National University Extension Association (NUEA) Records 1924-1972

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 hea...

White, Thurman J.

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Eddy, James R. D.

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Nolte, Julius M. (Julius Mosher), 1894-1964

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Julius Mosher Nolte, A.B. Yale University (1917), LL.B. University of Minnesota (1937). Director of the Center for Continuing Education (1937-1943) and Director and Dean of the General Extension Division (1943-1963) at the University of Minnesota. Expert in the field of adult continuing education. Julius M. Nolte was born in Duluth, Minnesota on August 21, 1894. He earned his A.B. in 1917 from Yale University and his LL.B. in 1937 from the University of Minnesota. Nolte ...

National University Extension Association, Archives

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National University Extension Association. Division of Correspondence Study

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McMahon, Ernest E. (Ernest Edward), 1910-

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Ernest E. McMahon (1911-1990) was an American author and educator in the field of adult education. Most of his career was spent at Rutgers University, beginning in the public relations department and eventually becoming Dean of University College and of the University Extension Division, and director of the Institute of Management and Labor Relations. From the guide to the Ernest E. McMahon Papers, pre-1970, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Schram, Lloyd W.

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Project Head Start (U. S.)

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Liveright, A.A. (Alexander Albert), 1907-

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Alexander A. Liveright was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1907. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin (1929), an M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University (1930), and a Ph.D. in Adult Education from the University of Chicago (1956). Over his thirty-year career he was a professor, consultant, researcher and director for various institutions and universities specializing in adult and continuing education. Liverigh...

Charters, Alexander N.

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Alexander N. Charters was born on August 22, 1916 in Verdant Valley, Alberta, Canada. He earned a B.A. in history and English from the University of British Colombia (1938) and a PhD in adult education from the University of Chicago (1948). At the University of Chicago he studied under Cyril O. Houle. His interest in adult education was encouraged by his aunt and uncle, Jessie and W. W. (Wallace) Charters, both of whom were active in the field. During his service in the Canadian Nav...

National University Extension Association

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The National University Extension Association (NUEA), founded in 1915 and composed of universities and colleges (mostly state universities) engaged in extension programs, has as its purpose the development and advancement of ideals, methods, and standards in continuing education and extension. Its activities include a national annual conference, divisions organized by concerns, and publications. Its regular publications are Guide to Correspondence Study in Colleges and Universities ...

Adult Basic Education Teacher Trainer Institutes (U.S.)

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Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults

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The Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA) was established in 1951 with a grant from the Fund for Adult Education (FAE) that had been awarded on the basis of a proposal submitted by the Committee on Liberal Education of the Association of University Evening Colleges. Throughout its history the Center's primary source of financial support was the FAE. Established to work with universities seeking to initiate or to improve adult education programs, the Center's g...

National University Continuing Education Association (U.S.)

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The National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) was originally formed in 1915 as the National University Extension Association (NUEA). NUEA's focus was originally on establishing standards for correspondence schools and distance education, though its scope expanded considerably through the years and when it shifted to a division structure in the 1950s, correspondence study was only one of five charter units. In 1980 NUEA reorganized itself away from the division structure to a m...