Where should the balance be between "scientist" and "practitioner" in Australian undergraduate psychology?

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-248

  Provost, Stephen C ^a   Hannan, Greg ^b   Martin, Frances H ^b   Farrell, Gerry ^c   Lipp, Ottmar V ^d   Terry, Deborah J ^d   Chalmers, Denise ^e   Bath, Debra ^f   Wilson, Peter H ^g  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Practical skills; Scientist practitioner; Simulation; Undergraduate psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149433474     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060903443227     Document Type: Article

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