Oregon State University
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 E. Wayne Courtney Papers, 1952-1997


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Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Oregon State University
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:
 

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Creator:
 

Courtney, Elwood Wayne, 1931-

 
Title:
 

E. Wayne Courtney Papers

 
Dates:
 

1952-1997 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

3.67 cubic feet

 
Languages:
 

Materials in English. 

 
Summary:
 

The Courtney Papers pertain primarily to E. Wayne Courtney's research and consulting activities in vocational and technical education.

 

Biographical Note

E. Wayne Courtney was born on April 15, 1931 in Elnora, Indiana. He was an Eagle Scout before the age of 16. After graduating from high school as class valedictorian in 1949, he enrolled in Purdue University, from which he earned four degrees: B.S., Forestry, 1953; B.S., Agriculture, 1957; M.S., Agricultural Education, 1958; Ph.D., Measurement, 1962. Courtney did postdoctorate work in statistics at Oregon State University in 1968.

After serving in the U.S. Army in Germany (1953-1955) and as a vocational education teacher and instructor in Indiana secondary schools (1958-1960) and at Purdue (1960-1962), Courtney was appointed assistant professor in the Stout State University (Wisconsin) School of Education in 1962. He remained at Stout State until 1972, when he became Professor and Director of Research and Development in OSU's Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community College Education. Courtney has held a number of faculty appointments at OSU: Professor and Director, Division of Vocational-Technical Education, 1973-1978; Professor, Department of Statistics, 1973-1983; Professor, Department of Educational Foundations, 1985-1989; Professor and Chair, Division of Secondary Education (OSU/WOSC), 1988-1989; Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 1989-1993; and Professor Emeritus, 1993-date.

Courtney has also been a visiting faculty member at North Carolina State University (1966-67), OSU (1970-71), Coleg Prifysgol Cymru in Wales and University of Exeter in England (1983-84), and Instituto Educacional F. D. Roosevelt in Lima, Peru (1984-85). Recently he has served as a faculty member in the Kasetsart University (Thailand) Department of Sports Science, where he teaches research design and statistics.

Courtney twice served in the OSU Faculty Senate, 1979-81 and 1986-88; was a member of the OSU Press Board of Governors, 1981-1984; and served on various OSU committees, including the OSU Library Expansion Faculty Advisory Committee. He received OSU's Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for 1985-86 and was a Senior Collaborative Fulbright Research Scholar to Thailand in 1994-95.

Content Description

Series 1 contains a volume of genealogical information on the Courtney name and autobiographical information compiled by E. Wayne Courtney; information on the name Kurtenai; four volumes of photocopies of Courtney's military record from 1952 to 1987; and a 1966 soil and water conservation plan for Courtney's farm in Dunn County, Wisconsin. Series 2 includes Courtney's Ph.D. thesis, "A Comparison of Knowledge and Experience Levels Required in Three Agricultural Occupations" (Purdue University, 1962); a copy of the 1966 Stout State (Wisc.) yearbook; and faculty reports on Courtney covering 1985-1990. Series 3, Honors and Awards, includes Courtney's Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award nomination dossier (1986) and a report and plaque pertaining to his Fulbright Award in 1995.

Series 4 contains various administrative reports written by Courtney between 1973 and 1989 pertaining to the OSU Vocational and Technical Education program. Series 5 consists of Courtney's consultant reports (1973-1996) for various organizations and governmental units, including a consortium of six Eastern Oregon counties, the Springfield Exemplary Career Education Project, Lane Community College, the Math/Science Teacher Improvement Project (M/STIP), and the Linn-Benton Health Consortium. Series 6 contains three technical reports from July 1971 on professional education competencies. Series 7 includes statistical studies and surveys pertaining to industrial graphics, education, and bird populations of selected places in Wisconsin.

Series 8 consists of materials prepared and published by Courtney for his classes and workshops, as well as other writings on education. The series includes Applied Research in Education, 1965 (edited by Courtney); Elements of Research Foundations: An Introduction, with Lorry K. Sedgwick, 1969 (revised 1970); Inferential Statistics (The F Statistic), developed for OSU Ed. 507 - Seminar: Advanced Research Methods, Winter 1977; Laboratory Exercise Manual for Quantitative Applications, developed for OSU Ed. 515 - Quantitative Applications, 1977; Techniques of Research, 1982 (Thai translation, with Supitr Samahito, 1983); A Guide to Empirical Research in Education, June 1988; and materials for Total Quality Management workshops, 1992-1993. Series 9 includes Courtney's other writings, such as a history of the OSU Agricultural Education Department (1984), and various printings of his treatise on the Oregon coast, Under the Winds of Yaquina and The Indians of Yaquina Bay.

