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The Generalist's Corner: Still Crazy About Teaching After All These Years: An Interview With Dick Gorman.

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Title: The Generalist's Corner: Still Crazy About Teaching After All These Years: An Interview With Dick Gorman.
Authors: Burke, Brian L.
Source: Teaching of Psychology. Spring2007, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p135-142. 8p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Subjects: Gorman, Dick, Teaching, Cognitive psychology, Age & employment
Abstract: The article presents an interview with Dick Gorman, a member of the Psychology Department at Central New Mexico Community College. When asked why he still teaches despite being of retirement age Gorman replies that he loves to teach and help students become aware of a field that offers students an understanding of themselves. He comments on what drove him to become a cognitive psychologist. Gorman believes that the most important pieces of work he created were a psychology of classroom learning text he wrote, and a book on Piaget's theory for teachers that he wrote.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:The article presents an interview with Dick Gorman, a member of the Psychology Department at Central New Mexico Community College. When asked why he still teaches despite being of retirement age Gorman replies that he loves to teach and help students become aware of a field that offers students an understanding of themselves. He comments on what drove him to become a cognitive psychologist. Gorman believes that the most important pieces of work he created were a psychology of classroom learning text he wrote, and a book on Piaget's theory for teachers that he wrote.
ISSN:00986283
DOI:10.1080/00986280701293339