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Psychology in an Asian country: A report from Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Zoysa Piyanjali,
Ismail Chandrika
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207590143000360
Subject(s) - sri lanka , psychology , international psychology , applied psychology , social science , asian psychology , school psychology , sociology , south asia , anthropology
This paper describes the history and present status of psychology in Sri Lanka, including facilities for teaching psychology and legal issues in registration provisions for psychologists. The future directions in improving the status of psychology in the country are delineated.