Professor Elbert K. Fretwell, PhD, was an American academic and early leader in the field of youth development through recreation and extracurricular activity. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Youth development or adolescent development is the process through which adolescents (alternately called Youth or Young adults) acquire the Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. Extracurricular activities are activities performed by Students that fall outside the realm of the normal Curriculum of school or university education He served as the second Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), serving from 1943-1948. The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million Upon his retirement from the BSA, Fretwell was given the title of Chief Scout. The position of Chief Scout in the United Kingdom started with the appointment of Robert Baden-Powell 1st Baron Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement as
His son Elbert K. Fretwell Jr. is also a noted professor of education and served as Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Elbert K Fretwell Jr PhD is an American Academic and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also known as UNC Charlotte or Charlotte) is a public coeducational research intensive university located in
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Academia
Dr. Fretwell was an associate professor of Scouting and recreational leadership and later, professor of education at the Teachers College, Columbia University. Rankings According to US News & World Report, Teachers College Columbia University currently ranks as the #1 Graduate
In 1918 Dr. Fretwell was appointed by the Surgeon General of the United States together with the American Red Cross to supervise recreation work in United States Army "reconstruction hospitals. Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for "
Boy Scouts of America
Professor Fretwell was a volunteer for many years in the Boy Scouts of America. He was recognized for his services with the Silver Buffalo Award in 1939. The Silver Buffalo Award is the national-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America.
Upon the retirement of Dr. James E West in 1943, Dr. Dr James E West ( May 16, 1876 – May 15, 1948) was a lawyer and an advocate of children's rights who become the first professional Fretwell was appointed Chief Scout Executive and served until his retirement in 1948. The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Partial list of works
- Extracurricular Activities in Secondary Schools, EK Fretwell - 1931 - Houghton Mifflin Company
- The School Assembly, EK Fretwell - Sixth Yearbook, National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1922
- Survey of the Public Schools of Philadelphia. Vol. IV, EK Fretwell - The Public Education and Child Labor Association
- Extra-Curricular Activities of the Boys' High Schools, EK Fretwell - Baltimore Survey, 1920
See also
| Boy Scouts of America | ||
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| Preceded by James E. West |
Chief Scout Executive 1943-1948 |
Succeeded by Arthur A. Schuck |
References
Beale, John Robert. Dr James E West ( May 16, 1876 – May 15, 1948) was a lawyer and an advocate of children's rights who become the first professional The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Arthur A Schuck was a long time professional Scouter of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA "Elbert K. Fretwell and the Extra-Curricular Activity Movement 1917-31, New York. " Ph. D. dissertation, Kent State University, 1983.
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