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Fugard, A. & Raven, J., (2008)., What’s Wrong with Factor-Analysing Tests Conforming to the Requirements of Item Response Theory? Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J., (2008)., The Progressive Emergence of Hierarchy, Domination, and Centralisation (and their amelioration) The Gospel According to Murray Bookchin (together with some critical comments and attempts at re-framing) Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J., Raven .J. (eds) (2008). Uses and Abuses of Intelligence: Studies Advancing Spearman and Raven's Quest for Non-Arbitrary Metrics.   Unionville, New York: Royal Fireworks Press; Edinburgh, Scotland: Competency Motivation Project;
Budapest, Hungary: EDGE 2000; Cluj Napoca, Romania: Romanian Psychological Testing Services SRL.
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Raven, J. (2007). Some mysteries in the short-term evolution of individual and collective intelligence.

In G. de Zeeuw, M. Vahl, & E. Mennuti (Eds.), Problems of Individual Emergence. Special Issue of Systemica: Journal of the Dutch Systems Group 14, nos. 1-6
373-376

Lincoln Research Centre, Globe Farm, Lincoln, LN1 2SQ, UK.    
Raven, J. (2007). Some problems of individual emergence.
In G. de Zeeuw, M. Vahl, & E. Mennuti, (Eds.), Problems of Individual Emergence. Special Issue of Systemica: Journal of the Dutch Systems Group 14, nos. 1-6
377- 396
Lincoln Research Centre, Globe Farm, Lincoln, LN1 2SQ, UK.    
Raven, J. (2007). Creating a Future for Homo Sapiens: Transforming the Educational System and Society Unpublished    

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Raven, J. (2006). A 90 minute webcast of a talk Dr. Raven gave on "The Flynn Effect" at the University of Minnesota in December 2006. Video   View on-line  
Raven, J., Raven, J.C. & Court, J.H.   Manual for Raven's Progressive Matrices and Mill Hill Vocabulary Scales.   San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation. Order from Publisher  
Raven, J. (2006). Contributions to Psychological and Psychometric Theory arising from studies with Raven's Progressive Matrices and Vocabulary Scales Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J. (2006). Comment - Papierno and Ceci Miss the Point Unpublished    

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Raven, J. (2006). Designing a Learning Society. Proceedings of Deming Learning Network conference on Society in Sync, Aberdeen, February 2006.   View on-line  
Raven, J. (2006). General Introduction and Overview: The Raven Progressive Matrices - Their Theoretical Basis and Measurement Model Unpublished    

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Raven, J.  (2006). Toward a Sustainable Society: Next Steps. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Linking Systems Thinking, Innovation, Quality, Entrepreneurship and Environment. (STIQE) 2006. Faculty of Economics and Business, Maribor, Slovenia View on-line pdf download
Marks, N., Simms, A., Thompson, S., & Abdallah, S. (2006). The (Un)happy Planet Index: An Index of Human Well-being and Environmental Impact. London: New Economics Foundation. Downloadable from www.neweconomics.org and www.happyplanetindex.org  

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Raven, J. (2005). Ability, Science, and Ethics Unpublished    

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Raven, J. (2005). Liberal Education and Liberalism in Modern Society, The Good Society,
14(3),
29-37.
Pennsylvania State University. Order from Publisher

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Raven, J., Prieler, J. & Benesch. M. (2005). A replication and extension of the item-analysis of the Standard Progressive Matrices Plus, together with a comparison of the results of applying three variants of Item Response. Unpublished WebPsychEmpiricist. View on-line  
Raven, J. (2003). On the Need to Record Contributions to the Continued Development of Psychology (CDP) Instead of Continued Professional Development (CPD) Unpublished    

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Rees, W. E. (2002). Globalization and Sustainability: Conflict or Convergence? Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society,
22 (4),

249-268.
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Raven, J. (2002). Implications of the Case Studies of Creative People for Psychometrics, American Psychologist,
57 (5).
370-379.
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Raven, J.  (2002). Intelligence, Engineered Invisibility, and the Destruction of Life on Earth.   WebPsychEmpiricist. View on-line  
Prieler, J. A, & Raven, J. (2002). The Measurement of Change in Groups and Individuals, with Particular Reference to the Value of Gain Scores: A New IRT-Based Methodology for the Assessment of Treatment Effects and Utilizing Gain Scores.   WebPsychEmpiricist. View on-line  
Raven, J. (8 Oct 1998 modified 4 Nov 2002). Reflections on the Birmingham TOES or We have a public management problem not an economic problem Unpublished    

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Raven, J. (2002). Spearman's Raven Legacy, Testing International,
12 (2),

