Husen An Incurable Academic

Memoirs of a Professor
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-9776-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Web PDF

In these memoirs, Torsten Husen, Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Stockholm, conveys a fascinating picture of the academic world from the l940s onwards and of the extraordinary developments in education and psychology. Professor Husen is an internationally acknowledged expert on school affairs. As the first holder of the Chair of Educational Research at the Stockholm School of Education, he became deeply involved in policy research tied to the school reforms and his research and writing have directly affected the worldwide debate on the structure and content of secondary and upper secondary schooling. He was a founder member of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and as Chairman of the Board of the International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) in Paris he became increasingly concerned with educational problems in the developing countries. This is an account of a remarkable man whose dedication to research into educational problems worldwide should be an inspiration to others.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Husen, Torsten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;An Incurable Academic: Memoirs of a Professor;6
3;Copyright Page;7
4;Table of Contents;12
5;Preface;8
6;Chronology of Main Events;14
7;My Background;16
8;Chapter 1. Preparing to Become a Professor;37
8.1;At the University of Lund;39
8.2;A Doctoral Thesis and its Disputation;47
8.3;Applying for a Professorship;56
8.4;Appointment as Senior Lecturer and Application for theChair in Stockholm;65
9;Chapter 2. Professor at Various Institutions;75
9.1;At Stockholm University;75
9.2;Setting Up a New Institute;79
9.3;Studies and Arguments Concerning the Differentiation Issue;85
9.4;My Political Position on School Reform;89
9.5;A Digression on Teacher Training;92
9.6;Increased International Involvement ;98
9.7;A Tentative Summary of Academic Achievements;116
10;Chapter 3. A Scholar among Policymakers;127
11;Chapter 4. Military Psychology;135
11.1;Psychological Testing and Controversies Surrounding Its Use;143
11.2;Defence against Psychological Warfare;154
12;Chapter 5. Travels: Congresses, Conferences, Seminars;161
13;Chapter 6. Professional Contacts with America;181
13.1;The Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies;187
14;Chapter 7. Perkins's "Mafia"—Comparative Studies of HigherEducation;190
15;Chapter 8. "Reviewing" National Systems of Education;196
16;Chapter 9. On Writing;202
17;Chapter 10. Brief Glimpses of a Busy Life;208
17.1;Dinner at the Ritz—Among International Powerbrokers;208
17.2;An Academy Meeting in Chicago;212
17.3;Views on Life and Scholarship;219
17.4;Preparing an International Encyclopedia of Education;229
18;Chapter 11. Epilogue—An Incurable Academic;233
19;Index of Persons;236