Graduate education in psychology: Past, present, and future.

Deals with important developments in graduate education and training in psychology. The author describes graduate education in American universities prior to 1960 and outlines important issues that impact on current and future graduate education. Winds of change were signaled in the Vail conference and in the growth of professional schools of psychology, and emerging issues were outlined at the Utah Conference on Graduate Education. The author discusses 6 current issues in graduate education: the integrity of psychology as a discipline, basic science and research training, the impact of increasing specialization of graduate training and core curriculum issues, internship training for experimental psychologists, continuing education, and mentoring and student–faculty relationships. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)