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Educational interventions need evidence too. Commentary: A crisis in comparative psychology: where have all the undergraduates gone?

Year: 2015

Type: editorial

Abstract: Abramson laments that there is a crisis in comparative psychology, measuring success by recruitment to undergraduate courses. By employing such a narrow perspective on how to measure the success of a field, the article offers a narrow viewpoint on the issue and, as such, I am concerned that the solutions it offers may be ineffective. I urge academics to look outwards and work with other groups, such as the students themselves. If we believe our field is ‘in crisis’, isolating ourselves is not a solution.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01868

Author: Lewis G. Dean

Institution: University of St Andrews

Language: English

Topic: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Subfield: General Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801