PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Raven's publications include:
Many of which are available to view, download or order from the www.eyeonsociety.co.uk website.
However some of his key works are:
Competence in the Learning Society: Co-edited with John Stephenson, this book contains chapters by some 20 authors who have carried out research in what might be called the McClelland competency tradition, but extends the discussion to review the competencies required to bring about the societal changes that are required if we are to bring about the changes that are required if our species is to survive.
The New Wealth of Nations: A New Enquiry into the Nature and Origins of the Wealth of Nations and the Societal Learning Arrangements Required for Sustainability. This has been described as "The most important book since Smith's Wealth of Nations and possibly since Aristotle laid the foundations for our current understandings of democracy".
The Manual for Raven's Progressive Matrices and Vocabulary Tests. This is jointly authored with John Court and others. It comprises 10 sections and is continuously up-dated. Please click the link to find a listing of these materials.
Education Values and Society. This has been described as "the most important book ever written on education".
Competence in Modern Society. This brings together his research on competence and the links between the educational system and society - including the economic and social development of societies.
Managing Education for Effective Schooling: The Most Important Problem is to Come to Terms with Values. This book presents a succinct summary of Dr. Raven's research into the goals of education, their achievement, the unsuspected barriers to their achievement, and the, often surprising, steps which need to be taken to overcome those barriers.
Parents, Teachers and Children: A Study of an Educational Home Visiting Scheme. The educational home visiting scheme concerned was an adult education program designed to influence mothers' parenting behaviours.As a result, the book deals with the development of a much wider range of personal characteristics than is found in most texts on developmental psychology.
Opening the Primary Classroom. This was a study of schools' use of the environment to foster high-level competencies.
The Tragic Illusion: Educational Testing. This discusses the problems inherent in current forms of educational assessment and outlines the developments that are needed.