University of Vermont Department of Education organized so education strengthens teaching of other subjects¶

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Description¶

The Department of Education at the University of Vermont was organized around the premise that education study should serve teachers of other subjects rather than stand as an isolated elective. As Messenger writes, "The chief function of the department of education is to strengthen them as teachers of those subjects." Students completing two years of required work receive the Bachelor of Science in Education, and students enrolled in other departments may take education courses and have the words "in education" appended to their baccalaureate degree.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Students must have completed the first two years in any department of the University before entering the department of education

Constraints¶

Admission to education courses by students enrolled elsewhere requires permission of the dean of the department in which he is enrolled and of the dean of the department of education

Target Learners¶

Undergraduates preparing to teach elementary and secondary school subjects
College graduates who are not teachers but will hold positions on school boards and boards of trustees

Learning Goals¶

Insight into educational tendencies found in other subjects
Strengthening subject-matter teachers with educational theory

Claims¶

Vermont education program pattern combining education courses, two outside subjects, secondary methods, and an educational thesis

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Communications and Discussions. (1910). The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov

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