C.C. Van Liew
Charles Cecil Van Liew (C.C.) (February 15, 1862 - ) was a prominent American educator, educational theorist, and pioneer of American Herbartianism throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States.[2]
Early life
[edit]In 1862, Van Liew was born in Aurora, Illinois to Frederick Hobart and Mary Van Liew. His father practiced and studied medicine. He was educated within common-schools and graduated from high school in Aurora in 1881.[2]
Education and Herbartianism
[edit]In 1889, Van Liew began attending German universities within the towns of Leipzig and Jena. During his time in Germany, Van Liew studied and translated the works of Willheim Rein, a prominent figure within Herbartianism.[3] He also was a student under Rein, which further deepened his interest in educational pedagogy and theory.[4] In 1893, Van Liew received his Ph.D. and returned to the United States to work within normal schools.[2]
In 1894, Van Liew began working for Illinois State Normal University (ISNU), where he served as a professor of psychology, reading, and pedagogy.[2][4] During his tenure at Illinois State, Van Liew worked on blending aspects of German Herbartianism and child studies, to form a teaching and educational pedagogy that sought to elevate students and educational institutions in which he served and beyond.[4] Throughout the 1890s, Van Liew served as a member of the National Herbart Society, along with prominent American Herbartianists Charles A. McMurry and Frank M. McMurry.[5] He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and prominent figures of Herbartianism within the United States.[4] In addition, Van Liew was secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Society for Child Study until he moved to California in 1897, where he served as president of the Chico State Normal School.[2][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "sc506". archives.csuchico.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ a b c d e Guinn, James Miller (1906). History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley, California: An Historical Study of the State's Marvelous Growth from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Chapman.
- ^ Dunkel, Harold Baker (1970). Herbart and Herbartianism; an educational ghost story. Internet Archive. Chicago : University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-17219-4.
- ^ a b c d e Dunkel, Harold B. (1969). "Herbartianism Comes to America: Part I". History of Education Quarterly. 9 (2): 202–233. doi:10.2307/367318. ISSN 0018-2680. JSTOR 367318. S2CID 248818674.
- ^ a b Harper, Charles A. (1935). Development of the Teachers College in the United States, with Special Reference to the Illinois State Normal University. Bloomington, Illinois: McKnight & McKnight. pp. 199–216.