From Philantrophy and Household Arts to the Scholarly Education of Psychologists and Educators: A Brief History of the University of Columbia's Teachers College (1881-1930).

FIERRO, CATRIEL

Revista de Historia de la Psicología

Sociedad Española de Historia de la Psicología

Lugar: Madrid; Año: 2019 vol. 40 p. 11 - 23

2445-0928

During the professionalization of American psychology towards the end of the 19th century, thepedagogical field, with its institutions, educational departments and teacher?s schools, representedone of the main ?niches? or focal points of study and disciplinary application for emerging graduatesin the new science. The present study constitutes a historical analysis of Teachers College, an academicand professional institution linked to Columbia University, a pioneer in the education and training ofAmerican educators with international projections, between 1881 and 1930. Based on the use of variousprimary sources and archival documents not analyzed in previous works, a critical contextualization ofthe emergence of the College, and a narrative of its institutional, scientific and curricular developmentof the institution are offered. It shows the transit of Teachers College from a nonprofit philanthropicorganization to an academic and professional training college of educators and psychologists formallyassociated with the University of Columbia.