Arrangement

The Courtney Papers consist of nine series, most of which are arranged chronologically: I. Biographical and Genealogical Information; II. Educational and Professional History; III. Honors and Awards; IV. Administrative Reports; V. Consultant Reports (Evaluation and Assessment); VI. Technical Reports; VII. Studies and Surveys; VIII. Teaching Materials and Writings on Education; and IX. Other Writings.

Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation 

E. Wayne Courtney Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

See RG 184 for administrative records and P 108 for photographs pertaining to the School of Education. Related Memorabilia Collection files include MC - Education, College of; MC - Education, School of; MC - Education, School of-History; and MC - Vocational Education.

Subjects

Courtney, Elwood Wayne, 1931-
Oregon State College. Dept. of Agricultural Education--History.
Oregon State University. School of Agriculture--History.
Oregon State University. School of Education.
Yaquina Bay (Or.)
Agricultural education--Oregon--Corvallis--History.
Community colleges--Oregon.
Education--Research.
Education--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon.
Indians of North America--Oregon.
Teachers--Training of--Oregon.
Vocational teachers--Training of--United States.

Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Series I:  Biographical and Genealogical Information

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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" For My Children", Courtney genealogy and autobiographical sketch of E. Wayne Courtney, 1987
 
 


Kurtenai, 1990
 
4 volumes
History of the Kurtenai family.
 


Military records, 1952-1987
 
4 volumes
 


Soil and water conservation plan, Courtney farm, Dunn County, Wisonsin, 1966

 

Series II:  Educational and Professional History

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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Ph.D. thesis, " A Comparison of Knowledge and Experience Levels Required in Three Agricultural Occupations", Purdue University (major advisor - Dr. John K. Coster, Associate Professor), June 1962
 
2

Tower, Stout State (Wisconsin) University yearbook, 1966
 
apx 10x13 in.
 
1

Faculty reviews, 1985-87 & 1988-90
 


OSU Faculty of Color Resource Directory, 1992-93
 


Kasetsart University Laboratory School General Information Handbook, February 1997

 

Series III:  Honors and Awards

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award nomination dossier, June 1986
 
2 copies
2nd copy includes subsequent letters of support, 1991.
 


Fulbright Report, Human Resources Cooperative and Collaborative
 


Model for Thailand (Private and Public Sectors) (English and Thai; 2 copies of each), 20 February 1995
 
2

Appreciation Plaque given to Courtney from Mr. Charoon Shoolap, Director General, DOVE, for presenting his Fulbright report, 20 February 1995
 
apx 10x13 in.

 

Series IV:  Administrative Reports, 1973-1989

 
 
Container(s)
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Professional Vocational Leadership Development Program (OSU) Final Reports, 1973, 1975-1976 & 1978
 


Personnel Budget Report, Vocational Education Unit, December 1974
 


The Career Education Personnel Development Program, June 1975
 


Personnel Development Programs, Vocational-Technical Unit, December 1975
 


Status Report, Division of Secondary, K-12, and Vocational Education (OSU/WOSC Programs), Fall 1988
 


Advisory Committee Activities - A Report to the OSU/WOSC Consortium, Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, 12 April 1989
 


A Report to the OSU/WOSC Consortium, Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, 24 May 1989

 

Series V:  Consultant Reports (Evaluation and Assessment), 1973-1996

 
 
Container(s)
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Common Professional Education Competencies Needed by Alaska's Vocational Secondary School Teachers, July 1973
 


Initial Critique - Six Eastern Oregon Counties, 10 July 1974
 


Interim Evaluation Reports, SIXCO Career Education Project, 15 November 1974 and 18 February 1975
 


Interim Assessment Report, SIXCO Project, 18 May 1975
 


Final Evaluation Report, SIXCO Project, 1 July 1975
 


Final Assessment Report, Springfield Exemplary Career Education Project, 1 July 1975
 


Final Report, Department of Vocational-Technical Education, College of Education, University of Tennessee, Sept. 1, 1974-August 31, 1975
 


Interim Evaluation Report, Kodiak Island Borough Career Education Project, 15 December 1975
 


