Psychology in Kansas high schools

Abstract

The 227 high schools in Kansas that have a course in psychology were twice surveyed by questionnaires. The first survey revealed that many teachers had little training, no careful technique of teaching was followed, practical psychology was wanted, and there was need for a high school textbook in psychology. The second survey sought to discover what the high schools wanted included in a psychology text. The results are reported by listing in order of preference the main topics and sub-topics with the percentages of respondents who checked them, and by listing additional topics written in and important problems suggested. A majority of respondents voted for a combination of textbook and workbook. The results of the second survey are compared briefly with the emphases found in early and modern college textbooks. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)