Sheats, Paul H., 1907-

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Born on December 5, 1907 in Tiffin, Ohio, Paul Sheats (1907-1984) attended Heidelberg College in his hometown where he earned his A.B. in 1929. He went on to earn an M.A. from Columbia University in 1930, and a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1936. He was an instructor in government at New York State College for Teachers in Albany, an instructor in education at Yale, and an assistant professor of education at the University of Wisconsin. During World War II he served for a time as head of the adult section of the Office of War Information. Sheats has also been the education director of Town Hall in New York. In 1946 he joined the University of California as Associate Director of Extension and in 1949 he became a full professor, a position he held until his retirement in 1975. In 1957 he became Director of University Extension and was named Dean of Extension in 1958. He held this position until 1967 when he returned to teaching full-time. He was also a professor of education at University of California, Los Angeles.

In the course of his life he maintained memberships with several key adult education organizations. Sheats was President of both the National University Extension Association and the Adult Education Association. He served as the University Extension representative on the Executive Committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. He also served on the Board of Directors of the National Training Laboratories and on the Adult Education Committee of the Master Plan Survey Team, which acted as architects for the Master Plan for Higher Education in California. For six years Dr. Sheats served on the UNESCO National Commission (at one time holding the office of Vice-Chairman), and he was a member of President Kennedy's Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education. In addition he held seats on the Boards of Directors for the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults and the National Training Laboratories.

Paul Sheats' articles appeared in the major adult education publications, and he authored or co-authored a number of books including Citizenship Throuqh the Social Studies (with R. W. Frederick), 1936; Forums for Young People (with J. W. Studebaker and C. S. Williams), 1937; Education and the Quest for a Middle Way, 1938; Forums on the Air, 1939; Adult education: the community approach, 1953; Adult Education (with R. Spence and C. Jayne), 1953; University of California Extension in a decade of transition, 1962; The case against the adult dropout, 1965; and Aging and the imagination, 1976.

From the guide to the Paul Henry Sheats Papers, 1925-1975, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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referencedIn Adult Education Association (AEA-USA)/American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) Records, 1924-1994 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Paul Henry Sheats Papers, 1925-1975 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Robert J. Blakely Papers, 1936-1992, 1960-1980 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) Records, 1951-1969 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Alexander A. Liveright Papers, 1934-1969, 1956-1969 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE) Records, 1954-1991 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Adult Education Audio and Video Collection, 1952-1995 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn National University Extension Association (NUEA) Records, 1924-1972 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education (SUPCE)Records, 1951-2008, 1955-1975 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Sheats, Paul H., 1907-. The liability of municipalities relative to defects in streets and highways. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith American Association for Adult and Continuing Education corporateBody
associatedWith American Council on Education corporateBody
associatedWith Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges corporateBody
associatedWith Association of University Evening Colleges (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Blakely, Robert J. person
associatedWith California State Board of Education, Advisory Committee on Adult Education corporateBody
associatedWith Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults corporateBody
associatedWith International Community College corporateBody
associatedWith International Congress of University Adult Education corporateBody
associatedWith Liveright, A. A. (Alexander Albert), 1907- person
associatedWith National University Extension Association corporateBody
associatedWith NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science corporateBody
associatedWith Southern Regional Education Board, Adult Basic Education, Staff Development Project, Southeastern Region corporateBody
associatedWith Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education person
associatedWith Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education. corporateBody
associatedWith University Council on Education for Public Responsibility corporateBody
associatedWith University of California, Los Angeles corporateBody
associatedWith University of California (System), University Extension corporateBody
associatedWith U.S. National Commission for UNESCO corporateBody
associatedWith Western Training LaboratoryWorld Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession corporateBody
associatedWith Wilhelm, Theodor, 1906- family
associatedWith Youth Opportunity Board of Greater Los Angeles corporateBody
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Adult education
Adult education
Adult education
Adult education, Africa
Adult education, Australia
Adult education, Canada
Adult education, Europe
Adult education Great Britain
Adult education, India
Adult education, Methodology
Adult education, New Zealand
Adult education teachers, Training of
Education
Education
Apartheid
Basic education
Community development
Community education, United States
Educators
Evening and continuation schools
Evening and continuation schools, California
Literacy
Mass media in education
National socialism and education
Older people
University extension
University extension, California
Vocational education
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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