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Educational psychology: Establishing a role

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Monica Cuskelly  and
Lisa Gordon
Monica Cuskelly*
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland
Lisa Gordon
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland
*
Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education Research Centre, Graduate School of Education, The University of Queensland Qld 4072, Phone: (07) 3365 6481, Fax: (07) 3365 8553, E-mail: m.cuskelly@mailbox.uq.edu.a
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Abstract

According to Farrell and Lunt (1995), educational psychology is in danger of becoming a second class profession in applied psychology. Controversies about the role and training of educational psychologists need urgent attention for the profession to prosper. A clear view of roles that educational psychologists are expected to fill and of roles that are best filled by educational psychologists will improve the content and nature of training programs. Graduate training programs are likely to be where change is either resisted or nurtured. Six issues facing educational psychologists in Australia and ways that training programs may contribute to their resolution are canvassed.

Keywords

Australiaeducational psychologygraduate training
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Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , December 1998 , pp. 62 - 73
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Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1998

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