Editorial: Research and the School or Educational Psychologist

Abstract

The terms ‘school psychologist’ and ‘educational psychologist’ will be used interchangeably, and in most instances the term ‘psychologist’ will refer to both male and female. There is obviously some difference in the use of the terms and in the functions of the educational psychologist and the school psychologist in different parts of the world. For example, in the United States, ‘educational psychologist’ is rarely used for those psychologists who are attached to non-university services and are regular visitors to schools and who carry out the day-to-day work of helping children attending schools. Instead, school psychologists in the United States carry out the function of advising teachers, testing or dealing with the educational or psychological problems of children in the classroom and doing other practical work.