Various authors - Four research publications on English...

The lot contains : 1. Various authors - The Paidologist: The Organ of the British Child-Study Association - Published three times a year - Cheltenham, the British Child-Study Association, 1899/1900 - First edition (bound) - VI+344+25p.(pub.) - Hardcover: half-leather binding with leather corner reinforcements and marbled boards, featuring 7 false raised bands - 14.30x22cm - Very good copy: bookplate (Swansea Training College) on the front endpaper, occasional foxing spots in the text block, signs of use and wear on the cover (binding intact). * The "British Child-Study Association" was founded as a direct result of contact between a group of British female teachers and Stanley Hall, the American psychologist, during the World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893. G. Stanley Hall was a professor who played a pioneering role in American psychology. He was primarily interested in developmental psychology and evolutionary theory. In 1892, Hall served as the first president of the American Psychological Association. Two complete volumes, 1899 & 1900: - 1899 - April, Vol. I, nr. 1 - The Paidologist - VI+75p.+1p.(pub.) - 1899 - June, Vol. I, nr. 2 - The Paidologist - 59p.+5p.(pub.) - 1899 - November, Vol. I, nr. 3 - The Paidologist - 50p.+6p.(pub.) - 1900 - April, Vol. II, nr. 1 - The Paidologist - 62p.+4p.(pub.) - 1900 - July, Vol. II, nr. 2 - The Paidologist - 46p.+5p.(pub.) - 1900 - November, Vol. II, nr. 3 - The Paidologist - 50p.+4p.(pub.) 2. Ronald Goldman - Angry Adolescents - London, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., 1969 - 1st edition - With handwritten dedication by the author (1969) - XIII+119p. - Hardcover: linen binding with green printed spine - 14.50x22.30cm - Very good copy: sporadic foxing spots on the endpapers, handwritten dedication on the front endpaper. * Ronald Goldman (1933- .....) is a psychologist, researcher, speaker, writer, and consultant. Baby hand holding adult fingerHe specializes in developmental and applied psychology. His work is related to preventing personal, emotional, and behavioral difficulties that often involve insensitive or harmful effects on others. This focus improves individual and collective experiences. His research includes numerous contacts with mental health and medical professionals, parents, and children. (Source: ronaldgoldmanphd.com) * The plot of the book: Ronald Goldman’s book *Angry Adolescents* (1969) recounts the true story of a group of rebellious youths and the establishment of a youth club in a small English village near London during the 1960s. It examines the sociological background of vulnerable young people, tracks the youth club experiment, and analyzes individual case studies to understand behavior in crisis situations. 3. John Chandos - Boys together: English Public Schools 1800-1864 - Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1985 - 1st edition in this format - 412+4p.(pub.) - Softcover: plasticized polychrome paper binding with straight spine - 13x19.60cm - Good copy: slight UV discoloration of the cover, minimal signs of wear, endpapers with some foxing spots. * John Lithgow Chandos (1916-1987) was an English writer. * The plot of the book: "Boys Together: English Public Schools 1800–1864" describes the rough and often violent life at English public schools in the period before the major reforms, based on historical letters, diaries and autobiographies. 4. Nigel Middleton & Sophia Weitzman - A Place for Everyone: A History of State Education from the end of the 18th Century to the 1970s - London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1976 - 1st edition in this format - 506p. - Hardcover: linen binding with straight spine, with gold printed spine - 14.30x22.30cm - Very good copy: minimal traces of use on the cover, text block clean, small impact on the edge of the front cover. * Sophia Weitzman (1896-1965) was an English historian and a 'Reader in Education'. (Source: National Archives, UK) * The plot of the book: A Place for Everyone: a comprehensive work on the development and history of state-funded education in Great Britain. (Source: National Library of Australia) Shipping: well packaged/insured.

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