastructure in China and the ISO standards, and analyses the similarities and differences between the two standards. It also provides a suggestion for the writing of standards; at the same time, it summarizes the development status of China, the United States, and the United Kingdom in the industrial economy of smart cities and analyzes and summarizes the specific conditions of each country.

scholarly journals Insights into the construction of cultural realities: Foreign newspaper discourses about the burkini ban in France

Ethnicities ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélodine Sommier
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
Hierarchical Relations ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Different Levels

The burkini ban introduced by several French coastal cities in August 2016 caused a great stir in France and abroad. Discussions were mostly articulated around the topics of secularism, religion, and national identity and values. This study examines foreign perspectives on the burkini ban in France to gain insights into the construction of cultural realities. Informed by Cultural Studies and Critical intercultural communication, this study approaches the construction of cultural realities by investigating the articulation of similarities and differences. A thematic analysis of newspaper articles ( N = 167) from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland was conducted to identify the categories evoked to construct similarities and differences. Findings indicated subtle shifts between old and refined commonalities. Throughout the data, France was cast away and represented as “the deviant other” while Muslims and Islam were associated with representations of “us.” However, underlying tensions indicated ambivalence in the redefinition of symbolic differences and similarities. Specifically, the figure of the Western Muslim and the construction of the burkini as “appropriate difference” suggested the persistence of hierarchical relations between “us” and “them.” Cultural realities therefore appeared to be both liquid and solid. In addition, findings underlined the dialogic construction of cultural realities as differences and similarities were constructed at different levels (national and transnational) that became meaningful through their interactions.

Public Beliefs about Falsehoods in News

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Koc-Michalska ◽  
Bruce Bimber ◽  
Daniel Gomez ◽  
Matthew Jenkins ◽  
Shelley Boulianne
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Beliefs ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Right ◽  
News Use

The circulation of misinformation, lies, propaganda, and other kinds of falsehood has, to varying degrees, become a challenge to democratic publics. We are interested in the question of what publics believe about their own exposure to falsehoods in news, and about what contributes to similarities and differences in these beliefs across countries. We are also interested in the question of whether publics report attempting to verify news that is suspect to them. Here we report on a comparative election survey in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. We find three key predictors of publics’ beliefs that they have been exposed to falsehoods: discussion of news, use of social media for political purposes, and exposure to counter-attitudinal information. The nexus between these three predictors and beliefs about falsehoods exists in all three countries, as we anticipate that it likely exists elsewhere. We do not find voters on the right to be different from those on the left in the United Kingdom and France, but do find a substantial difference in the United States, which is likely due to the 2016 Trump campaign. We conclude with concerns about the imbalance in beliefs about exposure to falsehoods in the United States and the apparent capacity of a single leader, in the right context, to shape public beliefs about what is to be believed.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document