Peter Gray (psychologist)
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Nationality | American |
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Fields | Psychology |
Institutions | Boston College |
Peter Otis Gray is an American psychology researcher and scholar. He is a research professor of psychology at Boston College, and the author of an introductory psychology textbook. He is known for his work on the interaction between education and play, and for his evolutionary perspective on psychology theory.
Education and career
Peter Gray grew up in the 1950s in a series of small towns in
Gray is the author of a widely used introductory psychology textbook, now in its eighth edition (joined by coauthor David Bjorklund beginning with the 7th edition). The book broke new ground when the first edition was published (in 1991) as the first general introductory psychology textbook that brought a Darwinian perspective to the entire field.[citation needed] He is also author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, and he writes a popular blog for Psychology Today magazine entitled "Freedom to Learn".
In 2016, Gray helped to found the
Books
- Gray, Peter (March 5, 2013). Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-03791-9.[9]
- Narváez, Darcia; Valentino, Kristin; Fuentes, Agustin; McKenna, James J.; Gray, Peter, eds. (2014). Ancestral Landscapes in Human Evolution: Culture, Childrearing and Social Wellbeing. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-996425-3.
- Gray, Peter; Bjorklund, David (2018). Psychology: 8th Edition. Macmillan Learning. ISBN 978-1-319-15051-8.
- Gray, Peter (2020). Four books, all published by Tipping Points Press (publishing arm of the Alliance for Self-Directed Education), and adapted from blog posts in Gray's Freedom to Learn blog:
- Mother Nature's Pedagogy: Biological Foundations for Children's Self-Directed Education, ISBN 978-1-952837-06-7
- Evidence that Self-Directed Education Works, ISBN 9781952837029
- The Harm of Coercive Schooling, ISBN 9781952837005
- How Children Acquire "Academic" Skills Without Formal Instruction, ISBN 9781952837043
- Mother Nature's Pedagogy: Biological Foundations for Children's Self-Directed Education,
References
- ^ a b Tzortzis, Andreas (December 15, 2020). "Profile | Peter Gray, 74: Freedom to Learn". Ageist. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Peter Gray, Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Boston College. January 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Gray, Peter Otis (1972). A mineralocorticoid-dependent effect of prestress on avoidance responding in rats (PhD thesis). Rockefeller University. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Play as Preparation for Learning and Life: An Interview with Peter Gray" (PDF). American Journal of Play. 5 (3). Spring 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Newsletter (2016-12-08)". Alliance for Self-Directed Education. December 8, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Blanding, Michael (October 2, 2018). "Twenty percent of home-schooled kids are getting 'unschooled.' What's that?". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "An Important Message". Alliance for Self-Directed Education. June 26, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "The History of Let Grow". Let Grow. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Reviews of Free to Learn:
- "Free to Learn by Peter Gray (review)". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- "Free to Learn (review)". Publishers Weekly. December 17, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- Pai, Aditi (2016). "Free to learn: why unleashing the instinct to play will make our children happier, more self-reliant, and better students for life". Evolution: Education and Outreach. 9 (1). ISSN 1936-6426.