Kandel, I.L. (Isaac Leon), 1881-1965

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Birth 1881
Death 1965
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Educator.

From the description of Reminiscences of Isaac Leon Kandel : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743900

American educator; editor, School and Society, 1947-1953.

From the description of I. L. Kandel papers, 1915-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872104

Biographical Note

1881 Born, Romania 1905 M.A., University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1907 Travelled to Germany to study with the Herbartian educational theorist Wilhelm Rein at the University of Jena 1908 Moved to the U.S., New York 1909 1913 Lecturer at the Teachers' College, Columbia University Assistant editor of Cyclopedia of Education 1910 PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University, dissertation titled: "The Training of Elementary School Teachers in Germany" 1914 1923 Researcher, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 1923 1946 Chair, History of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University 1924 1944 Editor of Educational Yearbook 1930 Author, History of Secondary Education 1933 Author, Comparative Education 1935 Author, The Making of Nazis 1937 Awarded a Doctor of Letters degree by University of Melbourne, Australia and the Legion of Honor Chevalier (Knight) by the French government 1937 1946 Member of the United States National Committee on Intellectual Cooperation 1938 Author, Conflicting Theories of Education 1946 Awarded a Doctor of Laws degree by the University of North Carolina 1946 1953 Editor, School and Society 1946 1962 Writer, editor and consultant for the United Nations and UNESCO 1946 Part of the United States educational mission to Japan 1948 Author, Education in an Era of Transition 1948 1950 First professor of American Studies at Manchester University 1951 Author, Raising the School-leaving Age, series of six books issued by UNESCO 1955 Author, The New Era in Education: a Comparative Study 1965 Died in Geneva, Switzerland

From the guide to the Isaac Leon Kandel Papers, 1915-1966, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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