UAB School of Education
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| UAB School of Education | |
|---|---|
| Name | UAB School of Education |
| Established | 1950s |
| Type | Public |
| City | Birmingham |
| State | Alabama |
| Country | United States |
| Parent | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
UAB School of Education is a professional school within the University of Alabama at Birmingham offering teacher preparation, counseling, leadership, and allied programs. The school operates in an urban research university environment connected to regional institutions and national initiatives, drawing collaborations with University of Alabama System, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, American Council on Education, and local districts such as Birmingham City Schools. It combines practitioner-oriented training with applied research engaged with entities like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vulcan Materials Company, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Alabama Department of Public Health, and statewide consortia.
History
The school's origins date to mid-20th century expansions of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and postwar professionalization trends influenced by leaders associated with National Education Association, Carnegie Corporation, Ford Foundation, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and state reforms led by the Alabama State Department of Education. Early faculty connections included doctoral alumni from Teachers College, Columbia University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of Chicago, Stanford University, University of Michigan, and Vanderbilt University who advanced certification pathways used in collaborations with Jefferson County Board of Education, Tuscaloosa County School System, Montgomery Public Schools, and regional consortia. Throughout the late 20th century the school expanded graduate offerings responding to federal initiatives such as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act revisions, accreditation from Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and partnerships with research funders like the Institute of Education Sciences and National Institutes of Health.
Academic programs
Programs include undergraduate teacher preparation, graduate degrees in counseling, instructional leadership, special education, educational psychology, and doctoral training in applied research linked to agencies like Alabama Rural Health Association, United Way of Central Alabama, Teach For America, Peace Corps, and professional bodies such as American Psychological Association, Council for Exceptional Children, and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Degree pathways feature certification aligned with licensure standards from the Alabama State Department of Education and national credentials recognized by National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and affiliations with Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. Joint and interdisciplinary offerings integrate coursework with units such as UAB School of Medicine, UAB School of Public Health, UAB Department of Psychology, UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center, and regional colleges like Samford University and Auburn University.
Research and centers
Research centers focus on K–12 improvement, community engagement, assessment science, literacy, STEM education, and mental health in schools, collaborating with funders and partners including Department of Defense Education Activity, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Johns Hopkins University, University of Alabama, and Georgia State University. Active units have worked on federally supported projects akin to initiatives from the Institute of Education Sciences, National Science Foundation, and health-related studies with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health. The school hosts centers and labs that convene stakeholders from Birmingham Board of Education, Alabama Power Company, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, and non-profits such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Faculty and staff
Faculty include teacher educators, counselors, researchers, and clinician-scholars with training or appointments tied to institutions like Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Chicago, Stanford University, University of Michigan, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Indiana University, Vanderbilt University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Boston University, Cornell University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Michigan State University, Penn State University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Emory University, Rice University, Texas A&M University, University of Virginia, University of Minnesota, Rutgers University, University of Washington, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Southern Methodist University, Wake Forest University, Brandeis University, Brown University, New York University, University of Colorado Boulder, Purdue University, Clemson University, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Maryland, University of Kentucky, University of Kansas, Stony Brook University, University of Oregon, University of Arizona and regional scholars from Auburn University at Montgomery and Jacksonville State University. Staff provide student services and program administration in coordination with offices such as UAB Office of Student Affairs, UAB Career Services, UAB Graduate School, and municipal partners including City of Birmingham, Alabama.
Student life and organizations
Students engage with professional organizations and campus groups including chapters of Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, Chi Sigma Iota, American Counseling Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Association for Multicultural Education, Council for Exceptional Children, Society for Research in Child Development, American Educational Research Association, and service groups tied to AmeriCorps, Teach For America, Peace Corps, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, YWCA, and local civic partners like Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Extracurricular activities connect students to campus entities such as UAB Student Government Association, UAB Graduate Student Association, UAB Career Services, UAB Recreation and Wellness, and community internships with Jefferson County Health Department and Children's of Alabama.
Admissions and rankings
Admissions consider undergraduate GPA, test scores, professional experience, and alignment with certification requirements administered by the Alabama State Department of Education, with graduate admissions coordinated through the UAB Graduate School. Rankings and evaluations reference assessments by bodies including U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and grant competitiveness for programs funded by the National Science Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, and National Institutes of Health.
Facilities and partnerships
Facilities encompass teaching labs, counseling clinics, research labs, and collaboration spaces proximate to UAB Hospital, UAB Civitan International Research Center, UAB Blazer Hall, UAB Hill University Center, Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex, and community partners such as Birmingham Education Foundation, Jefferson County Board of Education, Birmingham Museum of Art, McWane Science Center, Southern Research, Alabama Power Company, and regional school systems including Shelby County Schools and Madison City Schools. Partnerships extend to national networks and consortia including American Institutes for Research, RAND Corporation, EDUCAUSE, Achieve, Inc., Council for Opportunity in Education, and philanthropic collaborators such as the Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, and Ford Foundation.