Edmund Gordon
Edmund Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edmund Wyatt Gordon June 13, 1921 |
| Education | |
| Notable work | The Achievement Gap |
| Spouse |
Susan Gitt Gordon
(m. 1948; died 2016) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Jessica Gordon Nembhard (daughter) |
| Awards | American Educational Research Association Relating Research to Practice Award (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Educational psychology Development psychology |
| Institutions | List
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| Thesis | Toward meeting the mental health needs of underprivileged minority group children in the Harlem community of New York City (1958) |
| Notable students | Ana Mari Cauce |
Edmund Wyatt Gordon (born June 13, 1921) is an American psychologist and professor. Gordon was recognized as a preeminent scholar of African-American studies when he was awarded the 2011 John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education.
He cites as major influencers Herbert G. Birch, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Alain LeRoy Locke.