J.
Roby Kidd Vita
The
Adult Education History Project
Based
on Information in the Syracuse University Library Archives
Translated
for the WWW by Roger Hiemstra
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Person
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J. R. Kidd.
[James
Robbins Kidd; J. Roby Kidd; Roby Kidd]
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Edited by
Roger Hiemstra from data compiled by Mary Beth Hinton, 2/9/90. Most data came from (a) a biographical sketch
entitled James Robbins Kidd (J. Roby Kidd), author not given, and currently in
the possession of Roger Hiemstra, and from (b) a person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989.
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Papers at
the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education [OISE], Toronto; Robert Carlson,
an Adult Education professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, has
carried out some biographical research; in addition see Cochraine, Nancy J. and
Associates. J. R. KIDD: AN INTERNATIONAL LEGACY OF LEARNING. Vancouver:
Centre for Continuing Education, University of British Columbia,
1986. A review of this book appears in
the ADULT EDUCATION QUARTERLY 39 (1988):
57-58.
[source: Roger Hiemstra]
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Born in Wapella,
Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of John and
Muriel (Robbins) Kidd. Married Margaret
Edith, 1941-08-18. Children: Bruce, Ross, Alice, David, and Dorothy. Raised in Gibson's Landing, British
Columbia. First Canadian citizen to
earn doctorate in adult education.
Awarded the Order of Canada, 1975.
Awarded Tolley Medal in 1973 by Syracuse University [SU]. After his death in 1982, was named a fellow
of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education [OISE].
[sources: A biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS
KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not given; a person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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19140504
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A
biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not
given.
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19820321
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A
biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not
given.
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1932--Prince
of Wales High School, Vancouver, graduated with honors.
1938--B.A.,
Sir George Williams University, Montreal.
1943--M.A.,
McGill University, Montreal.
1947--Ed.D.,
Adult Education, Columbia University, New York, NY.
1961--Hon.
L.L.D.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
1975--Hon. L.L.D.,
Trent Uniiversity.
1975--Hon.
L.L.D., McGill University.
1980--Hon.
L.L.D., Laurencan University.
1981--Hon.
L.L.D., York University.
[source: A person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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1935-43--Secretary,
YMCA, Montreal.
1943-45--Secretary,
YMCA, Ottawa.
1945-47--Veterans
Councilor, YMCA, New York, NY.
1947-50--Associate
Director, Canadian Association for Adult Education [CAAE].
1950-61--Director,
Canadian Association for Adult Education [CAAE].
1954-57--Extra-mural
Department of the University College, West Indies.
1961-65--Executive
Secretary, Overseas Institute of Canada.
1965-66--Consultant,
University of Rajasthan, India.
1966-82--Chairman,
Department of Adult Education, Ontario Institute of Studies on Education
[OISE].
1947-50--Organizer,
Canadian Film Awards and Canadian Radio Awards.
1954-57--Carnegie
Corporation Consultant, University of West Indies.
1956-61--Program
Chairman, Canadian Conference on Education.
1958-60--National
Chairman, Canadian Library Week.
1959-61--President,
Adult Education Division, World Conference Organization of Teaching
Professionals [WCOTP].
1961-65--UN
ASN: Secretary-Treasurer, Humanities Research Council of Canada and Social
Sciences Research Council of Canada.
1961-66--Chairman,
International Committee for Advancement of Adult Education, UNESCO.
1963--Ford
Foundation consultant, University of Alaska.
1964-65--National
President, International Cooperation Year, Canada.
1973-79--Secretary-Genereral,
International Council for Adult Education.
1979-82--Treasurer,
International Council for Adult Education.
1964-65--Honorary
President, Canadian Union Studies.
[source: A person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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Adult
education.
Adult
learning theory.
Canadian
adult education.
CITIZENSHIP
EDUCATION.
Continuing
professional education.
CONVERGENCE
(a journal).
Educational
film and broadcasting.
International
Council for Adult Education.
International
education.
LIBERAL
ADULT EDUCATION.
Lifelong
learning.
Literacy.
PUBLIC
AFFAIRS EDUCATION.
Volunteerism.
World
literacy.
[sources: A biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS
KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not given; a person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989; Roger Hiemstra]
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Corbett,
Edward; considered Edward Corbett, first Director of Canadian Association for
Adult Education [CAAE] his mentor.
Dewey, John;
influenced by John Dewey of the liberal, developmental school of education.
deWolfe,
Louis, referred often to Louis deWolfe, Canadian educator.
Lindeman,
Eduard; admired Eduard Lindeman, with whom he worked in New York during
graduate study.
