Lunstrum, John P.

Indiana University professor of education.

Lunstrum's primary area of interest was social studies and he was a strong proponent of incorporating non-western history into the social studies curriculums of both primary and secondary schools.

From the description of John P. Lunstrum papers, 1959-1965 (bulk 1960-1964). (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 60569977

John Paul Lunstrum was born on 4 June 1922 to Ruth Williams and Melvin A. Lunstrum in Terre Haute, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943-1946. He married Joann Sisson and they had two children, Kathryn and Thomas John.

Lunstrum received his B.S. in 1948 from Indiana State University with majors in speech and social science and his M.S. in 1953 from Indiana State University with a major in social science. He received his Ed.D. from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1960 with a major in secondary education and minors in guidance and history.

Lunstrum began his teaching career as a history teacher at Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. He held this position for ten years. During his time at Indiana University, Bloomington, from 1959-1965, he served as the Coordinator for School Social Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and as an Associate Professor of Education. From 1965-1966, under Indiana University contract, he served as Education Advisor to the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Dr. Lunstrum was very active in the education community and held offices in various professional organizations. He served as the chairman of the I.C.S.S. (Indiana Council for the Social Studies) Academic Freedom Committee and as the chairman of the N.C.S.S. (National Council for the Social Studies) Audio Visual Committee. He was also one of the founders of the Asian Institute at Indiana University, which sponsored summer programs in Asian and Russian Studies for primary and secondary teachers. He was a strong proponent of incorporating non-western history into the social studies curriculums of both primary and secondary schools.

During his time at Indiana University Lunstrum contributed research to such publications as Social Education, Phi Delta Kappan, Audio Visual Instruction, and Teaching About Communism: Bulletin of the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction .

From the guide to the John P. Lunstrum papers, 1959-1965, bulk 1960-1964, (Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives)