Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education General Division of Parish Education Records
Open for research.
In 1961, the Board of Christian Education was involved in a process of curriculum reappraisal, which included gathering of data, experimenting, studying, and consulting. This project was known as the Developments of Educational Systems. Several of the offices and divisions of the Board took part in the project. The Division of Lay Education, a part of the General Division of Parish Education, played the chief role, supported by its sister Division of Precommunicant Education, which oversaw work with the youngest Presbyterians in the parish; by the Office of Study and Research, which was responsible for continuing education among the Board staff; and by the General Division of Higher Education, which worked with the Presbyterian colleges and seminaries and with Presbyterian groups on the campuses of non-Presbyterian colleges.
The DES project led to the Christian Faith and Action/Designs for an Educational System, introduced in 1970. The Leadership Education Advance Program (LEAP), designed to encourage the denomination in its education of teachers and leaders, was launched in 1969.
Record Group 112 includes records from the General Division of Parish Education (including the divisions of Lay and Precommunicant Education); the Office of the General Secretary; the Office of Study and Research; and the General Division of Higher Education. The types of records include minutes, reports and correspondence. Major subjects covered are the Leadership Education Advance Program (LEAP), Developments of Educational Systems (DES), Presbyterian National Education Survey (PNES), lay education, and education of youth. The bulk of the collection dates from 1960-73, although there are several older items.
Record Group 112 was not given a high quality of processing, and the researcher will have to read the container list carefully when looking for specific items. The following table of contents is intended to aid the researcher in locating materials on the major projects and Board offices and divisions which are documented in the collection.
Office of the General Secretary Boxes 1-4
Box 22
Consultation on Church Union (COCU) Box 4
General Division of Higher Education Boxes 5-6
Leadership Education Advance Program (LEAP) Boxes 7-8
Developments of Educational Systems (DES) Boxes 9-12
Division of Lay Education Boxes 13-18
Boxes 20-21
Division of Precommunicant Education Box 19
Office of Study and Research Boxes 23-26
Collection processed and container list prepared:
Jane Ramsay, Assistant Records Researcher
Notes added to finding aid: November 1991
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist
Box | Folder | Description | |
1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group 112 | |
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY | |||
1 | 2 | Executive Committee--Telephone Conferences, 1970 | |
3 | Board Meeting, October 1970 | ||
4 | Board Meeting, November 1970 | ||
5 | Joint Meeting with PCUS Board, November 1970 | ||
6 | Executive Committee Meeting, February 1971 | ||
7 | Board Meeting, April 1971 | ||
8 | Executive Committee Conference Call, July 1971 | ||
9 | Meeting, September 1971 | ||
10-11 | Board Meeting, November 1971 | ||
12 | Executive Committee Conference Call, January 1972 | ||
13 | Executive Committee Meeting, February 1972 | ||
14-15 | Board Meeting, April 1972 | ||
2 | 1 | Board Meeting, April 1972 | |
2 | Board Meeting, October 1972 | ||
3 | Special Committee of 6--Mail Vote, March 1973 | ||
4 | Board Meetings--Attendance Records, 1924-49, 1958-72 | ||
5 | Meetings--Excuses, 1964-72 | ||
6 | Members of the Board, 1933-72 | ||
7 | Letters to Board Members, Reports, 1968-73 | ||
8 | Contact Officers, 1966-72 | ||
9 | Personnel Matters | ||
3 | 1 | Operational Plan, 1969 | |
2-3 | Appraisal and Marketing Plan of All Units, 1969 | ||
4 | Projects--Offices of General Secretary and Church & Society, 1969 | ||
5 | Projects--General Divisions of Field Services and Higher Education, 1969 | ||
6 | Projects--General Division of Parish Education, 1969 | ||
7 | Projects--Publication, General Division of Vocation and the Ministry, 1969 | ||
8 | Projects--Office of Study & Research, Interpretation & Support, Personnel, 1969 | ||
9 | Reviews, January-July 1969 | ||
10 | Unit Budgets, 1969 | ||
11 | Operational Plan, 1969; Yearly Long-Range Plan, 1970-73 | ||
12 | Long-Range Plan, 1970-73 | ||
13 | Projects--Development & Information, General Secretary, Projects--Higher Education, Interdenominational Relations, 1972 | ||
14 | Projects--Media, Personnel/Office Management, Research, 1972 | ||
15 | Projects--Church Educational Services, 1972 | ||
16 | Projects--Offices of Development & Information and Projects--General Secretary, Higher Education, Media, Projects--Interdenominational Relations, Research, Treasurer, 1973 | ||
17 | Projects--General Division of Church Educational Services, 1973 | ||
18 | Project Proposals--Department of Church and Society, 1973 | ||
19 | Review of the Gift Annuity Program--Study by Office of Development and Information, 1970 | ||
20 | Stance Document, 1971 | ||
4 | 1 | COCU (Consultation on Church Union), 1970-72 | |
2 | COCU "A Plan of Union, 1970 | ||
3-5 | COCU 1968-70 | ||
6 | COCU Committees and Commissions, Minutes, 1970-71 | ||
7 | COCU Coordinating Committee, Parish Education Staffs, CEM Materials, 1965-68 | ||
GENERAL DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION | |||
5 | 1 | United Ministries in Higher Education--Christian Faith and Higher Education Institute, 1963-70 | |
2 | Economics Study, 1963-67 | ||
3-5 | Journalism Exploration, 1965-68 | ||
6 | Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, 1964-65; "New University Thought," 1966-67 | ||
7 | Exploration in Undergraduate Education, 1966-67 | ||
8 | Medical-Biology Study Seminar, 1963-65 | ||
9 | Medical Education Exploration, 1966-68 | ||
10 | Conferences, 1964-70 | ||
11 | Technological Culture and the Christian Perspective | ||
12 | Howard University Black Power Film Proposal, 1967 | ||
13 | "An End to Intimacy" by A. McGill, 1965 | ||
14-15 | Consultations, 1966 | ||
16 | Biology/Genetics Seminar Proposal, 1966-67 | ||
17 | Detroit Geographical Expedition and Institute, 1970 | ||
18 | Office of Church and Society--Task Force on Higher Education under Pressure--Council on Church and Society, 1969-70 | ||
6 | 1 | Christian Faith and Higher Education Institute, Theological Exploration, 1963-71 | |
2 | Conference on Religion and the New Left, Institute for Policy Studies; New York Media Project; "Rationale for Studying the Functioning of the College President"; Student Movement Project | ||
3 | Health Care Services Consultation, 1968 | ||
4 | Freedom of Higher Education--Consultation | ||
5 | Power Project--Correspondence | ||
6 | Ministries to Blacks in Higher Education--Nigeria Conference; New People Media Project | ||
7 | American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1967-69 | ||
8 | Seminar on Public Education--Union Theological Seminary | ||
9 | Institute for Cybercultural Research | ||
10 | Science and Theology Seminars; "Internalization of the Curriculum in Higher Education--A Bibliography" | ||
11 | Consultation on Art, 1965-66 | ||
12 | Science and Technology--Tobias Study, 1963-64 | ||
13 | Study and Strategy Committee--Nominations and Meeting, 1970 | ||
14 | Report on the Status of the Institute, 1971 | ||
DIVISION OF LAY EDUCATION | |||
7 | 1-5 | Servicing Materials, 1951-58 | |
6-7 | General Division of Parish Education--Children's Work Bulletin, 1948-68 | ||
8 | Vacation Church School Materials, 1959-70 | ||
9-12 | The Association of United Presbyterian Church Educators (TAUPCE), 1968-72 | ||
GENERAL DIVISIONS OF PARISH EDUCATION AND CHURCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | |||
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ADVANCE PROGRAM (LEAP) | |||
