Title: Historical perspective on school psychology as a scientist-practitioner specialization in school psychology
Abstract: This article provides an overview of the development of school psychology as a scientist-practitioner specialization in regard to the contributions of thehistory of the professional and scientific foundations for practice, the role of educational agencies and professional organizations in setting standdards, perspective derived from major conferences on education and training related to professional practice, and the directions for scientific and professional development reflected in the literature. In conclusion an agenda is proposed for continued development of the scientific- practitioner traditions of our field that is based on creating strategies for studying the reflective thinking of students in training as well professionals in practice so as to become informed about the strategies used for integrating science with practice.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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