| 1. | James Robbins Kidd was born on 4 May 1915 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1982. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Dr. Roby
- _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
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James Robbins Kidd (1915-1982) was a Director of the Canadian Association for Adult Education, Secretary-Treasurer of the Social Science Council of Canada and the Humanities Research Council of Canada, a Chairman of the Adult Education Department of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and co-founder and Secretary-General of the International Council for Adult Education.
J.R. Kidd was born at Wapella, Saskatchewan and was educated at Sir George Williams University (B.A., 1938), at McGill University (M.A., 1943), and Columbia University (Ed.D., 1947). He had LL.D. degrees bestowed upon him by the University of British Columbia (1961), Concordia University (1968), Trent University (1972), McGill University (1979), Laurentian University (1980), and York University (1981).
From 1935 to 1943, he was Secretary of the Montreal Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and of the Ottawa YMCA from 1943-1946. He was Associate Director of the Canadian Association for Adult Education (CAAE) from 1947 to 1950, and was its Director from 1951 to 1961. During his time at the CAAE, J.R. Kidd taught several adult education courses at various institutions across Canada including the Ontario College of Education, Toronto, as well as undertaking international consulting work, including work for the University College of the West Indies (1954-1957).
From 1961 to 1965 he was Secretary-Treasurer of the Social Science Council of Canada and the Humanities Research Council of Canada and Executive Secretary of the Overseas Institute of Canada. In 1965-1966 he served as a consultant to the University of Rajasthan, India, and following that, he was hired by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education as the first Chairman of the Adult Education Department (1966). He occupied this post until 1972, when he stepped down to take the position of Professor in that department, a position he held until his death. He helped to found the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) in 1973 and served as its Secretary-General until 1980.
J.R. Kidd held numerous other professional positions throughout his career. For instance, he was also President of the World Conference of Adult Education in 1960, Chairman of the International Committee for the Advancement of Adult Education for UNESCO (1961-1966), and National President of the International Co-operation Year (Canada) in 1964-1965. He received the Order of Canada in 1975.
In addition to his various professional positions, J.R. Kidd was also a prolific author in his field, authoring more works about adult education than any other person of his era. One of his books, How Adults Learn, was reissued in several editions as well as being translated into many languages and used as a textbook for adult education around the world.
J.R. Kidd married Margaret Edith Easto in 1941 and they had five children.
Died:
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Kidd, James Robbins, 1915-1982
Dr. James Robbins Kidd fonds. -- 1954-1975. -- 19.5 cm of textual records.
BIOGRAPHY / HISTORY
James Robbins Kidd, born May 4, 1915 at Wapella, Saskatchewan, was the son of John Kidd and Muriel Robbins. He was educated at Sir George Williams University (B.A. 1938), McGill University (M.A. 1943), and Columbia Universtiy (Ed.D. 1947). Throughout his career he also received Honorary Degrees (LL.D) from the following institutions for his contributions in the field of continuing and adult education: University of British Columbia, Concordia University, Trent University, McGill University, Laurentian University, and York Universtiy. In 1941 he married Margaret Edith Easto and they had 5 children. From 1966 to his death in 1982, Kidd held the position of Chairman of the Adult Education Department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (O.I.S.E.). He is the author of several publications including: "Adult Education in the Canadian University," "Adult Education in the Caribbean," "Financing Continuing Education," and "Adult Learning: a Design for Development."
James married Margaret Edith Easton in 1941. Margaret was born on 25 May 1918; died on 4 Mar 2008 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1915 - 1982 (66 years)
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