Background
Fields, Ralph Raymond was born on April 29, 1907 in Prescott, Arizona, United States. Son of Ralph Henson and Edna (Holmes) Fields.
Fields, Ralph Raymond was born on April 29, 1907 in Prescott, Arizona, United States. Son of Ralph Henson and Edna (Holmes) Fields.
Student, Phoenix Junior College, 1924-1926; Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Arizona, 1929; A.M., Stanford University, 1934; Doctor of Education, Stanford University, 1940.
Instructor, Phoenix Union High School, 1930-1934;
assistant director research and guidance, Phoenix Union High School, 1934-1935;
curriculum field secretary, Stanford University Santa Barbara Curriculum Project, 1936-1938;
assistant professor education, Stanford, 1938-1941;
curriculum director, San Jose (California) Unified School District, 1941-1942;
assistant superintendent schools, San Jose (California) Unified School District, 1942-1945;
superintendent schools, San Jose (California) Unified School District, 1945-1947;
associate superintendent, chief division instruction, California State Department Education, 1947-1948;
Executive officer division of instruction, professor education, Teachers College, Columbia, 1948-1950;
director division instruction, professor education, Teachers College, Columbia, 1950-1959;
associate dean, Teachers College, Columbia, 1959-1961;
professor higher education, Teachers College, Columbia, 1961-1974;
professor emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia, since 1974. Chief party Teachers College International Cooperation Administration Mission, East Africa, 1961-1962, Agency for International Development sponsored project in, Peru, 1966-1968. Director Office Overseas Projects, 1969-1971.
Chief party Teachers College Agency for International Development sponsored project in, Afghanistan, 1971-1974. Member survey staff for P.R. public schools, 1948-1949. Member California State Curriculum Commission, 1945-1947.
Director or consultant educational workshops and curriculum programs. Director Community College Study, Pennsylvania Board Education, 1964-1965. Liaison officer, consultant Associate Colls.
Mid-Hudson Area.
Chairman The California Framework Committee, 1947-1948. Member National Education Association, American Association of University Professors, American Association School Administrators, American Educational Research Association, American Association Junior Colleges (chairman committee on curriculum and adult education 1952-1953).
Married Catherine Julia Tinker, August 24, 1931. Children: Ralph Rodney, Kay Louise.