Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives



Guide to the School of Education Records, 1939-1986


RG 184





Finding aid prepared by Karl McCreary.

Finding aid encoded by, 2006
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives

 
Collection Number:
 

RG 184

 
Creator:
 

Oregon State University. School of Education.

 
Title:
 

School of Education Records

 
Dates:
 

1939-1986 (inclusive)
1966-1975 (bulk)

 
Quantity:
 

4.6 cubic feet
5 boxes
1 microfilm reel

 
Languages:
 

Materials inEnglish. 

 
Summary:
 

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.

 

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.

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.

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.

Related Information

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.

Subjects

National Teacher Corps (U.S.)
Oregon State College. School of Education.
Oregon State University. School of Education.
Western Oregon State College. School of Education.
Community colleges--Oregon.
Education--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon.
Teachers colleges--Oregon.
Teachers--Training of--Oregon.
Vocational education--Oregon.

Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Series I:  Correspondence, 1963-1984

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
1


Associated Students of OSU, 1973
 


Black Student Union/Fred Milton Protest, 1969
 


Camp Adair Buildings, 1970
 


College Student Personnel Administration Graduate Program, 1968-1972
 


Commission on Missions, 1972-1973
 


Curriculum Council, 1964-1967
 


Curriculum Development, 1970
 


Field Advisory Committee, 1968-1969
 


Foreign Educator Visits and Programs, 1963-1964
 


General, 1964-1977
 


John Adams High School Teacher Preparation Program and the Portland Urban Teacher Education Program, 1969-1970
 


OSU-WOSC School of Education Merger, 1983-1984
 


Student/Faculty Forum Meeting, 1973
 


Three Percent Admission Program, 1969-1971
 


Upward Bound Program, 1967-1970
 


Vocational Education, 1971-1972

 

Series II:  Research Proposals/Projects, 1962-1973

 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Teacher Corps Program, 1966-1971
 
box
1


Program Proposals, 1966-1969
 


Correspondence, 1966-1968
 
2

Correspondence, 1968-1971
   
Final Reports, 1968-1970
 


First/Second Cycles, 1968
 


Fourth Cycle, 1969
 


Sixth Cycle, 1970
 


Concept Paper, Sixth Cycle, 1971
 


Program Evaluation: Fourth Cycle, 1969-1971
 


Amendments: Second Cycle, 1968
 


Ammendents: Fourth Cycle, 1969
 


Guidelines for Submission of Proposals for, 1971-1973, 1970
 


Draft Budget Guidelines for 1968-1970 Programs, 1968
 


Provisional Guidelines, 1967
 


Models for School Programs, undated
 


Handbook for Team Leaders, 1968
 


National Program Directory, 1968-1970
 


Public Relations Handbook, 1969
 


Research and Evaluation Reports from the Field, 1969
 


Mid-year and Final Field Reports from Portland, 1968
 
(compiled by the Portland Region Program Supervisor Ingeborg MacHaffie)
 


Daily Log, undated
 


Guide for Interns, 1969
 
(Developed by OSU Teacher Corps Program interns)
 


Local Agency Proposal: Hood River County School District, 1966-1967
 


Newspaper Clippings, 1966-1969
 


Budgetary Materials, 1966-1971
 


General, 1967-1970
   
The Oregon Program, 1961-1966
 
3

The Oregon Program, 1962-1965
 


Draft Proposals, 1961
 


Annual Reports, 1963-1966
 


Office Manual, 1964
 


Conference to Develop In-Service Training Activities, 1964
 


Vocational Teacher Education Study, 1964-1965
 


Institute for State Vocational Guidance Supervisor Personnel: Vocational Theory Into Action Programs, 1966
 


NDEA (National Defense Education Act) Counseling and Guidance Institute, 1966-1968
 


Issues and Problems in Elementary School Administration, 1967
 


Evaluation of the Research Coordinating Unit Program, 1967
 


Interpretive Studies of Career-Choice Process Research, 1968
 


Institute for Advanced Study: Prepare Industrial Arts Teachers to Teach a Student-Centered Electronics Curriculum, 1968
 


