Howard Long
Howard Hale Long, PhD
(1888 - 1948)
Howard Long (1888–1948) was born in New Ferry, Virginia in 1888 to Thomas and Annie Long. After attending Wayland Academy in Richmond, Virginia he went on to Howard University.
In 1915, he earned his bachelor of science in education from Howard University. A year later, Long completed his master's degree in experimental psychology from Clark University. In 1933, he became the first Howard University graduate to obtain a doctorate degree in educational psychology from Harvard.
Before Long obtained his doctorate, he first took a position at Howard University as an instructor. Shortly after taking this position, he entered the army as an infantry first lieutenant in World War I. When he returned from the war, he became the dean at Pain College in Georgia. A few years later, he was appointed dean of the School of Education at Knoxville College.
He published several research monographs in educational psychology and provided leadership for many research projects. His early publications “An Analysis of Some Factors Influencing Alpha Scores by States” and “On Mental Tests and Racial Psychology” were frequently quoted in the field of psychometry.
In 1924, Long established his career as a superintendent of public schools in Washington, D.C., where he witnessed firsthand educational inequalities and its negative outcomes on children of color. He spent over twenty years overseeing education research for District of Columbia schools. During his time, he published a series of monographs for educational psychology and maintained numerous research projects. After his retirement in 1948, Long went on to become the dean of administration at Wilberforce State College in Ohio.
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