Stanford University School of Education

Stanford University
School of Education
Established 1891
Type Private
Dean Deborah J. Stipek
Academic staff 94[1]
Students 500
Location Stanford, California, USA
Campus Suburban
Affiliations Stanford University
Website ed.stanford.edu

The Stanford University School of Education (SUSE), is one of the seven schools of Stanford University. It is the second-oldest school of education in the United States, after NYU. Its mission is "to continue as a world leader in ground-breaking, cross-disciplinary inquiries that shape educational practices, their conceptual underpinnings, and the professions that serve the enterprise."[2] Many prominent educational theories, policies, and inventions have come from, or been influenced by, the School of Education, including the Stanford-Binet IQ test and various LeapFrog products.

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History

The School of Education was founded in 1891 as the Department of the History and Art of Education, and was one of the original twenty-one departments at the newly incorporated Stanford University. It awarded its first Ph.D. in 1916, and in 1917 was renamed the School of Education.[3] The School of Education building and Cubberley Library were built in 1938, and the STEP program was established in 1959. In 2001, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $5 million to establish the School Redesign Network. Stanford established a charter school, the East Palo Alto Academy, which has been managed by its New Schools initiative since then. In 2008, the faculty decided unanimously to make scholarly articles available as open educational resources, the first such move by a school of education.

Academics

The School of Education offers nine master's[4] and four doctoral[5] degree programs, as well as undergraduate honors and minors programs. As a graduate school of education, the undergraduate programs are not degree programs, but instead offer education-related training for students majoring in other areas, as well as co-terminal master's degrees. The largest program at the School is the Stanford Teacher Education Program, or STEP, which is the only program which offers a teaching credential for K-12 teachers. Unlike many other schools of education, the doctoral programs are academic rather than professional doctorates, and grant Ph.D. instead of Ed.D. degrees.

The School also offers numerous professional development programs and resources for practicing elementary and secondary school teachers. These include the Center for the Support of Excellence in Teaching (CSET), the National Board Resource Center (NBRC), the Problem-Solving Cycle, and Stanford English Learner Education Services.[6]

Rankings

Since US News & World Report began ranking schools of education, Stanford has frequently been #1 overall in the United States, but has every year received the top peer assessment score of any school. The doctoral program admits 7.2% of applicants, the lowest acceptance rate in the country.[7]

Master's programs

Doctoral programs

Faculty

Deans

Notable professors

Notable alumni

Criticism

One criticism of the school, common to most schools of education in the United States, is that it overemphasizes the philosophy of progressive education vs. traditional education.[12] In 2009, a dispute occurred between a student and faculty member, apparently stemming from these philosophical differences.[13] The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education intervened, and the dean ultimately resolved the matter.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Stanford University School of Education Faculty". Stanford University School of Education. 9 January 2011. http://ed.stanford.edu/faculty-profiles. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  2. ^ "About the Stanford University School of Education". Stanford University School of Education. 16 January 2011. http://ed.stanford.edu/about. Retrieved 16 January 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "History of the Stanford University School of Education". Stanford University School of Education. 11 January 2011. http://ed.stanford.edu/about/history. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "Master's Programs". Stanford University School of Education. 13 January 2011. http://ed.stanford.edu/academics/masters. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 
  5. ^ "Doctoral Programs". Stanford University School of Education. 13 January 2011. http://ed.stanford.edu/academics/doctoral. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 
  6. ^ "Professional Development". Stanford University School of Education. 16 January 2011. http://ed.stanford.edu/knowledge/professional-development. Retrieved 16 January 2011. 
  7. ^ "US News - Best Education Schools - Stanford University". US News & World Report. 30 April 2010. http://rankings.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-education-schools/items/06017. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 
  8. ^ "Stanford Learning, Design, and Technology Program". Stanford LDT Program. 13 January 2011. http://ldt.stanford.edu. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 
  9. ^ "Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies Program". Stanford University School of Education. 9 January 2011. http://suse-ldp.stanford.edu/pols/index.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  10. ^ "Joint MA/MBA Program". Stanford University School of Education. 9 January 2011. http://suse-ldp.stanford.edu/ma-mba/index.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  11. ^ "Deborah Stipek to conclude tenure as School of Education dean in summer 2011". Stanford University News. 11 August 2010. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/august/stipek-education-school-081110.html. Retrieved 16 January 2011. 
  12. ^ Labaree, David (2006). "The Ed School's Romance with Progressivism". The Trouble With Ed Schools. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 129. ISBN 9780300119787. http://books.google.com/books?id=aDUDPnKXrqsC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=%22the+trouble+with+ed+schools%22+%22romance+with+progressivism%22&source=bl&ots=wHUGC_aUmI&sig=MlIY45UqrBND6CN8PgjXYSbAbow&hl=en&ei=cfVqSo-JM5GEsgOhuNT3CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=%22the%20trouble%20with%20ed%20schools%22%20%22romance%20with%20progressivism%22&f=false. 
  13. ^ Jay Mathews (24 July 2009). "They Messed With The Wrong Blogger". Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2009/07/they_messed_with_the_wrong_blo.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  14. ^ Michele Kerr (25 August 2009). "An Opinionated Pragmatist Survives Stanford". National Association of Scholars. http://www.nas.org/polArticles.cfm?Doc_Id=983. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 

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