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Show SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Teacher Education 107 Department of Elementary Education 112 Department of Secondary Education 113 Department of Child and Family Studies 116 Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation 124 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Blaine P. Parkinson, Dean The School of Education's major function is to provide professional and personal growth experiences to prepare students for: teaching in the public schools; careers and personal roles related to marriage, family life and the education of young children; opportunities to teach in business, industry, government and religious organizations; leadership in Recreation and Physical Education programs in a wide variety of settings. Students completing baccalaureate programs in the School of Education will be granted either the bachelor of arts or the bachelor of science degree. Students may have majors in the School of Education in the following fields: Child Development Family Life Early Childhood Education Physical Education Elementary Education Physical Education (Teaching) Students may also take the following departmental minors: Child Development Instructional Media Dance Physical Education Family Life Physical Education (Teaching) Family Relations Recreation Health Education Teaching of Reading TEACHER EDUCATION Professors, Harley K. Adamson, Florence Barton, Caseel D. Burke, David R. Cox, Luan H. Ferrin, W. Blair Low, Evan J. Memmott, Jimmie D. Merrill, William P. Miller, Blaine P. Parkinson, D. Parry Wilson; Associate Professors, Keith R. Burnett, Ruth C. Gardner, J. Burdett Johnson, A. Earl McCain; Assistant Professors, Olive Maccarthy, Helena B. Watson; Lecturers, Dolores Hansen, Dennis Peterson; Associate Members, Arthur R. Adelmann, Art; Bill Henrie, Jack Hoggott, Business Education; Joyce Williams, English; Scott Birkinshaw, Sally J. Bradshaw, Gerald A. Carpenter, Evans J. Christensen, Craige S. Hall, Ruth P. Hunter, Ruth E. Turner, Instructional Media; Patricia Fernandez, Dick Rogers, Mathematics; K. Earl Ericksen, Lyneer C. Smith, Music; Raymond Rhead, Margaret Waterfall, Carol Westmoreland, Richard Williams, Physical Education; Kenneth R. Adams, Oren E. Moffett, Foreign Language. Director of Professional Laboratory Experiences, W. Blair Low. OVER-VIEW OF THE PROGRAM Purposes and Objectives: The major purpose of the professional education curricula is to prepare teachers for the elementary and secondary schools. Programs are also provided for preparation of teachers of the academically handi-cappd and for later specialization in such fields as administration, supervision, counseling and special education. All programs for elementary and secondary teachers are approved by the Utah State Board of Education and are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). A campus-wide representative Council on Teacher Education assists in developing policies and procedures relating to teacher education and serves as a coordinatng body on all matters relating to the program. In 1971 the teacher education program at Weber State received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Teacher Education from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Education: The preparation for teaching falls academically within three major categories: general education, subject specialization, and professional education. 107 |
