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An Analysis And Evaluation Of Industrial Arts Projects Used In Midwestern Ohio, Henry W. Krause

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

Philosophy and Aims of Secondary Education

Recent social and economic conflicts have caused educators to examine their philosophies in the light of the needs of present-day society. The cultural view of education has given way to a growing emphasis upon the importance of functional education. Bode¹ tries to account for this when he says that the "rugged individualism" based upon a policy a "laissex faire" has changed to a conception that industry must contribute to the continuous development of functional education.

The classical curriculum of yesterday does not serve the youth of today with respect to …

Understanding Modern Art., John Kenneth Davis

All Master's Theses

This study was motivated by the Author’s frequent experience of being questioned as to the everyday functional values of modern art and its purpose in relation to the betterment of individual and group living. The inability to present reasonable and concrete factors in a saleable capacity instigated a desire to conduct research in the interest of self enlightenment and the promotion toward a better understanding of our contemporary unfamiliar art. This leads directly into the problems of this study; how can society better understand modern art as a functional value in everyday living?

Is Industrial Arts Benefitting A Representative Population Of Kalamazoo Central High School Boys?, D. John Lucas

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction--Explanation of the Problem

Statement of the Problem.--It has long been the desire of the author to discover for himself and for others whether or not the beneficial experiences of industrial arts, as taught in the Kalamazoo Central High School, are being enjoyed by a typical cross section of the total number of boys enrolled in the school. Is industrial arts benefiting boys who are representative of the total population, or is it proving of benefit to a number who are characteristically different from those not electing it? This problem is one of concern not only to the …

Iconographic Complexes Of American Art In Relation To Current Art Education, Arthur J. Schneider

Art & Art History ETDs

The problem of this study is to locate the principal images employed in the art of the New World with the purpose of reestablishing the function of such elements integral to a modern realism in American art.