https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/904 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/7197 <p>The Merrill-Palmer Institute was founded in 1920 by an endowment from Lizzie Merrill Palmer. Throughout its 61years of independent operation, the Institute was greatly respected and internationally known as one of the top institutions for education, training and research in Child Development. Merrill-Palmer staff conducted and published studies on families and children, operated a nursery school, children’s camps and clubs, offered marriage and family counseling, and performed community service work. The Institute accepted undergraduate and graduate students from the U. S. and internationally and taught courses and provided research and laboratory experience unavailable elsewhere.</p> <p>The collection illustrates the Institute’s commitment to research, education, and outreach through documentation of its programs, projects, and administration. It includes research and studies the Institute undertook, course information, nursery school, camp and club information, correspondence with students, individuals and organizations, presidential and faculty files, and day to day operational information. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/7197#comments Child care Child psychology Child therapy Children in wartime Community education Community service Education Education, Higher Education, Preschool Family services Home economics Human potential movement Merrill-Palmer Institute Nutrition--in infancy &amp; childhood Skillman Center for Children Teachers--Training of Urban youth Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:18:00 -0500 drice 7197 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/6916 <p>Dr. William Wakefield McKee was with the Merrill-Palmer Institute for 30 years in a variety of roles. He began as a faculty member in 1953, became Vice-President in 1957 and served as Acting-President during the 1973-73 school year, eventually retiring in 1983. McKee received his B. A. from the University of North Carolina, his B. D. from Yale Divinity School, a S. T. M. from Union Theological Seminary, NY, and his Ph. D. from Yale. Prior to coming to Merrill-Palmer he worked for the YMCA, the American Friends Service Commission, and the Edward W. Hagen Foundation. In addition to his work at the institute McKee was also active on many Detroit area boards of directors and trustees including the Highland Park School District, Girl Scouts of Metropolitan Detroit, Homemaker Service of Detroit, and Michigan Adult Education.</p> <p>The collection covers his years at Merrill-Palmer and highlights his flexibility to work for four different presidents, each with their own visions for the institute. It documents his teaching and advising duties of both graduate and undergraduate students, his work on various institute committees and boards, his responsibilities as Chairman of the Teaching Area of the institute as well as his administrative duties as Vice-President.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/6916#comments Child care Child therapy Community education Community service Education, Higher Education, Preschool Family services Home economics Human potential movement Merrill-Palmer Institute Teachers--Training of Urban youth Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:00:56 -0400 drice 6916 at https://reuther.wayne.edu