University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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DEAN N. E. FITZGERALD THE COLLEGE The University’s College of Education has set up a four-year minimum program for training teachers of all grades. During these four years, student teochers study children, explore various teaching methods, develop skill in teaching several areas and learn to use the educational materials which will be at their disposal. The College of Education is committed to a 12-grade program, and every effort is made to help prospective teachers see how a program organized on that basis functions in a community. During this program, emphasis is being placed more and more on com-

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training for better living and citizenship—through courses in the humanities, social studies, and sciences. In the last two years he acquires a broad vision of economic affairs and also specific training for earning a living. Through the Cooperative Program his education may be linked realistically with a future career; in alternate quarters a student may study and receive practical experience in his field of interests. The college is con- stantly responsive to the needs of employers so that graduates may start their careers abreast of the latest trends and opportunities. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Business Administration Business Education Business Law Economics Finance Industrial Management Journalism Marketing and Retailing Office Administration Statistics Transportation and Public Utilities

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Curriculum and Instruction Educational Administration and Supervision Agricultural Education Home Economics Education Industrial Education Library Service Professional Physical Education Public Health Education munity activities and actualities of life, as training children to work together, to get something of the social point of view of a community, and to help young people adjust themselves to their environment. The preparation of teachers before they begin their careers is but one phase of the College of Education. Much time ond effort is devoted to helping teachers do their work better. This is done through workshops, summer conferences and additional work in the Summer Quarter.