Brigham Young University. College of Education

The College of Education was established within Brigham Young University when the university reorganized in 1921 and continued in operation until it was established as the David O. McKay School of Education in 1997.

Description

Established: 1921

Abolished: 1997

Location: Provo, Utah (1921-1997)

Functions

The College of Education was originally organized to qualify students to be supervisors, elementary teachers, high school instructors, or high school principals under the Church and State school systems. Towards the end of its operation, the College of Education outlined its four main purposes: (1) Preparing teachers for public and private schools. (2) Providing graduate programs for the preparation of school principals, counselors, school psychologists, curriculum supervisors, speech/language pathologists, clinical audiologists, and master teachers. (3) Offering research-based graduate programs. (4) Researching educational processes and issues.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The College of Education was the administering body for many different departments during its years of operation: Elementary Teaching, Elementary Education, Educational Sociology, Philosophy of Education, Psychology, Educational Administration, Secondary Teaching, Secondary Education, Vocational Education, Religious Education, Physical Education, Philosophy of Education and Guidance, Education, Library Science, Personnel and Guidance, Philosophy and History of Education, Educational Values and Programs, Educational Philosophy and Programs, Instruction, Educational Research and Services, Teacher Education, Graduate Department of Education, Department of Education, Secondary Education and Foundations, Educational Psychology, Instructional Science, Secondary and Higher Education, Curriculum and Instructional Science, Educational Leadership, and Health, Physical Education and Recreation. In addition to the departments, the College of Education also maintained the Training Schools and the Laboratory Schools, which included Brigham Young High School, until they discontinued their operation in 1968. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university. Between 1921 and 1997, the deans of the College of Education were as follows: John C. Swenson, L. John Nuttall, Jr., Amos N. Merrill, Reuben D. Law, Asahel D. Woodruff, A. John Clarke, Antone K. Romney, Stephen L. Alley, Curtis N. Van Alfen, Ralph B. Smith, Dan W. Andersen, and Robert S. Patterson.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1921-1997)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. School of Education (1920-1921)

Later unit: David O. McKay School of Education (1997- )

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Training Schools (1922-1955)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Laboratory School (1955-1968)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Elementary Teaching (1922-1932)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Elementary Education (1932-1955, 1972-1997)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Educational Sociology (1922-1925)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Philosophy of Education (1922-1946)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Psychology (1922-1946)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Educational Administration (1922-1962, 1972-1997)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Secondary Teaching (1922-1932)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Secondary Education (1932-1955, 1986-1997)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Vocational Education (1922-1925)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Religious Education (1932-1941)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Physical Education (1932-1946)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Philosophy of Education and Guidance (1946-1953)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Health, Physical Education and Recreation (1946-1955)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Education (1947-1955, 1970-1972)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Library Science (1953-1955)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Personnel and Guidance (1953-1955)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Philosophy and History of Education (1953-1955)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Educational Values and Programs (1955-1958)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Educational Philosophy and Programs (1958-1962)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Instruction (1955-1962)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Educational Research and Services (1955-1962)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Teacher Education (1962-1970)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Graduate Department of Education (1962-1970)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Department of Education (1970-1972)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Secondary Education and Foundations (1972-1982)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Educational Psychology (1972-1997)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Instructional Science (1976-1984, 1986-1988, 1990-1997)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Secondary and Higher Education (1982-1984)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Curriculum and Instructional Science (1984-1986)

Subordinate unit: College of Education. Educational Leadership (1986-1997)

Associated Archival Materials

Dean C. Christensen oral history interview, Aug. 2, 1977. (UA OH 22)

Oral history interview, Aug. 2, 1977. (UA OH 23)

John C. Moffitt oral history interview, July 28, 1977. (UA OH 24)

Flora Fisher oral history interview, July 27, 1977. (UA OH 25)

Thelma de Jong oral history interview, July 22, 1977. (UA OH 26)

Reuben D. Law oral history interview, Aug. 22, 1977. (UA OH 27)

A. Reed Morrill oral history interview, Aug. 12, 1977. (UA OH 29)

Institutional report, 1991. (UA SC 77)

Records, 1926. (UA 17)

Records, 1940. (UA 25)

Fundamental principles and generalizations of teaching, 1960. (UA 35)

Records, 1930-1959. (UA 93)

A Summary report of the evaluation of the College of Education at the BYU, 1953. (UA 315)

A Statement of the purpose and functions of the BYU Laboratory schools, 1958. (UA 382)

Papers, 1953. (UA 385)

Records, 1957-1961. (UA 576)

Dean's files, 1938-1983. (UA 700)

Institutional report of basic programs, 1981. (UA 733)

Papers, 1970-1988. (UA 805)

College of Education records, 1960-1983. (UA 822)

Teacher Education Records, 1973-1995. (UA 1245)

Royce P. Flandro papers, 1950-1988. (UA 5303)

Personal papers, 1963-1986. (MSS 1717)

Sources

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalogue, 1921: p. 5 (John C. Swenson, dean) p. 15 (College of Education established in Brigham Young University) p. 25 (College of Education functions)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalogue, 1924: p. 9 (L. John Nuttall, Jr., dean)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Catalogue Number, 1930-1931: p. 8 (Amos N. Merrell, dean)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalogue, 1946: p. 7 (Reuben D. Law, dean)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalog Issue, 1955: p. 38 (Asahel D. Woodruff, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Catalog of Courses, 1961-1962: p. 8 (A. John Clarke, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Catalog of Courses, 1962-1964: p. 64 (Antone K. Romney, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Catalog of Courses, 1970-1972: p. 76 (Stephen L. Alley, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin General Catalog, 1974: p. 77 (Curtis N. Van Alfen, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin General Catalog, 1985: p. 57 (Ralph B. Smith, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin General Catalog, 1988: p. 51 (College of Education four main purposes)

Brigham Young University Bulletin General Catalog, 1989: p. 53 (Dan W. Andersen, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin General Catalog, 1993: p. 43 (Robert S. Patterson, dean)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1997: p. 67 (David O. McKay School of Education established in Brigham Young University)


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