William spady biography

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,