Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education General Division of Parish Education Records

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)

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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

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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