PKAL Volume IV: What Works, What Matters, What Lasts

Disciplines & Departments: Psychology

The Keck/PKAL Consultation Program

Lessons learned in transforming disciplines and departments from the PKAL-Keck Consultation Program.
Advancing Reform Efforts through the PKAL-Keck Consultation Program: A Psychology Department
The Keck/PKAL Consultation Program
This small private college in the west requested assistance in reviewing its psychology program. The request was triggered by the dean, who was considering adding a new faculty line for the department and wished to have a clearer sense of the future of psychology programs in undergraduate settings.
Don't Drown Students with Details: A Psychology Department's Transformation
The Keck/PKAL Consultation Program
This public institution in the northwest requested an evaluation of their psychology department. It was determined that the department should focus on breadth rather than depth. The consultants felt undergraduate psychology students would benefit from increased exposure to many aspects of psychology. It is believed graduates of the program will be more well-rounded following this revision.