7-10.
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Raven, J. & Stephenson, J. (Eds.). (2001). Competence in the Learning Society. Book Peter Lang. Order from Publisher  
    Selected Chapters        
    Chapter 1 Learning Societies, Learning Organisations, and Learning: Their Implications For Competence, Its Development, and Its Assessment     pdf download
    Chapter 9 The McBer Competency Framework     pdf download
    Chapter 15 The McClelland/McBer Competency Models     pdf download
    Chapter 17 The Conceptualisation of Competence     pdf download
    Chapter 18 Facilitating the Development of Competence     pdf download
    Chapter 23 Some Barriers to the Introduction of Competency-Based Education     pdf download
    Chapter 28 The Assessment of Competence     pdf download
Raven, J. &  Navrotsky, V. (2001). The Development and Use of maps of Socio-Cybernetic Systems to Improve Educational and Social Policy, with particular reference to sustainability, Journal of Mental Changes,
VII,
19-60.
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Diagrams:
20.4,
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Raven, J. (2001). Poisonous Paradigms: Unethical Procedures and Injunctions at the Heart of Psychology Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J.  (2001). Psychologists and Sustainability. The American Psychologist.
56,

455-457.
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Raven, J. (2001). Some Mysteries in the Short-Term Evolution Of Individual and Collective Intelligence. Unpublished    

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Raven, J. (2001). Some Problems of Individual Emergence Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J. (2000). The Raven’s Progressive Matrices: Change and stability over culture and time. Cognitive Psychology,
41,

1-48.
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Raven, J. (2000). Rethinking democracy. The Good Society (Journal of the Committee on the Political Economy of the Good Society [PEGS]),
9(3),
31–37.
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Raven, J. (2000). Psychometrics, cognitive ability, and occupational performance, Review of Psychology,
7 (1-2),
51-74.
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Raven, J. (1998). The Conceptualisation of Competence Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J. (1998). "Learning Societies", "Learning Organisations", and "Learning" - and their implications for concepts of competence, its development, and its assessment Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J. (1998). Professional Competence: Its Nature, Development, and Assessment Present Perspectives and Future Issues Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J. (1998). Psychology, Economics, and the Public Welfare Unpublished    

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Raven, J. (1997). J. C. Raven and Contemporary Psychology, The Bulletin - Newsletter of the Scottish Branch of the British Psychological Society,
12-21.
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Raven, J. (1997). Open Dialogue: Education, Educational Research, Ethics and the BPS, BPS Education Section Review,
21 (2),
3-26.
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Court, J.H.  (1995). A Researcher's Bibliography for Raven's Progressive Matrices and Mill Hill Vocabulary Scales. CD Available on CD from Harcourt Assessment, TX. Order from Publisher  
Raven, J.  (1995). 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 a Sustainable Society. Book

US: Royal Fireworks Press

UK: Bloomfield Books.

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    Selected Chapters        
   

Chapter 1

Introduction and Overview,

   

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Chapter 2

The State of the World: The Environment, Population, International Debt and Interest,Status of the Social Fabric,

   

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Chapter 3

Preliminary Observations on the Nature of Modern Societies, Wealth, and Wealth Creation,

   

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Chapter 4

Some Observations On Money,

   

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Chapter 5

Some Observations On Prices,

   

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Chapter 6

The Marketplace and Classic Economic Indicators,

   

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Chapter 7

Manufacturing, Wealth, Money, and Management,

   

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Chapter 8

Our Misplaced Faith In Market Processes,

   

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Chapter 9

Privatisation,

   

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Chapter 10

The Covert Reasons For Privatisation,

   

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Chapter 11

Has There Been A Conspiracy?,

   

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Chapter 16

Adequacy Of Democracy,

   

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Chapter 17

The Critique Summarised and an Introduction to, and Overview of, Part IV: The Way Forward,

   

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Chapter 19

Running Modern Society Effectively: An Overview,

   

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Chapter 20

Using Systems Diagrams to Guide Social Action.

   

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Chapter 21

Creating a Pervasive Climate of Innovation,

   

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Chapter 22

Public Participation and Network Management,

   

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Chapter 23

A New Understanding of Democracy,

   

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Chapter 24

Arrangements for Policy Evaluation and Improvement,

   

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    Notes       pdf download
    References       pdf download
Raven, J. (1995). The Universities, the development of competence and public policy, Capability Volume,
1 (3),
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Raven, J. and Sime, J. (1994). The Computerised Edinburgh Questionnaires.  

Edinburgh: Competency Motivation Project,
30 Great King Street., Edinburgh EH3 6QH.

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Raven, J. (1994). School Improvement Kit: Pilot Version.   Edinburgh: Competency Motivation Project,
30 Great King Street., Edinburgh EH3 6QH.
   
