
ERIC Number: ED413857
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Jan-30
Pages: 99
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Developing a Model Graduate Political Psychology Curriculum. Final Report.
Post, Jerrold M.
This is the final report of a three-year project at George Washington University (District of Columbia) that was intended to develop an understanding of the knowledge and skills required of a political psychologist and to design a model interdisciplinary graduate curriculum in political psychology that could be exported to other universities. The core curriculum, which drew on a national survey of experts in the field for course development and evaluation, was developed over 3 years, and a graduate speciality in political psychology was instituted at the university. During the course of the project it became clear that in order to address the process of institutionalizing such a program, it was also necessary to consider the organizational context. To this end, a diagnostic instrument for use in assessing institutional receptivity was developed and a national conference was held to help disseminate knowledge concerning curriculum content and the institutionalization process. Appendices include: the survey instrument, survey results, diagnostic instrument for assessing university context, evaluation report, program brochure, catalog listing, and the syllabus for Political Psychology 201: Fundamentals of Political Psychology. (CH)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Graduate School Faculty, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Environment, Interdisciplinary Approach, International Studies, Organizational Climate, Political Science, Program Evaluation, Psychology, Surveys, Unified Studies Curriculum
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
Sponsor: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: George Washington Univ., Washington, DC.
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