University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development
The University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development, formerly known as the Curry School of Education, offers students more than 40 degree programs and certificates in education and human development. The school operates out of both Bavaro Hall and Ridley Hall (formerly known as Ruffner Hall) on Emmet Street.
History
In 1905, the school was founded on donations of $100,000 from John D. Rockefeller and $50,000 from the State General Education Fund. Upon the request of Rockefeller, the university named the school in memory of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, one of the country's leading advocates for free, publicly-financed education available to all children.
In 1914, the Curry Memorial School of Education moved into Peabody Hall, with UVA President Edwin A. Alderman noting, "It is almost a necessity to make an architectural assertion that the department is of equal rank and dignity with any other department of the university."
In 1917, the faculty of the school recommended the formation of the Department of Education to go into effect during the 1918-1919 academic year. The Board of Visitors approved this resolution two years later, naming John L. Manahan as the first dean of the department.
In 1920, the Board of Visitors passed a resolution allowing women to attend professional and graduate schools on the condition that they have two years of college work and would be older than 20 years at the time of registration. Prior to full coeducation in 1970, about one half of all education degrees had been awarded to women. Also during 1920, the school awarded its first two degrees (a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Science in Education).
In 1928, the Sadie Heath Cabaniss Memorial School of Nursing Education became part of the Department of Education. Nursing programs were eventually consolidated in 1952 in the School of Nursing.
In 1937, the Department of Education faculty approved a program in physical education. The athletic training program would eventually be initiated in 1975, with the country's first doctoral program in sports medicine commencing the following year. Today, both of these programs are housed within the school's Department of Kinesiology.
Throughout the mid-1930's, the school's faculty began discussing the necessity of a reading clinic that would train teachers to provide clinical services for students in nearby school systems. In 1946, this clinic was organized into the McGuffey Reading Clinic (later renamed the McGuffey Reading Center). By the 1980's, the center had moved its activities off-Grounds through a program known as TEMPO. The McGuffey team played a key role in creating the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS), which by 2020 was being used in around 98% of Virginia school districts as well as various districts nationwide.
In 1950, Walter Ridley became the first Black applicant to the school, eventually graduating with honors with a doctorate in education in 1953. That same year, Louise Stoke Hunter became the first Black woman to earn a degree at the university.
In 1960, the Department of Speech Education was moved to the school and renamed the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. Having been launched in 1942, the Speech Language Hearing Center continues to provide training for students and services to the community within the Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services.
During the era of Virginia's "Massive Resistance" to public school desegregation, the Consultive Resource Center at the school was one of 27 national sites that assisted local school districts in desegregation efforts. In 1967, Professor James H. Bash authored the first grant and directed the center alongside Nathan E. Johnson, the first Black faculty member at the university. In 1973, Howard W. Allen directed efforts until federal funding ceased in 1981, providing support to teachers and administrators in Virginia and surrounding states.
In 1969, as a result of rapid growth in the community college system, the school began to take interest in the study of higher education. This culminated in the development of an academic program in higher education as well as the Center for the Study of the Higher Education. The program awarded its first degrees in 1973.
In 1976, the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia authorized a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology to be granted by the school to prospective students. The program's joint focus on school and clinical psychology became a distinctive feature nationwide.
In 1977, the school acquired its first microcomputer, working throughout the following decade to find innovative ways to integrate computers into teaching. In 1986, the school received a two million dollar International Business Machines (IBM) grant for Teacher-LINK, which facilitated computer communication between faculty, teachers, and students in surrounding school divisions. These developments ultimately led to the formation of the Virginia Public Education Network with links among over two thousand schools.
In 1985, the school and the College and School of Arts & Sciences approved the development of a five-year teacher education program that integrated a liberal arts undergraduate major with a master's degree in teaching. The program, designed under the leadership of Dean James Cooper, led to national recognition for the school and its distinctive focus on teacher preparation.
In 1995, the school became a top 20 ranked education school according to U.S. News and World Report.
In 2005, the school established the Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, pulling together numerous research projects that advanced the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages.
