Background
Merritt, John Edward was born on June 13, 1926 in Newcastle on Tyne, England. Son of Leonard and Janet (Hartford) Merritt.
Merritt, John Edward was born on June 13, 1926 in Newcastle on Tyne, England. Son of Leonard and Janet (Hartford) Merritt.
Bachelor with honors, University Durham, England, 1953. Diploma in Educational Psychology, University College, London, 1954.
Educational psychologist, Lancashire Lea, England, 1957-1959; senior education psychologist, Hull, England, 1959-1964; lecturer, U. Durham, England, 1964-1971; professor, Open U., England, 1971-1984; honorary research fellow, Charlotte Mason College, Cumbria, England, 1988-1992; consultant, Cumbria Lea, since 1992. Author: What Shall We Teach?, 1974, (video workshop) Education For What?, 1995, (tests) Curriculum: context, Design and Development, 1972,Developing Fluent Reading, 1977.
Svc in lieutenant Border Regiment, 1946-1948. Member International Reading Association (honorary life, Special Service award 1977), Friends of the Earth.
Married Denise Edmondson, June 12, 1948. Children: Austen David, John Quentin.