8 | 1 | 1971-72 | |
2 | Payments, 1972 | ||
3 | Correspondence, 1967-72 | ||
4 | Grants, 1969-71 | ||
5 | Appalachia, 1972 | ||
6 | Dakota, 1970-72 | ||
7-14 | Southern California Experiment on Teacher Education, 1967-71 | ||
15 | Washington/Alaska Synod Project, 1968-71 | ||
DIVISION OF LAY EDUCATION | |||
DESIGNS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM (DES) | |||
9 | 1 | Curriculum Reappraisal, 1961-69 | |
2 | Adult Section | ||
3 | Educational Systems Coordinating Committee | ||
4 | Arizona Experiment | ||
5 | Basic Papers | ||
6 | C--General | ||
7 | Christian Faith and Life Curriculum--A Study, 1948-60 | ||
8 | City Church Project | ||
9 | Decisions re Church Education Program, 1966 | ||
10 | Curriculum Reappraisal, 1964 | ||
11 | Resource File | ||
12-13 | Parish Educational Operational Plan | ||
14 | Joint Conference on Planning | ||
15 | LEAP Project | ||
16 | Operational Questions--Observations re Faith and Life Curriculum | ||
17 | Planning Staff of ESCOM--Planalog Design | ||
18 | Product Mix | ||
19 | Programmed Instruction Planning--Questions in Teaching | ||
20 | Committee on the Manual on Teacher Education | ||
21-22 | Seminary Faculty Consultations; Summary of Relationship between Curriculum and Program | ||
10 | 1 | Report and Recommendation re Christian Faith and Life Curriculum, 1961-69 | |
2 | "A United Presbyterian Way of Christian Education" | ||
3 | Miscellaneous Papers | ||
4 | Curriculum Reappraisal Committee | ||
5 | Committee on Development of Educational Systems | ||
6 | Committee--"The Growing Edge" | ||
7 | Decisions re Church Education Program | ||
8 | Educational Philosophy Study Committee--Experimentation in DES process | ||
9 | Family Life Study Committee; Family Life Policy Paper; Field Services Operational Plan | ||
10 | Book Reviews | ||
11-12 | T-U, general | ||
11 | 1 | R papers and RF papers, 1963-64 | |
2 | Curriculum Reappraisal, 1961-69 | ||
3 | Grading and Grouping | ||
4-5 | Interdenominational Curriculum Conference and Consultations; Lutheran Church and United Church of Christ; Interpretation and Public Relations | ||
6-8 | Parish Education Operational Plan; Presbyterian National Educational Survey; Programmed Instruction Lectures; Product Mix; Basic Principles Committee | ||
9 | Field Services Operational Plan | ||
12 | 1 | Task Group 1--Basic Presuppositions, Objectives | |
2-5 | 2-5--Middle Range Objectives; Exploration for Instructional Materials | ||
6 | 7--Training Designs in Teacher Education | ||
7 | 8--Reorientation of Teacher Education | ||
8 | 9--Summer Program | ||
9 | 10 and 11--Preschool and Elementary Sequence Young Adolescent Sequence | ||
10-12 | 12 and 13--Lay Education Spectrums I and II | ||
13 | 32--Design of Regional Training for 1200 Leaders | ||
14 | 33--Preparation of Suggestions for Judicatory Use of 1200 Leaders | ||
15 | 43--Continuing Education of Professionals | ||
16 | 50--Introduction and Promotion | ||
DIVISION OF LAY EDUCATION/GENERAL DIVISION OF CHURCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | |||
13 | 1 | 1969-71 | |
2-3 | CES Council, 1970-73 | ||
4 | Child Care and Development Task Force | ||
5 | Christian Faith and Action/DES--Correspondence and Memos, 1968-73 | ||
6 | CFA/DES--Regionals | ||
7 | C, general | ||
8 | Church Library Plan, 1970 | ||
9 | Church Officer Development | ||
10 | Training Conference and Survey, 1969 | ||
11-12 | Church and Public Education, 1969-71 | ||
13-15 | Church and Society, 1966-71 | ||
16 | Committee on Educational Resource Development System, 1971-73 | ||
17 | Committee of 15 | ||
18 | Communication, 1970 | ||
19 | Contingent Fund, 1971-72 | ||
20 | Continuing Education, 1970-71 | ||
21 | Ecumenical Center, 1970 | ||
22 | of Staff, 1972-73 | ||
23 | Cooperative Uniform Lessons, 1973 | ||
24 | Correspondence and Memos, 1969-73 | ||
25 | Council on Evangelism, 1970-71 | ||
26 | Curriculum, 1971-72 | ||
27 | Other Denominations, 1970-72 | ||
14 | 1 | Development and Information, 1971-72 | |
