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Experiential Learning: An Exploration, John Santo Verdico

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

There is a problem with education in the United States. Students coast through school focused on grades, and leave school prepared for homework and controlled situations; they are not ready for the rigor and unpredictability of every day life in the real world. Studies on experiential learning show that the best way to gain professional skills and understanding is not necessarily in the classroom with a teacher, but outside the classroom with peers. Butler University's Music Industry Association (BMIA), provides such an opportunity. Producing the annual BMIA Sampler album increases students' understanding of concepts learned in the classroom and encourages …

An Investigation Of Howard Gardner's Intrapersonal And Interpersonal Intelligence In Dance Educational Outreach Programs, Catherine Lynn Jue

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Can you remember the first time you were exposed to the arts? Might it have been in elementary school? Many schools in today's society face budget cuts to art programs since they are overlooked for their educational benefit. However, one might not even realize that these art programs, such as dance classes, can have positive effects on a student's self esteem and social interactions with others.

An alternate way for students to become exposed to the arts is through educational outreach programs. Dance educational outreach programs have been established by schools, community centers, and dance companies as a means of …

The Process And Impact Of Professional Collaboration In An Arts Integration Education, Rachel Marina Chambers

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

In the fall of 20 14, I began student teaching at Wallace School of Integrated Arts in Kokomo, Indiana. Under the guidance of my cooperating teacher, Lashaya Williams, and our co-teacher, Abigail McClure, I was given the chance to educate fifth grade students and further develop my personal understanding of authentic arts integration (AAI), which is defined by the Kennedy Center as follows: "Arts Integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives …

The Mmpi As A Predictor Of Success Among Seminary Students, Sue Webb Cardwell

Graduate Thesis Collection

Purpose of the study. Since the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is the psychological test that is most widely used in seminaries in the United States, it was the purpose of this study (1) to establish norms for Christian Theological Seminary that could be compared with general norms and with the norms of two other studies, those of United Presbyterian and Southern California School of Theology seminarians, to help answer the question of how clergymen differ from non-clergymen and whether special norms need to be taken into consideration in the interpretation of MMPI protocols with seminary students; and (2) to see …

History Of Visiting Nurse Association Of Indianapolis, 1913-1959, Charlotte Akins

Graduate Thesis Collection

The Visiting Nurse Association of Indianapolis, formerly the Public Health Nursing Association of Indianapolis, is a nonofficial community agency in Marion County. It was incorporated January 11, 1913. According to its constitution, it was organized to "provide graduate registered nurses to teach needy individuals and the general public hygiene, cleanliness, and the proper care of the sick; to prevent disease; and to render such aid as may from time to time be proper."I This organization has provided nursing care in homes, in clinics, in industries, and in other situations outside the hospitals since its beginning. Since 1921 it also has …

History Of The Indiana Dental College, 1879-1925, Jack D. Carr

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this study is to compile an accurate and, in so far as possible, a complete history of the Indiana Dental College. It is hoped that such a study will help to clarify the reasons for the emphasis upon certain aspects of dental curriculums in the past, and that it will help in evaluating the needs of the future program to eliminate encumberaces of traditional approaches which, in some instances, are no longer appropriate.

Some Contemporary Problems Of Christian Education In Norway, Jo Bolstad

Graduate Thesis Collection

The thesis here presented is an attempt to survey and discuss some of the important problems whih face Christian education in Norway today.

A Project In Pre-Service Training For Church School Teachers, Fannie M. Bennett

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The Leadership Education Audio-visual Kit was completed by the Division of Christian Education of the National Churches of Christ in the United states of America in the Fall of 1950. Downey Avenue Christian Church was searching for a method to train teachers not only for the church school but also for the home. This Kit seemed to be the device needed.

The problem: How may the Kit be used to challenge each person to teach wherever he has opportunity? To teach is easy but to teach in a manner that the person will grow toward Christ is difficult.

Problems And Progress In The Development Of Girls' Education In India, Rozaline Jean Cleaveland

Graduate Thesis Collection

In a country where only 2.53 per cent of the female population is literate, the importance of education for girls cannot be overestimated. India, being freed from British Rule in 1947, is now an independent self-governing nation. In its draft constitution it has accepted the democratic way of life. Democracy postulates an equality of opportunity for every individual to develop his abilities to the fullest extent and to be able to play his proper role in society. Therefore, in Indian today women have equal opportunity with men guaranteed by the constitution; and, in order to exercise this libety with an …

"Non-Musical" Interests And Abilities Of Students Of Arthur Jordan Conservatory Of Music, Nellie Jones

Graduate Thesis Collection

The present study is an endeavor to supply additional information which may assist in the evaluation of music students of Jordan Conservatory.

A Statistical Survey Of Beginning Wind Instrumental Methods, Paul H. Patterson

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this thesis is to ascertain to what extent authors of beginning brass and wood-wind methods agree and disagree

Present Emphases In Christian Education, Burt E. Coody

Graduate Thesis Collection

Because of the enormity of the field [Christian education] and in order to be very specific the subject matter will be confined to the curricula of the Sunday Church Schools. More specifically, the aim is to examine the present-day emphases that are to be found in the curricula of Christian education and to offer suggestions for the blending of these emphases that will add to the force and effectiveness of the great job already being done in this area of Christian education.

