ABSTRACT
Socialization of psychology graduate students refers to the transmission of values, attitudes, and behaviors that are associated with a variety of roles, including teacher, scientist, professional, and supportive peer. The nonformal aspects of graduate education belong to the environmental settings in which students encounter challenges and opportunities to become socialized to their later roles as scientists, scientist-practitioners, or practitioner psychologists. The American Psychological Association can conduct workshops, seminars, and conferences; prepare casebooks; and facilitate discipline-wide analyses of policies, problems, and directions for resolution of particular issues. Probably few would disagree with the assertion that the acquisition of psychological knowledge is one of the chief objectives of a graduate education. On the other side, Joseph Grosslight argues that the emerging diversity of graduate programs outside of psychology departments, changes in educational technology, and the need for student contacts with nonfaculty professionals raises questions about the value and necessity of rigid residency requirements.
