The School of Education Records document
the academic and research programs of the School of Education at Oregon State
University in elementary and secondary teacher education as well as vocational
and adult education. Teacher education began at OSU in 1909 under the
department of Industrial Education and culminated with the merger of the
College of Education with Western Oregon College (now Western Oregon
University) from 1982 to 1989.
Repository:
Oregon State University
Libraries University
Archives
Funding for encoding this
finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
Historical Note
The offering of coursework in teacher education at OSU began in 1909
under the direction of the Department of Industrial Pedagogy. Initially, only
classes in the preparation of public school teachers in the topics of
Elementary Agriculture, Domestic Science and Art, and Manual Training were
offered by the Department. By 1914, however, programs for the instruction of
Commerce and Extension Methods were added to the curriculum. In 1918, OSU was
designated by the State Board of Vocational Education to serve as a center for
the preparation of teachers in vocational subjects and was organized into six
areas of instruction: Agricultural Education, Commercial Education, Education,
Home Economics Education, Industrial Education, and Psychology.
In 1932, an administrative reorganization changed OSU's teaching program
from the School of Vocational Education to the School of Education and expanded
the focus of the School to include instruction in preparing students to teach
in the Biological and Physical Sciences, Agriculture, Mathematics, Home
Economics, Industrial Arts, Secretarial Science, or for educational and
vocational guidance. Expanding to include courses in physical education and a
department for science education in 1942, the School began to offer a four-year
degree course in Elementary Education in 1954 and later received national
ten-year accreditation in elementary and secondary education and counseling. In
1962, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education was first offered by the School.
By the early 1970's, teacher preparation courses became largely field- based,
with the School placing students in public schools early in their program.
In 1982, responding to budget cutbacks, the State Chancellor of Higher
Education merged the OSU School of Education with that of Western Oregon State
College (now WOU). Despite creating the largest School of Education in Oregon
and the region, the merger dissolved in 1989 due to logistical complications.
That same year, classes in teaching program fell under the direction of the OSU
College of Education. Due to further budget reductions after the passage of
ballot Measure 5 in 1990, the College of Education was merged with the College
of Home Economics in 1991 to form the College of Home Economics and
Education.
Content Description
Given differences in the series designations between the paper and
microfilm records in this collection, the microfilm is described separately
below and in the inventory.
The paper records of the School of Education are organized into 6
series. Series I consists primarily of correspondence and memoranda relating to
grant-funded research projects and programs, curriculum development,
student-faculty relations, education committee work, and admission policies and
programs. Series II pertains to research proposals and projects and includes
budgetary materials, correspondence, annual reports, field reports, handbooks,
newspaper clippings, and completed applications for grant funds. These
materials are arranged in rough chronological order.
Series III are meeting minutes from School of Education committees
including the Educational Council, Teacher Education Committee, Graduate
Advisory Committee, Commission on Missions, and the Computer Education Advisory
Committee. Minutes from periodic meetings of the School of Education Division
Directors, Dean, and Faculty can also be found in this series.
Series IV contains reports and studies generated primarily by the School
of Education, OSU, and the State of Oregon regarding administrative policies
and regulations, adult education programs, the OSU/WOSC merger, vocational
education, the role and growth of community colleges in the state, and OSU's
International Educational Development Program.
Series V are newsletters generated by the School of Education and
students in the Education program covering the years 1969 to 1975. Series VI is
a packet of photocopied correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reports
organized to offer a historical overview on the merger of the OSU and WOSC
(Western Oregon State College-now WOU) Schools of Education.
The microfilm records consist of one series: I. General Subject File,
1963-1968. This series includes bylaws, correspondence, memoranda, minutes,
reports, and research proposals. These records pertain to the administrative
structure of the School, research projects and programs, coursework and
enrollment, committees, and the Oregon Education Association.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation :
School of Education Records (RG 184), Oregon State University Archives,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The paper records are organized into 6 series: I. Correspondence; II.
Research Proposals/Projects; III. Minutes; IV. Reports/Studies; V. Newsletters;
and VI. Historical Review. The microfilm records consist of one series: I.
General Subject File.
Related Materials :
In addition to photographs from the School of Education (P108), other
records pertaining to this department can be found in the records of the
Vocational and Technical Education Department (RG 146). Documentation after the
merger in 1991 with the College of Home Economics is in the records and
photographs of the College of Home Economics and Education (RG 141, and P44).
