October 20, 1906 - April 26, 1993

Personal Data

Parents: Alexander and Mary

Wife: Ethleyn Ker

Children: Two daughters - Barbara and Juliet

Education

Electrician Apprentice School, Western, 1929

B.S. Economics, Purdue University, Indiana 1933

M.S. Industrial Engineering and Economics, Purdue University, Indiana 1934

Ed.D. Education, Indiana University, 1945

Employment

1922-1927 Electrician apprentice, Western Electric Company

1931-1932 Engineer

1934-1935 Industrial Engineer and Assistant Plant Manager, Gatke Corporation. Warsaw, Indiana

1935-1936 German and Physics Teacher, Indiana Boys School, Plainfield, Indiana

1936-1947 Director of Adult and Vocational Education, Anderson Public Schools, Anderson, Indiana

1947-1972 Professor of Adult Education and Director for the Bureau of Studies in Adult Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

1947 Visiting Professor, Cornell University

1959 Visiting Professor, University of Florida

1973 Professor Emeritus, Indiana University

1974-1976 Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri and Consultant in Adult Education, Egypt 

Awards and Honors

1956 - President of Indiana State Association of Adult Education

1960 - Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant Recipient for Adult Education in Scandinavia, Lecturer Helenski University

1972 - Paul Bergevin Fellowship Established at Indiana University in Honor of Paul Bergevin

Membership-Professional Organizations

Adult Education Association of the USA

Adult Education Association of Indiana (Served as President in 1956)

American Archaeological Institute

American Association of University Professors

Commission of Professors of Adult Education

Phi Delta Kappa

NUCEA Community Organization Committee

Publications

1947 - Industrial Apprenticeship. New York: McGraw.

1951 - Group Processes for Adult Education. Greenwich, CT: Seabury.

1953 - A Group Discussion Manual for Adult Education. Community Services in Adult Education, (with Dwight H. Morris).

1954 - A Statement for Growing Adults. Community Services in Adult Education.

1954 - A Manual for Discussion Leaders and Participants. Community Services in Adult Education, (with Dwight H. Morris).

1961 - Adult Education in Sweden: An Introduction. Bureau of Studies in Adult Education, Indiana University.

1963 - Adult Education Procedures: A Handbook of Tested Patterns for Effective Participation (with Dwight H. Harris and Robert M. Smith) Revised. New York: Seabury Press.

1965 - Participation Training for Adult Education (with John McKinley). St. Louis, MI: Bethany Press.

1967 - A Philosophy of Adult Education. New York: Seabury Press.

1970 - The Indiana Plan (with John McKinley). Bureau of Studies in Adult Education

Professional Interest Areas

Participation Training

Philosophies of Adult Education

Consultant and writer in Adult education

Studies in adult education and mental health

Major Contributions to Adult Education

Leader in the field of adult education

All of his research and publications in the area of adult education and social responsibilty

Believed firmly that personal growth is maturity

Interesting Facts

Grandson wrote his dissertation on him.

References

Bergevin, Paul. (1967). A Philosophy for Adult Education. New York: Seabury Press.

Darkenwald, G. G., & Merriam, S. (1982). Adult Education: Foundation of Practice (p. 51) . New York: Harper & Row.

International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. Retrieve on July 1, 2008. http://www.halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/2002/bergevin.html

Houle, C. (1976). The Design of Education (pp. 245, 292). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.