Torsten Husen
A military psychologist who woas assistent professor of psychology at the Central Conscription Agency.
Professor Torsten Husén is a distinguished Swedish social scientist, eminently well thought of in both this country and the United States. He is Chair of the governing board of the International Institute for Educational Planning and has recently become Chair of the International Educational Achievements Study which has surveyed the achievement of children and students in 19 different countries in a variety of subjects, ranging from mathematics and science to civics and modern languages. Professor Husén is regarded by many as the chief architect of most of the major educational reforms of the past 20 years, and his advice has been frequently sought in this country, particularly in the reorganisation of secondary education and in the whole question of examinations.
Torsten Husén is a distinguished professor at the University of Stockholm and is part of the 'think-tank' at Stanford University in California. He makes frequent visits both to the USA and the UK.
Professor Husén has a knowledge of, and an interest in, all the social sciences. He has used psychology, economics, sociology and public administration techniques in all his work and he is directly and immediately concerned with the applicability of the highest academic knowledge to public policy decisions. He has for many years been a confidential adviser to the Prime Minister of Sweden.
July 1974
Maxwell worked on international curriculum development with torsten husen who did the biggest ever twins study