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6.2 Dissemination, Sustainability, Impact and Evaluation
As already indicated, dissemination of the outcomes and outputs of this Fellowship was
achieved primarily through a cascade model by:
Engagement with key stakeholders through (a) membership of or invitations to national
committees, (b) state and national meetings organised as part of the Fellowship or
during conferences, and (c) stakeholder membership of the Fellowship Advisory Group;
and,
Dissemination of key documents through national networks via email and websites
(e.g., Cranney & Botwood, 2012) or through normal publication means (e.g., Cranney &
Dunn, 2011a).
There is high likelihood of the sustainability of the outcomes of this Fellowship given:
The continuation of key networks such as APEN/PsyEd;
The Fellow’s continued and increased leadership and involvement in national psychology
education committees, and willingness to accept invitations to contribute to
Departmental UG program reviews; and,
The sustainability mechanisms for the websites.
The impact of this Fellowship is (a) indicated by the evidence presented, such as the number
of educational institutions that have adopted or are in the process of adopting
recommendations regarding psychological literacy, and (b) judged by the formal
evaluations.
Listening to the advice and feedback of key stakeholders and experts throughout the
Fellowship has been extremely helpful. The Advisory Group members came from diverse
backgrounds, and were willing to share their expertise and advice. The Fellow also conferred
with the Internal Evaluator, Stephen Marshall, who advised her from the initial stages of the
Fellowship. The External USA Evaluator was originally to be Diane Halpern, but with her
permission Regan Gurung was asked to play that role instead, because he was able to
attend the April 2012 Summit at short notice, and gave valuable feedback then (as well as
informing the delegates of trends in the USA). Annie Trapp, leader of the UK UG psychology
review, will provide a different evaluative perspective. Dana Dunn will provide additional
evaluative commentary on the development of the pedagogy. Every Fellowship event was
evaluated by the delegates, and these informed the direction and organisation of future
events.
Ultimately, if graduates in ten years’ time know that they have acquired psychological
literacy during their UG psychology education, then this Fellowship may well have
contributed to that outcome.
“To me, Psychological literacy refers to the ability to view the world with a competent
understanding of psychological concepts; not only in social aspects (e.g., understanding
the bystander effect), but in all aspects, including health, learning, physiological,
developmental and many other psychological aspects.” (Corey Polanski, 2012 UNSW
PSYC3011 student)
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