PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS - INFLUENCE ON INTERNATIONALIZING THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY

Co-Chairs:Merry Bullock & Steve Newstead

Panelists:Uwe Gielen, Sarlito Sarwano, Julie Hulme, Victor Karandashev

Panelists• ICOPE - Victor Karandashev, Aquinas College,

Univ. of Leningrad - US, Russia• British Psychological Society - Steve

Newstead, Plymouth University, UK• Higher Education Academy – Julie Hulme, UK• APA Division 52 - Uwe Gielen, St. Francis

College, USA• Asian AssociatIon of Psychology (APsyA) –

Sarlito Sarwano, Univ.of Indonesia, Persada Indonesia Univ., Pancasila University, Indonesia

• American Psychological Association & International Union of Psychological Science - Merry Bullock, APA, USA

Association Activities - internationalizaton

• Develop, Implement Policy - aspirational• Guidelines, Standards, Best Practice• Curriculum guidelines, accreditation standards• Participate in trans-disciplinary, transnational projects - concensus• Raise awareness – of indigenous psychologies; of global issues; of science and

practice issues

• Develop & Disseminate Resources – tools for change• Develop materials• Create resource portals• Support experts, work groups

• Convene Meetings – build a community• Conferences• Workgroups & Workshops• Networks

ICOPE

Victor Karandashev• Aquinas College, USA • Leningrad State University, Russia

ICOPE: International Council of Psychology EducationInterTOP (International Teaching of Psychology Network)http://interteachpsy.org/Main/HomePage

• To foster international communication and collaboration among teachers, scholars, researchers in teaching and training of psychology around the world

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International Conference on Psychology Education:2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

Publications: Psychology Education Around the World V1:2007, V2:2009, V3:2012

Collects Resources

Fosters Communication

St. Petersburg, Russia12-15 June, 2002Foz de Iguaçu, Brazil16-20 July, 2005. St. Petersburg, Russia12-16 July, 2008Sydney, Australia8-11 July, 2010Cape Town, South Africa22-27 July, 2012

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A special issue on international practices in teaching psychology, International Journal of Psychology (2006).

Three volumes of Teaching Psychology around the World (2007, 2009, 2012) covered the topic from a global perspective.

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Internationalization: What is already achieved

• During recent two decades several international projects, including ICOPE, have already accomplished:• Comparison of the structure of psychology

education in different countries• Comparison of psychology curriculum in different

countries• Comparison of the history and challenges of

psychology education in difference countries

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Internationalization: What awaits to be done

Discussing the specific content of psychology disciplines Creating a global database of psychology teaching

resources: teaching materials, activities, etc. International psychology programs or courses:

professors teach and students study online from around the world

E-communication: PSYCHGLOBAL listserv: http://interteachpsy.org/PSYCHGLOBALListservIsANewEmailList/PSYCH

GLOBALListservIsANewEmailList

E-Resources on psychology teaching from international perspective (http://interteachpsy.org/Main/Resources)

Special panel on Electronic Resources.

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British Psychological Society• Stephen Newstead, President, 1995-1996

www.bps.org

• DART-PDivision of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology

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•Psychology Teaching Review

• BPS Journals, other publications

• Research Digest

• International Recognition of Degrees

• European Links

BPS Research Digest

BPS Research Digest

International audience (largest readership is in US)

Picked up by international media Interesting topics Well written (Christian Jarrett) Up to date (some updates daily) Critical evaluation

HOW TO FIND

Blog: bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/ Email alerts fortnightly: sign up at:

www.researchdigest.org.uk Twitter: @researchdigest Facebook: www.facebook.com/researchdigest Google:

https://plus.google.com/111070380223449811867

RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/BpsResearchDigest

Examples

Exploding the 10000 hours myth: it’s no guarantee for greatness

Toilet psychology: why do men wash their hands less than women?

Many students would rather shock themselves with electricity than spend time with their own thoughts

Higher Education Academy

• Julie Hulme – Discipline Lead, Psychology

“Inspiring teaching, transforming learning”

From 2014-15, we will focus on four main workstreams:

• Curriculum design (including internationalisation);• Innovative pedagogies;• Student transitions;• Staff transitions.

