The Kenneth W. Haskins Legacy Project

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=140 BGCOLOR="#9966CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04100a20ezthtv.gif"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kings Psychology Network"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     |     </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Papyrus" ><I><B>King's Psychology Network</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet Your Professor"><U>Meet Your Professor</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Info"><U>Contact Info</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id311.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books"><U>Books</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id312.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fulbright US Scholars Award"><U>Fulbright US Scholars Award</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Favorite Web Links"><U> Favorite Web Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id287.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Featured Videos"><U>Featured Videos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Projects Web Sites"><U>Student Projects & Web Sites</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id225.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GameNew WorldQuest"><U>Game-New WorldQuest</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Effective Study Strategies"><U> Effective Study Strategies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ArtWatercolors 1"><U>Art-Watercolors 1</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id219.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ArtWatercolors 2"><U>Art-Watercolors 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Soft Pastels"><U> Art- Soft Pastels</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id228.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Digital Art Photography I"><U>Digital Art & Photography I</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id229.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Digital Art Photography II"><U>Digital Art & Photography II</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Artists"><U>Guest Artists</U></A>   |   <B>The Kenneth W. Haskins Legacy Project</B>   |   <A HREF="id165.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Search This Site"><U>Search This Site</U></A></div> <div> <B>The Kenneth W. Haskins Legacy Project</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="149ca5780.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="149aa5940.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>Kenneth W. Haskins (Far Right)</I></div> <div> Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of the Principal's Center, HGSE</div> <div> President, Roxbury Community College, Roxbury MA, 1978-1982</div> <div> Doctor of Humane Letters, Northeastern University, 1979 </div> <div> <I><B>Photo Credit: Archives-Freedom House, Inc. Institute on Schools and Education</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="149ead130.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Choosing Equality: The Case for Democratic Schooling.</B> Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1985</div> <div> ___</div> <div> <B>Core Committee Members</B></div> <div> <B>HGSE Alumni: </B></div> <div> Sharon Artis-Jackson, EdD, `86 </div> <div> Sulayman Clark, EdD, `84 </div> <div> Helaine Daniels, EdD, `81 </div> <div> Warren Hayman, EdD, 78, <I>Chair </I></div> <div> Rosalyn M. King, EdD, `79, <I>Co-Chair </I></div> <div> William Thompson, EdD, `84 </div> <bR> <div> <B>HGSE Faculty Contact: </B></div> <div> Pamela Mason, M.A.T.,'70; EdD, `75 </div> <bR> <div> <B>Ex-Officio </B></div> <div> Verna Haskins Denny & Bari Haskins Jackson, Daughters of Kenneth W. Haskins </div> <div>  </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=340 BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="the_kenneth_w__haskins_legacy_project"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>The Kenneth W. Haskins Legacy Project</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="14aaaa7f0.jpg" border=0 width="682" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> (Scroll down to view the documentary film.)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Who Was Kenneth W. Haskins?</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>"The opportunities now before us to reform education are also opportunities to recover democratic aspirations and prepare ourselves and our children to build a more decent society. </I></div> <div> <I>The necessity of democratic reform lies in the millions of lives diminished and the millions of dreams deferred by continuing school failure. The possibility of democratic reform lies with citizens who choose equality </I></div> <div> <I>as the standard of social progress and the measure of their own empowerment."  </I><I>(</I><I>Haskins, et. al, p.182 )</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Choosing Equality: The Case for Democratic Schooling. </B>Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1985 </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Kenneth W. Haskins </B>earned a <I>B.S. </I>in sociology from Long Island University and an <I>M.S.S. </I>in social work from the Adelphi School of Social Work. He studied other specialized courses in administration and supervision from the New York School of Social Work and Hunter College. He was awarded an <I>Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters </I>from Northeastern University in 1979. </div> <bR> <div>  Haskins had a long association with the <I>Harvard Graduate School of Education </I>(HGSE) from 1969-1987. He began his career at HGSE as an <I>Alfred North Whitehead Fellow </I>from 1969-1970, while also serving as <I>Chief Consultant at the Morgan Community School</I>. After this fellowship he was appointed <I>Professor and Dean of the Howard University School of Social Work. </I></div> <bR> <div> He returned to HGSE in 1971-1973, as a <I>Lecturer and Faculty Director of the Inner-City Program of Trainers of Teacher Trainers. </I>After directing this program, he was a finalist for the role of Superintendent of Schools in Washington, DC and upon the appointment of Barbara Sizemore as Superintendent, Haskins was appointed <I>Vice Superintendent of DC Public Schools </I>and served for one year (1973-1974) before returning to HGSE in 1975, as Lecturer and Director of Field Placement Services. As Lecturer, he taught in the <I>Administration, Planning and Social Policy </I>program and was a research associate and eventually interim director of the <I>Center for Urban Studies. </I></div> <bR> <div> He remained at Harvard until his appointment as <I>President, Roxbury Community College </I>(RCC) from 1978-1982. Haskins was awarded an honorary doctorate from Northeastern University for his pioneering and innovative work during his tenure at RCC. He was successful and recognized for achieving accreditation for the College. </div> <bR> <div> After leaving this appointment, he returned to the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1982 as a <I>Senior Lecturer and Co-director of the Principal's Center, </I>where heads of elementary and secondary schools are trained annually in a special leadership institute. </div> <div> Courses taught by Haskins at HGSE include <I>Urban Education, Community Politics and Education </I>and <I>Independent Study</I>. He continued his work at HGSE until retirement in 1987. </div> <bR> <div> Most of Haskins' work and projects were cutting edge appointments where he was the first to pave the way for the development of new models of innovative programming. He was a phenomenological theorist and practitioner. Haskins used a combination of theoretical and research approaches including phenomenology, ethnography, hermeneutics, heuristics, and grounded theory. </div> <bR> <div> He was instrumental in establishing new and innovative models of teaching, instructional design, and learning modalities. Haskins looked to the communities surrounding educational institutions as a vital and underutilized resource. The outcomes of his work led to significant implications for educational practice, leadership, administration, research, theory, and educational, social, and public policy. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>To Read the Complete Biography Click Below:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-5287/Biographical_Sketch_of_Kenneth_W._Haskins_and_Publications-Final.pdf"><u>Biographical_Sketch_of_Kenneth_W._Haskins_and_Publications-Final.pdf</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="14ab29400.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="see_the_documentary_film"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>See the Documentary Film</B></div> <bR> <div>  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m29rxWnRMXg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>About the Legacy Project</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>The Kenneth W. Haskins Legacy Project</I><I><B> </B></I>was organized to recognize the importance of the life and work of Kenneth W. Haskins, Senior Lecturer, and the significant contributions he made to the work and mission of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the academy of education, nation, and world. This initiative began thirty-five (35) years ago in 1987 upon the retirement of Kenneth Haskins from HGSE, and the formation of a Steering Committee by HGSE which included the former dean, Paul Ylvisaker, and other faculty and alumni. The initiative was named <I>The Ken Haskins Fund </I>for the purpose of supporting initiatives aimed to fulfill the role he played in promoting urban & community education and research and attracting minority scholars at HGSE among other educational ventures. The Committee believed this to be important to continuing the momentum and establishing an institutional legacy. There also was a call for developing student scholarship, sponsoring periodic forums and exchange, developing special topical projects related to the continued promotion of the importance of a focus on urban education at HGSE. This was the pledge, along with the continued recognition of the work and values begun by Kenneth Haskins during his tenure at Harvard. At that time, a commitment was made to see this come to fruition. While some progress was made toward these goals, the Committee's work was not fulfilled. </div> <bR> <div> These early efforts transformed into a relaunching and renaming of the project to <I>The</I> <I>Kenneth W. Haskins Legacy Project. </I>In March 2009, a core committee was developed, and a formal meeting held at HGSE with invited alumni in attendance. The Ken Haskins Legacy Project renewed its commitment to carry on the work and mission. </div> <bR> <div> The ideals embodied in this work are those set forth by Kenneth W. Haskins who was a visionary thinker ahead of his time