Interim Assessment Report, Springfield Project, 15 December 1975
 


Evaluation Review, Springfield Project, 22 January 1976
 


Statistical Test Report, Springfield Project, 10 February 1976
 


Interim Assessment Report, SIXCO Project, 8 April 1976
 


Interim Assessment Report, Springfield Project, 15 April 1976
 


Interim Evaluation Report, Springfield Project, 15 April 1976
 


Final Report, SIXCO Project, 1 July 1976
 


Final Evaluation Report, Kodiak Island Project, July 1976
 


Final Report, Springfield Project, 1 August 1976
 


Interim Report, SIXCO Rural Schools, 5 November 1976
 


Final Evaluation Report - Educational Planning, Data Gathering, and Instructional Assistance for Career Education, SIXCO, 30 November 1976
 


Final Report - Methodology for the Evaluation of Career Decision Making Skills in Rural Schools, 15 June 1977
 


Addendum Evaluation Update - A Model System for the Design and Maintenance of Related Instruction Curriculum for Approved U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Occupations, Lane Community College, 24 November 1987
 


Evaluation Report, Phase II, Lane Community College Project, 12 October 1988
 


Final Evaluation Report, Phase III, Lane CC Project, 10 September 1989
 


External Evaluation Proposal, Linn-Benton Consortium Project for Drug Abuse Education and Prevention (Year 3), 12 March 1991
 


External Evaluation Proposal - Title II Project, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act (Year 2), Linn-Benton ESD, 12 March 1991
 


Evaluation Report (Year 2), Math/Science Teacher Improvement Project (M/STIP), 30 Sept. 1991
 


Final Report (Year 3), Linn-Benton Health Consortium Project, 15 October 1991
 


Interim Evaluation Report, M/STIP, 16 April 1992
 


Needs Survey Results, M/STIP, 30 April 1992
 


Final Evaluation Report, M/STIP, 30 September 1992
 


Final Report, Health Consortium Project, 1 October 1992
 


External Evaluation Report, Youth Apprenticeship/Training Project, 21 June 1993
 


Interim Report, Health Consortium Project, 25 June 1993
 


Evaluation Report, K-2 Primary Teacher Math-Science Summer Session Workshop, 25 August 1993
 


Evaluation Report, Health Consortium Project, 28 September 1993
 


Final Evaluation Report, M/STIP, 30 September 1993
 


Evaluation Report, K-2 Primary Teacher Math-Science Summer Session Workshop, 5 March 1994
 


External Evaluation Report, Youth Apprenticeship Program in Medical Technology, East Pierce County School District (Washington), 15 June 1994
 


Final Evaluation Report, M/STIP, 20 June 1994
 


Evaluation Report, Linn-Benton Consortium Project, 8 July 1994
 


Evaluation Report, Workshop in Physical and Earth Science for Primary Teachers in Grades K-2, 20 July 1994
 


Evaluation Report - ATOD Summer Workshop, August 15-19, 1994, Linn-Benton Health Consortium Project, 25 October 1994
 


Final Evaluation Report, M/STIP, 20 May 1995
 


Evaluation Report, Health Consortium Project, 1 June 1995
 


Evaluation Reports, Integrated Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences for Primary Teachers in Grades K-2, 30 July 1995 and April 1996
 


Evaluation Report, Satit Kaset International Program, Grades 1-4 (1995-96), April 1996
 


Final Evaluation Report, M/STIP, 17 June 1996
 


Annual Evaluation Report - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Prevention Project, Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD, 21 June 1996
 


1996/97 M/STIP Schools Needs Survey, 30 June 1996
 


1996/97 Lebanon School District Math-Science Needs Survey, 3 July 1996
 


Evaluation Report, Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools Project (1996-97), 15 July 1997
 


Final Evaluation Report, M/STIP (1996-97), 15 August 1997

 

Series VI:  Technical Reports, July 1971

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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Professional Education Competencies of Community College Instructors (with Orley Gunderson, Donald G. Lindahl, and Jack D. Miller)
 


Professional Education Competencies of Secondary Vocational Instructors (with Harold H. Halfin)
 


The Application of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy to Selected Professional Education Competencies (with Richard Spaziani)

 

Series VII:  Studies and Surveys, 1963-1972

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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Some Statistical Correlates In Industrial Graphics (Stout State College, Wisconsin), July 1963
 


Attitudinal Changes in the Student Teacher - A Further Analysis (Stout State University), January 1965
 


A Report of the Individualized Continual Progress Approach to the Teaching of Research Foundations at Stout State University, August 1969
 


