Conference theme: The Psychology of Evil – its place in the classroom

Programme highlights:

• Keynote speakers Dr Robin May Schott (Denmark) and Dr Kristján Guðmundsson (Iceland) spoke on the latest ideas and research on the theme of ‘the Psychology of Evil’.
• Workshops further explored the theme, in a forum where delegates discussed issues relevant to the teaching of ‘evil’-related topics in the psychology classroom.
• Workshops on Learning and Teaching in Psychology gave delegates opportunities to share good practice with colleagues from across Europe.
• There were workshops on collaborative projects for teachers and students across national boundaries – even if you were not there you can still get involved!
• A round-table session addressed issues affecting the school psychology curriculum in Europe – what its aims should be, what should it contain, how should it be designed and by whom….
• A live psychology demonstration class was given by a Danish teacher and her students,  followed by an informal question and answer session amongst students and delegates.