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University of California, Irvine School of Education

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
Irvine
,
California
,
United States
Address3200 Education, Irvine, CA 92697-5500[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

The School of Education[3] is one of the academic units at the University of California, Irvine. Historically, it has been ranked as one of the top schools of education in the United States and world.

History

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

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

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

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

  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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