W. Andrew Collins papers 1981-1987
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University of Minnesota. College of education
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The College of Education was established at the University of Minnesota in 1905, with its predecessor, the department of pedagogy, created in 1892 within the College of Science, Literature and the Arts (SLA). Before the department was established, prospective teachers were offered courses through SLA, first by Professor Maria Sanford in 1881, and later she was joined by history professor Harry P. Judson in 1885. Around 1905, a summer school was instituted at the University for eleme...
Collins, W. Andrew, 1944-
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Willard Andrew Collins was born on 26 December 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned his B.A. degree in 1967 from Samford University (Birmingham, AL). He earned his M.A. in 1968 and Ph.D. in 1971 from Stanford University. Dr. Collins joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1971 as an assistant professor in the Institute of Child Development, College of Education. In 1982, he was named director of the Institute. Dr. Collins is considered an expert on adolescent learning and developm...
