Kathy Sylva
Kathy Sylva FAcSS FBA OBE is an educational psychologist. She is Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology at the University of Oxford.[1]
Biography[edit]
Sylva has a BA in Psychology and Social relations, and a master's degree and PHD in Developmental Psychology, all from Harvard University.[2]
In 2002 Sylva was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Open University.[3] She also received an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes University in 2005.[4] She was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to children and families.[1] In 2014 she was awarded the inaugural John Nisbet Fellowship from the British Education Research Association.[5]
Sylva is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.[1] She was elected as Fellow of the British Academy in 2020.[6]
Select publications[edit]
- Sylva, K., Sammons, P., Melhuish, E. et al. 2020. "Developing 21st century skills in early childhood: the contribution of process quality to self-regulation and pro-social behaviour", Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft 23, 465–484. doi:10.1007/s11618-020-00945-x.
- Hall, J., Sammons, P., Smees, R., Sylva, K., Evangelous, M., Goff, J., Smith, T., and Smith, G. 2019. "Relationships between families’ use of Sure Start Children's Centres, changes in home learning environments, and preschool behavioural disorders", Oxford Review of Education 45(3), 367–389.
- Sylva, K. 2014. "The role of families and pre-school in educational disadvantage", Oxford Review of Education 40(6), 680–695. doi:10.1080/03054985.2014.979581.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Professor Kathy Sylva, OBE". University of Oxford. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "KATHY SYLVA". Department of Education, University of Oxford. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "OU staff and honorary graduates Bill Bryson and Kathy Sylva". Open University. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates: List by year". Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "PROFESSOR KATHY SYLVA AWARDED THE BERA INAUGURAL JOHN NISBET FELLOWSHIP". Department of Education, University of Oxford. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Professor Kathy Sylva FBA". British Academy. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
Categories:
- Living people
- Fellows of the British Academy
- Educational psychologists
- Women psychologists
- Academics of the University of Oxford
- Harvard College alumni
- 20th-century psychologists
- 21st-century psychologists
- Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
- Fellows of the British Psychological Society