Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is the

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within

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

. It is located on the University's Charles River Campus in

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

in the former

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building. BU Wheelock has more than 31,000 alumni, 65 full-time faculty and both undergraduate and graduate students. Boston University School of Education was ranked 34th in the nation in 2018 by ''U.S. News & World Report'' in their rankings of graduate schools of education. The School of Education is a member institution of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).

History

Boston University School of Education was founded in 1918 by Dr. Arthur H. Wilde, who served as the first dean of the school. The School of Education houses the oldest continuously published journal in the field of education in the country, the ''

Journal of Education The Journal of Education () is an academic journal, published by SAGE Publishing on behalf of the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, with Hardin Coleman as its editor-in-chief. It bills itself as "the oldest educ ...

. The Journal of Education'' was founded in 1875 from the merger of five New England education journals. In 1953, the Boston University School of Education took over publication of the journal, converting it to a student-run review in 1972 and then to a peer-reviewed academic journal in 2009.

Programs of study

Boston University School of Education offer only a

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undergraduate degree in Education and Human Development. However, for undergrads, there are five unique pathways to choose from: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Deaf Studies Educational Design for Transformative Social Futures Teaching & Learning Youth Development & Justice They also offer graduate degrees through the

Master of Education The Master of Education (MEd or M.Ed. or Ed.M.; Latin ''Magister Educationis'' or ''Educationis Magister'') is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum a ...

degree, the

Master of Arts in Teaching The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) or Master of Science in Teaching (MST) degree is generally a pre-service degree that usually requires a minimum of 30 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree. While the program often requires education c ...

degree, the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study, and the

Doctor of Education The Doctor of Education (Ed.D. or D.Ed.; Latin ''Educationis Doctor'' or ''Doctor Educationis'') is (depending on region and university) a research or professional doctoral degree that focuses on the field of education. It prepares the holder for a ...

degree. Graduate programs include degrees in Educational Leadership and Curriculum and Teaching. Boston University's special education program offers a dual-degree program with the School of Social Work that results in students earning either an M.S.W./Ed.M. or an M.S.W./Ed.D. Master's degree and C.A.G.S. programs usually require the equivalent of one year of full-time study. Doctoral programs generally require the equivalent of two or more years of full-time study.

Research facilities

The Early Childhood Learning Laboratory (ECLL) is a preschool affiliated with and located at the School of Education. It is a laboratory and demonstration school available to Boston University students, parents of children in the program, and other

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s for observing children and teachers.

Other programs

In 1997, Boston University created Boston University’s Initiative for Literacy Development (BUILD). BUILD is a collaboration between Boston University and the Boston Public Schools (BPS) that pairs BU students with BPS students from preschool to fifth grade and helps them develop their reading and writing skills. In 1988, Boston University took over management of the public schools in Chelsea. The partnership was ended in June 2008. In 2006, Step UP was created. Step Up is a collaboration between the BPS and the City of Boston to help students improve their performance. Boston University is one of five universities involved in the program. The school partners with Jumpstart, an AmeriCorps program that recruits college students to mentor 3- to 5-year-old children.

Notable faculty

* Hardin L.K. Coleman, Dean of the School of Education at Boston University from 2008 to 2017. *

Henry Giroux Henry Armand Giroux (born 1943) is an American-Canadian scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth s ...

, former professor of education at Boston University from 1977 to 1983. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States. *

James Paul Gee James Gee (; born April 15, 1948) is a retired American researcher who has worked in psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, bilingual education, and literacy. Gee most recently held the position as the Mary Lou Fulton Presidentia ...

, former professor of education from 1982–1988 and chair of the Department of Developmental Studies and Counseling. His research focus is in psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, bilingual education, and literacy.

Notable alumni

Wendy Chamberlin Wendy Jean Chamberlin (born 12 August 1948) is a veteran diplomat who has served in the United States Department of State and USAID, worked for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR), and served as President of the Middle East Institute un ...

, SED'71, former U.S. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, currently President of the Middle East Institute *

Marie Jean Philip Marie Jean Philip (April 20, 1953 – September 24, 1997) was a leader in both the American and international Deaf community. She advocated for the right to a natural sign language for Deaf people. Marie was one of the original researchers studyin ...

, American Sign Language and Deaf Culture advocate, researcher and teacher. She was a pioneer in the Bilingual-Bicultural (Bi-Bi) movement *

Ben Bahan Benjamin James Bahan is a professor of ASL and Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University and a member of the deaf community. He is an influential figure in American Sign Language literature as a storyteller and writer of deaf culture. He is known for ...

, American Sign Language storyteller and researcher

References

External links

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School of Education In the United States and Canada, a school of education (or college of education; ed school) is a division within a university that is devoted to scholarship in the field of education, which is an interdisciplinary branch of the social sciences en ...

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