Jane Beaglehole Ritchie
Jane Beaglehole Ritchie OBE | |
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| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | psychology, child-raising |
| Institutions | University of Waikato |
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| Relatives | Ernest Beaglehole (father) David Beaglehole (brother) John Beaglehole (uncle) Tim Beaglehole (cousin) |
Jane Beaglehole Ritchie OBE (née Beaglehole) is a New Zealand psychology academic and expert of child-raising. She is currently an emeritus professor at the University of Waikato.[1] She was the first woman to graduate with a PhD in psychology from a New Zealand university.[2]
The daughter of psychologist and ethnologist Ernest Beaglehole,[3] Ritchie completed a 1957 MSc thesis titled Childhood in Rakau: A Study of the First Five Years of Life[4] and a 1962 PhD title 'Maori Families: an Exploratory Study in Wellington City.' While at Victoria, she met and married , and the two collaborated on almost all their future research, just as her parents had done.[5]
They both moved to University of Waikato, and both rose to full professor.[5][6][7]
James Ritchie died in 2009[8] and Jane retired in 2010.[9]
Awards and honours[]
- In the 1989 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to women, education and the community.[9][10]
- In 2017, she was selected as one of the Royal Society of New Zealand's "150 women in 150 words".[11]
Selected works[]
- Ritchie, Jane Beaglehole, and James E. Ritchie. Violence in New Zealand. Huia Publishers, 1993.
- Ritchie, Jane Beaglehole, and James E. Ritchie. Child rearing patterns in New Zealand. AH & AW Reed, 1970.
- Ritchie, Jane Beaglehole. Childhood in Rakau: the first five years of life. No. 10. Victoria Univ., 1957.
- Ritchie, Jane Beaglehole, and James E. Ritchie. The next generation: Child rearing in New Zealand. Penguin Books, 1997.
- Ritchie, Jane Beaglehole. Chance to be equal. Cape Catley, 1978.
References[]
- ^ UoW Calendar Team (calendar@waikato.ac.nz). "Emeritus Professors of the University of Waikato: University of Waikato Calendar". Calendar.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Collins, Simon Collins, Simon (24 July 2009). "Discipline without pain for 50 years". NZ Herald – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- ^ "Dr Jane Ritchie | NZETC". Nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Wairētō - Victoria University of Wellington". Viewer.waireto.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Early Childhood Folio Vol 16 No. 1 (2012)
- ^ Published on December 7, 2017 (7 December 2017). "Third-generation Ritchie's work also provides plenty of food for thought". Raglan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ unipr@waikato.ac.nz (29 November 2017). "Academia; a family affair - News Stories : University of Waikato". Waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "James Ritchie dies". Stuff.
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2010/12respected-waikato-professor-retires-after-35-year-career.shtml
- ^ "No. 51580". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1988. p. 34.
- ^ "150 Women in 150 Words". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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