Richard Edmund Gross

Background

Gross, Richard Edmund was born on May 25, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edmund Nicholas and Florence (Gallistel) Gross.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1942; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1946; Doctor of Education, Stanford University, 1951.

Career

Junior personnel officer, Federal Security Agency, Milwaukee, 1942-1943; teacher, Central High School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1943-1948; instructor, Menlo school and College, Menlo Park, California, 1948-1951; associate professor, Florida State University, 1951-1955; member of faculty, School Education, Stanford University, since 1955; professor, School Education, Stanford University, since 1965; chairman curriculum and teacher education, School Education, Stanford University, 1977-1990. Chief consultant central committee social studies California Department Education, 1958-1960. Fulbright lecturer teacher education U. Wales, Swansea, 1961-1962.

Guest professor American Institute, U. Frankfurt, Germany, 1968-1969. Educational adviser World Bank Pilot Center project U. Santiago, Spain, 1973. Visiting professor Monash U., Melbourne, Australia, 1976.

Curriculum consultant to schools, since 1952. Guest lecturer Taiwan Teachers Institute, Taipei, 1990, Seoul National U., Republic of Korea, 1995. Bicentennial lecturer U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1987.

Advisory board Education Policy Committee, 1958-1968. Chairman national advisory board E.R.I.C. Social Science Center, U. Colorado, 1969-1971. Director social studies, adviser Addison-Wesley Publs., 1970-1983.

Board directors California Institute International Studies, Institute.Devel. Human Resources; co-director national citizenship education study, 1985-1993.

Achievements

• Richard Edmund Gross has been listed as a noteworthy education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Heritage of American Education

    (Book devoted to the heritage of American education coveri...)

  • Designing Effective Instruction for Secondary Social Studies (3rd Edition)

    (With its trademark seven-part organization, the new editi...)

  • Designing Effective Instruction for Secondary Social Studies

    (As an essential methods and curriculum guide for teachers...)

  • Social Science Perspectives on Citizenship Education

    (This anthology examines the role and current conditions o...)

  • Winning the West 1700-1900 (Profile of America series)
  • What should we be teaching in the social studies (Fastback)
  • British secondary education: Overview and appraisal
  • Educating citizens for democracy: Curriculum and instruction in secondary social studies
  • Designing Effective Instruction for Secondary Social Studies by Thomas L. Dynneson Richard E. Gross Michael J. Berson (2007-03-23) Paperback

Membership

Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Association of University Professors, National Education Association, National Council Social Studies (president 1967, Career Research award 1990), National Society Study Education, American Academy Political and Social Science, History of Education Society, World Association Civic Education (executive committee), Phi Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta Tau, Phi Delta Kappa (Hilda Taba honorary award, 1988).

Connections

Married Jane Clare Hartl, May 25, 1943. Children: Kathryn Ann, Elaine Clare, Edmund Ralph, John Richard.

Father:

Edmund Nicholas Gross

Mother:

Florence (Gallistel) Gross

Spouse:

Jane Clare Hartl

child:

Edmund Ralph Gross

child:

Kathryn Ann Gross

child:

Elaine Clare Gross

child:

John Richard Gross