Statement of the American Psychological Association: Submitted to the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

2007 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Senate ◽  
Select Committee ◽  
American Psychological

Undergraduate Psychological Writing

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaziela Ishak ◽  
Nicholas P. Salter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Writing Instruction ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Writing Assignments

There is no comprehensive guide for teaching psychological writing, and little is known about how often instructors teach the topic. We present a best practices guide for teaching psychological writing beyond just American Psychological Association style, discuss psychology-specific writing assignments, and examine psychological writing instruction. In an online survey, 177 psychology instructors across the United States reported on psychological writing instruction and their writing assignments. In general, we found that instructors reported using many best practices. Comparisons between courses revealed that instructors use course-specific writing instruction such that it becomes progressively complex across courses. However, instructors might not provide students with enough training to successfully complete assignments. Instructors assign diverse assignments, though, suggesting that students get varied practice at psychology-specific writing.

An Investigation of the Executive Agencies of the United States Government

1939 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
Lloyd M. Short
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Senate ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Brookings Institution ◽  
Select Committee ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Contractual Arrangements ◽  
The Government ◽  
Executive Agencies

The preliminary report of the select committee of the United States Senate appointed to investigate the executive agencies of the government with a view to coordination, under authority of Senate Resolution 217, 74th Congress, passed February 24, 1936, was presented to the Senate by Senator Harry F. Byrd, chairman, on August 16, 1937. Except for a brief introduction by Senator Byrd, in which he states that his committee has reached no final conclusions and that it expects to continue its investigations, the document is given over entirely to the report prepared for the committee by the Brookings Institution. Dr. Moulton, president of the Institution, explains in a letter of transmittal the contractual arrangements under which the report was prepared and lists the staff members, regular and special, who participated in its preparation.

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