Background
Bagley, William Chandler was born on March 15, 1874 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William Chase and Ruth (Walker) Bagley.
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Bagley, William Chandler was born on March 15, 1874 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William Chase and Ruth (Walker) Bagley.
He graduated in 1895 from Michigan State College, currently called Michigan State University. Completed Master of Surgery, in 1898, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1898. And was awarded Doctor of Philosophy by Cornell University in 1900.
He taught in elementary schools before becoming (1908) professor of education at the University of Illinois, where he served as the director of the School of Education from 1908 until 1917. He was professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia, from 1917 to 1940. Of his many works, Education and Emergent Manitoba (1934) contains the clearest exposition of his educational philosophy.
His other writings include:
The Educative Process (1905).
Education and Utility (1909). Educational Values (1911).
Craftsmanship in Teaching by William Chandler Bagley at Project Gutenberg (1911). School Discipline (1914).
History of the American People (1923, co-authored with Charles A Beard)
Determinism in Education (1925).
Education, Crime, and Social Progress (1931). Bagley was editor in chief of the Journal of the National Education Association (1920-1925) and School and Society (1939-1946), which he founded in 1915.
An opponent of pragmatism and progressive education, Bagley insisted on the value of knowledge for its own sake, not merely as an instrument, and he criticized his colleagues for their failure to emphasize systematic study of academic subjects.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Education Association (editor Journal, 1920-1925.
Married Florence MacLean Winger, August 14, 1901. Children: Ruth West., Joseph West. (deceased), William C., Florence West. (deceased).