and resonates to all who live in the 21st century. As lifetime educator and community activist his work and teachings are far reaching and relevant today. Haskins' understanding of the wounded heart and potential of the learning mind emerged from a journey of growth and development that was not easy. The lessons learned enabled Haskins to integrate a personal history and commitment with professional opportunities and accomplishments into one story and a unified, authentic self. This integration led to a career defined by following a theoretical framework comprised of taking risks to stand by moral principles and fundamental beliefs grounded in a focus on equity and opportunity for all. It called for the respect and care of all people, as well as promotion of innovative approaches to education that would work for children and populations that would otherwise be ignored and dismissed. In the current economic and educational climate, it becomes imperative, now more than ever, that we revisit and listen to the voice of educators like Haskins and the theories espoused. Haskins theories and perspectives have much relevancy to remedy the issues and problems facing us in the 21st Century.  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> It is the purpose of the Kenneth W. Haskins Legacy Project to continue promoting the work of Haskins and advocating for a focus on urban education and democratic schooling. Toward these efforts the Legacy Project is currently working on recognition projects and activities, including: assembling Haskins publications, papers and media in preparation for a digital archive to be housed in a special collection at the HGSE Gutman Library; developing a video and audio archive of recorded presentations on Haskins and about his work and life on several digital platforms, including YouTube, Facebook and other platforms for public expression; finalizing and publishing a monograph of articles about the life and work of Haskins [<I>Education for Empowering Communities: Lessons from the Life and Legacy of HGSE Professor Kenneth W. Haskins</I>]; and hosting a variety of recorded virtual presentations and webinars, some of which will be livestreamed and open to the public and the Harvard community. </div> <bR> <div> Our efforts will create a perpetual record, archive, and body of knowledge for the students matriculating at HGSE and the University, for future scholars interested in his life and work, and those interested in pursuing study and careers in urban education, school principalship, community schools, community college leadership and more. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Ken Haskins Legacy Project - Core Committee Members </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HGSE Alumni: </B></div> <div> Sharon Artis-Jackson, EdD, `86 </div> <div> Sulayman Clark, EdD, `84 </div> <div> Helaine Daniels, EdD, `81 </div> <div> Warren Hayman, EdD, 78, <I>Chair </I></div> <div> Rosalyn M. King, EdD, `79, <I>Co-Chair </I></div> <div> William Thompson, EdD, `84 </div> <bR> <div> <B>HGSE Faculty Contact: </B></div> <div> Pamela Mason, M.A.T.,'70; EdD, `75 </div> <bR> <div> <B>Ex-Officio </B></div> <div> Verna Haskins Denny & Bari Haskins Jackson, Daughters of Kenneth W. Haskins </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="14b194cb0.jpg" border=0 width="916" height="1227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Publications</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1973). A black perspective on community control. <I>Inequality in Education, </I>(15), Center for Law and Education, Harvard University. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K. W., & Cheng, C. W. (1976). Community participation and teacher bargaining: A clash of interests? <I>The Journal of Education</I>, <I>158</I>(3), 48-69. Online: <A HREF="file://http://www.jstor.org/stable/42748630" TARGET="_top" TITLE="file://http://www.jstor.org/stable/42748"><U>http://www.jstor.org/stable/42748630. </U></A></div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1983). Education and Inequality: The Case of Roxbury Community College. <I>Debate & Understanding- A journal of the Study of Minority Americans' Economic, Political, Social and Religious Development, </I>(Summer 1983). </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1975). <I>Chapter 1: Educators talk about discipline. </I>In <B>School Suspensions, Are They Helping Children? </B>A Report by the Children's Defense Fund, Washington Research Project, Inc. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1972). Implications: New concepts of relevancy. <I>Educational Leadership</I>, (May 1972). Online: <A HREF="https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/implications-new-conceptions-of-relevancy" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/implica"><U>https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/implications-new-conceptions-of-relevancy</U></A>. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K. W., Levine, S. L., Hasson, T. E., & Harvard University. Graduate School of Education. (1985). <I>Principal Certification Pattern. Institutional report to the team of the Massachusetts Department of Education Bureau of Teacher Certification. </I></div> <div> Harvard Graduate School of Education. