Abstract The College of Education at Eastern Michigan University was formally established in 1959, but the University began as a Normal School, or teacher-training school, in 1849. Materials inlcluded in this collection are office files with budget reports, faculty and staff information, and documents related to administrative functions. Also included is information on the many national, international, local, and univerity organizations and committees that relate to teacher education. Other...

Abstract The Somalia Project was a collaboration contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (AID) between Eastern Michigan University and Somalia. EMU and Somalia entered into an agreement to sponsor faculty and student exchange programs in an effort to create teaching training and teacher education programs in Somalia. The program was cut short due to Somalia experiencing government upheaval in July of 1970. The Somalia Project collection contains administrative files and...

Abstract Betty Barber was an assistant professor in EMU's Department of Home Economics, later the Department of Human, Environmental, and Consumer Resources, and also in the Department of Teacher Education, from 1967-2004. Barber was also instrumental in establishing the state's first Women's Studies minor at EMU in 1975. The collection, which spans the years 1955-2004, includes personal and professional materials related to Barber's research, mentoring, and academic...

Abstract The Center for Community Education seeks to serve the greater community surrounding Eastern Michigan University and its activities include academic programs for school age children (K- 12) and programs for adults. This organization was established at Eastern Michigan University in 1969 in the Department of Leaderships and Counseling and was one of the first in the nation. The program was funded with eighty-five other university and state departments by the C.S....

Abstract Materials in the College of Education collection currently includes books and papers created by the faculty of the College of Education, memorabilia created to promote the College of Education and their initiatives like the Children's Institute; Monday Reports, a weekly newsletter which detailed College events, information for students, and news about faculty and alumni; and Publications. The Monday Reports series is the most comprehensive including reports...

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The Charter School Office records detail the administration and activities of the Eastern Michigan University Charter Schools Office, from approximately 1996 through 2010.

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The Charter School Annual Reports detail the activities of the Eastern Michigan University Charter Schools Office, established in 1995. The Reports have been published from 1996 to the present, and the collection runs from 1996 to 2010.

Abstract The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and Secondary School is an independent organization whose goal it is to set a standard for educational institutions to follow for accreditation. This standard is met and maintained by an institution of higher learning in order to receive and hold accreditation. The North Central Association was organized in 1895 at a meeting of 36 administrators of schools, colleges, and universities located in seven midwestern states. The...

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...