Competencies of Vocational Teachers: A Factor Analysis of the Training Needs of Teachers of Occupational Education, OSU Statistics Dept., August 1969
 


A Comparative Study of the Benthic Infaunal Communities of the River Portions of Upper Tainter Lake (Wisconsin), with Gregory W. Courtney, July 1972
 


A Descriptive Study of the Avian Population of the Lower Marshy Regions of the Hay River (Wisconsin), August 1972

 

Series VIII:  Teaching Materials and Writings on Education, 1963-1996

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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" Non-Farm Agricultural Occupations and Curriculum Planning", with John K. Coster, The Agricultural Education Magazine, August 1963
 


Analysis of Variance and Analysis of Covariance: Examples of Practical Research Models for Graduate Students in Education and Psychology, 1964
 


Applied Research in Education, edited by Courtney (Littlefield, Adams), 1965
 


Elements of Research Foundations: An Introduction, with Lorry K. Sedgwick, 1969 (revised 1970)
 


Vocational, Individualized System for Education (VISE) - The Instructional Package (OSU School of Education), 1971
 


Moving Toward Individualizing Instruction, 1972
 


Individualized Learning Packages (Science Research Associates), with Lorry K. Sedgwick (Stout State University), 1972 & 1974
 


Inferential Statistics (The F Statistic), developed for OSU Ed. 507 - Seminar: Adavanced Research Methods, Winter 1977
 


Determining Sample Size: A Conspectus, 1977
 


Laboratory Exercise Manual for Quantitative Applications, developed for OSU Ed. 515 - Quantitative Applications, 1977
 


Sample Size Determinants, 1979
 


Designs for Research (OSU Division of Continuing Education), April 1982
 


Techniques of Research (OSU Division of Continuing Education), 1982; Thai translation by Courtney and Supitr Samahito, 1983
 


Professional Improvement Workshop for Apprentice Instructors, Lane Community College, 1984
 


Analysis (OSU Division of Continuing Education), 1984
 


Design for Research (Sanderling Press), 1986
 


Methods of Analysis (The F Statistic) (Sanderling Press), 1987
 


Computer Applications for Social Science: Analysis, with E.M. Starmach (Sanderling Press), January 1987
 


Computer Applications for Social Science: Measurement, with E.M. Starmach (Sanderling Press), June 1988
 


A Guide to Empirical Research in Education, June 1988
 


Practice Problems for Basic Empirical Methods (partial copy), with E.M. Starmach, September 1988
 


Distributions: An Empirical Treatise for Social Scientists (Sanderling Press), 1990
 


Reliability: A Quantitative Treatise for Social Scientists (Sanderling Press), 1990
 


Scaling (Sanderling Press), 1990
 


Hypotheses (Sanderling Press), 1991
 


Qualitative Methods: A Definition (Sanderling Press), 1991
 


Sampling (Sanderling Press), 1991
 


Empirical Methods: An Introduction (Sanderling Press), 1991
 


Total Quality Management lecture - Tools of Daily Quality Improvement (handouts and slide copy), Linn-Benton Community College, 12 November 1992
 


Quality Control Tools for " Doing It With Data", Linn-Benton Community College, 1992
 


Using Quality Control Tools to Solve Problems and Make Decisions (Session 2 - Performing Basic Data Analysis), Strategies for Quality Improvement Workshop (U.S. Bureau of Mines), Linn-Benton Community College, Winter 1993
 


Rubrics Assessment (English/Thai lecture translations, Kasetsart University), 1995
 


Introduction to Research Methods (materials for CI 513 & Ed 562), Summer 1995
 


The Use of the F Statistic and the L.S.D. Test for Significance
 


Testing (English/Thai translations, Kasetsart University), 1996
 


KU Motor Fitness Test Norms (English and Thai translations, Kasetsart University), 15 July 1996
 


Journals and Portfolios (English/Thai lecture translations, Kasetsart University), 29 November 1996

 

Series IX:  Other Writings, 1984-1995

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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5


" History of the Department", Agricultural Education Dept. (OSU), 1984
 
2 copies
 


Dunlins and Sanderlings: Under the Winds of Yaquina (Sanderling Press first printing), 1988
 
2 copies
 


Under the Winds of Yaquina, 1988
 
Sanderling Press second and third printings 1989 & 1990.
 


The Indians of Yaquina Bay (Sanderling Press), 1989
 


Je T'aime (Sanderling Press), 1993
 


Official Report: 18th SEA Games '95 (English translation and editing by Courtney), 1995