LevelFile
Ref NoBPS/001/12/05/02
TitleMethuen and Company Agreement with the British Psychological Society 1956
Date13 December 1956
Extent1 file
Physical Description1 folder
Description Memorandum of agreement between the British Psychological Society and Methuen and Co Limited for the publication of the British Psychological Society's Working Party report on 'Psychological Aspects of Secondary School Selection'. The book was published as Secondary School Selection 20 June 1957. A 1960 edition of the book is in BPS/001/11/04/02/01/01

Note A copy of the report is in BPS/001/3/02 BPS Council Papers 3 November 1956.
FormatTextual Material
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LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialBPS/001/3/02 BPS Council Papers
BPS/001/11/04/02/01/01 Secondary School Selection 1957 (1960)
RelatedRecordBPS/001/11/04/02/01/01
AccessConditionsRegistered Users by Appointment Only.
AccessStatusOpen
Location13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London
TermEducational psychology
Educational testing
AdminHistoryThe Working Party was chaired by P E Vernon - who wrote the chapter on Intelligence Tests
Other members of the Committee were
H G Armstrong, Educational Psychologist, West Riding
G Bosomworth, Educational Psychologist, Northumberland
May Davidson, Clinical Psychologist, Warneford and Park Hospital Oxford
Charlotte M Fleming Reader in Education University of London Institute [Author of report chapter The Measurement of Attainment'
Hilde T Himmelweit Reader in Social Psychology London School of Economics
Denis McMahon Senior Lecturer in Psychology University of Edinburgh [Author of report chapter 'History and Survey of Present Procedures'
B S Morris Professor of Education University of Birmingham
E A Peel Professor of Education University of Bristol
F V Smith Professor of Psychology University of Durham
W Vickers former Inspector of Schools, Kent Education Committee (Joint author of report chapter The Techniques Used in the Selection for Technical Ability and in consideration of Border Line Cases
S Wiseman Reader in Education and Director of Education University of Manchester (joint author of report chapter The Techniques Used in the Selection for Technical Ability and in consideration of Border Line Cases)
H J Wright Educational Psychologist, Southend on Sea
Doris M Lee Lecturer in Mathematics, University of London Institute of Education - Working Party Secretary
RulesDescription compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000
ArchNoteCompiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre.

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CodePersonNameDates
BPS/GB/105Davidson; May (1914-1982); CBE, FBPsS1914-1982
BPS/GB/63Vernon; Philip Ewart (1905-1987); Professor; HonFBPsS1905-1987
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