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

by Adrian Wooldridge

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521026180
• ISBN13: 9780521026185
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"