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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > organizations, schools, and institutions > Holmes Group

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Holmes Group  

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  • Begun in the mid-1980s, the Holmes Group worked to elevate the profession of teaching, restructure colleges and departments of education, reform teacher education, and strengthen ties between K–12 and higher education. The consortium of 96 major U.S. research universities was led by their deans of education, with Judith Taack Lanier, Dean, College of Education, Michigan State University, as president; and Frank B. Murray, Dean, College of Education, University of Delaware, as chair of the executive board. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Holmes Group]

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