Background
Small, Robert Coleman was born on December 2, 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert Coleman and Edna Eleanor (McCrea) Small.
Small, Robert Coleman was born on December 2, 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert Coleman and Edna Eleanor (McCrea) Small.
Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1958; Master of Arts, University of Virginia, 1960; Doctor of Education, University of Virginia, 1970.
Teacher English, Waynesboro (Virginia) Public Schools, 1960-1961; teacher English, Charlottesville (Virginia) Public Schools, 1961-1968; instructor English, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1968-1970; assistant Professor of English education, Virginia Technology, Blacksburg, 1970-1974; associate professor, Virginia Technology, Blacksburg, 1974-1980; professor, Virginia Technology, Blacksburg, 1980-1990; associate dean, Virginia Technology, Blacksburg, 1975-1984; dean College Edition and Human Development, Radford (Virginia) U. Chairman Conference on English Education, Urbana, Illinois, 1988-1990, Assembly on Literature for Adolescents, Urbana, 1982-1983.
(Two Decades of the Alan Review)
Member National Council Teachers English (Executive Committee 1988-1990, chair standing commission on teacher preparation and certified 1993-1996), International Reading Association (chairman special interest group on adolescent literature 1992-1994, joint task force with National Council Teachers of English on intellectual freedom 1991-1993), Phi Delta Kappa.