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Educational  Policies 
Commission 

The  appointment  and 
functions  of  consultants 

Washington,  D.C. 
1936 


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THE  APPOINTMENT  AND 
FUNCTIONS  OF  CONSULTANTS 


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Educational  J^oliciQ5  ^ommi56ion 


ApfwintoJ  by  dw  NatieMi  CdHcalieii  Anodrtieii  of  ^  Umtad  SWm 
and  U)«  Department  of  SuperintmdMic* 
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The  Educationai  Policies  Commission 

AumNm  J.  SrwDABD^  Chairman 


Appointed  Members: 

George  D.  Strayer 

CORNEUA  S.  ASAIR 

Wuxis  A.  Sutton 

Lotus  D.  Coffman 

Ex'Officio  Members: 

George  S.  Counts 

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J.  B.  £p|4pNS0N 

Orville  C.  Pratt 

FkEDERICK  M.  HUNIBE 

S.  D.  Shankland 

Chart«(  H.  Judd 

Albert  M.  Shaw 

John  K.  Norton 

A.  L.  Threlkeld 

Awes  Samuslson 

Advisory  Members: 

John  A.  Sexson 

J.  W.  Studebaker 

Payson  Smith 

Geosge  F.  Zook 

WnxMM  G*  Cau,  Seereiarf 

I20I  Sixteenth  Street,  N.  W. 


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The  Appointment  and  Functions  of 

Consultants 


The  Commission 

The  Educational  Policies  Commission  was  appointed  in  December, 
1935,  by  joint  action  -of  the  Executive  Ccmimktees  o£  the  National 
Education  Association  and  the  Department  of  Superintendence.  Hie 
Commisaon  was  created  for  a  five-year  period  and  assigned  the  fol- 
lowing objectives : 

1.  To  stimulate  thoughtful,  realistic,  loag4erm  [damiing  within  the 

teaching  profession,  looking  toward  continued  adaptation  of  educa- 
tion to  social  needs. 

2.  To  appraise  existing  conditions  in  education  critically  and  to  stimu- 
late desirable  changes  in  the  purposes,  proocdures,  and  cMr^mizarioii 
of  education. 

3.  To  consider  and  act  upcm  recommendations  from  all  sources  for  the 
improvement  of  education. 

4.  To  make  the  best  practices  and  procedures  in  education  known 

throughout  the  country  and  to  encourage  their  use  everywhere. 

5.  To  develop  understanding  and  cooperation  among  all  organized 
groups  interested  in  educational  improvement. 

The  Commission  is  not  a  research  or  standardizing  agency.  It 
8eeks»  through  cooperative  means^  to  develop  for  American  education 
long-term  policies  which  will  merit  the  united  support  not  only  of 
the  prof  e$si<ui»  but  <A  all  citizens. 


AppointaMnt  of  Contulttnli 


The  £ducational  Policies  Commission,  seeking  the  as^tance  of  i 
thoroughly  representative  group  cl  educational  leaders,  appointed  a 
group  of  Consultants.  There  are  Consultants  in  each  state,  territory, 
andponessbn. 

All  Consultants  are  selected  on  an  ex-officio  basis;  they  serve  in  this 
capacity  during  their  term  of  office  in  the  positions  listed.  At  the  end 
dE  diis  term  q£  office  their  scrccesscm  are  substituted  £<Mr  them  on  the 
list  of  Consultants.  This  procedure  enables  the  Commission  to  keep 
constantly  in  touch  with  the  responsible  officials  of  professional  organ- 
izatioiis  and  agencies.  Men  and  women  holding  such  offices  as  the 
following  have  been  invited  to  serve  as  Consultants: 

1.  I^fembers  of  the  Execittive  Committees  of  the  National  EducatioD 

Association  and  the  Department  of  Superintendence. 

2.  National  Education  Association  state  directors. 

3.  Ranking  monbers  of  the  sta£E  of  the  United  States  Office  of  £du- 

4.  Presidents  and  secretaries  of  national  wganizaticHis  in  the  fidd  of 

education,  including  the  Departments  of  the  National  Education 
Association. 

5.  Presideitts  and  secretaries  of  regional  assodatums  in  the  field  of 
educati<m,  such  as  the  Ninth  Central  Associaricm. 

6.  Regional  officers  of  classroom  teacher  groups,  the  National  Con- 
gress of  Parents  and  Teachers,  and  similar  bodies. 

7.  Presidents  and  secretaries  of  state-wide  educational  associations, 

8.  State  superintendents  of  puUic  instructicm. 

9*  Editors  of  educaticmal  magazines  of  state  or  national  scope. 

10.  Chairmen  of  national  deliberative  committees  in  education. 

11.  Heads  of  state  commissions  dealing  with  curricuimn  revision. 

12.  DirectKMS  <^  public  relations  of  state  schod  sy^ems. 

13.  Presidmts  tsi  local  organizati<ms  aflOiated  widi  the  National  £du« 
cation  Association. 

14.  Presidents  of  state  teachers  colleges  and  normal  schools,  presidents 
i£  state  uni  verritiesy  jtfesideitts  of  land  ^ant  colleges^  deans  of  col- 
leges of  education. 

An  efibrt  is  made  to  keep  the  list  of  Conmikants  omplete  and 

to-date.  Persons  included  in  any  of  the  above  groups  who,  through 
scxne  enror,  have  not  heen  invited  to  serve  as  Consultants  will  confer 
a  favor  by  notifying  the  Commimm  of  the  positions  which  they  hold. 

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Fiwctioni  ol  Consultmli 

The  following  statement  indicates  how  Consultants  may  assist  in 
the  work  of  die  Commissiofi: 

1.  By  expressing  opinions  on  issues  or  problems  submitted  by  direction 

of  the  Commission. 

2.  By  raising  issues  to  be  considered  by  the  Commission. 

3.  By  disseminating  infornoation  relating  to  the  work  of  the  Commis- 
ston,  eqiecially  die  recommendations  and  decisiops  of  the  Com- 
mission. 

4.  By  reporting  the  conclusions  of  important  committees  and  in  other 
ways  to  be  devdoped  in  the  future. 

In  August,  1936,  the  Educational  Policies  Conmiission  adopted  the 
^dkwing  basic  [uinciples  governing  its  rdbuions  feo  die  Ccmsukaiitt: 

1.  The  work  cit  the  Educational  Policies  Commisticm  wiH  be  e£Eective 
in  proportion  to  the  degree  to  which  the  profession  as  a  whole  is 
biougfat  into  the  procedure  of  formulating  {xooouncemcots.  The 
Consultants  should  be  one  of  the  principal  channels  through  which 
dus  icsuk  is  achieved.  As  a  result  of  this  active  participation  by  the 
Omsultants,  pronouncements  of  the  Commission  wH  not  <mly  be 
wiser,  but  will  also  have  more  favorable  consideration  and  will  be 
morewiddy  adopted. 

2.  There  will  be  frequent  communications  and  oonfieienoes  to  see  dut 

the  Consultants  are  informed  as  to  the  problems  before  the  Commis- 
sion and  aie  encoun^ed  to  <^er  thdr  advice.  To  tlus  end  the  m^erU 
sent  to  the  Consultants  should  be  in  such  form  as  to  challenge  their 
discuswm  and  to  make  it  easier  bx  them  to  offer  the  result  of  their 
thinking. 


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Projects  of  the  Commission 

Among  the  major  projects  which  the  Commission  has  under  pre- 
liminary ooimdaratioii,  die  following  will  be  o£  intaest  to  all  or  a 
part  of  the  Consultant  group: 

X.  A  statemem  of  the  unique  place  o£  education  in  a  deniocfa 

This  statement  is  being  prepared  in  coUaboraticm  with  a  noted 
historian.  It  will  review  carefully  the  position  accorded  to  educa- 
tion by  the  founders  of  the  republic  and  trace  the  development  of 
that  concept  through  the  period  of  the  Jacksonian  democracy  and  the 
activities  of  the  great  humanitarians^  sudi  as  Horace  Mann,  down 
through  the  social  and  economic  adjustments  of  the  present  day. 

