title: Whatever happened to the human experience in undergraduate psychology? Comment on the special issue on undergraduate education in psychology (2016).
abstract: This comment addresses the omission of a series of critical reflections in recent discussions of undergraduate education in psychology. The lack of a stronger focus on human meaning and experience, on social context, on methodological diversity, and on social critique limits the critical horizons of undergraduate psychology education. Many perspectives are routinely excluded from undergraduate psychology curricula and associated guidelines, particularly psychoanalytic theories, human science approaches, and related critical standpoints. These perspectives can offer an educational focus vital for development of students capable of critical reflection and social action. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychology Department, Pacifica Graduate Institute.
authors.forename: Oksana
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6453-2987
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yakushko
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Duquesne University.
authors.forename: Derek
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0446-4334
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hook
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students