Anders Poulsen


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Anders Poulsen born 1925. Teacher’s Certificate 1947, M.A. Psychology  1957. Mostly worked in the public school system. 1961 and 1962 a  UNESCO post  Bangkok, Thailand.

Anders Poulsen born 1925. Teacher’s Certificate 1947, M.A. Psychology  1957. Mostly worked in the public school system. 1961 and 1962 a  UNESCO post  Bangkok, Thailand. Since then a life-long interest  in Thai village culture. 1981 director of the Danish Psychological Press. Retirement in 1992.
In whole career involved in official and semi-official commissions dealing with development of  the  Danish educational system. President  of the Danish Association for School Psychologists 1971-77 and founding president for the International School Psychology Association (ISPA), 1982- 84. Executive Secretary for ISPA 1984 -2006. Honorary member of both above associations. Honary doctor from Srinakharinwirote University, Bangkok, 1988.

Books by this author

Childbirth and Tradition in Northeast Thailand

Forty Years of Development and Cultural Change

•Reports the results of a rare 40-year long study
•Unmatched description of details in birth traditions and their changes over time
•Includes ritual texts in Isan-Thai and with English translations