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“Some important challenges for teaching psychology in the United Kingdom and some ideas on how to deal with these problems” Andy McCarthy Canterbury Christ Church University UK

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Page 1: “Some important challenges for teaching psychology in the United Kingdom and some ideas on how to deal with these problems” Andy McCarthy Canterbury Christ

“Some important challenges for

teaching psychology in the United Kingdom

and some ideas on how to deal with these

problems”

Andy McCarthyCanterbury Christ Church University UK

Page 2: “Some important challenges for teaching psychology in the United Kingdom and some ideas on how to deal with these problems” Andy McCarthy Canterbury Christ

Summary of some issues facing the teaching of psychology in the UK today… Discuss1. Student fees in the UK2. Pre-tertiary requirements to study psychology at a UK university3. Qualitative research methods and psychology as a science

4. Statistics and mathematics in the first year of a psychology degree 5. Teaching culture-free psychology: the role of Behaviourism & Freud 6. Are lecturers good teachers?

Page 3: “Some important challenges for teaching psychology in the United Kingdom and some ideas on how to deal with these problems” Andy McCarthy Canterbury Christ