Book contents
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Chapter 1 Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Chapter 2 Psychological Assessment in Southern Africa
- Chapter 3 Psychological Testing and Inclusive Schooling
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment in West Africa
- Chapter 5 Psychological Assessment in the Levant
- Chapter 6 The History of Assessment in the Nordic Countries
- Chapter 7 Key Episodes in The History of Testing in Central Western Europe
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of Psychological Assessment in Spain and Portugal
- Chapter 9 Histories of Psychological Assessments in the United Kingdom
- Chapter 10 The Early History of Psychological Testing in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Chapter 11 Hearing the Untold
- Chapter 12 History of Psychological Assessment in Southern Asia
- Chapter 13 The History of Psychological Testing in East Asia
- Chapter 14 Psychological Assessment and Testing in Malaysia and Singapore
- Chapter 15 A Brief History of Testing and Assessment in Oceania
- Chapter 16 Psychological Assessment in South America
- Chapter 17 Historical Development of Psychological Assessment in the Caribbean
- Chapter 18 The History of Psychological Assessment in North America
- Chapter 19 Looking Back, Moving Forward
- Index
- References
Chapter 1 - Histories of Psychological Assessment
An Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2022
Book contents
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Chapter 1 Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Chapter 2 Psychological Assessment in Southern Africa
- Chapter 3 Psychological Testing and Inclusive Schooling
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment in West Africa
- Chapter 5 Psychological Assessment in the Levant
- Chapter 6 The History of Assessment in the Nordic Countries
- Chapter 7 Key Episodes in The History of Testing in Central Western Europe
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of Psychological Assessment in Spain and Portugal
- Chapter 9 Histories of Psychological Assessments in the United Kingdom
- Chapter 10 The Early History of Psychological Testing in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Chapter 11 Hearing the Untold
- Chapter 12 History of Psychological Assessment in Southern Asia
- Chapter 13 The History of Psychological Testing in East Asia
- Chapter 14 Psychological Assessment and Testing in Malaysia and Singapore
- Chapter 15 A Brief History of Testing and Assessment in Oceania
- Chapter 16 Psychological Assessment in South America
- Chapter 17 Historical Development of Psychological Assessment in the Caribbean
- Chapter 18 The History of Psychological Assessment in North America
- Chapter 19 Looking Back, Moving Forward
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter introduces the rationale for the book and provides some context for the chapters. Chapters are not just narrative accounts of the development of psychological assessment in a particular country or region. Authors were asked to situate the chapters somewhere between narrative and historiography. Hence the chapters assume a more critical stance in reporting the history of psychological assessment that recognizes that history is never fact and always represents the subjective position of the author. Authors have drawn from existing sources and research but have simultaneously explored the social positionings of such research. We hope that this allows for a richer and perhaps even more interesting account of the international history of psychological assessment. The book begins with the chapters from Africa, followed by those from the Arab-Levant, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, and concluding with chapters from the Americas.
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- International Histories of Psychological Assessment , pp. 1 - 20Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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