Materials regarding the joint OSU/WOSC Program can be found in the records of
the Academic Affairs Office (RG 22). The holdings of the Archives also include
papers of former School of Education faculty members E. Wayne Courtney and Dale
Parnell.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I: Correspondence, 1963-1984
Container(s)
Description
Box
1
Associated Students of
OSU, 1973
1
Black Student Union/Fred
Milton Protest, 1969
1
Camp Adair
Buildings, 1970
1
College Student Personnel
Administration Graduate Program, 1968-1972
1
Commission on
Missions, 1972-1973
1
Curriculum
Council, 1964-1967
1
Curriculum
Development, 1970
1
Field Advisory
Committee, 1968-1969
1
Foreign Educator Visits and
Programs, 1963-1964
1
General, 1964-1977
1
John Adams High School
Teacher Preparation Program and the Portland Urban Teacher Education
Program, 1969-1970
Guidelines for Submission
of Proposals for, 1971-1973, 1970
2
Draft Budget Guidelines
for 1968-1970 Programs, 1968
2
Provisional
Guidelines, 1967
2
Models for School
Programs, undated
2
Handbook for Team
Leaders, 1968
2
National Program
Directory, 1968-1970
2
Public Relations
Handbook, 1969
2
Research and Evaluation
Reports from the Field, 1969
2
Mid-year and Final Field
Reports from Portland, 1968
(compiled by the Portland Region Program Supervisor
Ingeborg MacHaffie)
2
Daily Log, undated
2
Guide for
Interns, 1969
(Developed by OSU Teacher Corps Program interns)
2
Local Agency Proposal:
Hood River County School District, 1966-1967
2
Newspaper
Clippings, 1966-1969
2
Budgetary
Materials, 1966-1971
2
General, 1967-1970
The Oregon
Program, 1961-1966
Box
3
The Oregon
Program, 1962-1965
3
Draft
Proposals, 1961
3
Annual
Reports, 1963-1966
3
Office Manual, 1964
Box
3
Conference to Develop
In-Service Training Activities, 1964
3
Vocational Teacher Education
Study, 1964-1965
3
Institute for State
Vocational Guidance Supervisor Personnel: Vocational Theory Into Action
Programs, 1966
3
NDEA (National Defense
Education Act) Counseling and Guidance Institute, 1966-1968
3
Issues and Problems in
Elementary School Administration, 1967
3
Evaluation of the Research
Coordinating Unit Program, 1967
3
Interpretive Studies of
Career-Choice Process Research, 1968
3
Institute for Advanced Study:
Prepare Industrial Arts Teachers to Teach a Student-Centered Electronics
Curriculum, 1968
3
An Institute for Junior
College Student Personnel Specialists, 1968
3
Short Term Institute for
Community College Personnel, 1968
3
Data-bank for Vocational
Teacher Education, 1968
3
Project SOUL (Service
Organization for Understanding Leadership), 1968
3
To Improve the Skills of
Educational Administrators as Effective Leaders, 1968
3
Vocational Teacher
Recruitment, 1968
3
Catholic
Education/Archdiocese of Portland Study, 1968-1969
3
Training Program for
Counselors/Educators, 1968-1970
3
In-Service Institute for
Superintendents of Schools, 1968-1970
3
Institute to Prepare Support
Personnel to Assist the Counselor in Disadvantaged Schools, 1968-1971
3
Improvement of Undergraduate
Education, 1969
3
Cultural Pattern: Adult
Education Advancement, 1969
3
Instructional Program with
Individualized Instruction Learning Packages for the First Year Electronics
Program at OSU, Oregon's 12 Community Colleges, and Oregon Technical
Institute, 1969
3
Administrative Institute for
the Study of the Moral Problems of Youth in American Society, 1969
Short Term Training Program
for State Directors of Guidance and State Supervisors of Employment
Counselors, 1972
4
Exploratory Industrial Career
Development Models, 1973
4
Competency-Based Training
Program for Manpower Counselors, 1973
4
Junior Science and Humanities
Symposium, 1973
4
Communications Media
Occupations Cluster Continuation Project, 1973
4
Individualization of
Instruction in the Health Occupations, 1973
4
Workshop: Teacher-Education
Cadre Cooperative Work Experience, 1973
4
A Self Learning Approach to
Career Education in Teacher Preparation Programs, 1973
4
Education Program Designed
for Preparation and Utilization of Auxiliary Personnel for the Dental Health
Team, 1973
4
A Continuation of the Project
of Training Vocational Teachers from Business and Industry for Teaching in
Secondary Schools and Community Colleges in Oregon, 1973
4
Using Curriculum Materials in
Adult Education, 1973
4
A Proposed Mediated System
for Instruction of Carpenter Apprentices
4
Computer Assisted Instruction
and Its Application to Teaching Grade Ten Basic Electricity at Corvallis High
School, undated
4
Rural Family Advisory
Program: A Pilot Effort, undated
Adult Education in Oregon's
Public Schools and Community Colleges, 1969
5
Annual Reports of Supervised
Teaching, 1939-1945
5
Electronics Instructors
In-Service Institute Report, 1969
5
Evaluation Reports of the
School of Education, 1976, 1978
5
Faculty Advising Handbook:
Dept. of Elementary Education, 1968-1969
5
Governor's Task Force Report
on Seasonal Agricultural Labor in Oregon, 1968
5
Increasing the Research
Capacity of Schools of Education: A Policy Inquiry, 1981
5
Information and Procedures:
For CSSA (College Student Services Administration program) Graduate Students,
Faculty, and Advisors, 1983
5
In-Service Planning
Conference for Teachers of Adults, Final Report, 1970
5
International Educational
Development Program, 1960, 1966-1972
5
National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1970, 1980
5
OSU/WOSC School of Education
Progress Reports, 1982/1983, 1985
5
Policy and Procedure
Reports, 1968-1975
(Reports regarding grant terms for educational personnel
development programs, academic advising, and the Graduate Committee)
5
The Position of the Faculty
and Students of the School of Education, OSU Regarding: Function, Mission,
Principles, Preparation of Education Personnel, 1972
5
Pre-Service and In-Service
Education for Community College Personnel in Oregon Community
Colleges, 1970
5
Pre-Service Summer Session
Report: June 20-August 31, 1966
5
Proceedings: Fourth Annual
National Voc-Technical Teacher Education Seminar, 1970
5
The Role of the Community
College in Training the Disadvantaged, 1970
5
State Plan for Vocational
Education, 1965
5
Study of Community Attitudes
Toward the Siletz Schools, 1969
