Steven raises a good point, and one I hadn't considered. In fact, I'm
guilty of just this on one of my assignments in my Dev Psych class. In that
class, I teach the students how to use PsycINFO. I give them a topic, and
they are required to find 12 references and turn in an APA style reference
list. One of the parameters of the assignment is that an article can't be
older than 10 years. I have done this to teach them how to use the
publication year filter, never considering the implicit message I might be
sending. I'll make sure and change that this year along with a discussion
of why. Thanks Steven.
At 07:08 AM 10/20/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear TIPSters,
>At another institution, I had a colleague who "wouldn't let" students use
>citations that were over 10 years old. That's too bad... it eliminates
>Stroop's work, Crespi's work, Skinner's work, etc. (and my Master's
thesis!...
>my Dissertation just makes it in under the wire this year)!
>I wouldn't be surprised if one or some of your colleagues in the department
>have the same "rules" (guidelines) for students.
>
>
>Getting older by the minute and knowing I'm going to die... someday,
>-Steven
>
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