Psychological practice should not be disjoined from theory or lag behind good research

  • Gian Vittorio Caprara Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome
Keywords: diffusion of knowledge; assessment of research and practice

Abstract

There is substantial agreement on the relevance of the questions raised by Jerzy M. Brzeziński and on the proposed answers. The common use of English in international scientific communication should not lead to neglecting the proper media of diffusing psychological knowledge in local languages. The current concern for assessing the quality of psychological research and research institutions should be accompanied by an equal concern for proper criteria to assess the quality of psychological practice and of practitioner education. The criteria of evaluating both research and practice should be grounded on solid psychological theories.

Published
2019-04-04
Section
Discussion