Hugh Sockett Institute for Educational Transformation Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Hugh Sockett Institute for Educational Transformation Records must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

Hugh Sockett Institute for Educational Transformation Records, R0150, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
14 boxes
Creator:
Sockett, Hugh
Abstract:
The Hugh Sockett Institute for Educational Transformation Records contains the records Hugh Sockett collected during his time as the director for the IET as well as the records of programs that were run by the IET.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Hugh Sockett Institute for Educational Transformation Records, R0150, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Hugh Sockett Institute for Educational Transformation Records contains files dating to the inception of the Institute for Educational Transformation to the end of Hugh Sockett's time as Director. Included are files detailing various projects the Institute worked on under Dr. Sockett, from the Urban Alternative to other projects dedicated to helping improve teachers in Arlington, Prince William County and other places across Northern Virginia. There are also documents detailing the change from the academic focus the Institute for Educational Transformation had to the Master's program it became and the Education Quality Fund created under the IET to serve as financial aid for teacher programs and research.

Biographical / historical:

The Institute for Educational Transformation was founded in 1991 by Professor Hugh Sockett and is based in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. The purpose of the IET was to support teachers and other educators in conducting research to improve the quality of learning in public schools. The IET also served to build up funds for the Educational Quality Fund, consisting of grants to be given out to teacher researchers. In 1999, the academic IET was abolished and redesigned as a program in the Graduate School of Education named "Masters in New Professional Studies (Teaching)."

Acquisition information:
Donated by Hugh Sockett in May 2017.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Zac Greenfield in Junee 2017. EAD markup completed by Zac Greenfield in Junee 2017.

Arrangement:

Content is arranged as close to original order as possible.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard