Albert Bandura

 Albert Bandura was the youngest of the six children and the only son born to a small farming family in Mundare Alberta. He had a Ukrainian and Polish descent.

Coming from a small hamlet, educational opportunities were limited. He attained his formal education from a small school. However, he did not limit his learning to the school curriculum and instead indulged in self-education to broaden his knowledge and understanding.

To pursue further studies, he enrolled at the University of British Columbia to gain his graduate degree. It was at the university that he was introduced to academic psychology accidentally.

Since he arrived to school much before the scheduled start of his course, he decided to enrol in a ‘filler course’ to pass his early morning hours. It was then that he took up a psychology course. No sooner, this ‘pass time’ subject sparked his interest so much so that it formed his career.

Completing his graduation in just about three years in 1949, he gained admission at the graduate school at the University of Iowa, which was the epicentre for theoretical psychology then to attain his MA degree. In 1951, he obtained his MA degree and a year later earned his PhD.