| Description | CDR sound recording of an interview with Professor Leslie Smith, FBPsS, PhD, University of Lancaster for the BPS Oral History project.
The interview was conducted by Bryn Coles in August 2011.
Topics covered:
Running order:
Early experience predisposing to a career in psychology
Early days in psychology:
Early working career:
Working life:
Role of professional bodies in his professional life:
Mentors, other people, books, or literature which had the most influence on his career.
Memories of conferences, views of his contemporaries
Personal and family life related to, or had an impact, on his role as a psychologist.
Thoughts about his field of psychology and predictions for the future of his field.
Ends.
A seperate spoken prologue by Les Smith accompanies the recording (Disk II) and should be consulted before hearing the actual interview.
Total Running Time: 130mins
Interview c 125 mins (Disk I)
Prologue c 5 mins (Disk II) |
| RunTime | On two CDRs. Total running time c 130 minutes. |
| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 14/10/1943
University Qualifications and Professional Training:
BA Philosophy, King's College, University of London, 1967
PhD, School of Education, University of Leicester, 1982
Honours and Awards:
Fellow British Psychological Society, 1996
Professional Career:
School Teacher, no date
Further Education Teacher, 1969-
Reader/ Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, 1983-2001
Professor of Psychology and Epistemology of Development, Lancaster University, 2001-2004
Professor Emeritus, Freelance Researcher, Lancaster University, 2004-
Involvement with BPS and other societies etc.
BPS Fellowship Committee, 1997-2001
BPS Graduate Qualifications Admissions Committee (GQAC), 1992-1996
BPS Developmental Psychology Section, National Committee Member 1993-1995
BPS Education Section, Member of National Committee 1987-1997
Associate Editor, British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998-2008 |