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Undergraduate Education in Political Psychology
Author(s) -
Levin Shana
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
political psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.419
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-9221
pISSN - 0162-895X
DOI - 10.1111/0162-895x.00208
Subject(s) - politics , curriculum , undergraduate education , context (archaeology) , political psychology , psychology , critical psychology , pedagogy , asian psychology , sociology , school psychology , political science , applied psychology , medical education , law , medicine , paleontology , biology
This article describes ways in which political psychology can be incorporated into undergraduate course curricula. The challenges of teaching political psychology to undergraduate students are discussed, and possibilities for the content and structure of undergraduate courses in political psychology are examined in the context of active learning. Suggestions for the development of an undergraduate major in political psychology are offered.