Wooldridge, Adrian. 　著

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Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Studying childhood; 3. Theinvention of educational psychology; 4. Cyril Burt and the psychology ofindividual differences; 5. Susan Isaacs and the psychology of childdevelopment; 6. The structure and status of a profession; 7. Mentalmeasurement and the meritocratic ideal; 8. The psychometric perspective; 9.Psychologists as policy-makers, 1924-1944; 10. The measurement of meritanatomised; 11. Equality and community versus merit; 12. Egalitarianismtriumphant; 13. Cyril Burt and the politics of an academic reputation; 14.Equality and human nature; 15. The measurement of merit revived; 16.Conclusion; Glossary; Selective bibliography; Index.