| Creator Name | Professor John Nisbet, O.B.E(1980), M.A.(Edinburgh), B.Ed.(Edinburgh), Ph.D(Aberdeen)1952, DEd (Edinburgh). Qualified teacher,secondary(English) and primary, 1946-1947. Fellow of British Psychological Society, 1958; Fellow of Educational Institute of Scotland, 1975.
Professor of Education, University of Aberdeen, 1963-1988. First President of the British Educational Research Association, 1975. Chair of Educational Research Board of Social Science Research Council, 1972-1975, and of Scottish Council for Research in Eduction, 1975-78. Honorary Research Fellow, Education Department, Aberdeen University, 1988-. |
| Custodial History | Given by John Nisbet to Terry Allan, School of Education |
| Description | A selection of papers from the office of Professor John Nisbet including minutes and agenda of meetings to institute the degree of B.Ed. in Aberdeen College of Education; certificates and paperwork including working party minutes and syllabus planning for course in Education for the degree of M.A., also memorandum on proposal for Education to return as a full qulifying course for degree of M.A. including history of course, proposals for Extra-Mural studies, Institute for the study of Sparsely Populated Areas,a course in Sport and Recreational Studies; 3 Promotional pamphlets for Degree of Master of Education in Scotland and Aberdeen; 3 lists detailing Ed.B. and M.Ed. Aberdeen graduates from 1921-1986, Promotional newspaper pull out from Press and Journal for University of Aberdeen dated 9 May 1967; Programme for Centenary Celebrations 15 September 1990; Photographs of Department of Educations' Centre for Educational Research team June 2000. First degree in Education awarded by University of Aberdeen dated 1921. |