The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia 1905-2005

by Wilson, Eleanor Vernon

• ISBN13: 9780977631209
• ISBN10: 0977631206
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-30
• Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr

Summary

In 1905, as the University of Virginia inaugurated him as its first president, the revered southern educator Edwin Anderson Alderman proposed an education school, despite the thriving existence of normal teachers' colleges, primarily female, throughout the state. John D. Rockefeller Sr. donated $100,000 in support, and the Curry Memorial School of Education was born.In the century since, the Curry School of Education has grown and solidified, struggled and diversified, and raised its expectations and its visibility. It has steered a dedicated course through the challenges of depression, war, student disaffection, and faculty debate by holding true to the visions of Jefferson and Alderman. Always attuned to and often leading the discussion about current educational theories, Curry School faculty, students, and graduates represent the evolution of American education during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first.From its original founding in 1905 to the visions it is now creating for the teachers and children of tomorrow, the Curry School of Education has a distinguished and significant history. In this centennial volume, Eleanor Vernon Wilson chronicles the decisions, responses, programs, initiatives, and accomplishments that together form the panoramic history of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia.

Author Biography

Eleanor Vernon Wilson is an associate professor of curriculum, instruction, and special education at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.

Table of Contents

The study of education in the nineteenth century	p. 7
Founding the Curry Memorial School of Education : the vision of Edwin A. Alderman, 1905-1920	p. 13
Establishing the Curry Memorial Department of Education : John L. Manahan, 1920-1930	p. 31
Developing education programs : John L. Manahan, 1930-1949	p. 53
Raising confidence and enhancing visibility : Lindley J. Stiles, 1949-1955	p. 67
The challenges of growth and expansion : Ralph W. Cherry, 1956-1968	p. 79
A vision for the role of educational research : Frederick R. Cyphert, 1968-1974	p. 93
Creating a base for private financial support of education : Richard M. Brandt, 1974-1984	p. 103
The five-year teacher education program : James M. Cooper, 1984-1994	p. 113
Spires of excellence : David W. Breneman, 1995-	p. 121
Afterword : the Curry School in the twenty-first century	p. 131
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