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ISBN: 978-1-941804-08-7

Edition/Version: 1.0 (December 31, 2006)

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Table of Contents and Individual Chapters

	Preface Jessica G. Irons, Bernard C. Beins, Caroline Burke, Bill Buskist, Vincent Hevern, & John E. Williams	vii-ix
1.	Intention and Commitment William Buskist, Auburn University	1-9
2.	Teaching as a Problem in Applied Psychology Stephen L. Chew, Samford University	10-16
3.	The Fears and Joys of Teaching High School Psychology Amy C. Fineburg	17-23
4.	The Road Not Taken Diane Finley, Prince George's Community College	24-30
5.	Teaching as an Unplanned Career Path Amy T. Galloway, Appalachian State University	31-37
6.	With a Little Help From Our Friends: Teaching in Community David E. Johnson, John Brown University	38-44
7.	A Wonderful Life Mary E. Kite, Ball State University	45-51
8.	Epiphany in Schenley Park James H. Korn	52-57
9.	Living, Learning, Teaching Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College	58-65
10.	Striving for Excellence Maria Lynn, New Jersey City University	66-70
11.	You Never Know For Whom You Toil... Jim Matiya, Moraine Valley Community College	71-76
12.	Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn Joseph A. Mayo, Gordon College	77-84
13.	Nothing More Than a University Professor Engaged in Teaching, Research, and Service: Nor Less Dean Keith Simonton, University of California, Davis	85-91
14.	On Becoming a Teacher of Psychology George M. Slavich, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School	92-99
15.	I Am Part of All That I Have Met (Tennyson's "Ulysses") Jeanne M. Stahl, Morris Brown College	100-107
16.	College Teaching: My First Few Years Jeffrey R. Stowell, Eastern Illinois University	108-112
17.	Teaching Psychology Can Be Magical Mark W. Vernoy, Palomar College	113-117
18.	A Fortuitous Life Path Wayne Weiten, University of Nevada, Las Vegas	118-125
19.	Changing Course: A Teacher in Transition Kristin Habashi Whitlock, Viewmont High School	126-132

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