Higher Education Academy• We have a vast resource centre relating to both Psychology and to

other disciplines;• Some resources are generic;• A set of generic internationalisation resources can be found at: http://

www.heacademy.ac.uk/internationalisation.

Employability in Psychology: A guide for departments

• An important part of employability is demonstrating intercultural competence, global citizenship and psychologically literate citizenship.

• Comprehensive guide for Psychology educators looking at embedding psychological literacy, employability and internationalisation within the curriculum.

Contents and availability• 5. New skills for psychological employability • 5.1 Fostering global perspectives in Psychology students • 5.1.1 Globalisation, global citizenship and intercultural competence • 5.1.2 Methods of fostering global perspectives • 5.1.3 Challenges to developing graduates with global perspectives • 5.1.4 Psychology’s contribution

Includes 31 case studies from UK Psychology programmes, and makes recommendations for practice.

Scan the QR code on your flyer, or see:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/disciplines/psychology/psychology-dept-employability-guide

APA Division 52 – International Psychology (http://div52.org)

Uwe P. Gielen • President, Div. 52, 2008• President, International Council of

Psychologist, 1994-5• ______________________________________________• Division 52 represents psychologists who wish to promote

greater global awareness throughout the discipline• Encourages the internationalization of the psychology

curriculum• Was founded in 1997

APA Division 52 – International Psychology (http://div52.org)

• Publications

International Psychology Bulletin

(includes teaching sections; all issues can be

downloaded from Division 52 website)

International Perspectives in Psychology: Research,

Practice, Consultation

(quarterly journal started in January 2012)

International Psychology Book Series (new)

(http://intpsychbookseries.weebly.com)

APA Division 52 – International Psychology (http://div52.org)

• Michael J. Stevens (2012). International

Psychology Information Clearinghouse

(http://div52.org)

• Gloria Grenwald & Richard Velayo (2011). Internationalizing your psychology course: Preliminary findings. International Psychology Bulletin, 15(2), 53 -58.

• Michael J, Stevens & Uwe P. Gielen (Eds.).(2007). Toward a global psychology: Theory, research, intervention, and pedagogy. New York: Psychology Press.

(See chapters by Marsella and Takooshian.)

Division 52 - DVD

International Psychology: What Students Need to Know

Judy Kuriansky & Uwe Gielen

• Student-centered, 35-minute documentary about the field of international psychology

• Can be used in classroom settings or for individual viewing

• uwegielen@hotmail.com

Asian Psychological Association• Sarwono Sarlito, President, 2005-2010

Asian Psychological Association

APsyA• Individual Members from 23 countries• Congresses since 2006: Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia,

Indonesia, Japan• Mission: The mission of APsyA is to promote the science

and practice of psychology and to facilitate interaction and communication among Asian psychologists and other psychologists interested in Asian psychology.

Internationalization of Psychology Education: Indonesia• Collaboration with foreign universities:

• Exchange of professors• Exchange of students • Joint research• Tandem journal publication• Chapters about Indonesia in international books

• Double bachelor degrees in Psychology (UI and University of Queensland, Australia)

• Participate in International Seminars and organizations

• APsyA (Asian Psychological Association)

American Psychological Association• Merry Bullock, Office of International Affairs

• Div 52 - International

www.apa.org

• Society for the Teachingof Psychology

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• National Standards for High School Psychology

• Principles for Quality Undergraduate Education

• Guidelines for Psychology Major

Education Directorate APA

International Union of Psychological Science

Policy: PET – survey, concensus, competencies

Resources

Psychology Resources Around the Worldhttp:// www.Psychology-resources.org

Psychology Resources Around the World

Country Info: overview, resourcesHistory: timelineCompendium: databanks, ethics codes, networks, resourcesTeaching: links to online resources: classroom materials; labs & experiments; data

http:// www.Psychology-resources.org

Discussion

What do we have?

What do we need?

What can we as a community do to foster international perspectives in teaching?