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THE author's aim has been “to give a brief account of some portions of recent psychological work which have had and are likely to have a special influence on education.” Part i. of the little book is devoted mainly to genetic psychology, part ii. to certain special observational and experimental studies. Within her limits Mrs. Meredith has done distinctly useful work, choosing her topics with discretion and treating them in a competent and serviceable way. Her sketch of the child's mental development is based largely upon the psychological work of McDougall and Shand, whose ideas she has used skilfully in,interpreting the outstanding phenomena of the nursery, the playground, and the class-room, with all of which she shows a sound first-hand familiarity. In a well-written chapter on “Experiment in Education” she brings out, by apt illustrations, the complexity of the problems which the laboratory method has to face, showing why its results must always be used with caution and at the same time that they are indispensable to progress. The final chapter on adolescence contains xvisdom for parents as well as for teachers. The omission, in so slight a treatise, of a short list of books for further reading is a defect which should be remedied in a second edition.
The Bearings of Modern Psychology on Educational Theory and Practice.
By Christabel M. Meredith. Pp. 140. (Constable and Co., Ltd., 1916.) Price 1s. 6d. net.
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The Bearings of Modern Psychology on Educational Theory and Practice . Nature 98, 27 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/098027b0
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