| Administration
Wist Annex 2-128
1776 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7703
Fax: (808) 956-3106
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/coe
Dean: Randy Hitz
Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
General Information
The College of Education is an upper division college
and graduate professional school. It prepares pre-service teachers,
recreational fitness leaders, and other education personnel; provides
training for in-service teachers and other educational and recreational
fitness personnel; provides information for understanding educational
issues to school and community groups; develops school curricula and
trial demonstrations of instructional materials and methods; and
conducts basic and applied research concerning problems in education,
physical fitness, and recreation.
The college is one of 19 institutions nationally that
has formally established a working school and university partner-ship as
members of the Goodlad National Network for Educational Renewal. The
college is also a member of the Holmes partnership of research
universities and is dedicated to upgrading and improving the quality of
its teacher education programs.
The college is committed to the integration of
computers into the educational programs of teachers and students in
Hawai‘i. A microcomputer laboratory (Microlab) has been created to
afford students, faculty, and staff direct access to computers for
instruction, management, and research in education.
Graduates of the bachelor of education (BEd) program
are recommended by the College of Education for teaching licensure by
the State of Hawai‘i. The BEd in elementary education provides
optional programs for additional areas of preparation: early childhood
education and special education. State approved teacher education
programs in elementary or secondary education for post-baccalaureate
students are also offered. Graduates of the master of education in
teaching (MEdT) and the master of education (MEd) degrees in secondary,
elementary, or special education programs are recommended by the College
of Education for professional certification by the State of Hawai‘i.
Mission
The College of Education has a complex set of
responsibilities that is unique not only among the colleges of this
University but among colleges of education in state universities
nationwide. In a state where there is only one major state institution
of higher education concerned with the field of professional education,
the UH College of Education must fulfill the combination of roles other
states generally assign to several campuses. State of Hawai‘i-approved
programs leading to certification for counselors, educational officers,
teachers, and other educational specialists are offered in the graduate
fields of counselor education, educational administration, elementary
education, secondary education, and special education.
The college is expected to produce “new knowledge”
about education, particularly in Hawai‘i. It is also charged, by state
legislative action, with assisting the state Department of Education
(DOE) in the continuing in-service development of its staff and the
evaluation of its programs and personnel. Finally, meeting the task
traditionally undertaken by many state and teacher colleges in the
continental United States, the college provides pre-service preparation
of teachers for the public school system.
These three major responsibilities (research, service,
and instruction) give rise to multiple and interrelated functions of the
education faculty and the college.
College of Education Mission Statement
The College of Education promotes human development
within the context of a multicultural society. The mission of the
College is to (a) prepare and provide ongoing professional development
of teachers, administrators, counselors, and related professionals at
the undergraduate and graduate levels; (b) generate, synthesize, and
apply knowledge in education and related fields through teaching,
research, and other scholarly activities; and (c) provide service and
support to the local, national, and global educational and related
communities.
Accreditation
The College of Education is accredited periodically by
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). It is also
accredited periodically by the State of Hawai‘i under the State
Approval of Teacher Education (SATE) process, applying standards
established by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher
Education and Certification (NASDTEC). SATE approval qualifies education
graduates for reciprocal teaching licensure and certification in at
least 40 other states and the District of Columbia. In practice,
education graduates qualify for certification in all states. |