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The documents in this collection chronicle the creation and history of the Center for International Education (CIE) at UMass Amherst. They include the: the original planning document; a history of the first 25 years of CIE, and an analytic document that examines the factors which made its unique structure possible - combining a learning community with active field projects. It also contains Capability Statements from several years, as well as various documents related its governance and philosophy.
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Publication CIE Capability Statement - 1977-78(Center for International Education, UMass Amherst, 1978-05) Multiple AuthorsThis is a combination of a document about the capabilities of CIE; a statement of its philosophy, a description of its focus on non-school learning settings, a list of its publications, and a summary of recent field projects. The document also provides paragraph summaries of the activities of CIE faculty as well as current and past graduate students.Publication CIE Governance and Structure Documents(Center for International Education, UMass Amherst, 1989-12) Multiple AuthorsContains several early CIE documents setting out the governance process, the committee structure, the vision statement, and the history and goals of the CIE web site.Publication CIE 40th Anniversary Reunion & Conference(Center for International Eduation, UMass Amherst, 2008-06) Multiple AuthorsOn June 12-15, 2008, 150 CIE members of all generations gathered in Amherst to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of CIE. Document contains group pictures by decade, a list of attendees, and a detailed program of the conference that took place during the reunion.Publication CIE 25th Anniversary Celebration(Center for International Education, UMass Amherst, 2008-06-08) Multiple AuthorsPictures from CIE's 25th Anniversary Reunion - many taken at the reunion. Also included are historic pictures submitted by graduates: early pictures from the 1970s, pictures from the 1980s including the annual retreat at Camp Bement in 1981.Publication CIE 1000th Tuesday Meeting Celebration(Center for International Education, UMass Amherst, 2006-12-03) Evans, David R.Fifty people gathered in the Kinsey room on October 31 st, 2006 to celebrate the 1000th CIE Tuesday center meeting. The room was adorned with a new banner made to celebrate the occasion and various other decorative touches. Those attending included retired and current faculty and staff, over 20 graduates from all four decades who live in the area, and the current CIE students. Document contains pictures, statements by CIE graduates, short video clips, and other reflections on the tradition of weekly Tuesday meetings.Publication CIE Capability Statement - 1984(Center for International Education, UMass Amherst, 1984-06) Multiple AuthorsThe Capability Statement provides a description of CIE, its services and a description of all its projects past and current in 1984. It also provides a description of the School Education.Publication CIE Capability Statement - 1993(Center for International Education, UMass Amherst, 1993-12) Multiple AuthorsThe Capability Statement provides a description of CIE, its services and a description of all its projects past and current in 1993. It also provides a description of the School Education and the faculty associated with CIEPublication Summary Table of CIE Grants and Contracts(Center for International Education, UMass Amherst, 2023-05) Gravin Wilbur, BarbaraThis is a table listing all of the funded projects and activities in the 50 year history of CIE. For each activity, it lists the title, the funding agency, the amount of funding, and the dates of implementation.Publication Where We're At(School of Education UMass Amherst, 1969-01) Schimmel, DavidThis is a progress report, written at the end the Fall 1968 semester, of the planning seminar on the creation of a Center for International Education at UMass Amherst. It summarizes the purpose of CIE, program highlights, academic programs, then current development projects, and brief profiles of the students in the seminar - known as Fellows.Publication Seminar for Graduate Students in International Education 1968-1969(1968-69) Schimmel, DavidThis is the document announcing a highly unusual graduate course for students in International Education who are interested in participating in the design of a new Center for International Education. Students will be expected to identify and pursue topics in International Education, to examine the possible roles of RPCVs and foreign students, to find and evaluate published sources of information about international education, and to design an academic program in international education.Publication Draft Proposal for Programs to be Offered by CIE(School of Education, UMass Amherst, 1969-12) Multiple authorsThis is the founding planning document created by a group of graduate students and faculty in 1968-69 charged by the new Dean of the then School of Education.with creating a new Center for International Education, subsequently known as CIE, at UMass Amherst. The group set out to define CIE and its associated degree programs. The plan became the basis for the creation of CIE.. The document contains sections laying out the purpose and design of CIE along with detailed plans for the content of associated Master's, doctoral, and undergraduate degree programs. The students in the group were an unusual group of mid-career people all of whom had significant experience working in education in developing countries. The process reflected a recognition that students could be learners, active participants and valued resources in their own programs. At the time, this was a radical departure from traditional views on the role of students. CIE became a internationally known program, attracting students from all over the world as well as implementing multiple development education projects around the world. CIE thrived for the next 50 years.Publication Using historical narrative as a tool for organizational analysis : a twenty-five year history of the Center for International Education.(1995) Pfeiffer, Katherine G.The purpose behind this study was twofold: (1) to argue the value of historical narrative as an alternative mode for organizational analysis, particularly for non-traditional, educational organizations; and, (2) to illustrate this by developing a twenty-five year, thematic narrative of the Center for International Education (CIE). The historical research hinged upon the following two part question: (1) How has the Center for International Education responded to the challenges of maintaining multi-cultural, participatory and experiential learning and program management over 25 years of change? And, (2) How can these responses inform other organizations facing the challenges of maintaining innovation and renewal? Part I of this study includes the methodology and rationale used for collecting and organizing the historical data. This methodology was derived from critical organizational theory and applied to the revisionist historiographer's medium of the narrative. Four issues were vii emphasized: (1) sensitivity to context; (2) that the flows from the narrative form based on the historical events rather than from a theoretical model; ( 3 ) the temporal position and interpretive lenses of the researcher; and, (4) the multi-level, simultaneous nature of historical analysis (Gillette, 1985). After initial probing interviews for participants to define "critical incidents" in the history of the organization, six "critical eras" and a prehistory were defined. Data was further sorted according to themes that were emerging out of CIE discourse over time, as well as by three levels of organizational development: individual time, organization time, and historical time (Gillette, 1985). The primary sources of data were "retrospective interviews" (Simmons, 1985) with past and present members of the organizational, and archival materials. Part II is the historical narrative of the CIE (1968-1993). In Part III the research and writing process is critiqued using the historical narrative as its lessons. Five dialogical themes generated out of the historical narrative and four operating hypotheses are presented that represent the "larger lessons" learned both during the research and by the CIE over 25 years. In conclusion, cooperative, community inquiry is proposed as a next step in organizational analysis for the CIE.Publication Training "Deep Practitioners": 50-years of the Center for International Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst(2021-01-01) Evans, David R.This chapter presents a brief analytic history of the initial 50 years of the Center for International Education (CIE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the goal of understanding what made it possible and what can be learned from it for the future of Comparative and International Education programs in other universities. The chapter begins with the unusual context in which CIE was created and its commitment to a synergistic linkage between academics and managing funded, development education programs. The discussion then describes CIE’s defining characteristics, the challenges it faced, its current situation, and the insights that can be gleaned from its history. The chapter concludes with comments on the implications for the future shape of CE/IE graduate programs and centers at universities. The author is the Founding Director of CIE who has led the program for most of its 50-year history.