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Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the United States pp 11–28Cite as

Internationalizing the History of Psychology Course in the USA

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Curricula in the history of psychology course have often been marked by a narrow emphasis on psychology as it developed in German and American contexts. In this chapter, the net is cast more widely to examine the history of psychology in multiple sites around the world. Examples are given of resources that are available to help broaden the course and deepen student understanding of the rich histories of the field as it has emerged in multiple national and cultural contexts. An argument is made that what is needed is not a singular history of psychology, but a multiplicity of histories in order to see more accurately how psychological science and practice grow in particular social and cultural contexts.

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    Wade E. Pickren

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    Wade E. Pickren

  3. Dept of Educational & Counseling Psychol, University of Louisville, Louisville, 40292, Kentucky, USA

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    Anthony J. Marsella

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Pickren, W.E. (2011). Internationalizing the History of Psychology Course in the USA. In: Leong, F., Pickren, W., Leach, M., Marsella, A. (eds) Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the United States. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0073-8_2

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