July 1, 1864 - Novemeber 4, 1945
Born: July 1, 1864 Hamden, NY
Died: November 4, 1945 Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ
Children: four sons--William, Charles, James, John
First wife: Myrtie Agnes Fletcher, June 19, 1889, Delhi, Del Co., NY
Second wife: Alice Forman Wyckoff, January 24, 1929 Mercer Co., NJ
A.B. Philosophy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1887
Ph.D. Philosophy and Psychology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, 1895
1887- Cascadilla School, Ithica, NY
1895-1897 Professor, Philosophy and Pedagogy, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
1897 Head, Department of Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
1898-1926 President, Teachers College, Columbia University
1927 Dean Emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University
1931 Retired as Professor of education
Credited with recruiting most creative thinking educators
1926-1930 President, American Association for Adult Education (AAAE)
Books:
1895 The Extension of University Teaching in England and America: Study in practical pedagogics. Doctoral dissertation, University of Leipzig.
1912 Industrial education. (with F. G. Bonser). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
1916 German higher schools: The history, organization and methods of secondary education in Germany. New York, NY: Longmans, Green.
1922 The trend in American education. New York, NY: American Book.
1937 Founding of Teachers College: Reminiscences of the Dean Emeritus. New York, NY Teachers College, Columbia University.
1965 Change and challenge in American education. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
The importance of research in education
High level of professional training for educators
Improving American education system
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H programs
Studied foreign school systems
Developed four goals of teacher education
Established Speyer School (1902) and the Lincoln School (1917)
Increased enrollment in Teachers College from 169 to approximately 5,000
Established a faculty of women and men who became leaders in field
Photo Gallery
James Earl Russell had a special interest in the scientific breeding of cattle.
Amazon.com: James Earl Russell: Books. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJames%20Earl%20Russell
Earl Russell: Biography from Answers.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.answers.com/topic/earl-russell
Teachers College. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tc.columbia.edu/inauguration/index.asp?Id=TC+Tradition&Info=The+Presidents+of+Teachers+College