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Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)

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Scholarship, Culture, and Vocation: educational Ideals at home and abroad, 31 Jan 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/3/1
Scope and Contents The address discusses the apparent schism between scholarship, culture, and vocation, with Thomson making the case that a good education needs to contain aspects of all three in order to produce a whole individual. He illustrates his points with examples of education from around the world. In relation to this, Thomson discusses the project method, which involves students working together using individual skills, the ...
Dates: 31 Jan 1930

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