William Spady

William G. Spady is an academic, educational psychologist,[1] sociologist and is considered the father of Outcome-Based Education (OBE).[2] He is largely noted for his works that attempt to expand and enhance the philosophical grounding and performance of educators, leaders, educational systems, and learners.[3]

Background

Spady became a lecturer at Harvard University and the Ontario Institute of Education from 1967 to 1973.[4] He has also worked as a senior research sociologist at the National Institute of Education and as an Associate Executive Director of the American Association for School Administrators.[4] Spady is CEO of IN4OBE, a global network of OBE experts, consultants and visionaries [5]

Spady and OBE

Spady coined the term outcome-based education in 1988 as an extension of the works completed by John Franklin Bobbitt and Ralph W. Tyler.[6] In his conceptualization, Spady described OBE as the reorientation in educational system towards what is essential for all students to be successful at the end of their learning experiences.[7] This primarily entails the identification of what is important for the learners to be able to do so that the curriculum, instruction and assessment are organized accordingly.[7]

Spady's research is still widely cited in nations such as Australia which are still adopting OBE.[8]

Spady also participated in the Task Force on Education Organization created in Minnesota by a 1988 legislative session.[9] The task force's draft for outcomes system followed his approach.[9]

Works

Spady is the author or co-author of nine books. His latest works are Outcome Based Education’s Empowering Essence, published in 2021,[10] Beyond Outcomes Accreditation, published in 2018[11] and Bringing Heart and Soul to Education, published in 2014. He has also worked for Breakthrough Learning at Dillon, Colorado.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Ronald W. (2014). Schooling Corporate Citizens: How Accountability Reform has Damaged Civic Education and Undermined Democracy. New York: Routledge. pp. xviii, 139. ISBN 9781138788428.
  2. "Who's Who in Outcome Based Education". integraonline.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. Spady, William G.; Schwahn, Charles J. (2010). Learning Communities 2.0: Educating in the Age of Empowerment. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-60709-608-5.
  4. Killen, Roy. "William Spady: A Paradigm Pioneer" (PDF). SA.gov.au. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. "William Spady: CEO - IN4OBE a global network of OBE experts, consultants and visionaries". in4obe.org. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  6. O'Donoghue, Tom (2017). Understanding Contemporary Education: Key themes and issues. Oxon: Routledge. p. 99. ISBN 9781138678255.
  7. Fraser, Barry J.; Tobin, Kenneth; McRobbie, Campbell J. (2011). Second International Handbook of Science Education, Part One. Dordrecht: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1259. ISBN 978-1-4020-9040-0.
  8. "Last December, the School Board approved the hiring of William Spady of ChangeLeaders, .. is sociologist and the self-proclaimed father of OBE" Archived 2006-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Manno, Bruno (1 August 1994). "Outcome-Based Education: Has It Become More Affliction Than Cure?". American Experiment. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. "Outcome Based Education's Empowering Essence". in4obe.org. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  11. "Beyond Outcomes Accreditation". in4obe.org. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  • WILLIAM SPADY: A PARADIGM PIONEER. Associate Professor Roy Killen Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Australia. A supportive review and background of Spady and Transformational Outcome Based Education.
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