ABSTRACT
The Conference on Graduate Education in Psychology was developed with support and encouragement from many areas within the field of psychology. The primary purpose of the conference was to review the state of graduate education and consider recommendations concerning its future. The conference planned to discuss issues and prepare recommendations for changes in graduate education. Psychologists have historically used conferences as a mechanism to introduce change in the nature of graduate education. The committee on Graduate Education and Training under the American Psychological Association Education and Training Board acted as the implementation committee to follow up on the implementation and adoption of the conference resolutions. The conferees were very much concerned about the quality of graduate education and the quality of its students. These concerns emerged in many recommendations. With respect to nonaffiliated professional schools, they encouraged both the schools and universities to establish formal substantive ties.
