Edward Austin Sheldon (October 4, 1823 – August 26, 1897) was an American educator, and the founding president of
State University of New York at Oswego (then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School). He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of
Syracuse, New York and
Oswego, New York. Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi into American education through the
Oswego Movement.
[''Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education'', Dorothy Rogers, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, 1961] His daughter was educator
Mary Sheldon Barnes.
References
External links
''New Studies in Education: The Oswego Movement in American Education'', by Ned H. Dearborn, 1925''Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education; A Century in the Sheldon Tradition'', Dorothy Rogers, 1961''The Autobiography of Edward Austin Sheldon'', ed. Mary Sheldon Barnes, 1911
Hamilton College (New York) alumni
Presidents of campuses of the State University of New York
1823 births
1897 deaths
People from Oswego, New York
People from Perry, New York
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