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Goal Statement For General Psychology Degree Describe Essay

Goal Statement for General Psychology Degree Describe your interest in the general field of psychology and the specific emphasis area you are studying.

As I proceed further in the general field of psychology, it is with a sharpening focus on a future as an educational leader. My ambition is to serve an educational community in a role such as the principalship or in an administrative capacity. With an improved understanding of what is ultimately expected of one in such a position of leadership, I recognize the importance of the role that a comprehensive education in psychology will play in building toward my qualifications.

As Black (1986) denotes, educational professionals at every level are benefited by at least some working knowledge of general psychology. For the teacher, for instance, Black recommends some education in adolescent psychology. With respect to working as an educational leader, some of the specific areas that will drive my focus are also recommended by Black, who remarks that "the higher up on the administrative career ladder one goes, the more the administrator deals with groups -- PTA's, boards of education, unions, advisory committees. A course in adolescent psychology isn't nearly as useful to a school superintendent as is an understanding of group dynamics, organizational behavior or abnormal psychology." (p. 18)

ii) Identify two professional goals and detail how graduate education will assist you in reaching these goals.

First and foremost, it is my goal to suit myself for the particular difficulties that come with the territory of educational leadership. Those aspiring to serve in the offices of the school principal, the superintendent or another school administrative position, must first understand that while the work can be rewarding, it is enveloped in obstacles...

Few things ignite the emotional interest of such a diverse array of participants as does the educational system. That our children's futures depend on the effective management of the expectations of so many participants must be foremost on the educational leader's mind as he or she proceeds. I anticipate that a firm grounding in educational psychology and general psychology as I am seeking through this graduate program will help me to better gird myself against the criticism, scrutiny and pressure that are attendant to any educational leadership role.
A second critical goal -- one which emerges from my direct interest in the human psychological condition and the role played by education in cultivating the psyche -- is the improvement of mainstream education's treatment of special education issues. There remains a great deal of debate, disagreement and discontent over how public school's should best address the unique needs of the learning disabled, developmentally delayed, behaviorally problematic or otherwise emotionally disturbed children who must be given equal opportunity. According to Arnold & Dodge (1994), it is incumbent upon schools in light of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to make accommodations for the inclusion of special education students. Even still, much discontent over the balance between special education and inclusions remains.

I believe that we have the resources and the wherewithal to bring the proper balance to this discussion. According to Arnold & Dodge, "districts need not educate every disabled child in a regular classroom for the entire day, but have numerous options, so long as each child is carefully evaluated." (p. 22) This is to say that one of my primary goals as a leader in the educational community with a skill set particularly geared toward general psychology, would be to better understand the implications of meeting individualized educational needs. This is the primary demand placed upon our schools where special education is concerned. The better we come to understand how individualized challenges can be bested, the better an opportunity we have to help those with inborn obstacles exceed low expectations.

iii) What…

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Arnold, J.B., & Dodge, H.W. (1994). Room for all. The American School Board Journal, 181(10), 22-26.

Black, J.A., & English, F.W. (1986). What they don't tell you in schools of education about school administration. Lancaster, PA: Technomic.

Daresh, J.C. (2004). Beginning the assistant principalship: A practical guide for new school administrators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

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