2-3 | Educational Strategy for Social Involvement, 1967 | ||
4 | Environmental Questions, 1971 | ||
5 | Elementary Education in the Church, 1973 | ||
6 | Executive Committee, 1970-72 | ||
7 | Family Life and Human Sexuality, 1970 | ||
8-10 | Field Operations, 1968-72 | ||
11 | Services Information | ||
12 | Free Service Periodical | ||
13 | General Assembly, 1970-73 | ||
14 | Office of the General Secretary | ||
15 | Handbook for Staff of Board of Christian Education | ||
16 | Harvard--Material from Social Studies Project, 1970 | ||
17 | Interboard Youth Staff, 1965-69 | ||
18 | Joint Meetings; Justice and the Imprisoned | ||
19-23 | Educational Development, 1968-73 | ||
24 | Exploration Project--Minutes, 1968-69 | ||
25 | Job Descriptions and Appointments, 1960-72 | ||
26 | Judicatory Committees of Christian Education | ||
15 | 1 | Lay Education News Service | |
2-6 | --Division of, 1968-70 | ||
7 | Lay Leader Education--Project EQUIP | ||
8-10 | Leadership Development, 1970-71 | ||
11 | Leadership Development Committee, 1968-72 | ||
12 | Education Resource List, 1972 | ||
13-14 | Long-Range Planning | ||
15 | Media Counseling, 1968-71 | ||
16 | Division, 1971-72 | ||
17 | Missionary Education, 1963-72 | ||
18 | Monday Morning, 1970-72 | ||
19 | NCC Committee--General Assembly | ||
20 | Conference on Educational Ministries for the 70s and 80s; Education Systems Communications Task Force, 1972 | ||
21 | National Christian Education Conference and Consultation, 1968-72 | ||
22 | Board of National Missions, 1966-71 | ||
23 | National Study Center | ||
24 | Nurture and Renewal of the Church, Unit Committee on | ||
25 | O-P, general | ||
26-27 | Operational Objectives and Plans, 1970-72 | ||
16 | 1 | Parish Education, 1967-70 | |
2 | Minutes, 1969-70 | ||
3 | Personnel, 1966-72 | ||
4 | Transitional Policies, 1972-73 | ||
5 | Planning Cabinet, 1971-72 | ||
6 | Position Papers | ||
7 | Precommunicant, 1967-73 | ||
8 | "Presbyterian Layman," 1970-71 | ||
9 | Program Calendar, 1972 | ||
10 | Program Designs Development Committee, 1968-69 | ||
11 | Programmed Instruction Materials | ||
12 | Projects, 1971 | ||
13 | Projects, 1973 | ||
14 | Education--City Churches, 1970-71 | ||
15 | Summary Form, 1972-73 | ||
16-19 | Quarterly Reviews, 1971 | ||
20 | Race, BCE Committee on Religion and | ||
21 | Supportive Services for Educational Strategies in, 1968-70 | ||
22 | Racism, 1970 | ||
23 | Regional Education Consultants, 1970 | ||
17 | 1 | Regional Meetings, 1969 | |
2 | Requisitions | ||
3 | Resource Book for Subject Matter Organization | ||
4 | Church Education Colloquy, 1970-72 | ||
5-6 | Adult (Enquiry and Trends), 1969-73 | ||
7 | Lay Education, 1970-73 | ||
8 | Senior Highs, 1967-69 | ||
9 | Service Areas and Projects; Stance Document, 1971 | ||
10 | Sex-Role Stereotyping, 1972 | ||
11 | Shalom Curriculum Proposal | ||
12 | Spanish-Speaking Project, 1965-68 | ||
13-18 | SPICE (Special Project for Intracongregational Encounter), 1970-71 | ||
18 | 1 | Strategy Magazine, 1971-72 | |
2 | Study and Research | ||
3-4 | Support of Education in Middle Judicatories, 1970-73 | ||
5 | Synod School Courses, 1971 | ||
6 | Association of United Presbyterian Church Educators, 1969-70 | ||
7 | Treasurer, 1971-72 | ||
8 | Teacher/Leader Education, 1967-69 | ||
9 | Update, 1970-73 | ||
10 | UCC/UPCUSA Coordinating Committee, 1966-72 | ||
11 | Leadership Development, 1967-71 | ||
12 | US Administration and Planning Staff, 1970 | ||
13 | United Presbyterian Men | ||
14 | Vacation, Leisure and Outdoor Education Committee, 1972 | ||
15 | Videotape Recording, 1968-69 | ||
16 | Vocations, 1970 | ||
17 | Women's Opportunity Giving, 1968-72 | ||
18 | World Council of Christian Education, 1971 | ||
19 | Worship and Music, 1972-73 | ||
20 | The Worshipbook, 1973 | ||
21 | Young Adults, 1968-69 | ||
22 | Youth Ministry, 1969-72 | ||
23 | Research Project | ||
DIVISION OF PRECOMMUNICANT EDUCATION | |||
CURRICULUM REAPPRAISAL | |||
