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Brigham Young University. Department of Teacher Education

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1962 - 1970

Administrative History

The Department of Teacher Education was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Teacher Education, previously known as the Department of Instruction, took its name in 1962. An instructional unit within the College of Education, the department taught courses in pedagogy, educational psychology, basic classroom procedures, and curriculum development. The department was administered by a department chair, under the direction of the dean of the college. Chairs included Dean C. Christensen (1962-1964) and Stephen L. Alley (1964-1970). In 1970 the department merged with the Graduate Department of Education to form the Department of Education.

Citation:
Department of Elementary Education records, 1965-1980 (Brigham Young University, Department of Teacher Education)

BYU organizational history website, via WWW, Sept. 6, 2013 (Department of Teacher Education; est. 1962 in College of Education, previously known as Department of Instruction; merged with the Graduate Department of Education in 1970 to form Department of Education; taught courses in pedagogy, educational psychology, basic classroom procedures, and curriculum development; department chairs: Dean C. Christensen (1962-1964) and Stephen L. Alley (1964-1970))

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Dean C. Christensen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9414
Scope and Contents Collection contains materials collected or created by Dean C. Christensen, including professional and personal materials. Contains files on various organizations and committees Christensen played a role in, correspondence, personal office files, curriculum, reports, correspondence, campus memos, and books from Christensen's office library. Many files are organized by class or by topics related to teacher education, student teaching, and school evaluation. Materials from Christensen's time at...
Dates: approximately 1948-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Dean C. Christensen papers

Department of Elementary Education correspondence, reports, and other material, 1965-1980

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5319 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include correspondence, faculty activity reports, class schedules and textbooks, and materials from the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER). Dated 1965-1980.

Dates: 1965-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5319, Department of Elementary Education records

Department of Elementary Education records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5319
Scope and Contents

Materials include correspondence, class schedules and textbooks, materials from the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER), and student files about completion of degrees and graduation. Topics include requests for materials from the bookstore and articles from AAHPER. Dated 1965-1980.

Dates: 1965-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Elementary Education records

Department of Elementary Education student files, 1969-1975

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5319 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include individual student files about completion of degrees and graduation. Dated 1969-1975.

Dates: 1969-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5319, Department of Elementary Education records

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