June 5, 1900 - January 31, 1991
Personal Data
1918: He served in the U.S. Army
1930: Married Esythe D. McNelly, June 21, 1930. The marriage produce 5 children: James Parsons, Walter M., Helen (Mrs. Marvin S. Berk), Ruth (Mrs. Samuel H. Neff), and Dorothy (Mrs. Thomas Kucera)
1983: Retired. Havighurst continued to teach and conduct research until 1990.
Education
1921: B.A - Ohio Wesleyan University, Oh
1922: M.A. - Ohio State University, Oh
1924: Ph.D. - Ohio State University, Oh
Post-doctoral Fellow - Harvard University, MA
Employment
1971: National Planning Committee of the White House Conference on Aging
1965-1969: Visiting Professor, University of Missouri
1956-1958: Co-Director of Government Center for Educational Research, Brazil
1951: Chair, National Committee for Peaceful Alternatives
1947-1950: Chair, Department of Education & Human Development, University of Chicago
1947-1991: Professor of Education, University of Chicago
1934-1947: Director and Co-Director, Rockefeller Foundation
1932-1934: Associate Professor, Ohio State University
1928-1932: Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin
1924-1926: National Research Council fellow in Physics, Harvard
1924: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Miami University, Ohio
1918: U.S. Army
Awards and Honors
Hon. LL.D., Ohio Wesleyan University
1924-1926: National Research Council Fellowship
1953-1954: Fulbright grant to University of New Zealand
1961: Fulbright grant to University of Buenos Aires
1967: Kleemeier award for research
1979: Brookdale Award
Membership-Professional Organizations
American Education Research Association
National Society for the Study of Education
American Association of University Professors
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi
Phi Delta Theta
Publications
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Ahlstrom, W.M., & Havighurst, R. (1971). 400 losers. (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. HV9106 .K2 A64 1971.
Havighurst, R.,& Taba, H. (1949). Adolescent character and personality. New York, NY: Wiley. HQ796 .H36 1949.
Manaster, G. H., & Havighurst, R. (1972). Cross-national research: Social-psychological methods and problems. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. BF431 .M374 1972.
Havighurst, R. (1972). Developmental tasks and education (3rd ed.). New York, NY: D. McKay. BF701 .H37 1972.
Levine, D.U., & Havighurst, R. (1971). Farewell to schools. Worthington, OH: C.A. Jones. LB41 .L657 1971.
Havighurst, R., Bowman, P., Liddle, G., Mattens, C., & Perce, J. (1962). Growing up in River City. New York, NY: Wiley. HQ796 .C455 1962.
Havighusrt, R. (1957, c1953). Human development and education (1st ed.). New York, NY : Longmans, Green. BF636 .H376 1957.
Friedmann, E., & Havighurst, R.(1954). The meaning of work and retirement. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. HD4904 .F64 1954.
Havighurst, R. (1970). National study of American Indian education research reports. Minneapolis, MN: Office of Community Programs, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota. E97 .N3x V. 1-2, 5-11, 13-25, 27-53, 55-58, 73, 78.
Havighurst, R., & Morgan, G. H. (1951). The social history of a war-boom community (1st ed.). New York, NY: Longmans, Green. HN80 .S545 H3 1951.
Havighurst, R.,& Neugarten, B. L. (1962). Society and education(2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. LC191 .H33 1955.
Havighurst, R., Stevens, E., & De Hann, R. F. (1955). A survey of the education of gifted children. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. LC3965 .H3 1955.
Havighurst, R. J., & Albrecht, R. E., (1953). Older people. New York, Longmans, Green.
Fuchs, E., & Havighurst, R.(1972). To live on this earth; American Indian education (1st ed.). Garden City, NY: Doubleday. E97 .F8
Warner, L. W., & Havighurst, R.(1944). Who shall be educated? The challenge of unequal opportunities. New York, NY: Harper & Brothers. LA210 .W33 1944.
Havighurst, R., & Dreyer, P. (1975). Chapter 5: Objectives for youth development, Chapter 7: Youth in social institutions, Chapter 8: Youth and the meaning of the world, Chapter 12: Youth and cultural plurism. Youth. Chicago, Illinois : University of Chicago Press. LB 5 .N25 74th pt. 1 1975
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Professional Interest Areas
Aging Adults
Adult Education
American Indian Education
Life Cycle
Cross National Research
Social roles of adults
Major Contributions to Adult Education
Havighurst studied a person’s life cycle from birth to old age. His research resulted in development of the first major book on aging for both psychology and sociology. His work refuted the popular stereotypes of aging, and proved that there are multiple patterns for successful aging.
Created with creating the term "teachable moment". Known for research on social roles.
Additional Resources
Articles
Photo Gallery
Video/Audio
Presentations
Books
Interesting Facts
Havighurst's collection of papers are housed in the Special Collections Department at the University of Chicago Library.
References
Havighurst, R. J. (1960). Adolescence and the postponement of adulthood. The School Review, 68(1), 52-62. Retrieved July 5, 2011,
from http://www.jstor.org/stable/1083872
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. (1997). Robert James Havighurst.
Retrieved July 1, 2011, from
http://www.halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/1997/havighur.html