Author : William Matthew O'Neil
Publisher : [Sydney] : Sydney University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis A Century of Psychology in Australia by : William Matthew O'Neil
Download or read book A Century of Psychology in Australia written by William Matthew O'Neil and published by [Sydney] : Sydney University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about people, events and some of the controversies and problems associated with the development of psychology in Australia over the last hundred years. It focuses on teaching and training in psychology, the development of psychology as a professional service, and the formation of a national psychological society. Psychology in Australia had its beginnings in the teaching of philosophy in the original universities from the 1880s. Its various applications flourished in the 1930s and during World War II, leading to an explosion of psychological services in the 1950s and an expansion of university teaching and research. In the final chapter the nature of recent Australian psychology is characterised - its major interests and emphases in teaching, research and practice.