Coutourier, Sherrill, 1948-

Wright, Christina

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2005-10-19

1 audio file (1:17:49) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (30 pages : PDF)

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spoken word

eng

Sherrill Coutourier was a 57-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at Allenbrook Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1948. She graduated from North Carolina Central University with a BA and from UNC Charlotte with a Master’s in Education, and was employed as an elementary school teacher.

Sherrill Coutourier discusses her experiences as a teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' open schools program from the 1970s to the 1990s. Topics discussed includes the benefits of open education for both students and teachers, parental involvement in the school and the curriculum, the rise of standardized testing, and the challenges the open school programs faced within the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Coutourier, Sherrill, 1948-

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Irwin Avenue Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.)

Elementary school teachers
Education
Teachers
Open plan schools
Student-centered learning
Parent-teacher relationships
Education--Parent participation

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1970-2010

Open schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

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Irwin Avenue Open School records, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/287)

OH-CO0349

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1163