Mark G. Borg is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Malta's Department of Educational Studies. He holds a B.A.(Ed.)(Hons) from the University of Malta, an M.Ed.(Educational Psychology specialised) and a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham. Professor Borg is an Associate Fellow of, and a Chartered Psychologist with, the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is also a Chartered Scientist with the British Science Council.
Professor Borg has served as Head of the Department of Psychology from 1996 to 2000, as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education from 1997 to 1999, and as Dean of the same faculty from 1999 to 2003. He has been actively engaged in teacher education and researching educational psychology for almost three decades.
His pioneering research in the area of educational psychology in Maltese settings has been published widely. These include peer reviewed papers on age position and gender effects on scholastic attainment, teachers' perception of classroom problem behaviour, school bullying, and occupational stress in teaching. He has also edited and co-edited the proceedings of three international conferences held in Malta and served on the scientific committee of several national and international conferences.
Professor Borg has served on several national committees including the Ministerial Committee on Inclusive Education and on School Bullying, and on the National Curriculum Council. He is a founder member of the Malta Union of Professional Psychologists (of which he currently serves as Vice-President)and of the Division of Academic Psychologists within the British Psychological Society. Professor Borg is also serves as Area Chair of the International Council of Psychologists.
Borg, M.G. 2009, "Personal and Social Development in Schools: The Views of Maltese Students" in Promoting Emotional Education: Engaging Children and Young People with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties , eds. C. Cefai & P. Cooper, Jessica Kingsley, London.
Borg, M.G. & Falzon, J.M. 2006, "Teachers' perception of primary schoolchildren's undesirable behaviours: the effects of teaching experience, pupils' age, sex and ability stream" in Education, Society and Leadership, eds. M. Darmanin & P. Mayo, Progress Press, Malta, pp. 174-181.
Borg, M.G. 1999, "The extent and nature of bullying among primary and secondary schoolchildren.", Educational Research, vol. 41, pp. 137-153.
Borg, M.G. 1998, "The emotional reactions of school bullies and their victims", Educational Psychology, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 433-444.
Borg, M.G. 1998, "Maltese teachers' perception of morally-undesirable behaviours among secondary schoolchildren", Melita Theologica, vol. XLIX, no. 2, pp. 3-17.
Borg, M.G. 1998, "Secondary school teachers' perception of pupils' undesirable behaviours", British Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 1, pp. 67-79.
Borg, M.G. 1996, "Sex and age differences in the scholastic attainment of grammar school children in the three years of secondary schooling: a longitudinal study", Research in Education, vol. 56, pp. 1-20.
Borg, M.G. 1994, "Sex differences in scholastic attainment from Year 3 to Form III: a study of trends", Education, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 22-29.
Borg, M.G. & Riding, R.J. 1993, "Teacher stress and cognitive style", British Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 63, pp. 270-285.
Borg, M.G. 1992, Occupational stress and job satisfaction among social workers in government service.
