Title: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography) - Practical Psychology
Headings: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner's Childhood
Educational Background
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
The Goodwork Project
Applications of Gardner’s Theory
Criticisms of Gardner’s Theory
Howard Gardner's Books, Awards, and Accomplishments
Personal Life
References

Content: Interestingly, he also took a number of pre-med and pre-law courses to prove to himself and his parents that he could have had a successful career in those fields had he chosen to stick with them. In 1965, Gardner graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in social relations. After receiving his first degree, Gardner spent a year at the London School of Economics studying philosophy and sociology as a Harvard Fellow. However, he decided to return to Harvard to pursue graduate studies in developmental psychology after being inspired by the works of psychologist Jean Piaget. In 1967, Gardner became a founding member of Project Zero—a research group that studied cognition with a focus on creativity and artistic thought. He earned his PhD in developmental psychology in 1971. With his doctoral studies complete, Gardner worked with behavioral neurologist Norman Geschwind at Boston Veterans Administration Hospital as a postdoctoral fellow. He conducted neuropsychology research at the hospital for more than 20 years. According to Gardner, he “probably could have had a reasonably successful career as a cognitive neuroscientist, or perhaps even a developmental neurobiologist,” but he eventually “left the straight science track and moved to issues of educational reform and social policy.” Gardner accepted a teaching position at Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1986.