Mohamed Fouad Jalal Books

Muhammad Fouad Galal: One of the most prominent pioneers of modern education in Egypt. He is one of the leading Arabs in psychology, and he has made great contributions to deepening the concepts of Arab nationalism and Asian and African solidarity. Muhammad Fouad Galal was born in Qalin, Kafr El-Sheikh, in 1908 AD, and there he learned the principles of reading and writing, then completed his primary and secondary education in Assiut Governorate, after which he joined the High School of Teachers and graduated in 1929. He began his career as a teaching assistant and then an assistant teacher at the Institute of Higher Education for Teachers until 1932 AD (later his name was changed to the Higher Institute of Teachers, and then to the College of Science in 1950 AD), then worked as a science teacher at Khedive Ismail Secondary School until 1937 AD. He was given a scholarship to study psychology in England; He received a diploma in Psychology with honors in 1940. After returning from the mission, he resumed teaching at the Higher Education Institute for Teachers and remained there until he was appointed head of the Department of Education and Psychology. He also worked as a professor of psychology at the Girls’ College. He has held many positions, including: Minister of Culture and National Guidance, Under-Secretary of the National Assembly, and Egyptian Ambassador (in several countries). He also chaired the Arab Graduates Conference and the Asian-African Solidarity Conference. The late had a distinctive approach to education; He believed that there is an interactive relationship between the four dimensions “education, environment, school, and society”; As education stems from the environment first, and is reflected in education that contributes to the progress, reform and development of society. He also devised new methods of study, including the field study, and was the first to call and apply the teaching of general sciences in Egyptian schools. He was also interested in rural education, establishing rural teachers' schools and preparing rural leaders. He wrote hundreds of research papers and articles, and the books “Principles of Psychoanalysis” and “Trends in Modern Education” are among his most important books, and his giving continued until his death in 1962 AD.