The Emergence of Educational Psychology

Charles, Don C.

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“…With the publication of E. L. Thorndike's textbook Educational Psychology in 1913, the field of educational psychology became a respectable discipline that has had continued influence on both teacher preparation and the teaching profession (Charles, 1987). During this century, educational psychologists have been leaders in the study of child development, testing and measurements, guidance and counseling, behavior management, instructional design, the cognitive psychology of academic learning, and, more recently, educational program evaluation.…”

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Educational reform: Implications for educational psychologists

Benton

Hoyt

1990

Educ Psychol Rev

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Section: Implications For Educational Psychologistsmentioning

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Educational reform: Implications for educational psychologists

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1990

Educ Psychol Rev

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“…I (Charles, 1987) recently reported on the early development of educational psychology and on university departments that were involved in training some of the first college teachers of the discipline. From published surveys between 1910 and 1927, the sources of education of educational psychology instructors in approximately 100 teacher-training institutions were identified.…”

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Early Research in Educational Psychology

Charles¹

1988

Educational Psychologist

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“…During the 1860s in the USA, courses in what would now be called educational psychology were offered at the Oswego State Normal School, the Normal Department of Iowa University and the University of Missouri. In 1870, the Bridgewater State Normal School required psychology of all its students (Charles, 1987). These two Japanese officials happened to be present at the frontier of educational psychology in the USA.…”

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The early 20th century: Shaping the discipline of psychology in Japan¹

Sato¹,

Satô²

2005

Jpn Psychol Res

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In this paper, we aim to describe the developing process of early Japanese psychology. This is the story of the institutionalization of psychology in Japan. We deal with the first period of Japanese psychology and trace the process of shaping the discipline of psychology in Japan. We also focus on the life and studies of Motora, who was the first psychology professor in Japan, and those of his students. In 1903, Yuzero Motora opened the first formal laboratory of psychology at Tokyo Imperial University, and in 1904, the first 2-year course in psychology was commenced. Both the laboratory and the two-year course could produce psychology students who studied "new" or experimental psychology. But not all the experimentation resulted in success. We also examine Fukurai's clairvoyance and thoughtgraphy experiments. Although Fukurai was one of the promising students of Motora, he gradually changed interest to parapsychology. Fukurai's adherence to these psychic phenomenon and his isolation from academic society resulted in the removal of clinical psychology from the psychology discipline in Japan.Key words: history of psychology, psychology in Japan, Yuzero (Yujiro) 3 Motora, laboratory of psychology.In 1903, Yuzero Motora opened the first formal laboratory of psychology at Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo). There were 12 rooms for experiments and lectures, and a library (Hidano, 1998) in a wooden onestorey house. As Capshew (1992) pointed out, the laboratory acquired a dual identity among psychologists. On a basic level, it was designated as a site for research. On a symbolic level, the laboratory provided support and structure for the aspirations of psychologists.In 1904, the first 2-year course in psychology was commenced at the Tokyo Imperial University. Students could select psychology as a major at the end of their first year at the university and they could study psychology for the remaining 2 years. In 1905, the first seven students graduated.This period (1903)(1904)(1905) is considered an epoch-making period for Japanese psychology. Of course, there had been some epoch-making events before the laboratory was built. Yuzero 1 This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (No. 13410022) provided by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science.2 Correspondence concerning this article should be sent to: Tatsuya Sato, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, Tojiin Kitamachi, Japan. (Email: satot@lt.ritsumei.ac.jp) 3 Motora himself spelled his name as Yuzero, but some present psychologists spell his name as Yujiro according to the standard romanized Japanese of the present day.

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The Emergence of Educational Psychology

Cited by 14 publications

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Educational reform: Implications for educational psychologists

Educational reform: Implications for educational psychologists

Early Research in Educational Psychology

The early 20th century: Shaping the discipline of psychology in Japan¹

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