Graduate attributes of the 4-year Australian undergraduate psychology program

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-262

  Cranney, Jacquelyn ^a   Turnbull, Craig ^a   Provost, Stephen C ^b   Martin, Frances ^c   Katsikitis, Mary ^d   White, Fiona A ^e   Voudouris, Nicholas J ^f   Montgomery, Iain M ^c   Heaven, Patrick C L ^g   Morris, Sue ^a   Varcin, Kandice J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f The Australian Psychological Society Ltd   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic learning and achievement; Discipline issues; Graduate attributes; National development of psychology; Psychology as a discipline; Student learning outcomes; Teaching of psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959215033     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060903037268     Document Type: Article

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