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Grace Rawlings

1909 – 1988

British psychologist

Psychologist Educational psychologist
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Lived 1909 – 1988 (aged 78–79). Grace Rawlings was a psychologist and educational psychologist.

Grace Rawlings (1909-1988) was a British educational psychologist who played a leading role in the establishment of educational psychology in Britain.

Career Rawlings read psychology at University College London under the supervision of Charles Spearman. This was followed by teacher training at the Institute of Education. After teaching for two years she undertook training in child guidance.

After various roles in child guidance services she was appointed educational psychologist in Oxford and then West Sussex. She also became involved in the training of school medical officers and educational psychologists. She was a member of the working party on the work of educational psychologists (chaired by Arthur Summerfield) and sat on the Soulbury Committee.

She was very active in the British Psychological Society becoming its Honorary Secretary and then President. She was awarded an OBE in 1970.

Honours 1966 - 1967 - President, British Psychological Society 1970 - OBE

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Important facts

Born
1909
Birth century
Died
1988
Education
University College London
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Grace Rawlings?

British psychologist

When was Grace Rawlings born?

Grace Rawlings was born in 1909.

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Grace Rawlings died in 1988.

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Grace Rawlings was a psychologist and educational psychologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Grace Rawlings

· Wikidata: Q97977335

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