Carving Out the Niche: A Review of Alumni Surveys on Undergraduate Psychology Majors.

McGovern, Thomas V.; Carr, Karen F.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Carving Out the Niche: A Review of Alumni Surveys on Undergraduate Psychology Majors.

McGovern, Thomas V.; Carr, Karen F.

Teaching of Psychology, v16 n2 p52-57 Apr 1989

Reviews survey research on psychology programs' alumni. Analyzes research objectives, samples, results, and program implementations. Recommends that future studies be conceptualized as part of an overall student outcomes assessment linked to program evaluation and within a life-span developmental framework. Suggests that the American Psychological Association should support a national survey. (LS)

Descriptors: Alumni, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Majors (Students), Outcomes of Education, Psychology, Reference Materials, Relevance (Education), Research Design

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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