{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-undergraduate-psychology-education-9780199933815","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Undergraduate Psychology Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Undergraduate Psychology Education provides psychology educators, administrators, and researchers with up-to-date advice on best teaching practices, course content, teaching methods and classroom management strategies, student advising, and professional and administrative issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe heart of the book, and its major contribution, is the third section on how to teach 26 individual courses. . . The best of these chapters provide concrete help in identifying content objectives, ideas about innovative teaching techniques and assessment methods, and lists of resources while, at the same time, providing a meaningful abstract discussion of how to connect course material to students lives and societal issues. * Bruce B. Henderson, Professor of psychology at Western Carolina University, in PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61, No. 4, January 2016 *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an excellent book for everyone, and every psychology teacher should have a copy of it. * Laxmi Chaandi, Biz India *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I. Background and Introduction ; 1. Psychology Education - Dana S. Dunn ; 2. Teaching Psychology: Reflecting on the Art and Science of Quality Pedagogy - Dana S. Dunn and Jamie McMinn ; 3. Origins of Teaching Psychology in America - Jennifer L. Bazar ; 4. Disciplinary Initiatives in Psychology Education: Retrospect and Prospect- Jane S. Halonen ; PART 2. Pedagogy and Practice Issues ; 5. Designing the Psychology Course: Syllabus, Readings, and Assignments - Kenneth D. Keith ; 6. Smart Starts and Happy Endings: Wise Choices for the First and Last Days of Class - Elliot Hammer ; 7. Teaching Critical Thinking to Promote Learning - Diane F. Halpern, Amanda H. R. Franco, and Heather A. Butler ; 8. Evaluating Learning: Designing Effective Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exams - Kevin J. Apple ; 9. The Head of the Class: Classroom Management and Presentation Choices - Beth M. Schwartz and Amy Fineburg ; 10. Becoming an Excellent Teacher - William Buskist and Jared Keeley ; 11. Ethical Teaching in the Classroom and Beyond- Mitchell M. Handelsman and William Douglas Woody ; 12. Teaching About Diversity Across the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum - Mary E. Kite and Linh Nguyen Littleford ; 13. Teaching Laboratory Courses in Psychology - Jeffrey D. Holmes and Bernard C. Beins ; 14. Addressing the Needs of Nontraditional Students in Psychology - Diane Finley and Radhika Krishnadas ; 15. Service Learning and Psychology - Michelle E. Schmidt and Stacey B. Zaremba ; 16. Conducting and Applying the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Regan A. R. Gurung ; 17. Teaching Writing for Psychology Courses - Randolph A. Smith ; 18. Speaking Well: Promoting Effective Oral Presentations Skills Across the Psychology Curriculum - Dana S. ; Dunn, Jane S. Halonen, Suzanne C. Baker, and Maureen A. McCarthy ; 19. Collaboration: Student-Faculty Research - Richard L. Miller ; 20. Directing Undergraduate Research in Independent Studies, Honors, and Thesis Projects - Stephen L. Chew ; 21. Mentoring Undergraduates in Research - Lisabeth Fisher DiLalla ; 22. Using Technology Effectively in the Psychology Classroom - Jeffrey R. Stowell ; 23. Teaching Online Courses in Psychology - Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour ; PART 3. Teaching the Topical Areas ; 24. Introductory Psychology: Unique Challenges and Opportunities - Wayne Weiten and Jeremy Ashton Houska ; 25. Teaching Research Methods - Bryan K. Saville ; 26. Statistics and Psychometrics - Maureen A. McCarthy and Bernard C. Beins ; 27. Psychology and Neuroscience: Teaching the Neural Basis of Behavior - Gary Muir and Erik Wiertelak ; 28. Animal Behavior - Suzanne C. Baker and Catherine Franssen ; 29. Experimental Psychology - Howard Iver Thorsheim ; 30. Using Science to Teach Science: Applying the Scientific Method in Teaching Physiological Psychology - ; Sarah K. Johnson and Gretchen Hanson Gotthard ; 31. Teaching Cognitive Science - Robert J. Sternberg and Karin Sternberg ; 32. Psychology of Adjustment - Dana S. Dunn, Wayne Weiten, and Elizabeth Yost Hammer ; 33. Clinical and Counseling Psychology - Mark J. Sciutto ; 34.  