1960s
Events include: Baby Boom
generation; height of the Cold War; dissolution of
European colonial empires; rise in social revolution,
civil rights, human rights, and the beginning of
anti-War movements; Apollo 11 puts the first man on the
moon; geosynchronous satellites revolutionize global
communications; compact audio cassette introduced; U.S.
experiences high economic growth
Photo of Earth from the moon
U.S. presidents:
Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969)
John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
1969 | Edgar Schein publishes Process Consultation: Its Role
in Organization Development.
Herbert R. Kohl’s book, The Open Classroom,
is published.
1968 | Bilingual Education Act
passed during an era of growing immigration
Paulo Freire publishes Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
1967 | Jeanne Chall publishes Learning to Read: The Great
Debate.
1966 |
Jerome Bruner’s Toward a Theory of Instruction is
published.
1965 | The Elementary and Secondary Education Act launches a
comprehensive set of programs, including the Title I program
of federal aid to disadvantaged children to address the
problems of poor urban and rural areas.
The Higher Education Act authorizes assistance for postsecondary
education, including financial aid programs for needy college
students.
Benjamin Bloom publishes Taxonomy of Educational Objectives:
The Classification of Educational Goals.
1964 | Economic
Opportunity Act creates Head Start.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes a provision to protect
constitutional rights in public facilities and public education.
The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities,
now the Learning Disabilities Association of America, is
formed.
1962 | Two killed and many are injured in riots as
James Meredith
is enrolled as the first black student at the University
of Mississippi.
Civil rights march
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Timeline
1969
The
Department of Educational Psychology
in the college establishes four tracks: counseling and student
personnel psychology, school psychology, special education,
and psychological foundations.
1968
Lowell Hellervik graduates with a
doctorate in educational psychology and goes on to become
the chairman and CEO of Personnel Decisions International,
a human resources consulting firm with expertise in developing
corporate leadership. Under Hellervik’s leadership, the
company grows from a small, local, consulting firm to an
international consulting company with 27 offices around
the world.
 1967
Robert Dykstra and Guy Bond
(pictured)
publish “The Cooperative Research Program in First Grade
Reading Instruction,” commonly known as “The First Grade
Studies.”
The First Grade Studies: A Personal Reflection, by
David
Pearson (Ph.D., ’69)
1966
Willis Dugan retires, ending his
career of nearly a quarter of a century as one of the nation’s
leading teachers of educational guidance and counseling.
He moves on to the position of executive director of the
American Personnel and Guidance Association.
 1964
After Dean Walter Cook’s death,
Robert
Keller is appointed dean of the college. Keller had earned
a Ph.D. from the college in 1947, and his varied experience
included stints as teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, North
St. Paul high school instructor, and director of University
High School. Like his predecessor, he works to find a balance
between the college’s support of educational research and
its commitment to serve the educational community beyond
the University campus. He serves six years as dean before
ill health forces his retirement in 1970—but he remains
on the faculty of the college for an additional 12 years.
John E. Haugo
receives a master’s degree from the college (and four years
later he earns a Ph.D.). A pioneer in the development of
health care technology, he goes on to serve as chairman
of the board of the Minnesota High Tech Association, earn
honors as Minnesota Software Entrepreneur of the Year, found
three Minnesota software companies, and hold the position
of chairman and CEO of MedServe Link Inc.
1960
Paul Torrance is appointed
to the directorship of the Bureau of Educational
Research. A faculty member in educational psychology,
Torrance serves as director until 1966, becoming a
national leader in studies on creativity and gifted
children.
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