Graduate Education of the Top Contributors to the School Psychology Literature: 1987-1995

Abstract

This study examined who has been publishing in the major school psychology journals, the universities where they received their graduate training, and the categories of publications of graduates of selected universities as one measure of the quality of graduate education in school psychology. The journals included were the Journal of School Psychology, School Psychology International, School Psychology Revieuw, School Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, and Psychology in the Schools as these are the major journals representingthe profession. Results indicated E. Scott Huebner as the most prolific author in the school psychology literature during the period under investigation and graduates of the University of Georgia as making the greatest contribution to the literature. Results are discussed in relation to previous research and surveys evaluating graduate program quality.