Abnormal Psychology - Susan Nolan, Paige H. Fisher, and Magdalena Galazyn ; 35. Teaching Child and Adolescent Development - David B. Daniel and Aaron S. Richmond ; 36. The Joys and Challenges of Teaching Social Psychology - Kathryn A. Morris and R. Brian Giesler ; 37. Teaching Personality Psychology - Marianne Miserandino ; 38. Teaching Health Psychology - Regan A. R. Gurung and Elise M. Rittenhouse ; 39. Teaching the History of Psychology: Aims, Approaches, and Debates - Wade Pickren and Alexandra Rutherford ; 40. Human Sexuality - Elizabeth Yost Hammer ; 41. Teaching Psychology of the Workplace - Tracy E. Zinn ; 42. Psychology of Women - Florence Denmark and Michele Paludi ; 43. Strategies and Resources for Teaching Psychology of Religion - Michael E. Nielsen and Christopher F. Silver ; 44. Positive Psychology - Jaime Kurtz ; 45. Teaching Cultural Psychology - Beth Morling ; 46. Teaching Forensic Clinical Psychology - Matthew T. Huss and Vince Flynn ; 47. Teaching the Psychology and Law Class - Elizabeth Swenson ; 48. Sport Psychology - Shane M. Murphy and Annemarie I. Murphy ; 49. Teaching the Psychology of Men and Masculinity to Undergraduates - Ronald F. Levant and Katherine Richmond ; PART 4. Preparing Students for Life after Graduation ; 50. Psychology Applied: Undergraduate Internships and Field Placements - Monica Reis-Bergan ; 51. Career Development Courses: Preparing Psychology Majors for the Workplace - R. Eric Landrum ; 52. Advising Students about Graduate School in Nonpsychology Fields - Susan Burns ; 53. Taking Time Off Between College and Graduate School: Guidance and Recommendations - Jared Keeley ; PART 5. Administrative Matters and Career Issues ; 54. Preparing for Teaching-Oriented, Tenure-Track Jobs: The Role of Postdoctoral, Adjunct, and Visiting ; Positions - Debra Mashek, Diana M. Milillo, and Jennifer M. Tomlinson ; 55. Character Strengths for Well-Being in Academic Life Work and Relationships - Thomas McGovern ; 56. Seeking Balance in One's Early Career: Teaching, Research, Service, and Private Life - Steven Prentice- ; Dunn ; 57. Becoming a Better Writer about Psychology - Andrew Christopher, Pam Marek, and Kevin Zabel ; 58. Applying the Portfolio Model of Adaptability - Frederick T. L. Leong, Siddharth Chandra, and Madhur Chandra ; 59. Structuring the Psychology Curriculum: Balancing Breadth, Depth, and Currency - Dana S. Dunn and Jamie ; McMinn ; 60. Chairing the Academic Department - Michael L. Stoloff and Nathalie Cote ; 61. Assessing the Psychology Curriculum: A Primer for Faculty and Administrators -Claudia J. Stanny ; 62. Academic Program Reviews in Psychology - Dana S. Dunn, Jane S. Halonen, Suzanne C. Baker, and Maureen A. ; McCarthy ; 63. Preparing for Postcampus Life: Late Career Issues and Retirement - G. William Hill IV ; PART 6. Emerging Topics ; 64. How to Create a Better Future Using the Quality Principles for Undergraduate Education - Diane F. Halpern and Heather A. Butler ; 65. Psychological Literacy in Undergraduate Psychology Education - Jacquelyn Cranney, Suzanne Morris, and ; Lorayne Botwood ; 66. Psychology as a STEM Discipline: Issues and Prospects for Undergraduate Education - Tyler Lorig and William B. Dragoin ; 67.  The Promise of Psychology Education - Dana S. Dunn ; Index","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090659766615,"sku":"9780199933815","price":227.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-undergraduate-psychology-education-9780199933815","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}