Abstract Papers, publications, and research material from the collection of Nathan Harvey, professor and head of the Department of Pedagogy at Michigan State Normal College. Harvey was born in Toledo, IL in 1860, and began his career at MSNC in 1904, eventually retiring in 1925. He died in 1942. His research interests included psychology, physiology, and the history of education in America. Harvey's extensive collection of early textbooks was later donated the...

Abstract The Nation Institute for Consumer Education (NICE) records documents the work of the professional development center located in the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University. The materials in the collection date from 1973 when the center was founded as the Michigan Consumer Education Center, through 1994. The majority of the publications were written by Rosella Bannister who directed the center. Administration of the program as well as the last 20 years of the center are not...

Abstract The Office of Academic Services collection documents the Office of Academic Services which serves the College of Education and associated educator programs at Eastern Michigan University. The collection is arranged in three series: Administrative Files including Academic Services Director’s meeting minutes and correspondence; Annual Reports, news, and Reports with...

Abstract The records in the Outdoor Education Committee records were collected by Roosevelt School Principle Leonard Menzi during the process of offering outdoor education esperiences for Education Majors at the Michigan State Normal College. Materials in the collection include student applications, correspondence, publicity, planning documents, collected literature, materials specific to Mill Lake Camp in Chelsea Michigan, and slides from the Mill Lake Camp site taken...

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There have been several Rural Education Student Organizations at Michigan State Normal College. The Trailblazer Club was devoted to rural education, while the Collegiate Country Life Club was for students interested in rural life and in rural school teaching. The Rural Education Student Organizations records include materials from both of these organizations associated with rural education at Michigan State Normal College.

Abstract Historically known as a teacher training college, Eastern Michigan University and the College of Education continues to strive for high quality teacher preparation. To that end, they seek to obtain professional accreditation through the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) which was founded in 1954 as an independent accreditation body. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) records contains reports...

Abstract The Department of Special Education was founded at Michigan State Normal College in 1914, and today is the oldest and one of the largest special education programs in the United States. The department is now administered by the College of Education, and has expanded its curriculum to include Occupational, Hearing, Sight, and Speech Therapies. Records range from 1914-2014 and include course instruction materials, teaching and assessment kits, department history, pamphlets, brochures, and...

Abstract The Urban Education Alliance records document the founding of the program at Eastern Michigan University in the early 1980s, and much of the collection documents early meetings, and grant proposals. The goal of the Urban Education Alliance was to improve the education system in urban areas, specifically Detroit. The collection is arranged alphabetically and divided into two series. The Administration and History series includes...

Abstract The Swaziland Curriculum Development Project (Afr-c-1172), also known as Swaziland Project, was a collaboration contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (AID) between Eastern Michigan University and the Swaziland Ministry of Education. Eastern Michigan University was tasked with developing and establishing functional systems for curriculum development and to provide formal training. The project ram from 1975 until 1983. The Swaziland...