The theory of the relationship between theory and practice in psychology as an impediment to its understanding
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Psychologist
- Vol. 23 (3), 289-303
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00050068808255612
Abstract
This essay describes and critically analyses the standard formulation of the relationship between theory and practice in psychology. Alternate views about the nature of theory and practice which draw attention to their interpenetration and similarities are canvassed. Foucault's concept of power‐knowledge is introduced as a means of illuminating important aspects of the relationship between theory and practice in psychology.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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