Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education - Department History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1966 |
Separate Department and Program of Social Science Education started (1966-1967)
Initial Faculty: |
1964 |
 Anthropology Curriculum Project – Marion J. Rice Principal Investigator (1964-1970s) |
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Marion J. Rice
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1967 |
Georgia Geography Curriculum Project – Marion J. Rice Principle Investigator |
1967 |
Jonathan McClendon First Department Head (1967-70) |
1968 |
 Three New Faculty Added:
Everett T. Keach, Jr. (1968-1988) |
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Everett T. Keach, Jr.
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Donald O. Schneider
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| Donald O. Schneider Editor of Media section of Social Education (1968-1978) | |
1969 |
One New Faculty Added:
Mary A. Hepburn (1969-1998) |
1970 |
Donald O. Schneider Interim Department Head (1970-1973) |
| Three New Faculty Added:
Bobbie J. Henderson (1970-1975) |
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1973 |
Marion J. Rice Department Head |
1974 |
 One New Faculty Added:
John D. Napier (1974-Present) |
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John Napier
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1975 |
 Two New Faculty Added:
Judith Priessle (1975-Present) (transferred to Social Foundations in 1999) |
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Judith Priessle
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1977 |
Journal of Social Studies Research Established – John D. Napier Founder and Editor (1977-1986) |
| Center for Economic Education Established – Elmer Williams First Director; Ronald VanSickle Director or Co-Director since 1982 | |
1981 |
John D. Napier, Chair of College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies (1981-1982) |
1982 |
Creation of Master’s Degree with Certification (termed M.Ed. Modified Plan B) |
1983 |
 Ronald L. VanSickle Editor of Research Section in Social Education (1983-1989) |
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Ronald L. VanSickle
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1986 |
Charles Berryman Interim Department Head (1986-1987) |
| Guy Larkins Editor of Theory and Research in Social Education | |
| Department took over Social Foundations of Education Program | |
| Michael Hawkins and Guy Larkins Edited the Journal of Social Studies Research (1986-1992) | |
1987 |
Donald O. Schneider Department Head (1987-1992; 1993-1994) |
1988 |
 One New Faculty Added:
John D. Hoge (1988-Present) |
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John D. Hoge
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| Guy Larkins made editor of Research and Development in Education | |
| Donald O. Schneider, served as President of the National Council for the Social Studies (1988-1989) | |
1992 |
Journal of Social Studies Research transferred to another University |
 One New Faculty Added:
Diane Brook Napier (1992-Present) (transferred to Social Foundations in 2001) |
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Diane Brook Napier
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| Elmer Williams Interim Department Head (1992-1993) | |
1993 |
One New Faculty Added:
Sherry Field (1993-2001) |
1994 |
Ronald L. VanSickle Department Head (1994-1998) |
| Donald O. Schneider Chaired the National Council for the Social Studies Committee on National Standards which produced the Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence | |
1996 |
One New Faculty Added:
Stuart Foster (1996-2002) |
1997 |
One New Faculty Added:
Pat Nichols (1997-2001) |
1999 |
Social Foundations of Education program formed new Department |
| John D. Napier Department Head | |
2000 |
Ronald L. VanSickle Department Head (2000-2001) |
2001 |
 Kathleen DeMarrais Department Head (2001-2004) |
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Kathleen deMarrais
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| John D. Hoge Treasurer of College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies (2001-2004) | |
2002 |
Two New Faculty Added:
Todd Dinkelman (2002-Present) |
2004 |
Social Studies Education and Elementary Education departments merge to form new department of Elementary & Social Studies Education. |
 One New Faculty Added:
Ronald E. Butchart (1999-Present) (transferred from Social Foundations in 2004) |
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Ronald E. Butchart
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2005 |
 Todd Dinkelman Program Head (2005-Present) |
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Todd Dinkelman
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2006 |
 One New Faculty Added:
Hilary G. Conklin (2006-Present) |
| Hilary G. Conklin |