3.  A  catalog  of  human  needs  and  services,  on  die  basis  of  which  an 

attempt  will  be  made  to  distinguish  between  educational  services 
and  those  which  might  be  defined  as  custodial  or  welfare  in  nature. 
From  diis  analysis,  there  should  emerge  a  better  understanding  of 
the  foncdfiois  ot  a  pidblic  school  system  as  a  part  of  a  compn^ennve 
community  program     puUic  service. 

3.  A  statement  <tf  financial  poiides  for  American  educ^on,  drawn  in 
the  light  of  current  eamomic  conditions  and  possible  future  develop- 
ments. In  connection  with  this  problem,  the  Commission  has  om- 
fetred  with  noted  economists  and  political  scientists. 

4.  A  statement  of  the  educational  implications  of  various  types  of  popu- 
lation changes.  This  study  of  the  human  resources  to  be  served  by  the 
educaticMial  [mgram  will  be  conducted  with  the  assistance  of  com- 
petent specialists  in  population  proUems* 

5.  A  lettatenmt  of  the  objectives  of  American  educadim  in  the  light 
of  the  analyses  mentioned  above. 

6.  A  statement  of  policy  with  rderence  to  cerbun  immediate  proUems 

in  secondary  education. 

7.  A  statonent  of  fundamoital  fwinciples  underiying  the  i»o£cssional 
organizations  in  the  field  of  education.  This  k  being  prepared  in 
accordance  with  a  resolution  requesting  such  a  study,  passed  by  the 
Department  of  Superintendence  of  the  National  Education  Assoda- 
tioii  in  Fdmiary.  19^. 


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Mrtmit  SmI  to  ComttltMls 

Certain  publicatkms  and  inquiries  issued  by  the  Conmiission  arc 
sent  to  Consultants  for  their  iniEcmnation  and  advice.  TTic  foUowing 
m^tt^r\aU  were  sent  to  Consultants  between  February  and  September, 
1936: 

I.  A  leaflet  announcing  the  organization  of  the  Commission  and  listing 
its  principal  purposes.  This  leaflet  was  also  distrU^iUsed  at  the  St. 
Louis  convention  of  the  Department  ot  Superintendence,  Fd>ruary, 

1936. 

a.  A  pamphlet  entided  "Some  Current  Problems  in  American  Educa- 
tion," listing  issues  which  the  Commissicm  desired  to  have  widely 
discussed  at  teachers'  meetings,  educational  ocmvoitioitt,  public 
forums,  civic  clubs,  and  the  like.  Consultants  were  also  invited  to 
check  those  issues  which,  in  their  opinion,  required  the  immediate 
attention  of  the  Commission. 

3.  The  script  of  a  radio  program  presented  by  the  Eduo^ional  Policies 
Commissi<m  on  Kfay  20,  1936,  as  a  part  of  die  scries  sponscmd  by 
the  National  Education  Association.  This  program  showed,  in  popu- 
lar fashion,  the  development  of  educational  policy-making  from 
Cdonial  times  to  the  presenL 

4.  A  statement  by  the  Chairman  <^  the  Commisrion  entided  "Plan- 
ning Educational  Progress,**  whidi  li^ed  and  described  char- 
acteristics of  sound  planning  for  American  education. 

5.  A  leaflet  prepared  for  distribution  at  the  summer  convention  of  the 
National  Education  Association,  June,  1936,  reporting  the  progress 
of  die  Commission. 

6.  A  leaflet  entided  'Ddibcrative  Committee  Reports  ot  1935."  This 
leaflet  is  a  step  toward  the  development  of  a  clearing-house  for  the 
jyppnrtflnt  rccommeudations  formulated  by  national  deliberative 
committees  working  in  the  field  of  education. 

7.  An  inquiry  Uank  listing  a  series  of  proUcms  idating  to  the  objec- 
tives of  education,  on  which  the  advice  and  qHukm  of  the  Ccm- 
sultants  are  being  sought. 

Additional  correspondence  and  conferences  have  been  conducted 
between  the  Commission  and  certain  groups  of  Consultants  who  are 
active  in  various  q>ecial  BxXds  with  which  the  Conunisacm  has  beat 
concerned. 

Additional  o^nes  of  the  publicaticms  listed  above 

as  Nos.  2,  4,  5,  6,  and  7  are  available  on  request. 


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