2008•Psychology Teaching ReviewRequires access
Psychology for all
Nash Popovic
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Abstract
N Psychology in its place (2008) John Radford explores and attempts to initiate a debate on what is or should be the place and role of psychology in Higher Education, primarily as a main subject for a first degree. In this paper I would like to raise the stakes, and argue that Higher Education should provide a certain form of practical psychology for all students, not only those who study psychology as a main subject. There is a striking imbalance in present education (at all levels) between the amount of time, resources and attention dedicated to the study of the world on the one side, and to the subjects that constitute personal life and experience on the other. Students have opportunities to learn about mathematics, literature, geography, science and so on, but little chance to learn about themselves and the ways they can experience and relate to their environment. Such an attitude may have served the purpose of education in the