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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 Roosevelt School records are primarily comprised of administrative files, grade reports, news clippings, publications, scrapbooks, and yearbooks. Also included are library records, and student projects. Founded as a laboratory school in 1900 on the campus of the Michigan State Normal College (known today as Eastern Michigan University), materials in the collection were generated by the Roosevelt School faculty, staff and students. The school originally...

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...

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The Teen Biz records contain records and materials pertaining to the Teen Biz: Teens in Business Through the Arts Program, a youth outreach program sponsored by Michigan Works! and Eastern Michigan University. The files consist of administrative records, email communications, records of dismissed youth, budgetary agendas, meeting minutes, curriculum descriptions, flyers, events, and program final reports. Records in the collection date from 2XXX to 2XXX

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The Summer Quest record includes brochures and press clippings from 1986 to 2007, with enrollment and curriculum information from the theater and forensic programs from 2004 to 2006. Summer Quest was a cross-discipline enrichment program for high school students to develop career paths, hosted at Eastern Michigan University. This collection might be valuable for insight into the marketing and execution of summer enrichment programs.

Abstract The Department of Curriculum and Instruction housed in the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University offered courses related to teaching methodology as well as the content and organization of school programs. An organizational unit from 1969-1981, the Department of Curriculum and Instruction records contains annexes, memo's, and agendas from departmental meetings ranging from 1970-1980. Materials are arranged chronologically, maintaining the original order imposed by donor and...

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...