Character Building at Bachelor's Psychology Program - Findings Based on
a Natural Approach
Abstract
Character building (CB) is important for basic psychologists. This study
aims to investigate the implementation and interpretation of character
building (CB) in the three-year Bachelor of Psychology program at
Tilburg University. Five dimensions of CB, including intellectual
independence, critical mindset, social responsibility, scientific
responsibility, and entrepreneurship, were analyzed using a review and
template thematic analysis as part of the regular quality assurance
assessment in 2021-2022. The results of the full program assessment plan
and additional data collection on course practices revealed that the
five dimensions of CB were well-integrated into most educational
processes at both the program and course level. We submitted this
previously as a preprint and received the following comments:
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