Raven, J.  (1994). Managing Education for Effective Schooling: The Most Important Problem is to Come to Terms with Values. Book Trillium Press. .Order from Publisher  
    Selected Chapters        
    Chapter 1 Overview     pdf download
    Chapter 7 Why do schools neglect their main goals?     pdf download
    Chapter 8 The internal organisation of the system     pdf download
    Chapter 10 The organisation and facilitation of research     pdf download
    Chapter 11 The way forward     pdf download
    References       pdf download
Raven, J. (1994). The Organization and Facilitation of Research, Managing Education for Effective Schooling,
137-147.
Trillium / Royal Fireworks. Order from Publisher. pdf download
Raven, J. (1993). Managing Society: The Past Belonged To Economists: The Future Belongs To Psychologists, Protection of the Environment,
521-563.
Fundacja Srodkowoeuropejskie Centrum Ekonomii Dzialania Spolecznego, Lublin, POLOGNE. Order from Publisher. pdf download
Raven, J. (1992). Democracy Bureaucracy and the Psychologist Unpublished     pdf download
Raven, J. (1992). The Crisis in Education, Anthropological Notebooks (2000),
VI (1),
20-38,
Slovene Anthropological Society. Order from Publisher.

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Raven, J.  (1991). The Tragic Illusion: Educational Testing. Book Trillium Press. Order from Publisher  
Raven, J. (1991). The Wider Goals of Education: Beyond the 3 R's, The Educational Forum,
55 (4),
342-363.
   

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Raven, J. (1990). The barriers to achieving the wider goals of general education. British Educational Research Journal,
16(3)
,
273-296.
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Raven, J. (1990). Images of Organizations - Book review, Higher Education Review,
22,
82-85.
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Raven, J. (1989). Equity in diversity: The problems posed by values - and their resolution. In F. Macleod (Ed.), Families and Schools: Issues in Accountability and Parent Power, Falmer Press.    
Raven, J. (1989). Democracy, bureaucracy and the psychologist. The Psychologist,
2(11), November,
458-466.
The British Psychological Society   pdf download
Raven, J. (1989). Parents, Education and Schooling, British Journal of Educational Psychology. Monograph Series No.4 Early Childhood Education, Edited by Charles W. Desforges,
47-67.
Scottish Academic Press.   pdf download
Raven, J. (1989). Questionable Assumptions In Test Construction, Bulletin de la Comission Internationale des Tests,
29,
67-69.
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Raven, J. (1988). Choice in a modern economy: New concepts of democracy and bureaucracy. In S. Maital (Ed.), Applied Behavioural Economics,
Vol. II ,
Wheatsheaf.    
Raven, J. (1988). A Critique of Sternberg's and Gardner's Concept of Multiple Intelligences       pdf download
Raven, J. (1988). Developing the talents and competencies of all our children. Gifted International,
5,
8-40.
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Raven, J. (1988). Toward measures of high-level competencies: A re-examination of McClelland's distinction between needs and values. Human Relations,
41,

281-294.
The Tavistock Institute. Order from Publisher.  
Flynn, J.R. (1987). Massive IQ gains in 14 nations: What IQ tests really measure. Psychological Bulletin,
101,

171-191.
American Psychological Association. Order from Publisher.  
Raven, J. (1987). The Role of the Psychologist in the Modern Economy, Proceedings of the BPS/ESRC Conference on The Future Psychological Sciences,
119-140.
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Raven, J. (1987). Values, diversity and cognitive development. Teachers’ College Record,
89
,
21-38.
Teachers' College Columbia University. Order from Publisher  
Raven, J., Johnston, J. & Varley, T. (1985). Opening the Primary Classroom Book UK: Scottish Council for Research in Education. North Canada: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Order from Publisher  
Raven, J. (1984). Competence in Modern Society: Its Identification, Development and Release Book Trillium Press. Order from Publisher  
Raven, J. (1983). The relationship between educational institutions and society with particular reference to the role of assessment. International Review of Applied Psychology,
42
,
249-274.
     
Raven, J. (1982). Educational Home Visiting and the growth of competence and confidence in adults and children. Curriculum Inquiry,
12,

87-105.
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Order from Publisher  
Raven, J. (1981). The Most Important Problem in Education is to Come to Terms with Values, Oxford Review of Education,
7 (3),
253-272.
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Raven, J. (1980). Parents, Teachers and Children. Book

UK: Scottish Council for Research in Education.

Canada: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

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Raven, J. (1980). Teetering on the brink of a totalitarian society? New Universities Quarterly,
34,
370-382.
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Raven, J. (1977). Education, Values and Society: The Objectives of Education and the Nature and Development of Competence. Book

Oxford Psychologists Press.

Out of print but available from the author.

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Raven, J.  (1977). On the components of competence and their development in education. Teachers' College Record,
78,

457-475.
Teachers' College Columbia University Order from Publisher  
Raven, J.
(1977).
School Rejection and its Amelioration, Educational Research,
20 (1),
3-9.
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