| Code | BPS/GB/87 |
| Name | The British Psychological Society; Psychology of Education Section; 1919-; PES |
| Corporate Name | The British Psychological Society |
| Subordinate | Psychology of Education Section |
| Dates | 1919- |
| Epithet | PES |
| Other Names | Education Section 1919-2003 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Leicester |
| Address | Leicester |
| Activity | British Psychological Society Education Section was founded in 1919 (one of the first three sections of the Society).
The British Journal of Educational Psychology was published from 1931 - the same year that the Section submitted a memorandum to the consultative committee of the Board of Education on Education of Children Under Seven Years of Age
The Education Section Committee sought and was granted provisional approval by the Council in October 2002, to change the name of the Education Section to the Psychology of Education Section subject to approval by a vote of the Section Members. Originally, the proposed change was agreed by the Section Membership at the Annual General Meeting held on 6th November 1999. Due to a change in officers, the necessary steps were not taken following the AGM to obtain Council approval at that time. Name change confirmed to Psychology of Education Section in 2003.
The section promotes psychology in education and the interests of psychologists engaged in schools, further and higher education, child guidance and the wider community. Its aims are:
To promote the study and discussion of psychology in education.
To stimulate research into matters related to the psychological aspects of education.
To provide a forum for the discussion and exchange of ideas among those interested in the psychological aspects of education.
To offer advice to the Society on matters related to psychological aspects of education and the training of teachers.
It achieves these aims in three ways:
Communication of research findings;
Lively discussion of contemporary issues both scientific and professional.
Development of policy on key issues affecting psychology and psychologists in education.
1921 -1922 Hon Sec D J Collar and S S Brierley
1923 Hon Sec John Rickman
1931 Chair Susan Isaacs Hon Sec Evelyn M Lawrence.
1951 Chair P E Vernon, Hon Sec H E O James
1952 Chair P E Vernon Hon Sec H E O James
1953 Chair C M Fleming Hon Sec H E O James
1954 Chair C M Fleming Hon Sec W H King
1956 Chair H E O James Hon Sec W H King
1957 Chair E A Peel, Hon Sec W H King
1958 Chair E A Peel, Hon Sec Doris M Lee
1959 Chair E A Peel, Hon Sec Doris M Lee
1960 Chair E A Peel, Hon Sec Doris M Lee
1961 Chair L B Birch, Hon Sec Doris M Lee
1962 Chair L B Birch, Hon Sec Doris M Lee
1963 Chair Doris M Lee, Hon Sec J S Wilkie
1964 Chair Doris M Lee, Hon Sec J S Wilkie
1965 Chair [unknown] Hon Sec J S Wilkie
1966 Chair L B Birch, Hon Sec John McLeish
1967 Chair L B Birch, Hon Sec John McLeish
1968 Chair G E R Burroughs, Hon Sec John McLeish
1969 Chair R R Dale Hon Sec H B Pont
1970 Chair R R Dale Hon Sec H B Pont
1971 Chair R R Dale Hon Sec H B Pont
1972 Chair R R Dale Hon Sec J P Ryan
1973 Chair J G Morris Hon Sec J P Ryan
1974 Chair J G Morris Hon Sec J P Ryan
1975 Chair Margaret Sutherland Hon Sec J P Ryan
1976 Chair John Sutherland Hon Sec Kevin Wheldall
1977 Chair John Sutherland Hon Sec Kevin Wheldall
1978 Chair Hazel Francis Hon Sec Geoffrey Brown
1979 Chair ? Hazel Francis Hon Sec Geoffrey Brown
1980 Chair ? Hazel Francis Hon Sec Geoffrey Brown
1981 Hon Sec Peter Tomlinson
1982 Hon Sec Peter Tomlinson
1983 Hon Sec Peter Tomlinson
1984 Chair Eric Wilkinson Hon Sec Jack Ronaldson
1985 Chair Eric Wilkinson Hon Sec Jack Ronaldson
1986 Chair Eric Wilkinson Hon Sec Jack Ronaldson
1987 Chair Eric Wilkinson Hon Sec Anne Edwards
1988 Chair Kevin Wheldall Hon Sec Anne Edwards
1989 Chair Kevin Wheldall Hon Sec Anne Edwards
1990 Chair Peter Tomlinson Hon Sec Nigel Hastings
1991 Chair Peter Tomlinson Hon Sec Nigel Hastings
1992 Chair Peter Tomlinson Hon Sec Nigel Hastings
1993 Chair Peter Tomlinson Hon Sec Nigel Hastings
1994 Chair Anne Edwards Hon Sec Gary Hornby
1995 Chair Anne Edwards Hon Sec Gary Hornby
