David Stenhouse

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David Stenhouse was born in Sutton, Surrey, England on 23 May 1932. He proposed the "4-factor" theory of evolutionary intelligence and was active in ethology and education in Australia and New Zealand.

He is currently retired and living in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

[edit] Early Life and Family

Stenhouse spent his childhood on the outskirts of London and in South-West Scotland, where his parents were from. His paternal grandfather, also called David, was the headmaster of the Sandbank school. The son of J.F.M. & M.M. Stenhouse, he has one sister, Joyce. His parents moved to New Zealand when he was in his teens. He has 7 children from 2 marriages. His eldest son, Dr. John Stenhouse, was a lecturer in History at Massey University, and is currently Associate Professor in History at the University of Otago.

[edit] Work

After taking degrees in both Philosophy (under J.L. Mackie) and Zoology at the University of Otago, he lectured at Universities in New Zealand and Australia - in the Department of Zoology at The University of Queensland, the Department of Education at Massey University, and the Department of Psychology at Massey University.

A member of the Royal Society, he is the author of a number of books and articles.

[edit] Selected publications

• Crisis in Abundance, published in 1966 (Heinemann). Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/459801&referer=brief_results.
• Unstated assumptions in education : a cross-cultural investigation, published in 1972 (ISBN 9780457012108). Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/2903065&referer=brief_results.
• The Evolution of Intelligence : A general theory and some of its implications, published in 1974 (Allen & Unwin, ISBN 9780045750177 and ISBN 9780064965187), and translated into numerous languages, including Italian and Japanese (Japanese Title: "Chino no shinka : chiteki kodo no ippan riron"). Online references: English version: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/1057540&referer=brief_results.

Japanese edition: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/152405913&referer=brief_results. Italian edition: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/152580071&referer=brief_results.

• Active Philosophy in Education and Science: Paradigms and Language-Games, published in 1985 (Cambridge, MA: Allen and Unwin. ISBN 9780043701423 and ISBN 9780043701416). Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/10799654&referer=brief_results.

Numerous published scholarly articles include:

• The Redpoll in New Zealand : Interbreeding Sub-species. Nature 186, 488 - 490 (07 May 1960). (Online reference: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v186/n4723/abs/186488a0.html)
• O'Connor's Paradox and the Teaching of Educational Philosophy. British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Oct., 1968), pp. 243-257. Online reference: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0007-1005(196810)16%3A3%3C243%3AOPATTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M.
• Good Persons, Good Teachers and Language-Games. Educational Philosophy and Theory 1 (1), 41–50, May 1969. Online reference: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-5812.1969.tb00366.x
• Scientific Creativity: "Normal" or "Revolutionary". Australian Journal of Education, 15, 2, 171-84, Jun 71. Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/93950907&referer=brief_results.
• Objective Tests, Creativity and Language Games. Australian Journal of Education, 20, 2, 169-83, Jun 76. Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/95847908&referer=brief_results.
• Evolutionary, Adaptive, and Ethogical Considerations in the Assessment of Intelligence. Interchange, 7, 3, 51-61, 76-77. Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/95647397&referer=brief_results.
• Human ethology, education, and learning. Published in "Interchange", Issue: Volume 8, Number 3, September 1977.
• Human Ethology, Education, and Learning. Interchange, 8, 3, 89-101, 77-78. Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/96334291&referer=brief_results.
• Conceptual Change in Science Education: Paradigms and Language-Games. Science Education, v70 n4 p413-25 Jul 1986. Online reference: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/93397734&referer=brief_results.