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Title: A-Level Psychology: Is There a Way Forward?
Language: English
Authors: Smith, Marc
Source: Psychology Teaching Review. 2010 16(2):33-37.
Availability: British Psychological Society, Division for Teachers & Researchers in Psychology. St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR, UK. Tel: +44-1162-529551; Fax: +44-1162-271314; e-mail: directmail@bps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.bps.org.uk/ptr
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Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Psychology, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Educational Change, Continuing Education
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
ISSN: 0965-948X
Abstract: Since its introduction in the early 1970s A-level psychology has grown in popularity to become the fourth most popular A-level. During this time it has also been heavily criticised by the media and higher education for its lack of rigour and practicability. Issues such as the lack of subject specialists, damaging changes made by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and an arrogant and dismissive attitude shown by universities plus failures by the British Psychological Society to inform decision making, have transformed A-level psychology into the poor cousin of undergraduate psychology and psychology teachers into a form of academic underclass. This paper examines the reasons behind such derision and attempts to offer some solutions in an attempt to get such issues firmly back on the agenda.
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Number of References: 8
Entry Date: 2011
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