Wellington College of Education
The Faculty of Education of Victoria University of Wellington was formed from the former School of Education (of the Faculty of Humanities of Social Sciences) of the University, and the former Wellington College of Education on 1 January 2005.[1][2][3]
The Faculty, for marketing purposes, is often referred in advertisements as the University's College of Education, rather than as a faculty of the university. The University, in internal bulletins, refers to both a faculty and college fluidly: a VicNews of 13 January 2005 apparently describes a "new Faculty of Education to oversee the degrees and diplomas awarded by it, and a new College of Education, consisting of four Schools," and later in that issue refers to a Victoria University College of Education.
The campus was designed by well-known local architect William Toomath. Stage One of the campus development was awarded an NZIA Silver Medal (1972), and an NZIA Local Award (Enduring Architecture) (2005). The buildings were renamed in 2004 after all the principals of the College and the College's sole VC-decorated serviceman.
History
2005 was the Faculty's 125th anniversary, the College having been originally established in 1880.[4] (The university's predecessor, Victoria College – later Victoria University College – opened in 1899.[3])
Previously, the Wellington College of Education (until 1988 the Wellington Teachers' College) was a college of education (formerly a teachers' college) in Wellington, New Zealand.[5][6][7]
The College and University had already released a joint course catalogue for that academic year in October 2004 by the time the merger was sealed.
Notable alumni
- Sydney Jones (1894–1982), National MP for Hastings (1949–1954)[8]
References
- ^ Ness, Daniel; Lin, Chia-Ling (2015-03-17). International Education: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems. Routledge. ISBN 9781317467519.
- ^ Richard, Hartshorne (2012-07-31). Teacher Education Programs and Online Learning Tools: Innovations in Teacher Preparation: Innovations in Teacher Preparation. IGI Global. ISBN 9781466619074.
- ^ a b Barrowman, Rachel (1999). Victoria University of Wellington, 1899-1999: A History. Victoria University Press. ISBN 9780864733696.
- ^ Creese, Mary R. S.; Creese, Thomas M. (2010-02-08). Ladies in the Laboratory III: South African, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian Women in Science: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810872899.
- ^ "Colleges of Education: Wellington -Te Whanau o Ako Pai ki te Upoko o te Ika". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ Tina, Du, Jia (2014-02-28). Library and Information Science Research in Asia-Oceania: Theory and Practice: Theory and Practice. IGI Global. ISBN 9781466651593.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Britton, E. D.; Paine, L.; Raizen, S. (2003-06-30). Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Systems for Early Career Learning. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781402011481.
- ^ Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 324. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
External links
- The Faculty's site
- Press releases/VicNews bulletins on the merger: