Excellence in Psychology Education
It is through teachers of psychology that new generations of psychologists are inspired, motivated, encouraged, and developed. Without inspiring and dedicated teachers the profession of psychology would wither.
Such teachers deserve recognition. So do those who promote psychology to a wider constituency by their distinguished teaching of students pursuing either pre-degree psychology courses or professional qualifications in other disciplines.
The award will confer free life membership of the Society, and a commemorative certificate will be presented at the Society’s Annual Conference at which time the recipient will be asked to give an invited paper on some aspect of psychology education.
All areas of teaching, training and education will be considered on equal grounds, including pre-degree teaching, teaching at first and higher degree level, training of professional applied psychologists, the teaching of psychology to other professions, and adult and continuing education.
Nominations should be able to demonstrate that the work of a nominee has made an unusually significant contribution to education and training in psychology within the United Kingdom. The criteria for this award are intended to be broad.
The categories below are by no means exhaustive, but illustrative of the kinds of areas in which distinction may be demonstrated:
- Outstanding performance as a classroom teacher. Evidence for this could include formal evaluations by students or colleagues, teaching awards, and other forms of prior recognition;
- Outstanding performance in the development of individual students. Evidence for this could include work produced by students, publications or conferences presentations by students, details of former students who went on to successful careers in psychology;
- Outstanding and/or innovative contributions to course or curriculum development. Evidence for this could include course outlines for syllabuses, innovations in teaching methodology, and innovations in assessment;
- Outstanding contributions to the teaching literature. Evidence for this could include books and other published materials, citations and reviews of such materials, particularly when based on actual use in teaching situations. It could also involve contributions to the published research into psychology and teaching, and;
- Outstanding contributions to the profession of teaching. Evidence of this could include innovative contributions to the training and continuing professional development of psychology teachers; leadership and innovation within professional, assessment, or regulatory bodies.
For more information and the application form, download the EPE award guidelines.
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Previous Winners
2011 - Professor John Pearce
2010 - Dr John Maltby
(Prior to 2010 previous winners of the Excellence in Teaching of Psychology Award)
2009 - Dr David Groome & Professor Alex Haslam/Professor Steve Reicher
2008 - Dorothy Coombs
2007 - Jill Arnold
2006 - Dr Clare Wood
2005 - Prof Mark Griffiths and Dr Andy Field