An Institute for Junior College Student Personnel Specialists, 1968
 


Short Term Institute for Community College Personnel, 1968
 


Data-bank for Vocational Teacher Education, 1968
 


Project SOUL (Service Organization for Understanding Leadership), 1968
 


To Improve the Skills of Educational Administrators as Effective Leaders, 1968
 


Vocational Teacher Recruitment, 1968
 


Catholic Education/Archdiocese of Portland Study, 1968-1969
 


Training Program for Counselors/Educators, 1968-1970
 


In-Service Institute for Superintendents of Schools, 1968-1970
 


Institute to Prepare Support Personnel to Assist the Counselor in Disadvantaged Schools, 1968-1971
 


Improvement of Undergraduate Education, 1969
 


Cultural Pattern: Adult Education Advancement, 1969
 


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
 


Administrative Institute for the Study of the Moral Problems of Youth in American Society, 1969
 


Adult Education Graduate Teacher Education Program, 1969-1970
 


Hoover Elementary School (Corvallis) Project, 1969-1970
 


Upward Bound Program, 1969-1972
 


Professional Vocational Leadership Development Program, 1970
 


Career-Oriented Relevant Education (CORE), 1970
 
4

Clinical Vocational Teacher Education for the Disadvantaged, 1970
 


Individualized Continued Progress Curriculum for Undergraduate Vocational Teacher Education, 1970
 


Fellowship Program: Preparing Minority Groups as Counselors/Educators, 1970
 


A Proposal for a Career Information Center for Oregon, 1970
 


Cooperative Curricula Development Component (B-43), 1970-1972
 


Competency-Based Educational Programs, 1971
 


College Work-Study Teacher Internship Program, 1971
 


A Proposal for an Off-Campus Career Education Personnel Preparation Center, 1971
 


Portsmouth-Adams (Portland) Differentiated Staffing Project (School Personnel Utilization Program), 1971-1972
 


Portland Urban Teacher Education Project, 1972
 


Rural Development Act Title V Proposals, 1972
 


Short Term Training Program for State Directors of Guidance and State Supervisors of Employment Counselors, 1972
 


Exploratory Industrial Career Development Models, 1973
 


Competency-Based Training Program for Manpower Counselors, 1973
 


Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, 1973
 


Communications Media Occupations Cluster Continuation Project, 1973
 


Individualization of Instruction in the Health Occupations, 1973
 


Workshop: Teacher-Education Cadre Cooperative Work Experience, 1973
 


A Self Learning Approach to Career Education in Teacher Preparation Programs, 1973
 


Education Program Designed for Preparation and Utilization of Auxiliary Personnel for the Dental Health Team, 1973
 


A Continuation of the Project of Training Vocational Teachers from Business and Industry for Teaching in Secondary Schools and Community Colleges in Oregon, 1973
 


Using Curriculum Materials in Adult Education, 1973
 


A Proposed Mediated System for Instruction of Carpenter Apprentices
 


Computer Assisted Instruction and Its Application to Teaching Grade Ten Basic Electricity at Corvallis High School, undated
 


Rural Family Advisory Program: A Pilot Effort, undated
 


Columbia-Blue Mountain Economic Study, undated

 

Series III:  Minutes, 1967-1984

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
4


Commission on Missions, 1972
 


Computer Education Advisory Committee, 1983
 


Dean's Cabinet Meetings, 1972-1973
 


Dean Search Committee, 1972-1975
 


Division Directors Meetings, 1969-1972
 


Educational Council, 1972-1976
 


Graduate Advisory Committee, 1970-1973
 


Liberal Arts Education Meetings, 1975
 


Migrant Labor Task Force, 1968
 


Professional Development Committee, 1983
 


School of Education Faculty Meetings, 1973, 1984
 


Teacher Education Committee, 1967-1968, 1979-1982
 


Testimony: Educational Coordinating Council-Committee on Community College Governance, 1967
 


Vocational Education/ Divisional Council Meetings, 1971-1972

 

