OBJECTIVES
Teaching:

1. Provide instruction needed in credit courses to train effective teachers for the public and private elementary and secondary schools of the region.
   
2. Provide instruction in health and physical education needed by the University community.
   
3. Provide instruction needed to prepare psychologists and counselors for the region.

Service:

1. Serve as consultants to local schools, school systems, and other human service agencies.
   
2. Represent the University in professional organizations as members and officers.
   
3. Serve on Departmental, College, and University faculty and administrative committees.
   
4. Serve as consultants to other divisions of the University on problems requiring special expertise found in the College of Education.

Research:

1. Conduct both action and theoretical research in areas of education, health and physical activity, psychology, and counseling
   
2. Provide other divisions of the University with technical assistance in research design and data analysis.
   
3. Train students in both education and psychology to do research as well as to be effective consumers of research.
   
4. Assist students, especially graduate students, in getting research published.