Teaching Psychology in Higher Education

Dominic Upton is Head of Psychological Sciences at the University of Worcester. He is a Chartered Health Psychologist and teaches psychology to psychologists and those in other professions. In addition to a number of academic articles in professional journals, he has written text books for psychologists along with nurses, podiatrists and other allied health care professionals. In 2007 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for his role in exploring and developing the teaching of psychology. Annie Trapp is Director of the Higher Education Academy Psychology Network and a founding member of EUROPLAT, a European network to support psychology education. In addition to editing the journal Psychology Learning and Teaching, she has written a number of book chapters and articles relating to psychology education and presented workshops on psychology education across the world.

"The breadth of coverage in Upton and Trapp's volume is considerable, and the quality of information in each chapter is high...The tone of the book is always positive and energetic, as one would expect from a rally-cry. Read it, and join the cause." (PLAT journal, December 2010)

• Notes on Contributors. Foreword (Stephen E. Newstead, University of Plymouth).Preface (Dominic Upton, University of Worcester and Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network).Acknowledgements.1. Individual Differences: Psychology in the European Community (Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network and Dominic Upton, University of Worcester).2. Those We Serve? Student Issues and Solutions (Caprice Lantz, Centre of Lifelong Learning, University of York).3. Myths, Maths and Madness: Misconceptions around Psychology (Peter Reddy, Aston University and Caprice Lantz, Centre of Lifelong Learning, University of York).4. Teaching You to Suck Eggs? Using Psychology to Teach Psychology (Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network).5. Bravery and Creativity through the Curriculum (Douglas A. Bernstein, National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology and Dominic Upton, University of Worcester).6. Non-Sadistical Methods for Teaching Statistics (Andy P. Field, University of Sussex).7. Where Angels Fear to Tread: The Undergraduate Research Project (Mark Forshaw, Staffordshire University and Susan Hansen, Middlesex University).8. How Do You Really Know? (Kathy Harrington, Write Now Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, London Metropolitan University).9. Onwards and Upwards: Teaching Postgraduate Students (Jacqui Akhurst, York St John University, York).10. Spreading the Word: Teaching Psychology to Non-Psychologists (Dominic Upton, University of Worcester).11. Psychology: Past, Present and Future (Dominic Upton, University of Worcester and Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network).Resource Guide.Index.