Measuring the Mind by Adrian Wooldridge
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-centred 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 development; the role of experts in formulating educational policy; and the rise and fall of the measurement of merit.
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Adrian Wooldridge is the Economist's political editor and a columnist. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in history and was a Fellow of All Souls College. He has published 10 books, including Capitalism in America, which he co-wrote with Alan Greenspan, and seven with John Micklethwait: The Wake-Up Call, The Witch Doctors, A Future Perfect, The Company, The Right Country, God is Back, and The Fourth Revolution.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521395151 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521395151 |
| Title | Measuring the Mind |
| Author | Adrian Wooldridge |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1994-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 460 |
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