19 | 1 | Study of Christian Faith and Life Circulation, 1948-60 | |
2 | Presbyterian National Education Survey, 1964 | ||
3 | Department of Children's Work, 1962 | ||
4 | Report and Recommendations re Christian Faith and Life Curriculum, 1961 | ||
5-6 | Papers, 1964 | ||
7-8 | McAfee Materials | ||
9 | Keating Papers, 1963 | ||
10 | Notes | ||
11 | TV--Children and Junior Highs, 1960-61 | ||
DIVISION OF LAY EDUCATION--SENIOR HIGH SECTION | |||
20 | 1 | Youth History--Westminster Fellowship Workbook | |
2 | UPCNA Youth Program, 1949-56 | ||
3 | Materials and Programs | ||
4 | Christian Education Mailing, 1953 | ||
5 | UPCNA Youth Fellowship--Recreation Workshops, 1953-58 | ||
6 | Materials and Programs, 1945-58 | ||
7-8 | Senior High and Lay Education Syllabi for Leader Development, 1959-72 | ||
9 | Introduction of Curriculum to UPCNA Pastors, 1958-59 | ||
10 | North American Reformed and Presbyterian Youth Assembly, 1963 | ||
21 | 1 | Westminster Fellowship (PCUSA)--Young People's | |
Relations Groups, 1939-45 | |||
2 | Youth Movements--Historical Background | ||
3 | Merging of Youth Movements, PCUSA and UPCNA, 1958 | ||
4 | Youth Secretaries and Minutes, 1945-48 | ||
5-6 | Ministry Development | ||
7 | Caravan Program, 1947-62 | ||
8 | Program Study, 1959-65 | ||
9 | Interboard Youth Staff and Coordinating Committee Minutes, 1963-65 | ||
10 | Youth Week, 1962 | ||
11 | Senior High Regional Training Conference--Basic Papers | ||
12 | "PS" (publication for judicatory youth committees), 1963-67 | ||
13 | General Assembly Actions, 1943-58 | ||
14 | Consultative Planning Committee, 1963 | ||
15 | National Youth Council, Tulsa, 1959 | ||
16 | Ministry to Senior Highs, Conference, Tulsa, 1960 | ||
17 | Consultative Conference, 1964 | ||
18 | Project in Memory of Gold Star Servicemen of WWII | ||
19 | Pan-Presbyterian Youth Consultation, 1958-60 | ||
20 | North American Ecumenical Youth Assembly, 1961 | ||
21 | Caravan Program | ||
22 | UPCNA Youth Project | ||
23 | Westminster Fellowship--National Council--Photographs, 1947-58 | ||
24 | "Presbyterian Young People" (production) | ||
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY | |||
CURRICULUM REAPPRAISAL | |||
22 | 1-7 | 1955-66 | |
8 | Programmed Instruction, 1965 | ||
9 | Learning, 1962-63 | ||
10 | Steering Committee, 1962 | ||
11 | 1965-66 | ||
OFFICE OF STUDY AND RESEARCH | |||
YOUTH STUDY | |||
23 | 1 | Agreements and Correspondence with 25 Sample Congregations, 1969 | |
2 | Sample of Congregation | ||
3 | Reaction Conferences | ||
4 | Description of Variables | ||
5 | Hypothesis and Purpose of the Study | ||
7 | Instruments Used | ||
8 | Administration of Instruments; Cluster Analysis; Report to BCE | ||
9-10 | Instruments Considered | ||
11 | Reaction Conference, 1970 | ||
12 | Correspondence, 1969-71 | ||
13 | Notes, 1969 | ||
14 | Responses to Projected Pictures | ||
15-16 | Articles on Youth | ||
17 | Instrument, 1969 | ||
OFFICE OF STUDY AND RESEARCH | |||
PRESBYTERIAN NATIONAL EDUCATION SURVEY | |||
24 | 1 | Design, 1963 | |
2-3 | Keypunch and IBM Information, 1964-65 | ||
4 | Tabulations | ||
5-6 | Statistical Information re Congregations | ||
7 | Biblical/Theological | ||
8-9 | Institutions, Marginal Book, Code Sheets and Book | ||
10 | Working Paper, Interpretive Statement | ||
11 | Multi-Trait Key and Code Questionnaires | ||
12 | Codes--Belief Types, Social System Content, Church and Community Variables | ||
13-14 | Pre-Test Information and Questionnaires | ||
OFFICE OF STUDY AND RESEARCH | |||
YOUTH STUDY | |||
25 | 1 | Memos, Analysis, Draft of Letters to Participants | |
2-13 | Analysis, Printouts | ||
26 | 1-2 | Questionnaire Development, 1963 | |
3 | Code System Pre-Test Questionnaires | ||
4 | Presbyterian Family Study, 1961 | ||
5-10 | Tables | ||
11 | Content Analysis of Curriculum--Projected Outline of Topics, 1963 | ||
12 | Presbyterian National Education Survey, 1963 | ||
13 | PNES Questionnaire, Form Letters, Follow-Up, 1964 | ||
14-19 | Youth Study, Analysis, Printouts, 1970 |