Current state of history of psychology teaching and education in Argentina: An empirical bibliometric investigation

FIERRO, CATRIEL, OSTROVSKY, ANA, DI DOMENICO, CRISTINA

Teaching of Psychology

APA

Lugar: Chicago; Año: 2017 vol. 45 p. 132 - 145

History of psychology constitutes a cornerstone in psychologists? higher education. This study is an empirical analysis of the field?s current state in Argentinian universities. Bibliometric parameters were used to retrieve the total listed texts (N=797) of eight undergraduate history courses? syllabi from Argentina?s most populated public university Psychology programs. Then, professors in charge of the selected courses (N=7) were interviewed regarding the structure, procedure and instructional strategies of their courses. Results showed predominance of works produced by Argentinian scholars and secondary sources. Syllabi showed limited incorporation of primary sources, recent research papers and certain psychological schools. The pervasive presence of infrastructural constraints and lecture-based instruction are seen as limitations that should be collectively debated and addressed by courses? faculty.Keywords: teaching of the history of psychology; history of psychology in Argentina; historiography; teaching resources; training and education in psychology