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A Study Of Vocational Opportunities In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Robert A. Anderson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of the study (1) to give an appreciation of the extent of vocational opportunities existing in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico; (2) to supply valuable occupational information to students and counselors; (3) to suggest possible school re-organization or adjustment; and (4) to develop a pattern or set of techniques which interested persons may utilize or find advantageous when engaging in a similar study of some other city or community.

The Status Of Athletic Coaches And Coaching In Secondary Schools Of The New Mexico Athletic Association, Frank Merril Wilson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to present an analysis of the status of interscholastic athletic coaches of the New Mexico athletic association for the school year 1935-1936. The factors to be considered are: (1) the age, marital status, and residence in New Mexico of athletic coaches; (2) the training and athletic participation of coaches; (3) the total years of experience including tenure in present position of athletic coaches; (4) the salaries received by athletic coaches; (5) the duties of athletic coaches; (6) the attitude of athletic coaches toward coaching; (7) school conditions affecting athletic coaches and coaching.

The Organization And Activities Of The New Mexico Educational Association, Julian W. Caton

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the following study is to portray the historical setting of the New Mexico Educational Association, analyze its functions and objectives, and survey the organization, plans and activities by which the association is attempting to achieve these functions and objectives.

The Development Of The Public Schools In New Mexico Between 1848 And 1900, Thomas J. Mayfield Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The conditions of New Mexico and its time of annexation to the United States were different from most other territories that had been added. The population was composed almost entirely of Spanish descent and Indians. Their customs and ideas of church and state differed completely from those of the American subjects. The climatic and geographic conditions of the territory caused the living conditions to be entirely different. The problem in this study is to show how these conditions affected the educational development and how many obstacles were overcome in establishing a system of public schools. The legal status of the …

Enrollment Trends In Foreign Languages In The Public And The Private Secondary Schools Of The United States, Dorothea Meyer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The trends in enrollment in foreign language in public and private secondary schools of the United States have been determined by answers to the following questions:

1. What changes have occurred in enrollment in foreign language in the various states?

2. Are these changes constant from one geographical division to the other?

Tenure And Turnover Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton T. Williams

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is generally recognized that, other things being equal, teachers who have been in a system long enough to become acquainted with local conditions are able to give more efficient service to the schools than new teachers. The question of turnover of teachers in service has come up within recent years as one of the outstanding and pressing problems concerning the administration of our school systems. It is generally understood that the mobility of our teachers is far in excess of what it should be for the attainment of the best results in our schools. Teachers that are on the …

The Relationship Of Nya Employment To Students' Grades At The University Of New Mexico, Van Deusen Clark

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem is essentially the question: What, if any, is the relationship of NYA employment on students' grades? Is intelligence a factor in this relationship?

Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This investigation has been concerned with the operation of laws affecting teachers' rights as revealed by cases carried to supreme or other appellate courts and seeks specific answers to the general question "What are the legal restrictions that operate to affect the teacher in her employment and work?"

Comparison Of Insurance Premiums And Losses On Publicly Owned Property In New Mexico, Irvin P. Murphy

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In this study the following questions are considered.

1. How much was paid in premiums for insurance on public property in New Mexico from 1923 to 1934, inclusive, and how much was repaid to the state by insurance companies for losses to public property during this period. What is the ratio between the premiums and the reimbursement for losses?

2. What is the relationship between the loss ratios on all public property in New Mexico and: (1) public school property in New Mexico; (2) all classes of property in New Mexico; (3) public property in other states; (4) all classes …

Community Activities And Requirements Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton Allan Rogers

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the author's purpose in this study to set forth some of the restrictions which are placed upon the teachers of New Mexico, and to discover who is responsible for these restrictions and requirements. The two phases of this problem may at first glance appear to be separate and unrelated. However, the purpose in the view has been an attempt to discover (1) What are the extra-classroom duties of public school teachers in New Mexico? And (2) what relationship, if, any, exists between the various activities of the teacher within the community and his or her success there as …

Educational Trend In New Mexico Public Schools From 1899-1900 To 1929-1930 Inclusive, As Measured By Pupil Attendance And Length Of School Term, John Francis Cummins

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the educational trend from 1899-1900 to 1929-1930 inclusive, using pupil attendance and length of school term. The following four questions are investigated.

