Abstract
Extant historical sources on the evolution of community psychology in Canada provide different perspectives on the subdiscipline's origins but tend to neglect developments in Quebec. The present account is based on oral history data and pertains chiefly to current issues in academic community psychology. Recent interviews of seven prominent Canadian-based community psychologists indicated that there has been a relative lack of cooperation and of knowledge sharing between francophone and anglophone community psychologists. Another theme was the dominating effect of U.S. community psychology on the Canadian subdiscipline. Interviews of 13 central figures in the U.S. subdiscipline confirmed this impression of unidirectional influence. The issues of cultural division and U.S. domination bear significantly on the identity of Canadian community psychology. However, trends in graduate training, community practice, and political support appear to bode well for the future.
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