Series IV:  Reports/Studies, 1939-1985

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
5


Adult Basic Education: Program Evaluation, 1970
 


Adult Education in Oregon's Public Schools and Community Colleges, 1969
 


Annual Reports of Supervised Teaching, 1939-1945
 


Electronics Instructors In-Service Institute Report, 1969
 


Evaluation Reports of the School of Education, 1976, 1978
 


Faculty Advising Handbook: Dept. of Elementary Education, 1968-1969
 


Governor's Task Force Report on Seasonal Agricultural Labor in Oregon, 1968
 


Increasing the Research Capacity of Schools of Education: A Policy Inquiry, 1981
 


Information and Procedures: For CSSA (College Student Services Administration program) Graduate Students, Faculty, and Advisors, 1983
 


In-Service Planning Conference for Teachers of Adults, Final Report, 1970
 


International Educational Development Program, 1960, 1966-1972
 


National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1970, 1980
 


OSU/WOSC School of Education Progress Reports, 1982/1983, 1985
 


Policy and Procedure Reports, 1968-1975
 
(Reports regarding grant terms for educational personnel development programs, academic advising, and the Graduate Committee)
 


The Position of the Faculty and Students of the School of Education, OSU Regarding: Function, Mission, Principles, Preparation of Education Personnel, 1972
 


Pre-Service and In-Service Education for Community College Personnel in Oregon Community Colleges, 1970
 


Pre-Service Summer Session Report: June 20-August 31, 1966
 


Proceedings: Fourth Annual National Voc-Technical Teacher Education Seminar, 1970
 


The Role of the Community College in Training the Disadvantaged, 1970
 


State Plan for Vocational Education, 1965
 


Study of Community Attitudes Toward the Siletz Schools, 1969

 

Series V:  Newsletters, 1969-1975

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
5


The Link, 1970-1975
 
(Student School of Education Newsletter)
 


Notes and News, School of Education Newsletter, 1969-1970, 1973

 

Series VI:  Historical Review, 1986

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
5


OSU/WOSC School of Education, 1986

 

Microfilmed Records

 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Series I:   General Subject File, 1963-1969
 
reel
1
folder
1

Dean's Advisory Committee, 1967-1968
 
2
Memorandum, 1967
 
3
Contract: Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of OSU and Oregon State Board of Education, 1966
 
4
General Correspondence, 1967-1968
 
5
Bylaws, School of Education
 
6
Education Course: ED 310, School in American Life, 1963
 
7
Personnel/ASOSU Education Council, 1967-1968
 
8
Elementary Education, 1967-1968
 
9
Vocational Education-Planning, 1966-1968
 
10
Biennial Report, 1966-1968
 
11
OEA (Oregon Education Association) Research Reports, 1968
 
12
OEA Negotiations Conference, 1968
 
13
Course Enrollment Data, 1967-1968
 
14
Graduate Faculty, 1968
 
15
Counseling Programs, 1967
 
16
Community College Teaching Proposal, 1967-1968
 
17
EPDA (Education Professions Development Act) Goldhammer-Personnel Development Grant, 1968
 
18
I.B. Berkson: Symposium on the Philosophy of Education, undated
 
19
Upward Bound, 1967-1968
 
20
Operation PEP (Prepare Educational Planners), 1967-1968
 
21
Adult Education Committee, 1968
 
22
Community College Association, 1968
 
23
Educational Media, 1967-1968
 
24
Education 312-Planning, 1967-1968
 
25
Education 310, 1968-1969
 
26
The Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program, 1967
 
27
ES-70, 1965-1968
 
28
Honors Program, 1968
 
29
Ohio State University Visitation, 1968
 
30
Students for a Democratic Society, 1968
 
31
Oregon Educational Research Council, 1967-1968
 
32
State Department of Education, 1968-1969
 
33
Structure Committee, 1967-1968
 
34
Student Personnel Service and Procedures, 1968
 
35
Summer Session, 1967-1968
 
36
T-Group Committee, 1967-1968
 
37
Teacher Corps, 1968-1969
 
38
Title V Proposal, 1968
 
39
U.S. Office of Education, 1967-1968
 
40
Village Green Conference, 1968
 
41
Title III Advisory Committee, 1968