The Fantastic Four Years: Recommendations for Industrial–Organizational Programs

摘要

Though Byrne et al. (2014) identified noticeable deficiencies in the education of industrial–organizational (I–O) psychologists, we believe their proposed remedy is problematic. Specifically, prolonging a graduate student's admission into "the real word" through postdocs and internships can place a financial burden on those providing the additional education-especially if they are expected to offer "adequate pay and health benefits" as Byrne et al. recommend. As departments across the country face extreme budget cuts, petitioning for more funding does not currently seem like a viable option (see Oliff, Palacios, Johnson, & Leachman, 2013).