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1966

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An Exploratory Study Of The American Middle-Class Moral And Ethical Values Found In The John Newbery Medal Books., Heath Ward Lowry Jan 1966

An Exploratory Study Of The American Middle-Class Moral And Ethical Values Found In The John Newbery Medal Books., Heath Ward Lowry

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to collect data concerning the presence of that content in the Newbery Medal Award winning books which may influence children’s learning of American middle-class moral and ethical values.

The investigator used the process of content analysis to gather data for answering the following questions: (1) Are American middle-class moral and ethical values present in this chosen list of books?; (2) If such value content is present, to what degree of frequency and intensity has it been found?; (3) What variations, if any, can be measured in the presence, frequency, and intensity of these …


Selected Factors Which Influence Church-Related Education In Developing Countries, Stuart Paul Berkeley Jan 1966

Selected Factors Which Influence Church-Related Education In Developing Countries, Stuart Paul Berkeley

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The general problem of this study was to investigate and analyze selected social, political, and economic factors in Ethiopia that affect the continuation and development of education by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The specific purpose of this research was to develop from this analysis of Ethiopia those alternatives and recommendations which would aid Seventh-Day Adventist leaders in the development of plans for educational work in that country.

The basic question was: Can the Seventh-Day Adventists system of education plan for the social, political, and economic changes taking place in Ethiopia?