Deborah Stipek : An Oral History
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Deborah Stipek, professor of education and former dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, reflects on her own education, her research and faculty career at UCLA, and accomplishments and challenges during her tenure as dean from 2001 to 2011 and 2014 to 2015. She describes her efforts to balance strength in social science disciplines with an emphasis on education practice and policy, as well as projects undertaken by the school under her leadership, including the establishment of East Palo Alto Academy, the formation of a partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District, and the formation of an advisory council. Other topics of discussion include the Stanford Teacher Education Program, early childhood education policy in California, her recent work on early math education, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.
- Summary
- [00:00:00 – 00:29:44] Childhood in Tacoma, Washington • College education at University of Washington • Studying abroad in France • Support network of women in higher education • Decision to pursue graduate education; interest in psychology and child development • Education policy work at the Office of Child Development • Transition from policy to academia • Lack of preparation for teaching • Appeal of faculty job at UCLA • Elementary Lab School at UCLA • Balancing parenthood and academic career • Research on motivation in children’s learning [00:29:45 – 00:57:43] Relationship with funders • Formative experience of directing UCLA Elementary Lab School • Recruitment to be dean of Stanford’s School of Education • Creation of the Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities • Balancing strength in social science disciplines with emphasize on education practice and policy as dean • Linda Darling-Hammond and the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) • East Palo Alto Academy: establishment, challenges, elementary school, positive impact on reputation of Stanford School of Education in community • Position of the School of Education within Stanford [00:57:44 – 01:27:57] Relationship of the dean to faculty • Increased emphasis on elementary education at Stanford • Partnership with San Francisco Unified School District; incentivizing faculty to work on problems prioritized by educators • Impact of 9/11 at Stanford • Name change from Stanford University School of Education to Graduate School of Education • Opportunities for undergraduates in the school of education • Working with the Haas Center for Public Service • Challenges facing higher education today • Creating an advisory board for the school • Working with Stanford’s other deans and leadership • Financial crisis of 2008 • Women in academic leadership [01:27:58 – 01:51:42] Learning on the job as dean • Transitioning from deanship back to faculty • National service in education field • Research on early mathematics education with the Heising-Simons Foundation • Involvement in California’s master plan for early childhood education • Need to improve training and support for early childhood teachers • US versus European education systems • Role of preschools in education • Former student Claude Goldenberg • Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
Description
| Type of resource | moving image, sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 video file; 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | February 8, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Stipek, Deborah J. | |
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| Creator | Stipek, Deborah J. | |
| Interviewer | Palmer, Anne | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stipek, Deborah J. |
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| Subject | Stanford University. Graduate School of Education |
| Subject | Stanford Teacher Education Program |
| Subject | East Palo Alto Academy (East Palo Alto, Calif.) |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Biographical Profile | Deborah J. Stipek, PhD, is the Judy Koch Professor of Education, the Peter E. Haas Faculty Director of the Haas Center for Public Service, and the former I. James Quillen Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. She attended University of Washington and her doctorate from Yale University is in developmental psychology. Her scholarship concerns instructional effects on children’s achievement motivation and early childhood education. In addition to her scholarship, she served for five years on the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Academy of Sciences and is a member of the National Academy of Education. She also chaired the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Increasing High School Students’ Engagement & Motivation to Learn and the MacArthur Foundation Network on Teaching and Learning. She currently chairs the Heising-Simons Development and Research on Early Math Education Network. Dr. Stipek served ten of her twenty-three years at UCLA as Director of the Corinne Seeds University Elementary School and the Urban Education Studies Center. She joined the Stanford Graduate School of Education as Dean and Professor of Education in January 2001. |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/tp086fb3790 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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