Charles Arnold Anderson
BornJanuary 13, 1907
Platte, South Dakota, US
DiedJune 26, 1990
Chicago, Illinois, US
Other namesC. Arnold Anderson
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
SpouseDr. Mary Jean Bowman
ChildrenLloyd Barr
Scientific career
FieldsComparative Education and Rural Sociology

Charles Arnold Anderson (January 13, 1907 - June 26, 1990) was an American educator and scholar, known for his significant contributions to the fields of comparative education and rural sociology. He published under the name C. Arnold Anderson in academic journals.

Personal life and education

He was born in Platte, South Dakota, to Edward Thomas and Edith (Orvis).[1] He grew up in a rural community which would have some influence on his research. Anderson obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1927, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in 1928, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1932, all from the University of Minnesota. Anderson married Mary Jean Bowman on July 18, 1942. Anderson and his wife would collaborate on several research projects together and worked together at the University of Chicago.

Career timeline

Contributions

Anderson made significant contributions to the field of education, publishing over 200 works in journals spanning sociology, education, political science, social mobility, and economics. Anderson helped start the Comparative Education Center at the University of Chicago between 1958 and 1972. He co-edited Education, Economy, and Sociology in 1961 and Education and Economic Growth in 1965. Additionally, he played a key role as the chief editor of the American Journal of Sociology from 1967 to 1973. Anderson was also a consultant for UNESCO and the Ford Foundation.[1]

Research

Anderson's background of growing up in a rural area had a significant impact on him and his research interests, according to the conversations between him and Phillip Foster who worked with him at the University of Chicago.[2] Anderson showed sympathy towards the rural community and through his research he worked on things like policy change, in economics and education in underdeveloped areas. Anderson's mentor at the University of Minnesota was Pitirim Alexandrovitch Sorokin, who shared a similar interest in rural life due to his upbringing and influenced Anderson's later work. While Anderson was at the University of Chicago, he worked on researching comparative education and helped with the creation of the Comparative Education Center at the university. Comparative education is a discipline in social science that evaluates different educational systems around the world in order to form better structures for them.[3] Foster would say Anderson focused on the "demographics of education," which looks at patterns in educational development.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The University of Chicago Library - The University of Chicago Library". www.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ↑ Foster, Philip (1991). "C. Arnold Anderson: A Personal Memoir". Comparative Education Review. 35 (2): 215–221. ISSN 0010-4086.
  3. ↑ "Comparative Education - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ↑ Epstein, Erwin H. (2019-07-01). North American Scholars of Comparative Education: Examining the Work and Influence of Notable 20th Century Comparativists. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-02060-1.
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