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Tag Archives: Research
From psychology as a discipline to psychology as a profession
When psychology changed from being an academic discipline to a profession, it incurred many of the negative attributes of commercial organizations; the principal one being a shift in focus from subject expertise, silo thinking and regulatory rituals. The general assumption … Continue reading
Uta Frith vs Julian Elliott on dyslexia: and autism
Those familiar with Stephen Pepper’s World Hypotheses: A Study in Evidence, won’t be surprised at Uta Frith’s (FT Pioneering Force 11 October 12 October 2014 ) disagreement with Julian Elliott over the nature of dyslexia and its treatment. They inhabited … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, Change agent, Common Ground, Dyslexia, Education, Labelling, Psychologists, autism
Tagged autism, British Psychological Society, Change agent, common-ground, dyslexic, education, expertise, hegemony of the right, labelling, pedagogy, Pepper, Psychologists, Research
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Anti-innovation mind sets
I’m not a lone voice in condemning the ‘keep it simple -stupid’ and ‘anti-innovation’ mind-set found in so many UK institutions; from education, through industry to research. Today’s Financial Times (February 5 / 6) has three relevant letters: two on … Continue reading
Posted in Common Ground, Complexity theory, Innovation, News, Pedagogy, Psychologists
Tagged common-ground, education, Innovation, PISA, Research
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