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K. W. (1981). <I>Letter from Kenneth W. Haskins to Carmen Pola regarding Roxbury Community College </I>(February 6, 1981)<B>. </B>Northeastern University Library Archives and Special Collections. </div> <div> Online: <A HREF="http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20179671" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20179671"><U>http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20179671</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. & Wilcox, P. (1969). <I>Parent participation in Follow Through: A developmental program for parent participation in early childhood education. </I>New York: AFRAM Associates. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1969). <I>Poor deprived children. </I>Seminar on Educating the Disadvantaged, University of Wisconsin, April 1969. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1976). <I>School as community, Notes from workshop center for open education</I>. (Summer). New York: City College, School of Education, pp.7-10. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1968). <I>Some qualities needed by black school administrators. </I>New York: AFRAM Associates. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1978). The care and rehabilitation of preservice programs. <I>The National Elementary Principal, </I>57 (3), p.37. Online: <A HREF="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskins&id=EJ181526" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskin"><U>https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskins&id=EJ181526</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K. W. (1969). The case for community control. <I>The Saturday Review</I>, January 11, 1969, 52-55. Online: <A HREF="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskins&id=EJ001636" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskin"><U>https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskins&id=EJ001636</U></A>. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (1969). <I>The Program Designs Required to Provide Effective Education for Poor Deprived Children. </I>Seminar on Educating the Disadvantaged. University of Wisconsin, April, 1969. </div> <bR> <div> Haskins, K.W. (with E. Unger) (1975). You have no right to put a kid out of school. <I>Urban Review </I>8(4), 273-287. Online: <A HREF="https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02178897" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02178897"><U>https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02178897</U></A>; <A HREF="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskins&id=EJ137137" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskin"><U>https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Kenneth+W.+Haskins&id=EJ137137</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Book </B></div> <bR> <div> Bastian, A., Fruchter, N., Gittell, M., Greer, C. & Haskins, K. (1985). <B>Choosing equality: The case for democratic schooling. </B>Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Online: <A HREF="https://tupress.temple.edu/books/choosing-equality" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://tupress.temple.edu/books/choosin"><U>https://tupress.temple.edu/books/choosing-equality</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>The Adams-Morgan Community School</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bibliography</B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-5306/Bibliography_on_Morgan_Community_School-Corrected_Version.pdf"><u>Bibliography on the Morgan School During Haskins' Leadership</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>For a Complete List of Publications, Click Below:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-5288/Biographical_Sketch_of_Kenneth_W._Haskins_and_Publications-Final.pdf"><u>Biographical_Sketch_of_Kenneth_W._Haskins_and_Publications-Final.pdf</u> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Videos</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Documentary Film</B></div> <div>  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m29rxWnRMXg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>The Principal of This School-An EDC Production</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6DJR31UvDp4?si=CeBg8GAXOu0Rtbty" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Reflections on a Legend - Dr. Helaine Daniels</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6iVjL6KP2E8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Morgan School - Interview 03-21-2014 - Edited to 15 Minutes About Ken Haskins</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2LlYJhk_UDc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Morgan School - Interview 03-21-2014 - Final-Complete Video</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IF7smaakem8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Daughter and Grandson of Ken Haskins</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AWvQMCRvkyA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A Tribute to Ashley Bryan </B></div> <div> <B>(Brother & Brother-in-law of Ernestine & Ken Haskins)</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o6hdogUBfZo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Find Us on FaceBook!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/groups/3111828192443965" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.facebook.com/groups/31118281"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="1359ab1f0.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information on the Legacy Project, contact Dr. Warren Hayman at bcps@comcast.net or Dr. Rosalyn M. 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