Lynn Ethan Nielsen papers
Scope and Contents
This collection provides a very strong look at trends in elementary school social studies teaching in the 1980s and 1990s. It also gives a good look at character education and male elementary school teachers' vocational choices. More specifically, the collection provides excellent documentation of Malcolm Price Laboratory School curricula and programming in the 1980s and 1990s. Researchers may wish to use this collection in conjunction with several other strong Laboratory School collections: Judith Marshall Finkelstein Papers and Unit III Team Papers.
Dates
- c. 1975-2012
Creator
- Nielsen, Lynn, 1947- (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Materials are open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Lynn Ethan Nielsen was associated with the Malcolm Price Laboratory School and the University of Northern Iowa for almost his entire life. He graduated from both the Laboratory School and the University. He taught and served as principal at the Laboratory School and then taught in the College of Education at the University. At the Laboratory School, Professor Nielsen taught social studies in the lower elementary grades. He and Laboratory School colleagues such as Judith Finkelstein, Joan Duea, Janet McClain, and Jeffrey Blaga developed an exceptionally strong and extensive program on the teaching of Iowa history to elementary school children. The program, Explorations in Iowa History, emphasized the use of primary sources. Professor Nielsen also conducted research on character education and the vocational choices of male elementary school teachers.
Extent
13.40 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
After Professor Nielsen died in April 2015, College of Education staff sent the contents of his office to SC&UA. The Ph.D. thesis was donated by Nielsen's wife, Mary Nielsen, in June 2017.
Processing Information
Collection processed by University Archivist Gerald L. Peterson, July 2015; updated, July 8, 2015 (GP); updated June 7, 2017 by Adjunct Special Collections and University Archives Librarian Rachael Acheson, and Special Collections Coordinator and University Archivist Jaycie Vos. Updated by Library Associate Dave Hoing, February 2018. Linear feet updated September 20, 2017.
- Title
- Lynn Ethan Nielsen papers
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