McGee, Paul;
worked with Paul McGee and Julius Nolte when a UNESCO advisor at the University
of Alaska.
Nolte,
Julius; see above.
Nyerere,
Julius, K.; admired Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania.
Robbins,
John; a close colleague and life mentor was John Robbins, who wrote DEPENDENCY
OF YOUTH, an economic and demographic profile of Canadian youth.
Woodsworth,
J. S.; influenced by ideas and actions of this pioneer socialist, founder of
first Socialist party in Canada.
[source: Biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS KIDD
(J. ROBY KIDD), author not given; a person vita prepared by Indra Balachandran,
ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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Adult Union
of Students.
Bon Echo
Foundation (founder).
Canadian
Association for Adult Education [CAAE].
Canadian
Centenary Council.
Canadian
Citizenship Council.
Canadian
Council for International Cooperation.
Canadian
Film Institute National Board.
Canadian
International Development Agency.
Carnegie
Corporation (consultant).
Centennial
International Development Program.
Citizens
Forum (part of CAAE).
Ford
Foundation (consultant).
Fund for
Adult Education [FAE].
Humanities
and the Social Sciences Research Councils ofCanada.
Indian-Eskimo
Association of Canada.
International
Council for Adult Education [ICAE].
Joint
Planning Commission (part of CAAE).
National
Farm Radio Forum (part of CAAE).
Overseas
Book Centre.
Overseas
Institute of Canada.
Reader's
Club of Canada.
Unesco
[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization].
World
Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession [WCOTP].
Young Men's
Christian Association [YMCA].
[source: A person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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Appointed Jury
Member by the Director General of UNESCO [United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization] World Literacy Project, 1974-1975.
Established
first comparative studies program in adult education at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
[OISE}.
First
President of Canadian Library Week.
Founded
CONVERGENCE, a quarterly international multilingual journal on adult education.
Founded
International Council for Adult Education
[ICAE]in 1973.
Was first
Chairman of Adult Education Department at the Ontario Institute of Studies in
Education [OISE].
Helped
create Carlton College, designed for civil servants.
Helped set
up Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education.
Involved in
Indo-Columbo Plan, a joint venture of the Canadian International Development
Agency,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and the Government of India,
1965-1966.
National
Chairman, Canadian Labor Week, 1958-1960.
Organized
Canadian Film Awards and Canadian Radio Awards, 1947-50.
Organized
first National Conference of Continuing Professional Education in Canada.
Program
Chairman, Canadian Conference on Education, 1950-1961.
[sources: A biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS
KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not given; a person vita prepared by Indra Balachandran,
ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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Alaska (was
Ford Foundation Consultant to University of Alaska).
Caribbean/West
Indies (was consultant to University of West Indies, 1956-1957).
China
(cultural and educational exchange).
India (helped
expand continuing education and extension activities of the University of
Rajasthan through the Indo-Columbo Plan).
Initiated
correspondence courses in universities in North America, Asia, Africa, and West
Indies.
New York
City (attended Columbia University).
Various
Canadian cities (especially Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto).
Visited
Soviet Union and Vietnam and brought them into the International Council for
Adult Education [ICAE]. .
[source: A biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS
KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not given; a person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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Published
more than 20 books and at least one thousand articles, papers, reports, and
pamphlets. The following is a
particularly important book:
Kidd, J.
R. HOW ADULTS LEARN. New York, NY: Association Press, 1959. This book was revised in 1973. It became a
standard text in the field and was translated into more than ten languages.
Kidd was founder
and editor for years of CONVERGENCE, the first international journal on adult
education, published in four languages.
[source: Abiographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS
KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not given.
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THE CANADIAN
WHO'S WHO. Vols. xii, xiii, xiv, and
xviii. Toronto: Who's Who Canadian Publication, Canada,
1967-69, 1970-73, 1976-79, and 1983.
Cochraine,
Nancy J. and Associates. J. R.
KIDD: AN INTERNATIONAL LEGACY OF
LEARNING. Vancouver: Center for
Continuing Education, University of British Columbia in cooperation with the
International Council for Adult Education [ICAE], 1986.
Thomas,
Alan. M. Roby Kidd-Intellectual
Voyageur. In TWENTIETH CENTURY THINKERS
IN ADULT EDUCATION, edited by Peter Jarvis, 188-214. London: Croom-Helm, 1987.
[source: A biographical sketch entitled JAMES ROBBINS
KIDD (J. ROBY KIDD), author not given; a person vita prepared by Indra
Balachandran, ATE 611 student, Fall, 1989]
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[Postscript: J. Roby Kidd was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in 1997.]
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