1. What change in average daily attendance in the public schools of New Mexico has occurred during the period 1899-1900 t 1929-1930 inclusive? How does the percentage change in average daily attendance in New Mexico compare with the percentage change in average daily attendance in the United States as a whole, in the other states, and particularly in the states of the Rocky Mountain area?

2. Did average daily attendance …

Subject Combinations Prevalent In The Teaching Programs Of Teachers In New Mexico High Schools, Joseph H. Nylander

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation was to reveal the frequency of the various subject combinations for each of the high school subject fields taught in the state.

In relation to this study we may specifically list the following problems:

1. What are the various subject combinations taught by teachers in New Mexico secondary schools?
2. Which combinations appear most frequently and do they tend to persist?
3. To what extent do New Mexico principals and teachers teach a single subject?
4. In the opinion of principal and superintendents which combinations are difficult to fill, but quite desirable for practical purposes?
5. Are New Mexico high …

Insurance Practices Of School Boards In Municipal And County Schools Of New Mexico With Evaluation And Standards, Owen O. Sabin

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Since New Mexico schools, exclusive of private schools and higher institutions, spend $135,000 each year for insurance premiums, considerable thought might well be given to the question whether or not this money is wisely spent. The value of insurance is no longer seriously questioned, but as yet few public officials or school administrators seem to recognize that it should be purchased as economically as possible, consistent with good business practices and safety.

The problem undertaken in this study is to discover the practices of New Mexico school boards in the handling of insurance in public school property.

Legal Status And Trends In Statutory Status Of Public School Teachers In The United States, Amy Jeannette Daniel

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

From Chapter 1

Importance of the Study

To-day in the United States nearly a million persons are employed as teachers in the public schools. The members of this large and important group of employees ore loosely organized, and, therefore, in comparison to many professional or occupational groups, not in a favorable position to pro­mote their own welfare. As a class of public social workers, employed by the state. or by the local school districts as agents of the state, they have long been dependent upon the will of legislators and the wishes or dictates or local com­munities to establish and …

A Comparison Of Individual And Group Methods Of Teaching Work-Type Reading In The Fourth Grades Of The Albuquerque Public Schools, Elizabeth C. Westerfield

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In this study a somewhat different line of research is attempted. The endeavor here is to evaluate two approaches to the teaching of work-type reading. One of these is the traditional or group plan, the other an individualized scheme a great deal like that recently mentioned by Washburn.

An answer here is sought as to whether work type reading is taught more effectively to fourth grade children through group instruction or by a highly individualized technique. The measure of effectiveness was that as indicated by scores on standardized tests interpreted as reading ages, and other evidence that this will be …

The Relation Between Attendance And Achievement In The Third Grade Of The San Jose School, Vera Cutler

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Are teachers justified in the belief that the student who is frequently absent from school cannot acquire the fundamental education gained by the child who attends regularly? Does the child with greater intelligence attend school more regularly than the child of lesser intelligence? If not , does his greater intelligence make it possible for him to acquire the knowledge whether or not he attends school regularly? This study seeks to throw light on these questions by determining what relation exists between school attendance and achievement when intelligence is held constant.

Trends In The Statutory Powers And Duties Of City School Superintendents, Edwin George Hobbs

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The general purpose of this investigation is to determine trends in theory and practice as to the powers and duties of city school superintendents. More definitely stated, the objective is to present answers to the following questions: (1) What are the trends in the statutory powers and duties conferred upon city school superintendents in the several states?; (2) To what extent do the trends in statutory powers and duties of the city school superintendent take the direction of the status recommended by educational leaders, and how closely do they conform to the powers and duties which city school superintendents actually …

Vocational Choices Of Clovis, New Mexico , High School Graduates According To Intelligence And The Occupational Level Of Their Parents, Elsie Therma Litchfield

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to investigate the vocational choices of graduates of Clovis High School. Data and conclusions bearing on the following three questions are presented.

1) What percentage of the graduates select each of the several occupational levels?

2) What relationship obtains between the intelligence and the vocational choices of the graduates?

3) Are the vocational levels of the parents of the graduates an indicator of the vocational choices of these graduates, especially when intelligence of the latter is taken into consideration?

Analysis And Evaluation Of State Retirement Systems For Teachers, Including A Study Of Trends, John A. Huff

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to present data which would be helpful to those who are confronted with the problem of drafting a state retirement system for teachers. Information will be presented showing present practices and trends in state retirement systems for teachers, and to point out the strong and weak points of the system now in operation.

Desirability Of State-Adopted Textbooks For New Mexico High Schools, Reb Leroy Villard

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is possible that uniformity of textbooks might tend to simplify the matter of supervision but there are other educational factors which should be attempted. It appears reasonable, therefore, to attempt to answer this question: Would uniform state-adopted textbooks for high schools of New Mexico be desirable from an educational and practical point of view?

To present an answer to the above question is the main purpose of the present investigation. Answers to the following three specific questions would seem to furnish a substantial basis for answering the principal question indicated: (1) What is the opinion of leaders in the …

Fire Insurance Practices And Economies On Public School Buildings Of Curry County, New Mexico, James Mcdonald Bickley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

1. What are present practices in Curry County with reference to insurance on public school buildings, and, especially, to what extent is the sound net insurable value taken into consideration when determining the amount of insurance to be carried? 2. What are the relative merits of flat rate insurance and coinsurance, the two forms of insurance now in use on Curry County school buildings? 3. By what defensible methods can insurance rates on public school buildings of Curry County be reduced?

School Enrollment In New Mexico Including Comparisons Of School Enrollment In New Mexico With The In The United States And Certain States, Richard Arnold Bruce

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to study school enrollment in New Mexico. In addition to analyzing school enrollment in the state from 1850 to 1930, inclusive, comparisons of enrollment in the several counties of New Mexico are made; and school enrollment in New Mexico is compared with that in the United States as a whole, the Rocky Mountain States, and certain Southwestern States.

Comparison Of The Legal Status Of County School Superintendents And City School Superintendents, With Emphasis Upon Superintendents Of New Mexico, John L. Gill

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to determine the legal status which has been accorded to city school superintendents and county school superintendents in the several states, to compare the status of one with that of the other, and to evaluate each in the light of the recommendations of authorities in educational administration. Emphasis will be placed upon the provisions of the New Mexico Statutes relative to the status of county school superintendents and city school superintendents.

New Mexico School Laws, E.L. Enloe

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In this thesis I have arranged the laws under the departments of statutory, constitutional, institutional and organic laws. After each department will be found an index arranged topically and analytically. The laws governing the state educational institutions are separately arranged and carefully indexed. I have also appended and indexed supreme court opinions upon all litigated matters of school law.

New Mexico Schools From 1581 To 1846, Rufus Atwood Palm Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this thesis, accordingly, is to collect and arrange the most authentic information available, from secondary sources, on the schools of New Mexico during the Spanish and the Mexican administration, 1581 to 1821 and 1821 to 1846 respectively.

Particular effort will be made to trace the establishment and the progress of the schools during these periods and to determine the methods of maintenance, as well as the nature of the schools. Also, an attempt will be made to determine to what extent education in New Mexico was of a religious nature and linked with the history of the …

The Place Of Private And Church Schools In The Education Of The State, Anna Elizabeth Falls

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In considering the relation of the private, parochial and denominational schools to the education of the State, it is well to bear in mind Sargent's statement that in that last analysis there is no such thing as a private school; that all schools are doing a public work, the work of the community in educating prospective citizens. It is this fact, that education in our American democracy has for its aim the making of a progressive and stable nation through efficiently trained citizens, each in his individual capacity and through his individual interests, that makes the problem of education difficult …

Analysis Of New Mexico State School Laws, John Seyfried

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The analysis that follows does not purport to do what only a state-wide survey could properly do, that is, treat fully and minutely the New Mexico public school situation. The real intent is to occasion serious thought on the larger problems of the way for an expert state survey, preliminary to more constructive action. The extent that school problems may be treated herein is limited by the fact that only such time, effort, and other resources were at the writer’s disposal as are commonly available in the preparation of a thesis to be submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements …