National Academy of Psychology
| Formation | 1989[1] |
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| Headquarters | Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India 211002 |
Membership | 435 members[2] |
President | Purnima Singh |
Secretary General | Narayanan Srinivasan |
| Website |
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The National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) is the major national organization of psychologists in India. The decision to form the organization was made in 1988 by psychologists gathered at Bhopal University.[3]:xiii L. B. Tripathy was the convenor of the advisory committee for drafting the organization's constitution.[3]:xiii The organization was established in 1989.[1]:100 Ajit K. Mohanty was the first convenor of the NAOP.[4]:vii
Since 2000, the official journal of the NAOP has been Psychological Studies, edited (as of 2015) by Girishwar Misra.[2]
References
- 1 2 Ajit K. Dalal (2002). "Psychology in India: A Historical Introduction" (pp. 79-108) in Misra, Girishwar; Mohanty, Ajit K. (Eds.) (2002). Perspectives on indigenous psychology. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co. ISBN 9788170229070. OCLC 50712858
- 1 2 Anonymous. "INDIA - National Academy of Psychology". Psychology Resources Around the World. International Untion of Psychological Science. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- 1 2 Mishra, Girishwar (Ed.) (2006). Psychological theory and teaching profession: selected essays by L.B. Tripathi. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. ISBN 9788180692901. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ Vindhya, U. (Ed.) (2003). Psychology in India: intersecting crossroads. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co. ISBN 9788180690297.
External links
- Official website
- NAOP information page (Union of Psychological Science)
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