David Tyack

David Tyack
Born (1930-11-17)November 17, 1930
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died October 27, 2016(2016-10-27) (aged 85)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Historian of education

David B. Tyack (November 17, 1930 – October 27, 2016) was the Vida Jacks Professor of Education and Professor of History, Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.[1][2]

Tyack took his undergraduate degree in 1952 and his PhD in 1958, both at Harvard University. His dissertation under Bernard Bailyn dealt with "Gentleman of letters: a study of George Ticknor". Tyack taught at Reed College from 1959 to 1966, the University of Illinois from 1967 to 1969, and since 1969 at Stanford University. He received awards from the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Tyack served as president of the History of Education Society, 1970 to 1971.[3]

Tyack is best known for his wide-ranging studies and interpretations of the history of American education. After examining late 19th century reform movements in New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco and Chicago, Tyack concluded that, "What the structural reformers wanted to do, then, was to replace a rather mechanical form of public bureaucracy, which was permeated with 'illegitimate' lay influence, with a streamlined 'professional' bureaucracy in which lay control was carefully filtered through a corporate school board."[4]

Tyack died on October 27, 2016 in Palo Alto from complications of Parkinson's disease.[5]

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References

  1. "Tyack, David". Stanford Graduate School of Education. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. Jaques Cattell Press, ed. Directory of American Scholars: History (Bowker, 1978) p 699.
  3. David B. Tyack, The one best system: A history of American urban education. (1974) p 168.
  4. Schena, Susan C. (October 28, 2016). "Stanford Education Historian David Tyack Dies At 85". patch.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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