| Code | BPS/GB/174 |
| Name | Downs; Sylvia (1926-2016); Professor; FBPsS, HonMBPsS, CPsychol, |
| Title | Professor |
| Forenames | Sylvia |
| Surname | Downs |
| Dates | 1926-2016 |
| Epithet | FBPsS, HonMBPsS, CPsychol, |
| Parallel Name | S Downs |
| Gender | Female |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Child Study Centre, Institute of Child Health 1950-1953
Industrial Training Research Unit, Cambridge 1960-1981
UWIST Cardiff, Occupational Research Unit, 1981-1987
Pearn, Kandola, Downs (Oxford), Partner 1987-1990
Self-Employed Chartered Psychologist researcher and consultant since 1990 |
| Address | Exeter |
| Activity | Date of Birth: 04/12/1926
Place of Birth: Chiswick, London
Date of Death: July 2016
University and Professional Training:
University College London, BSc (Hons) psychology, 1947-1950
Other Honours and Awards:
Honorary Life Member British Psychological Society (BPS) (2012)
Fellow British Psychological Society (nd)
Queen's University Belfast, Visiting Professor from ? to 1992
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Visiting Professor 1995-
City University London, Dept.Business Studies, Visiting Professor 1994-2000
University of Exeter, Visiting Fellow (nd)
BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Lifetime Achievement Award 2009
Professional career:
Research Assistant, Child Study Centre, Institute of Child Health 1950-1953
Researcher, Industrial Training Research Unit, Cambridge 1960-1981
UWIST Cardiff, Occupational Research Unit, Director of Research Unit, 1981-1987
Pearn, Kandola, Downs (Oxford), Partner 1987-1990
Self-Employed Chartered Psychologist researcher and consultant since 1990
Involvement with British Psychological Society (BPS) and/or other societies and organisations:
BPS Occupational Section, Committee member 3 years (nd)
BPS Occupational Division, Committee member 3 years (nd)
BPS Occupational Division, Chair (nd).
Sources: S Downs' Personal Details Sheet.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
| PublishedWorks | Selected publications:
Developing Skilled Learners by Sylvia Downs, Pat Perry, Great Britain, Manpower Services Commission Staff, Publisher Manpower Services Commission, Training Services Division (1987)
Developing Skilled Learners: Learning to Learn in YTS by Sylvia Downs, Pat Perry, Great Britain, Manpower Services Commission Staff, Publisher Manpower Services Commission, Training Services Division (1984)
How Do I Learn: An Experimental Programme to Introduce Young People and Their Teachers to the Many Ways of Learning by Eunice Belbin, Sylvia Downs, Patricia Perry, Great Britain, Further Education Unit Staff, Industrial Training Research Unit Staff, Publisher Department for Education & Employment
Learning at Work by Sylvia Downs, Publisher Kogan Page, Limited
Testing Trainability by Sylvia Downs, Publisher Cengage Learning
Making Learning Happen, Downs Publications
Passing the 70 Plus, Downs Publications (2009)
Learning management: Emerging directions for learning to learn in the workplace (Information series), ERIC Clearinghouse on Career Education, Center, for Vocational Education, Ohio State University (1987)
Sub Editor "Journal of Occupational Psychology" and "Education and Training" |
| Source | S Downs Personal Details Sheet |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |