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Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Title: Howard Kirschenbaum papers
Creator:
Kirschenbaum, Howard (1944-)
Identifier/Call Number: HPA Mss 58
Physical Description:
12 Linear Feet;
(12 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1960-2009
Abstract: Papers of Howard Kirschenbaum, an American researcher, educator, author, and historian in the field of humanistic psychology.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Language of Material:
English.
The collection is arranged by topic into 3 series:
- Series 1: Professional papers
- Series 2: Humanistic Education materials
- Series 3: Writing materials
Howard Kirschenbaum is an American educator, author, researcher, and historian in the field of humanistic psychology. He is
currently a Professor Emeritus of University of Rochester's Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development's
Counseling and Human Development Department.
He received his B.A. degree in literature from The New School for Social Research in 1966, going on to earn his M.A. degree
in Teaching and PhD in Educational Psychology at Temple University in 1968 and 1975, respectively. After graduating, Kirschenbaum
taught as a Guest and Adjunct Faculty at several universities and institutions until 1997, when he joined the Margaret Warner
Graduate School of Education and Human Development at University of Rochester as Frontier Professor of School, Family and
Community Relations. From 2000 to 2006, in addition to teaching, he was the Warner School's Chair of the Department of Counseling
and Human Development and Chair and Member of the Human Subjects Committee. His curriculum often focused on courses in values
and character education.
Kirschenbaum has also held several administrative positions throughout his career. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, he served
as the Executive Director of the Sagamore Institute, formerly the Adirondack Mountain Humanistic Education Center and the
National Humanistic Education Center. In the early 1980s, he served as the Executive Director of the National Coalition for
Democracy in Education.
His research specializations include values clarification, values and character education, humanistic education, and Carl
Rogers and the person-centered approach to counseling and psychotherapy. He has helped develop models and methods that promote
progressive, constructivist approaches to counseling, education and the helping professions. Kirschenbaum's books include
The Life and Work of Carl Rogers, One Hundred Ways to Enhance Values and Morality in Schools and Youth Settings, Wad-Ja-Get?
The Grading Game in American Education, and Coming of Age in the Baby Boom: A Memoir of Personal Development, Social Action,
Education Reform and Adirondack Preservation.
The collection is open for research.
Some files in this collection may contain restricted materials under the the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.
Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through
the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to
the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator
and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department
of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of
California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is
not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Howard Kirschenbaum, May 2009.
[Identification of Item], Howard Kirschenbaum papers, HPA Mss 58. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
The collection contains materials produced and compiled by Howard Kirschenbaum throughout his work in the field of humanistic
psychology, particularly related to his work in humanistic education, values clarification, values and character education,
grading and evaluation reform, and related areas.
Materials may include program and teaching materials, correspondence, drafts and manuscripts, audio visual materials, and
other reference materials.
In box descriptions, "F" indicates an individual file folder, and additional descriptive notes were prepared by Howard Kirschenbaum
to provide further context.