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LeGrand A. Richards


Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise
  • History of education
  • Philosophy of education
Research
  • Principles of LDS Education
  • History of Grading
  • Demographics and Educational Opportunity
  • Karl G. Maeser see: karlmaeser.net
Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Brigham Young University, 1982
  • Master of Education, Educational Philosophy and Organizational Behavior, Harvard University, 1976
  • Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University, 1975
Affiliations
  • Education Leadership - Primary
  • Education Policy and Social Foundations - Primary
  • Educational Foundations - Primary
Selected Publications
  • "The New Orgy of Tabulation: still trying to gather figs from thistles.", Far Western Philosophy of Education Journal, Richards, A. LeGrand, Volume 1, Issue fall, October, 2008 
  • "Karl G. Maeser (Introductory Article)", Richards, A. LeGrand, October, 2007  View Abstract
  • "Moritz Busch's Die Mormonen and the Conversion of Karl G. Maeser", BYU Studies, Richards, A. LeGrand, Volume 45, Issue no. 4, Pages 47-66, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, October, 2006  View Abstract
  • ""Die Erziehung der modernen Pharisäer"", Die Person als Maß von Politik und Pädagogik, Richards, Alden LeGrand, Ergon Verlag, Würzburg, Eykmann, Walter and Winfried Böhm, 2006  View Abstract
  • "Die neue Orgie des Tabulierens oder: Lernen die Padagogen aus der Geschichte Ihres Fachs?", Vierteljahrschrift fur Wissenschaftliche Padagogik, L. RICHARDS, April, 2004 
  • "The theory of Medieval Torture and the Modern School", Rassegna di Pedagogia, Pisa & Rome, L. RICHARDS, Pages 3-4, 2003 
  • "Der Mensch als Person: Auf den Spuren von Nietzsche und Kierkegaard fernab vom amerikanishen Traum", L. RICHARDS, Volume Prinzip der Person: ueber den Grund der Bildung, Ergon Verlag, Wuerzburg, 2002 
Experience
  • Associate Professor of Education, Educational Leadership and Foundations, Brigham Young University, 1996
  • Associate Professor of Education, Elementary Education Department, Brigham Young University, 1988-1996
  • Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosphy, Brigham Young University, 1988-1996

Teaching
  • Department Chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, 2005
  • Visiting Professor, Institut fur Padagogik, Universitat Wurzburg, Germany, 1999-2005

Awards
  • Most Influential Teachers on Campus, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1998
Languages
  • German

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