Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)
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Found in 253 Collections and/or Records:
Programme and introduction, c1916-1918
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/1/1
Scope and Contents
Thomson discusses the characteristics both of music teachers, who are often themselves practising musicians, and music as a school subject.
Dates:
c1916-1918
Propaganda, c1930s
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/3/4
Scope and Contents
The lecture regards the problem of propaganda in school. Thomson defines what he sees as propaganda and its methods, and discusses whether teachers, who have an advantage over their less mature students, can avoid propaganda, and if so, how. He gives a few examples of controversial subjects that should or should not be covered in school. The lecture is on the one side of the manuscript, with the other containing a typescript of an incomplete poem regarding education and scholarship...
Dates:
c1930s
Publications authored by Thomson, 1904-1954
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1310/2
Scope and Contents
- Books, 1921-1950;
- Journal pieces; 1904-1954;
- Proceedings and papers of conferences with Thomson's contributions, 1904-1951;
- Newspaper articles, 1921-1948;
- Handbooks, mid 20th century.
Dates:
1904-1954
Quiller Couch, 24 June 1927
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/5
Scope and Contents
The notes would suggest the lecture was very similar in content to The Food of the Gods, with the addition of an Arthur Quiller Couch quotation at the beginning.
Dates:
24 June 1927
Research Committees and Research Workers, 14 Oct 1953
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/35
Scope and Contents
Thomson outlines his ideals for educational research, which he feels is at its best when conducted by an individual investigating fundamental educational problems. He acknowledges that modern research is in reality constrained by input from collaborators or funders. Thomson discusses how research bodies such as the National Foundation and the Scottish Council for Research in Education can help the researcher in a variety of ways, including not limiting the researcher with too many or too...
Dates:
14 Oct 1953
Research in Education, 19 Jan 1929
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/8
Scope and Contents
Thomson outlines the problems and difficulties in Educational research, and how these can be resolved. These include the difficulty of selecting a representative group (the selection fallacy) and the importance of using suitable control groups in experimental work. Thomson also discusses the difficulty of co-operation with schools, particularly state or public schools, and the need for resources to be dedicated to research. He expounds upon the usefulness...
Dates:
19 Jan 1929
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
Schulaufbau und Lehrerbildung in England und Schottland [Educational structure and teacher education in England and Scotland], 1933
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/22
Scope and Contents
Contains Thomson's typed and handwritten notes, and the final published transcript of the lecture.
The lecture compares the English and Scottish education systems both to each other and to the German system. Thomson discusses private and public schools; examinations; the eleven plus; grammar and modern education; religious schools; and methods of teaching, such as the Dalton Plan.
Dates:
1933
Selection for Higher Education, 6 Nov 1951
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/3/8
Scope and Contents
The lecture largely concerns how selection for university entrance can be made more fair and equal, beginning at the age of eleven with the eleven-plus examination which determines a child's entry into a grammar or a modern school, the latter of which removes the possibility of attending university. Thomson argues for a mechanism by which pupils wrongly rejected by grammar schools may still enter university. He discusses the influence of industry and...
Dates:
6 Nov 1951
Small album of holiday photographs showing Thomson with friends and family, c1923-1924
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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/2/7
Scope and Contents
It is unclear where the images were taken, but they possibly date from Thomson's tenure at Columbia University as visiting professor, 1923-1924. Activities include sailing, playing tennis, and rowing.
Dates:
c1923-1924
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