1996 Chair Rhona Stainthorp Hon Sec Peter Sutherland
1997 Chair Rhona Stainthorp Hon Sec Peter Sutherland
1998 Chair Rhona W Stainthorp Hon Sec Sue Hallam
1999 Chair Nigel Hastings Hon Sec Sue Hallam
2000 Chair Sue Hallam Hon Sec Paul Rideout
2001 Chair Judy Ireson
2002 Chair Judy Ireson Hon Sec Paul Rideout
2003 Chair Judy Ireson Hon Sec Paul Rideout
2004 Chair Judy Ireson
2005 Chair Sue Hallam Hon Sec Lynne Rogers
2006 Chair Elizabeth Rogers
2007 Chair Elizabeth Rogers
2008 Chair Elizabeth Rogers
2009 Chair Elizabeth Rogers
2010 Chair Kevin Wall Hon Sec Susan Atkinson
2011 Chair Susan Hallam Hon sec Susan Atkinson
2012 Chair Dave Putwain
2013 Chair Dave Putwain Hon Sec Emma Jackson
2014 Chair Dave Putwain
2015 Chair Dave Putwain Hon Sec Jillian Adie
2016 Chair Dave Putwain Hon Sec Jillian Adie
2017 Chair Dave Putwain
2018 Chair Wendy Symes
2019 Chair Wendy Symes
2020 Chair Wendy Symes
2021 Chair Claire Fox
The Section organises and publishes an annual lecture 'The Vernon Wall' Lecture since 1981
1981 Noel Entwistle Learning from the student's perspective
1982 Gerry Bernbaum
1983 Philip Levy
1984 Lee J Cronbach
1985 David Hargreaves
1986 Ann Clarke (read by Alan Clarke) Elderly Experience and the Life Path
1987 Margaret Suttherland
1988 Ed Stones
1989 Barabara Tizard
1990 Geoff Brown
1991 Ronald Davie Listen to the Child
1992 David Wood Learning about Learning and Teaching
1993 Hazel Francis Teachers Listening to Learners Voices
1994 Monique Boekaerts Motivation in Education [printed]
1995 Peter D Pumfrey Specific Developmental Dyslexia
1996 Roger Säljö Learning & Discourse [printed]
1997 Anthony Pellegrini Children’s Break Time & Playground Behaviour An Examination of Values and Behaviour [printed]
1998 Neville Bennett Research on Teaching-Learning Processes Theory into Practice: Practice into Theeory [printed]
1999 Charles Desforges Class Room Learning [printed]
2000 Carol Taylor Fitzgibbon Value Added for Those in Despair. Research Methods Matter [printed]
2001 Margaret Snowling Individual Differences in Children’s Reading Development: Sound and Meaning in Learning to Read [printed]
2002 John Biggs The Changing Role of Psychology in Educational Practice
2003 Kathy Sylva Tracking Children with SEC the Early Years: Can Education Make a Difference? [printed]
2004 Arthur Cropley Creativity and Problem Solving Implications for Classroom Assessment [printed]
2005 Herbert Marsh Self-concept theory, measurement and research into practice: The role of self-concept in educational psychology [printed]
2006 Nigel Hastings Ability and Its Problems for Education
2007 Peter Bryant Spelling Rules Exist but do people use them
2008 Robert Slavin Evidence-Based Policies for Educaiton in the United Kingdom
2009 Sally Hallam Transitions and the Development of Expertise
2010 Tom Billington
2011 [Julian] Joe Elliott Motivation and Resilience in Education
2012 Guy Claxton School as an Episemic Apprenticeship The Case of Building Learning Power
2013 Colin Rogers Psychology in education in a political world: Some thoughts on performity in higher education
2014 John Hattie The role of learning strategies in today's classrooms
2015 Andrew Martin Using Load Reduction Instruction (LRI) to boost motivation and engagement [printed]
2016 Theo Wubbels Teacher-student relationships and interactions as a factor in learning environments
2017 Jo-Anne Baird On different paradigms of educational assessment. Implications for the relationships with learning and teaching
2018 Tommy Mackay Can the Psychology of Education Enhance Socail Wellbeing? A National Visision for Intergenerational Change [printed]
2019 Pamela Qualter .Enhancing social and emotional skills: A reflective look at whether schools have a role to play |
| PublishedWorks | Bi-annual peer reviewed journal Psychology of Education Review [copies in Senate House library] |
| Source | Bio sources taken from the Society's website www.bps.org.uk accessed 21/05/2005. Committee Chairmen from Bulletin of the British Psychological Societ and annnual reports added Febraury 2018. |
| 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 |
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