Review of Improving undergraduate instruction in psychology

Abstract

Reviews the book, Improving undergraduate instruction in psychology by D. Wolfle, C. E. Buxton, C. N. Cofer, J. W. Gustad, R. B. MacLeod, and W. T. McKeachie (see record 1953-05572-000 ). The committee making this report is able, headed by a man who was probably closer than any other to the work of psychologists during the war and in the immediate post-war period. From this group might therefore be expected a program having as a major feature, a broad and stimulating view of the vital importance of psychology in the present-day world. But national and world affairs seem not even mentioned in the volume. Topics discussed include: liberal college education, personal adjustment courses, curriculums, and technical training in psychology, among other subjects. The one-sidedness and inadequacy of the present little volume seems to the reviewer to emphasize a need for an alternative document that considers such things as psychological warfare. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)