How Did Kenneth Clark Contribute To Psychology
Kenneth Clark Final paper
Amanda Martinez
Western Kentucky University
Abstract
This paper explores the life span of Kenneth Clark. The information was obtained through online (Internet) resources all regarding Kenneth Clark’s life and achievements. There will be two sections containing information about his life, age, schools, and interesting facts about Kenneth Clark and when he passed away. The second section will discuss his professional contributions, such as details about experiments he conducted and books and articles he wrote. Positions and awards he received throughout his lifetime will be highlighted in the following text, as well as other contributions Clark made to the field of psychology.
KENNETH CLARK LIFE AND TIMES
Kenneth Clark, a man who distinguished the face of psychology on the basis of racial discoveries. He was a man of self-motivation and great dreams. Clark was born on …show more content…
In 1946, Clark and his wife founded the North Side Child Development Center (NSDC) in Harlem. These places would help to serve the needs for emotionally affected chilled. The CSDC was major center that they used for initial experiments on racial biases of educations and the intersection of education in social psychology. The facilities to this day are still standing and running. Another program that was helped founded by Clark was the Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Haryou), founded in 1962. The Haryou was started in an effort to reorganize Harlem schools, provide preschools programs, after-school programs and to help lower the unemployment rate among African Americans who had dropped out. Two years Haryou had a committee headed by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy gave his endorsements to this program. By Kennedy this taking place it gave Presidents Lyndon Johnson’s $110 million to finance his War on Poverty programs (Gale Encyclopedia,
Amanda Martinez
Western Kentucky University
Abstract
This paper explores the life span of Kenneth Clark. The information was obtained through online (Internet) resources all regarding Kenneth Clark’s life and achievements. There will be two sections containing information about his life, age, schools, and interesting facts about Kenneth Clark and when he passed away. The second section will discuss his professional contributions, such as details about experiments he conducted and books and articles he wrote. Positions and awards he received throughout his lifetime will be highlighted in the following text, as well as other contributions Clark made to the field of psychology.
KENNETH CLARK LIFE AND TIMES
Kenneth Clark, a man who distinguished the face of psychology on the basis of racial discoveries. He was a man of self-motivation and great dreams. Clark was born on …show more content…
In 1946, Clark and his wife founded the North Side Child Development Center (NSDC) in Harlem. These places would help to serve the needs for emotionally affected chilled. The CSDC was major center that they used for initial experiments on racial biases of educations and the intersection of education in social psychology. The facilities to this day are still standing and running. Another program that was helped founded by Clark was the Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Haryou), founded in 1962. The Haryou was started in an effort to reorganize Harlem schools, provide preschools programs, after-school programs and to help lower the unemployment rate among African Americans who had dropped out. Two years Haryou had a committee headed by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy gave his endorsements to this program. By Kennedy this taking place it gave Presidents Lyndon Johnson’s $110 million to finance his War on Poverty programs (Gale Encyclopedia,