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The Boulder model: A history of psychology at the University of Colorado
Author(s) -
Chiszar David,
Wertheimer Michael
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(198801)24:1<81::aid-jhbs2300240117>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - history of psychology , library science , psychology , political science , public administration , sociology , social science , psychoanalysis , computer science
Psychology has been taught at the University of Colorado since shortly after it opened in the late 1870s. Initially, it was tied closely to education, but by the 1920s the Psychology Department stood on its own. Strong doctoral programs emerged by the middle of the twentieth century, including that in clinical psychology. Federal training and research funds soon further strengthened the department, providing national recognition and the resources to establish prominent affiliated research institutes. The department's orientation has been national rather than regional almost from the start.