University of California, Irvine School of Education

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The School of Education[3] is one of the academic units at the University of California, Irvine.

School of Education
The entrance to the UC Irvine Schools of Law and Education
Former names
  • Office of Teacher Education
  • Department of Education
TypeSchool of education
Established1967 (1967)
Parent institution
University of California, Irvine
DeanFrances Contreras
Academic staff
45
Students801[1]
Undergraduates527[1]
Postgraduates274[1]
72[1]
Location,
California
,
United States
Address3200 Education, Irvine, CA 92697-5500[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

History edit

The University of California, Irvine School of Education was established as an independent school at UCI by the Regents of the University of California in 2012.[4][5][6] The school began as the Office of Teacher Education in 1967[5][7] and became the Department of Education in 1991.[8] In January 2022, Frances Contreras began her tenure as dean of the School.[9] She is proceeded by Richard Arum[10] and founding School of Education dean Deborah Lowe Vandell.[11]

Faculty edit

The School's interdisciplinary faculty includes psychologists, sociologists, economists, and linguists.[12] Four professors are members of the National Academy of Education.[13] One professor is a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[14] and one professor is a fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.[15] In total, the School has 28 senate faculty, 48 clinical faculty and lecturers, 28 professional and support staff, and 17 other affiliated faculty.[16]

Academic programs edit

The School offers graduate, credential, and undergraduate programs.[8] The school offers a Ph.D. in Education for students looking for careers in educational research.[17] The school also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching with teaching credentials.[18] The school has an undergraduate program in Education Sciences.[19]

Rankings edit

In 2022, the U.S. News & World Report ranked the UCI School of Education 10th among graduate schools of education and fourth among public schools of education.[20] The National Council on Teacher Quality/U.S. News & World Report ranked the School of Education's Cal Teach Math & Science Teacher Education Program as number one in California, number one in the Western Region, and number eight in the nation for quality of teacher preparation.[21] Relative to other Schools of Education, the School ranks in the top 1% in the number of faculty members with grants, the top 1% in number of faculty articles published in peer reviewed journals and the top 1% in number of faculty articles cited.[22]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "UC Irvine School of Education". Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. ^ "Editorial Style Guide – Strategic Communications – UCI". communications.uci.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ^ "UC Irvine's Education Department Becomes a School". Orange County Register. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "UCI School of Education Approved by UC Board of Regents". UC Irvine Today. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "Regents Approve UCI School of Education". New University. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "UC Irvine to establish a new school of education". OC Metro. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "UC Irvine School of Education Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  9. ^ "Student equity scholar Frances Contreras named dean of UCI School of Education". UCI News. 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  10. ^ "Sociologist Richard Arum named dean of UCI's School of Education". UCI News. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  11. ^ "Deborah Vandell named founding dean, UCI School of Education". UCI News. 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  12. ^ "Department of Education, UC Irvine 2012–2013 Catalogue". UC Irvine. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  13. ^ "Members of the National Academy of Education: Greg Duncan, Jacquelynne Eccles, Ruben Rumbaut, and Deborah Vandell (website=National Academy of Education". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  14. ^ "Members of the National Academy of Science: Greg Duncan". National Academy of Science. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  15. ^ "Fellows of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences: Greg Duncan". The American Academy of Political and Social Science. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  16. ^ "Introduction to the school". UC Irvine School of Education. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  17. ^ "UC Irvine School of Education". UC Irvine School of Education. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "Masters of Arts in Teaching + Teacher Credential". UC Irvine School of Education. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  19. ^ "Education Sciences B.A." UC Irvine School of Education. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  20. ^ "UCI's graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings". UCI News. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  21. ^ "NCTQ Teacher Prep". National Council on Teacher Quality. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  22. ^ "UC Irvine School of Education Data". Academic Analytics. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

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