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The Human Problem in Schools (1938): A Psychological Study Carried out on Behalf of the Girls' Public Day School Trust book cover

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The Human Problem in Schools (1938) A Psychological Study Carried out on Behalf of the Girls' Public Day School Trust

By Marion Milner Copyright 1938
338 Pages
by Routledge

338 Pages
by Routledge

338 Pages
by Routledge
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Published in 1938, this book documents a psychological study carried out on behalf of the Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Comprising 25 schools, the trust set the standard for girls’ education for the first decade of the twentieth century and the pioneering study was set to serve the cause of national education. Marion Milner documents the study and her findings across four sections with topics... Read more

    Part I: First Statements of the Problems. 1. How the Experiment Began. 2. The Problem as seen by the Staff. 3. The Problem as Stated by the Girls. Part II: The Application of Psychological Techniques of Observation and Measurement. 1. Intelligence Testing and the Class Observations. 2. The Interview. 3. Ways of Interpreting the Case Material. 4. A Chart for the Classification of Interests. 5. Interest in Intuitive Experience. 6. Interest in Intellectual Experience. 7. Interaction Between the Levels of Experiences. 8. Anxiety in Terms of the Chart. 9. Temperament and Vocational Choice. 10. Varying Effects of the Environment. 11. Statistical Comparisons. Part III: The Function of the Psychologist within the School. 1. What the Psychologist has to Offer. 2. Some Aspects of Cause and Effect in Work Efficiency. 3. Concepts Useful as Instruments. 4. A Point of View. Part IV: Practical Implications.

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    Marion Milner

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