Background
Mccandless, Boyd Bowden was born on August 18, 1915 in Saint John, Kansas, United States. Son of Homer H. and Ada (Rowden) Mccandless.
Mccandless, Boyd Bowden was born on August 18, 1915 in Saint John, Kansas, United States. Son of Homer H. and Ada (Rowden) Mccandless.
Bachelor of Arts, Fort Hays Kansas State College, 1936. Master of Arts, State University, Iowa, 1938, Doctor of Philosophy, 1941.
Research assistant Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, 1936-1939, 1940-1941, research professor, director 1951-1962. Research fellow Rockefeller Foundation Office Radio Research, 1939-1940. Mental hygienist Wayne County Training School, Northville, Michigan, 1941-1942.
Selection, classification officer United States Maritime Service, Alameda, California, 1942-1946.
Assistant and associate professor psychology, chairman general education committee San Francisco State College, 1946-1948. Associate professor clinical psychology Ohio State University, 1948-1951.
Carnegie visiting professor of psychology, U. Hawaii, 1957. On leave as professor, head psychology Institute Edition and Research, U. Punjab, Lahore, West Pakistan, 1960-1962.
Professor education and psychology, division university school clinic complex, department chairman special education Indiana University, 1962-1966.
Professor, director developmental psychology Emory University, Atlanta, 1966-1975.
Member National Council on Research and Evaluation, Project Head Start. Member Society Research Child Development, American Psychological Association (member board professional affairs, past president divisions development psychology and school psychology), Sigma Xi.
Married Elinore Olson, June 14, 1941. Children: Beth, Mark, Christine.