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E. Wayne Courtney Papers, 1952-1997
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Courtney, Elwood Wayne, 1931-
- Title
- E. Wayne Courtney Papers
- Dates
- 1952-1997 (inclusive)19521997
- Quantity
- 3.67 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- Consult repository.
- Summary
- The Courtney Papers pertain primarily to E. Wayne Courtney's research and consulting activities in vocational and technical education.
- Repository
-
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
E. Wayne Courtney was born on April 15, 1931 in Elnora, Indiana. He was an Eagle Scout before the age of 16. After graduating from high school as class valedictorian in 1949, he enrolled in Purdue University, from which he earned four degrees: B.S., Forestry, 1953; B.S., Agriculture, 1957; M.S., Agricultural Education, 1958; Ph.D., Measurement, 1962. Courtney did postdoctorate work in statistics at Oregon State University in 1968.
After serving in the U.S. Army in Germany (1953-1955) and as a vocational education teacher and instructor in Indiana secondary schools (1958-1960) and at Purdue (1960-1962), Courtney was appointed assistant professor in the Stout State University (Wisconsin) School of Education in 1962. He remained at Stout State until 1972, when he became Professor and Director of Research and Development in OSU's Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community College Education. Courtney has held a number of faculty appointments at OSU: Professor and Director, Division of Vocational-Technical Education, 1973-1978; Professor, Department of Statistics, 1973-1983; Professor, Department of Educational Foundations, 1985-1989; Professor and Chair, Division of Secondary Education (OSU/WOSC), 1988-1989; Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 1989-1993; and Professor Emeritus, 1993-date.
Courtney has also been a visiting faculty member at North Carolina State University (1966-67), OSU (1970-71), Coleg Prifysgol Cymru in Wales and University of Exeter in England (1983-84), and Instituto Educacional F. D. Roosevelt in Lima, Peru (1984-85). Recently he has served as a faculty member in the Kasetsart University (Thailand) Department of Sports Science, where he teaches research design and statistics.
Courtney twice served in the OSU Faculty Senate, 1979-81 and 1986-88; was a member of the OSU Press Board of Governors, 1981-1984; and served on various OSU committees, including the OSU Library Expansion Faculty Advisory Committee. He received OSU's Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for 1985-86 and was a Senior Collaborative Fulbright Research Scholar to Thailand in 1994-95.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Series 1 contains a volume of genealogical information on the Courtney name and autobiographical information compiled by E. Wayne Courtney; information on the name Kurtenai; four volumes of photocopies of Courtney's military record from 1952 to 1987; and a 1966 soil and water conservation plan for Courtney's farm in Dunn County, Wisconsin. Series 2 includes Courtney's Ph.D. thesis, "A Comparison of Knowledge and Experience Levels Required in Three Agricultural Occupations" (Purdue University, 1962); a copy of the 1966 Stout State (Wisc.) yearbook; and faculty reports on Courtney covering 1985-1990. Series 3, Honors and Awards, includes Courtney's Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award nomination dossier (1986) and a report and plaque pertaining to his Fulbright Award in 1995.
Series 4 contains various administrative reports written by Courtney between 1973 and 1989 pertaining to the OSU Vocational and Technical Education program. Series 5 consists of Courtney's consultant reports (1973-1996) for various organizations and governmental units, including a consortium of six Eastern Oregon counties, the Springfield Exemplary Career Education Project, Lane Community College, the Math/Science Teacher Improvement Project (M/STIP), and the Linn-Benton Health Consortium. Series 6 contains three technical reports from July 1971 on professional education competencies. Series 7 includes statistical studies and surveys pertaining to industrial graphics, education, and bird populations of selected places in Wisconsin.
Series 8 consists of materials prepared and published by Courtney for his classes and workshops, as well as other writings on education. The series includes Applied Research in Education, 1965 (edited by Courtney); Elements of Research Foundations: An Introduction, with Lorry K. Sedgwick, 1969 (revised 1970); Inferential Statistics (The F Statistic), developed for OSU Ed. 507 - Seminar: Advanced Research Methods, Winter 1977; Laboratory Exercise Manual for Quantitative Applications, developed for OSU Ed. 515 - Quantitative Applications, 1977; Techniques of Research, 1982 (Thai translation, with Supitr Samahito, 1983); A Guide to Empirical Research in Education, June 1988; and materials for Total Quality Management workshops, 1992-1993. Series 9 includes Courtney's other writings, such as a history of the OSU Agricultural Education Department (1984), and various printings of his treatise on the Oregon coast, Under the Winds of Yaquina and The Indians of Yaquina Bay.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Courtney Papers consist of nine series, most of which are arranged chronologically: I. Biographical and Genealogical Information; II. Educational and Professional History; III. Honors and Awards; IV. Administrative Reports; V. Consultant Reports (Evaluation and Assessment); VI. Technical Reports; VII. Studies and Surveys; VIII. Teaching Materials and Writings on Education; and IX. Other Writings.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Biographical and Genealogical InformationReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 |
" For My Children" ,
Courtney genealogy and autobiographical sketch of E. Wayne Courtney
|
1987 |
| 1 |
Kurtenai
4 volumes
History of the Kurtenai family.
|
1990 |
| 1 | Military records 4 volumes
|
1952-1987 |
| 1 | Soil and water conservation
plan, Courtney farm, Dunn County, Wisonsin |
1966 |
Series II: Educational and Professional HistoryReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Ph.D. thesis,
" A Comparison of Knowledge and
Experience Levels Required in Three Agricultural Occupations" , Purdue
University (major advisor - Dr. John K. Coster, Associate
Professor) |
June 1962 |
| 2 |
Tower, Stout State
(Wisconsin) University yearbook
apx 10x13 in.
|
1966 |
| 1 | Faculty reviews |
1985-87 & 1988-90 |
| 1 | OSU Faculty of Color Resource
Directory |
1992-93 |
| 1 | Kasetsart University
Laboratory School General Information Handbook |
February 1997 |
Series III: Honors and AwardsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Burlington Northern Faculty
Achievement Award nomination dossier 2 copies
2nd copy includes subsequent letters of support, 1991.
|
June 1986 |
| 1 | Fulbright Report,
Human Resources Cooperative and
Collaborative
|
|
| 1 |
Model for Thailand (Private and
Public Sectors) (English and Thai; 2 copies of each) |
20 February 1995 |
| 2 | Appreciation Plaque given to
Courtney from Mr. Charoon Shoolap, Director General, DOVE, for presenting his
Fulbright report
apx 10x13 in.
|
20 February 1995 |
Series IV: Administrative Reports, 1973-1989Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Professional Vocational
Leadership Development Program (OSU) Final Reports |
1973, 1975-1976 & 1978 |
| 1 | Personnel Budget Report,
Vocational Education Unit |
December 1974 |
| 1 | The Career Education
Personnel Development Program |
June 1975 |
| 1 | Personnel Development
Programs, Vocational-Technical Unit |
December 1975 |
| 1 | Status Report, Division of
Secondary, K-12, and Vocational Education (OSU/WOSC Programs) |
Fall 1988 |
| 1 | Advisory Committee Activities
- A Report to the OSU/WOSC Consortium, Dept. of Vocational and Technical
Education |
12 April 1989 |
| 1 | A Report to the OSU/WOSC
Consortium, Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education |
24 May 1989 |
Series V: Consultant Reports (Evaluation and Assessment), 1973-1996Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Common Professional Education
Competencies Needed by Alaska's Vocational Secondary School
Teachers |
July 1973 |
| 3 | Initial Critique - Six
Eastern Oregon Counties |
10 July 1974 |
| 3 | Interim Evaluation Reports,
SIXCO Career Education Project |
15 November 1974 and 18 February 1975 |
| 3 | Interim Assessment Report,
SIXCO Project |
18 May 1975 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
SIXCO Project |
1 July 1975 |
| 3 | Final Assessment Report,
Springfield Exemplary Career Education Project |
1 July 1975 |
| 3 | Final Report, Department of
Vocational-Technical Education, College of Education, University of
Tennessee |
Sept. 1, 1974-August 31, 1975 |
| 3 | Interim Evaluation Report,
Kodiak Island Borough Career Education Project |
15 December 1975 |
| 3 | Interim Assessment Report,
Springfield Project |
15 December 1975 |
| 3 | Evaluation Review,
Springfield Project |
22 January 1976 |
| 3 | Statistical Test Report,
Springfield Project |
10 February 1976 |
| 3 | Interim Assessment Report,
SIXCO Project |
8 April 1976 |
| 3 | Interim Assessment Report,
Springfield Project |
15 April 1976 |
| 3 | Interim Evaluation Report,
Springfield Project |
15 April 1976 |
| 3 | Final Report, SIXCO
Project |
1 July 1976 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
Kodiak Island Project |
July 1976 |
| 3 | Final Report, Springfield
Project |
1 August 1976 |
| 3 | Interim Report, SIXCO Rural
Schools |
5 November 1976 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report -
Educational Planning, Data Gathering, and Instructional Assistance for Career
Education, SIXCO |
30 November 1976 |
| 3 | Final Report - Methodology
for the Evaluation of Career Decision Making Skills in Rural
Schools |
15 June 1977 |
| 3 | Addendum Evaluation Update -
A Model System for the Design and Maintenance of Related Instruction Curriculum
for Approved U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Occupations, Lane
Community College |
24 November 1987 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report, Phase II,
Lane Community College Project |
12 October 1988 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
Phase III, Lane CC Project |
10 September 1989 |
| 3 | External Evaluation Proposal,
Linn-Benton Consortium Project for Drug Abuse Education and Prevention (Year
3) |
12 March 1991 |
| 3 | External Evaluation Proposal
- Title II Project, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act
(Year 2), Linn-Benton ESD |
12 March 1991 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report (Year 2),
Math/Science Teacher Improvement Project (M/STIP) |
30 Sept. 1991 |
| 3 | Final Report (Year 3),
Linn-Benton Health Consortium Project |
15 October 1991 |
| 3 | Interim Evaluation Report,
M/STIP |
16 April 1992 |
| 3 | Needs Survey Results,
M/STIP |
30 April 1992 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
M/STIP |
30 September 1992 |
| 3 | Final Report, Health
Consortium Project |
1 October 1992 |
| 3 | External Evaluation Report,
Youth Apprenticeship/Training Project |
21 June 1993 |
| 3 | Interim Report, Health
Consortium Project |
25 June 1993 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report, K-2
Primary Teacher Math-Science Summer Session Workshop |
25 August 1993 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report, Health
Consortium Project |
28 September 1993 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
M/STIP |
30 September 1993 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report, K-2
Primary Teacher Math-Science Summer Session Workshop |
5 March 1994 |
| 3 | External Evaluation Report,
Youth Apprenticeship Program in Medical Technology, East Pierce County School
District (Washington) |
15 June 1994 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
M/STIP |
20 June 1994 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report,
Linn-Benton Consortium Project |
8 July 1994 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report, Workshop
in Physical and Earth Science for Primary Teachers in Grades K-2 |
20 July 1994 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report - ATOD
Summer Workshop, August 15-19, 1994, Linn-Benton Health Consortium
Project |
25 October 1994 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
M/STIP |
20 May 1995 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report, Health
Consortium Project |
1 June 1995 |
| 3 | Evaluation Reports,
Integrated Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences for Primary Teachers in
Grades K-2 |
30 July 1995 and April 1996 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report,
Satit Kaset International
Program, Grades 1-4 (1995-96) |
April 1996 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
M/STIP |
17 June 1996 |
| 3 | Annual Evaluation Report -
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Prevention Project, Linn-Benton-Lincoln
ESD |
21 June 1996 |
| 3 | 1996/97 M/STIP Schools Needs
Survey |
30 June 1996 |
| 3 | 1996/97 Lebanon School
District Math-Science Needs Survey |
3 July 1996 |
| 3 | Evaluation Report, Title IV
Safe and Drug Free Schools Project (1996-97) |
15 July 1997 |
| 3 | Final Evaluation Report,
M/STIP (1996-97) |
15 August 1997 |
Series VI: Technical Reports, July 1971Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Professional Education
Competencies of Community College Instructors (with Orley Gunderson, Donald G.
Lindahl, and Jack D. Miller) |
|
| 3 | Professional Education
Competencies of Secondary Vocational Instructors (with Harold H.
Halfin) |
|
| 3 | The Application of Bloom's
Cognitive Taxonomy to Selected Professional Education Competencies (with
Richard Spaziani) |
Series VII: Studies and Surveys, 1963-1972Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Some Statistical Correlates
In Industrial Graphics (Stout State College, Wisconsin) |
July 1963 |
| 3 | Attitudinal Changes in the
Student Teacher - A Further Analysis (Stout State University) |
January 1965 |
| 3 | A Report of the
Individualized Continual Progress Approach to the Teaching of Research
Foundations at Stout State University |
August 1969 |
| 3 | Competencies of Vocational
Teachers: A Factor Analysis of the Training Needs of Teachers of Occupational
Education, OSU Statistics Dept. |
August 1969 |
| 3 | A Comparative Study of the
Benthic Infaunal Communities of the River Portions of Upper Tainter Lake
(Wisconsin), with Gregory W. Courtney |
July 1972 |
| 3 | A Descriptive Study of the
Avian Population of the Lower Marshy Regions of the Hay River
(Wisconsin) |
August 1972 |
Series VIII: Teaching Materials and Writings on Education, 1963-1996Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 4 |
" Non-Farm Agricultural
Occupations and Curriculum Planning" , with John K. Coster,
The Agricultural Education
Magazine
|
August 1963 |
| 4 | Analysis of Variance and
