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26th International Congress of Applied Psychology
Psychology students international
exposureWhere do we come from, where do we
want to go
Pedro Neves
Athens, July 2006
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Where have the students been?
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Number of participants at SIP
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Number of participants at ECP
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Number of participants at ICP and ICAP
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Number of participants at EFPSA
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What can we infer from these results?

• What motivates students to go to international
  conferences?
• Why arent students more inclined to become
  members of international associations?
• What are the major impediments for students to
  use international networks?
• What are the most common dificulties felt by
  students when starting their careers?

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What do students think?

• Participants
• 134 students
• from 14 european countries
• between 18 and 30 years old
• majority were women (86)
• from all years in a university degree

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Promotion of studying abroad (alpha ,83)
My professors motivate me to spend some time during my studies in other countries
My professors encourage me to contact other researchers from foreign universities
My professors promote the benefits of spending some time in other universities
Promotion of international conferences (alpha ,87)
My professors motivate me to go to international conferences
My professors encourage me to go to international conferences
My professors talk to me about the benefits of attending international conferences
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Internal motivation to study abroad (alpha ,82)
I find studying for some time in a foreign university very motivating
I find studying for some time in a foreign university very enjoyable
I find studying for some time in a foreign university very interesting
I find studying for some time in a foreign university very appealing
Internal motivation to attend int. conferences (alpha ,91)
I find going to international conferences very motivating
I find going to international conferences very enjoyable
I find going to international conferences very interesting
I find going to international conferences very appealing
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How important do you think it is
Studying for some time in a foreign university
Attending international conferences
Actual behavior
Have you ever studied for a period of time in a foreign university?
Have you ever attended an international conference (related to psychology)?
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Some brief results...
Path analysis model for Study abroad
?2 DF P ?2/DF GFI CFI RMSEA
2,42 3 ,49 ,81 ,99 1,00 ,00
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Path analysis model for attending conferences



?2 DF P ?2/DF GFI CFI RMSEA
3,99 3 ,26 1,33 ,99 ,99 ,05
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A bit of history...

• EFPSA
• created in 1987
• has 23 member countries
• represents about 250.000 students
• APAGS
• created in 1988
• its members are APA student affiliates

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Why a Student Division?
To support a network of students who share a
common interest in international development,
trends, applications, and research in applied
psychology.
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What has been done?

• Mailing list
• Promotion at congresses
• Membership drives
• Webpage
• Newsletter
• Activites at congresses.

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. Identity and diversity in Psychology (EAWOP,
2003) . Group Dynamics (EFPSA, 2004) . Young
Psychologists Round Table (ICP, 2004) .
Psychology around the world the importance of
international networks (SIP, 2005) . European
students young psychologists discussion (ECP,
2005)
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What are the major dificulties?

• Publishing research
• Sponsoring congress expenses
• Contacting experts from other universities.

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Some ideas for the future...

• Promote student international exposure among
  teachers and universities
• Increase student participation from developing
  countries
• Open the range of activities offered to students
• Cooperate with other organizations.

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Thank you very much for your attention...
www.iaapsd.org iaap_sd_at_yahoo.com