In 2009, the school established the Center for Positive Youth Development (later renamed Youth-Nex) to focus on positive development framework for scientific understanding, community collaborations, and policy advocacy to support effective development of youth.
In 2010, the school launched the Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services, a trans-disciplinary clinic with the goal of implementing state-of-the-science diagnostic services, evidence-based interventions, and clinical training related to child, family, community, and school-based behavioral health, educational, and communication needs. That same year, the school and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy partnered to establish EdPolicyWorks, an interdisciplinary research center devoted to bringing together students and faculty in collaboration with policymakers to inform education and workforce policy with rigorous and timely evidence.
In 2013, Kinesiology became a department offering undergraduate and graduate programs aimed at advancing the discovery and application of knowledge that relates to the study of human movement and physical activity to human well-being. That same year, the school announced a joint engineering program with the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville public schools, with classes in advanced manufacturing to be held at Buford Middle School and Jack Jouett Middle School.[1]
In 2017, the school established the Center for Race and Public Education in the South (CRPES) to conduct and support research at the intersection of race, education, and schooling in the south of the country. The center's research aims to influence educational policy and illuminate the causes, consequences, and potential means of ameliorating disparities in educational experiences and achievement for Black youth.
In 2020, following a review of the lives of Curry and William Henry Ruffner, the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia approved the renaming of the school and its teaching facility. The Board renamed the building formerly named Ruffner Hall to Ridley Hall in memory of Walter N. Ridley, the school's first Black graduate. The school itself was renamed the UVA School of Education and Human Development.[2]
Fields
The school offers courses in a variety of educational fields, including:
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Early Childhood Education
- Education Policy and Leadership
- Health and Wellness
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility
- Research Methods
- Special Education and Disability
- Teaching and Learning[3]
Programs
As of 2023, the school offers 60 programs in total (including both in-person and online formats):
- Administration and Supervision (M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.)
- Athletic Training (M.S.)
- Clinical and Social Psychology (Ph.D.)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (M.Ed.)
- Counselor Education (M.Ed.)
- Curriculum & Instruction (M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.)
- Curriculum & Instruction - Reading Education (M.Ed.)
- Early Childhood Education (B.S.Ed., Professional Learning)
- Education Policy (Ph.D.)
- Educational Psychology - Applied Developmental Science (M.Ed., Ph.D.)
- Educational Psychology - Social Foundations (M.Ed.)
- Elementary Education (B.S.Ed., M.T.)
- English as a Second Language (M.T., Professional Learning)
- English Education (M.T., Ph.D.)
- Gifted Education (Ph.D., Professional Learning)
- Global Studies in Education (Undergraduate Minor)
- Health & Wellbeing (Undergraduate Minor)
- Higher Education (M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.)
- Instructional Technology (Professional Learning)
- Kinesiology (B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.)
- Language Education in Multilingual Contexts (Ph.D.)
- Library Media Studies (Professional Learning)
- Licensure and Endorsements (Professional Learning)
- Mathematics Education (M.T., Ph.D.)
- Quantitative Analytics in Education and the Social Sciences (M.Ed.)
- Reading Education (Ph.D., Professional Learning)
- Research, Statistics, and Evaluation (Ph.D.)
- Science Education (M.T., Ph.D.)
- Social and Emotional Learning (Professional Learning)
- Social Foundations (Ph.D.)
- Social Studies Education (M.T., Ph.D.)
- Special Education (B.S.Ed., M.T., Ph.D., Professional Learning)
- Speech Communication Disorders (B.S.Ed., Ph.D.)
- Youth & Social Innovation (B.S.Ed.)[4]
Location
The school operates out of both Bavaro Hall and Ridley Hall, which is located at 405 Emmet St S, Charlottesville, VA 22904.
References
- ↑ Web. UVA establishes new engineering program with Charlottesville, Albemarle schools, Daily Progress, 03/01/2013
- ↑ Web. About, University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development, 2023
- ↑ Web. Explore by Topic, University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development, 2023
- ↑ Web. All Programs, University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development