Analysis of Covariance: Examples of Practical Research Models for Graduate
Students in Education and Psychology |
1964 |
| 4 |
Applied Research in
Education, edited by Courtney (Littlefield, Adams) |
1965 |
| 4 |
Elements of Research Foundations: An
Introduction, with Lorry K. Sedgwick |
1969 (revised 1970) |
| 4 | Vocational, Individualized
System for Education (VISE) - The Instructional Package (OSU School of
Education) |
1971 |
| 4 | Moving Toward Individualizing
Instruction |
1972 |
| 4 | Individualized Learning
Packages (Science Research Associates), with Lorry K. Sedgwick (Stout State
University) |
1972 & 1974 |
| 4 |
Inferential Statistics (The F
Statistic), developed for OSU Ed. 507 - Seminar: Adavanced Research
Methods |
Winter 1977 |
| 4 |
Determining Sample Size: A
Conspectus
|
1977 |
| 4 |
Laboratory Exercise Manual for
Quantitative Applications, developed for OSU Ed. 515 - Quantitative
Applications |
1977 |
| 4 | Sample Size
Determinants |
1979 |
| 4 |
Designs for Research (OSU
Division of Continuing Education) |
April 1982 |
| 4 |
Techniques of Research (OSU
Division of Continuing Education), 1982; Thai translation by Courtney and
Supitr Samahito |
1983 |
| 4 | Professional Improvement
Workshop for Apprentice Instructors, Lane Community College |
1984 |
| 4 |
Analysis (OSU Division of
Continuing Education) |
1984 |
| 4 |
Design for Research
(Sanderling Press) |
1986 |
| 4 |
Methods of Analysis (The F
Statistic) (Sanderling Press) |
1987 |
| 4 | Computer Applications for
Social Science:
Analysis, with E.M. Starmach
(Sanderling Press) |
January 1987 |
| 4 | Computer Applications for
Social Science:
Measurement, with E.M.
Starmach (Sanderling Press) |
June 1988 |
| 4 |
A Guide to Empirical Research in
Education
|
June 1988 |
| 4 |
Practice Problems for Basic
Empirical Methods (partial copy), with E.M. Starmach |
September 1988 |
| 4 |
Distributions: An Empirical Treatise
for Social Scientists (Sanderling Press) |
1990 |
| 4 |
Reliability: A Quantitative Treatise
for Social Scientists (Sanderling Press) |
1990 |
| 4 |
Scaling (Sanderling
Press) |
1990 |
| 4 |
Hypotheses (Sanderling
Press) |
1991 |
| 4 |
Qualitative Methods: A
Definition (Sanderling Press) |
1991 |
| 4 |
Sampling (Sanderling
Press) |
1991 |
| 4 |
Empirical Methods: An
Introduction (Sanderling Press) |
1991 |
| 4 | Total Quality Management
lecture - Tools of Daily Quality Improvement (handouts and slide copy),
Linn-Benton Community College |
12 November 1992 |
| 4 | Quality Control Tools for
" Doing It With Data" ,
Linn-Benton Community College |
1992 |
| 4 | Using Quality Control Tools
to Solve Problems and Make Decisions (Session 2 - Performing Basic Data
Analysis), Strategies for Quality Improvement Workshop (U.S. Bureau of Mines),
Linn-Benton Community College |
Winter 1993 |
| 4 |
Rubrics Assessment
(English/Thai lecture translations, Kasetsart University) |
1995 |
| 4 |
Introduction to Research
Methods (materials for CI 513 & Ed 562) |
Summer 1995 |
| 4 |
The Use of the F Statistic and the
L.S.D. Test for Significance
|
|
| 4 |
Testing (English/Thai
translations, Kasetsart University) |
1996 |
| 4 |
KU Motor Fitness Test Norms
(English and Thai translations, Kasetsart University) |
15 July 1996 |
| 4 |
Journals and Portfolios
(English/Thai lecture translations, Kasetsart University) |
29 November 1996 |
Series IX: Other Writings, 1984-1995Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 5 |
" History of the
Department" , Agricultural Education Dept. (OSU) 2 copies
|
1984 |
| 5 |
Dunlins and Sanderlings: Under the
Winds of Yaquina (Sanderling Press first printing) 2 copies
|
1988 |
| 5 |
Under the Winds of
Yaquina
Sanderling Press second and third printings 1989 &
1990.
|
1988 |
| 5 |
The Indians of Yaquina Bay
(Sanderling Press) |
1989 |
| 5 |
Je T'aime (Sanderling
Press) |
1993 |
| 5 |
Official Report: 18th SEA Games
'95 (English translation and editing by Courtney) |
1995 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agricultural education--Oregon--Corvallis--History.
- Community colleges--Oregon.
- Education--Research.
- Education--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon.
- Indians of North America--Oregon.
- Teachers--Training of--Oregon.
- Vocational teachers--Training of--United States.
Personal Names
- Courtney, Elwood Wayne, 1931-
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. School of Agriculture--History.
- Oregon State University. School of Education.
- Oregon State College. Dept. of Agricultural Education--History.
Geographical Names
- Yaquina Bay (Or.)
