School Psychology Ranked Second
in Publishing and
Third in Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
At the 2006 annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologist researcher presented data on publication rates of faculty from American Psychological Association (APA) approved programs (Wagner, Lail, & Viglietta, 2006). Specifically, they calculated average publication rates based on psycINFO (includes professional journal articles and book chapters) of faculty from all 56 APA school psychology programs from 2000-2005. The UT School Psychology faculty ranked second.
In a similar study covering the 5 previous years (1995-1999) UT School Psychology faculty ranked third in average peer reviewed journal (this study did not include book chapters) publications (Carper & Williams, 2004). When these two studies are combined it is clear that the UT School Psychology faculty is among the most productive scholars over the past 11 years.
While these procedures for assessing productivity focus on the professors, the school psychology faculty want to make it clear that their steady rate of success is due to many factors, including the support of The University of Tennessee, cooperative efforts involving local service providers (e.g., teachers, school psychologists, and administrators), and most importantly, collaborative efforts with students. For example, from 2001-2005 students were published co-authors of peer reviewed journal articles in approximately 130 instances. The program works because of intelligent, hard-working, and motivated students and the support and assistance of others. The entire School Psychology faculty runs as fast as they can just to keep up with their students.
Carper, R. M., & Williams, R. L. (2004). Article publications, journal outlets, and article themes for current faculty in APA-accredited school psychology programs: 1995-1999. School Psychology Quarterly, 19, 141-165.
Wagner, A. R., Lail, K. E., & Viglietta, E. (2006, March). Faculty publications in APA-accredited school psychology programs: 2000-2005. Paper presented
at the Annual Conference of the National Association of School Psychologists.
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