William Samuel (Bill) Griffith
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William Samuel Griffith was a dedicated adult educator
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, family planning
, agriculture
, correction services - and the development of academic journals which fostered professional communities in each field.
Family was equally important to Bill. While at Pennsylvania State University
, he met and married Beverly Ann Breland - they had three children: Thomas (1956), Kathryn (1958), Rebecca (1960), and five grandchildren.
1955 MSc Louisiana State University - Dairy Science
1953 - 1954 Research Assistantship
1961 - 1963 University of Chicago Professor, Adult Education
1962 - 1963 Carnegie Fellowship
1963 PhD Adult Education University of Chicago
Thesis topic: The Establishment of a Growth Model of Institutions of Adult Education
1968 - 1977 Associate Professor of Education University of Chicago
1971 Visiting Professor of Adult Education North Carolina State University
, Summer program
1971 Adult Education Quarterly with Ann P Hayes
Extension Handbook: Processes and Practices, Second Edition
1972-1973 Fulbright-Hayes Senior Research Fellow: Australian National University; University of Sydney
1975-1977 US National Academy of Sciences - Field Research Associate
1977 - 1983 University of British Columbia Chair: Adult Education Division
1977 - 1996 University of British Columbia Professor - Adult Education
1978 - 1979 Member: Faculty Standing Personnel Committee
1978 - 1982 Education Faculty representative to Agricultural Sciences Faculty
1978 - 1982 Charter Coordinator - Adult Basic Education Consortium
1980 awarded the AEA/USA's Research to Practice Award
1980-1981 Adult Education Association Handbook Series in Adult Education
1981-1983 BC Ministry of Agriculture - project: Expanding Training Opportunities for Extension Workers
1981 - 1984 Coordinator of Program of Studies and Training in Correctional Education
including recipient of $275,000. Donner Foundation grant
1982 - 1996 Lakeside Correctional Institution - Community Liaison Committee
1982 - 1984 President - Northwest Adult Education Association
1983 - 1996 Chair - Canadian Society of Extension - Professional Development Committee
Bill was interested in and worked for Planned Parenthood
; USAID in population education; international education (material from countries ranging from Africa and Asia to Scotland and Sweden), correctional education (particularly for sex offenders), and population education (Planned Parenthood, population education in Egypt).
Other interests: was an active member of the Commission of Adult Education, the President of the Northwest Adult Education Association, the Chairman of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education and the President of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, he also served on the committee of the Adult Education Research Conference.
William Samuel (Bill) Griffiths is listed in Who's Who In America
Adult educator
An adult educator is one who practices the profession of facilitating the learning of adults by applying the principles of androgogy. The broader term of trainer is sometimes used for an adult educator when listing job categories. However, a trainer is not necessarily an adult educator...
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Personal life
Working internationally at both applied and academic levels, Bill contributed intellectual excellence and hard work to a diversity of fields which mattered very much to him: literacyLiteracy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
, family planning
Family planning
Family planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans. Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education, prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections, pre-conception counseling and...
, agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, correction services - and the development of academic journals which fostered professional communities in each field.
Family was equally important to Bill. While at Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, he met and married Beverly Ann Breland - they had three children: Thomas (1956), Kathryn (1958), Rebecca (1960), and five grandchildren.
Academic Life
1953 B Sc Pennsylvania State University- 1950 - 1951 Kroger Fellowship
- 1952 - 1953 KDKA Fellowship
1955 MSc Louisiana State University - Dairy Science
1953 - 1954 Research Assistantship
1961 - 1963 University of Chicago Professor, Adult Education
1962 - 1963 Carnegie Fellowship
1963 PhD Adult Education University of Chicago
Thesis topic: The Establishment of a Growth Model of Institutions of Adult Education
Professional Life
1963 - 1968 Assistant Professor of Education University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
1968 - 1977 Associate Professor of Education University of Chicago
1971 Visiting Professor of Adult Education North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, Summer program
1971 Adult Education Quarterly with Ann P Hayes
Extension Handbook: Processes and Practices, Second Edition
1972-1973 Fulbright-Hayes Senior Research Fellow: Australian National University; University of Sydney
1975-1977 US National Academy of Sciences - Field Research Associate
1977 - 1983 University of British Columbia Chair: Adult Education Division
1977 - 1996 University of British Columbia Professor - Adult Education
1978 - 1979 Member: Faculty Standing Personnel Committee
1978 - 1982 Education Faculty representative to Agricultural Sciences Faculty
1978 - 1982 Charter Coordinator - Adult Basic Education Consortium
1980 awarded the AEA/USA's Research to Practice Award
1980-1981 Adult Education Association Handbook Series in Adult Education
1981-1983 BC Ministry of Agriculture - project: Expanding Training Opportunities for Extension Workers
1981 - 1984 Coordinator of Program of Studies and Training in Correctional Education
including recipient of $275,000. Donner Foundation grant
1982 - 1996 Lakeside Correctional Institution - Community Liaison Committee
1982 - 1984 President - Northwest Adult Education Association
1983 - 1996 Chair - Canadian Society of Extension - Professional Development Committee
Bill was interested in and worked for Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Federation of America , commonly shortened to Planned Parenthood, is the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and one of its larger members. PPFA is a non-profit organization providing reproductive health and maternal and child health services. The...
; USAID in population education; international education (material from countries ranging from Africa and Asia to Scotland and Sweden), correctional education (particularly for sex offenders), and population education (Planned Parenthood, population education in Egypt).
Other interests: was an active member of the Commission of Adult Education, the President of the Northwest Adult Education Association, the Chairman of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education and the President of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, he also served on the committee of the Adult Education Research Conference.
William Samuel (Bill) Griffiths is listed in Who's Who In America