School of Education records,
- Author:
- State University of New York at Albany. School of Education.
- Call Number:
- MSS UA-650 local
- Abstract:
- This collection documents the organization, evolution, scope, thinking, activities and programs of the School of Education over a period of about seven decades. The earliest items date from about 1927, but continuous records start about 1960 and continue through 1988 with the largest portion of the records from the 1960s-1980s. There are no records in this collection that date from the founding of the School of Education or from the early years of its operation. Topics which are extensively documented in this collection include adult basic education, Albany Public Schools, Argentine Nationals Program, the Bennington Project, counseling centers, the Doctor of Arts Program, the Doctor of Education Program, educational research training, educational television, education of the disadvantaged, the Experimental College, the Milne School, the National Defense Education Act, the Peace Corps training program in India, the Regional Education Laboratory, special education, summer institutes, Teaching English as a Second Language, the Two-Year College Consortium, and workshops.
- Historical Note:
- The School of Education at the State University of New York at Albany was created by an act of the New York State Legislature on May 7, 1844, as the Albany Normal School and modeled on l'Ecole Normale Superieure in France. Its mission was to educate and train school teachers in the science of education and the art of teaching so that they might take up positions in the schools of both New York State and the rest of the United States. The Albany Normal School opened its doors on December 18, 1844, and started preparing teachers for the state's secondary schools. It offered a two-year teacher preparatory program. In 1905, the mission of the School of Education was expanded to preparing not only secondary school teachers, but also normal school ones. In 1906, graduate study commenced with the introduction of a one-year curriculum of post-baccalaureate study that led to a degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy. As the School of Education at the State University of New York at Albany grew, its mission grew in scope to include not only the education of classroom teachers, but also of the leaders who have shaped the nature of learning in the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 1962, the School of Education has grown in size and scope. Its current mission is to foster enhanced learning and human development as well as to advance knowledge concerning the full spectrum of challenges in learning development, behavior, and adaptation. As of 2006, the School of Education had approximately 1400 graduate students, 1400 undergraduate students, 500 undergraduate minors, 95 part-time faculty, 65 full-time faculty, 30 master and Certificate for Advanced Studies programs, 6 doctoral programs, and two online programs.
- Physical Description:
- 8.66 cu. ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to student material in Box 1 and Box 2 of Series 3 is restricted. Series 1 and Series 2 are unrestricted. Consult a staff member for details.
- Notes:
- School of Education records. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York.
- Subjects:
- Education Study and teaching New York (State), Universities and colleges Accreditation, Education Study and teaching, and Universities and colleges Accreditation
- Genres/Forms:
- Minutes. aat, Annual reports. aat, Proposals. aat, and Accreditation. aat
- Corporate Names:
- State University of New York at Albany. School of Education
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State)
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