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Measuring the Mind: Education and Psychology in England c.1860-c.1990

By Adrian Wooldridge

Book information

Year
1995
ISBN
0521395151, 9780521395151, 0521026180, 9780521026185
LCC
LB3056.G7 W63 1994
Open Library ID
OL1419848M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14041102 bytes)
Pages
458\458
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The central claim of Measuring the Mind is that, contrary to popular opinion, the psychologists who dominated educational policy-making between the wars were educational progressives and political radicals. They argued that education should reflect the requirements of children rather than the convenience of adults, and regarded intelligence testing as an instrument of child-centered education. These psychologists owed their political inspiration to the meritocratic ideal and lost popularity with the waning of this ideal after the war. Four main themes dominate the discussion: the emergence of educational psychology as a distinct discipline; the recent history of ideas about children's mental developments; the role of experts in formulating educational policy; and the rise and fall of the measurement of merit.

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