The Adequacy Of Music Theory In The High School As Applied To Collegiate Music Study, Esther M. Garretson

Graduate Thesis Collection

This present study grew of of the writer's own conviction of the need for a thorough comprehension of Music Theory for a well rounded musicianship in any field of musical endeavor. More specifically it was understaken to point out the need for more adequate preparation, through the study of Music Theory in Secondary schools, by those students who intend to enroll in a Collegiate Music School; to show that a major portion of the curriculum of such a school is made up of course in Music Theory; and to offer proof that Secondary schools on the whole do not meet …

A Comparison Of The Status Of Music, Home Economics, And Agriculture In The Secondary Schools Of Indiana, Reba Marree Geist

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is hoped that the facts revealed in this survey will aid in the passage of a law in Indiana concerning Music Education, similar to the law in effect in Indiana dealing with Vocational Education. It is further hoped that these facts will show a need for better programs of music education. The purpose of this survey is to collect data showing what is being done so that better things might be accomplished.

The Minnesota Clerical Test As A Measure Of Piano Aptitude, Helen Ferrell Harlan

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of High School Chorus Materials, Albert Wilson Canine

Graduate Thesis Collection

One of the most important problems of a chorus director is how to select suitable materials which will be effectively used with a particular group. This problem is worthy of careful consideration. It is the purpose of this thesis to determine the factors necessary in choosing good material for the high school chorus and to offer a list of the best available selections as an aid to the director in choosing the most appropriate music.

A History Of The Indiana State School For The Deaf, Windell W. Fewell

Graduate Thesis Collection

This study has been motivated by an intimate contact with the Indiana State School for the Deaf as a teacher and by a growing interest in its development. This interest was further stimulated by coming into contact with the large volume of school records which, in some cases, date back to the beginning of the school in 1843. In spite of the fact that these original source materials have been fairly well preserved, no history of the school, other than comparatively brief sketches, has been written.

The Status Of Primary Music In The Schools Of Indiana, Elizabeth Schwier

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Christian Education In The Family, Myrna I. Bertels

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the conviction of the writer that the world needs "the Way of Life," and that Jesus Christ is that Way;1 that the home is basic to society, and that the Church is the society whereby the Gospel is to be preached. Because of these convictions and the knowledge that the home is not centered around Christ, and that the Church has not yet realized its responsibility in providing more aid and leadership for family education, this paper has been inspired.

A History Of The Illinois High School Athletic Association And Its Relationship To The Public High School, Wilbur N. Allen

Graduate Thesis Collection

The stimulation of this study lies in the fact that no written history of the Illinois High School Athletic Association is now in existence. The present executive officers of the Illinois High School Athletic Association felt there was a definite need for such a record.

History Of Education In Rush County, Paul Carmack

Graduate Thesis Collection

In this dissertation the author has attempted to assemble all the bits of information extant in the county. Much of it comes from primary sources and secondary accounts. To this has been added a smaller amount of information gathered by personal interview with reliable individuals; principally teachers, who have been in the teaching service for many years and who were connected with the events described. While no history can be called complete, the information here assembled can be the basis for those who wish to continue a history of the county schools, in years to come. The interest in Rush …

A Century Of Lutheran Elementary Schools In Indiana, William J. Kirchhoff

Graduate Thesis Collection

In order that this major Protestant elementary educational system in Indiana may become better knovm and understood, the memory of' the early Lutheran educators may be preserved, the remnants of their noble achievements may be chronicled, and the records of' the early history of' education in Indiana may be supplemented and corrected, this study has been projected.

A History Of Moores Hill College, Omer E. Warneke

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Trends In The Teaching Of United States History In The Elementary Schools Grades I To Vi, Alma Hoss

Graduate Thesis Collection

It had in the past been thought that United states history was an essential part of the elementary course of study…

Experimental Studies In Junior High School Monotonism, Lina Baldauf Knight

Graduate Thesis Collection

The individual who lacks the use of his voice as a musical instrument lacks the natural, fundamental medium of musical expression. Not only does he lack the means for the closest and most direct relationship with music, but also there is a serious danger that, as a result, his whole range of musical appreciation will be impaired and finally obliterated. This is likely to occur because he does not have at his command and under his control this power which he so definitely needs. Children who are thus handicapped are often designated by the use of the word monotone.

Lutheran Elementary Schools In The Central District Of The Missouri Synod, Edwin L. Kirchhoff

Graduate Thesis Collection

This discourse presents significant data relating to major developments in the elementary school system of the Central District of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. Some inferences are made which are based on information pertaining to the school system of the entire synod. These data, however, are used and interpreted as it affects the schools in this district.

An Evaluation Of Music Education Courses, George M. Small

Graduate Thesis Collection

One of the ever-pressing needs in the field of education, and in all phases of life, is constant revaluation of preparation for the task of building a better citizenship. Each individual should develop his talents and abilities to the highest degree in order to be able to contribute to this task of uplifting society.

The Junior High School Music Teachers And Some Problems They May Encounter, Adelaide T. Riley

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the purpose of this thesis to investigate materials which have a place in revealing the indispensable value of the junior high school teacher. Special attention has been given to personal characteristics, general and musical training, teaching procedure with types of pupils with whom she makes daily contact and outstanding problems with which she may be confronted.

Educational Qualifications And Personality Characteristics Of The Grade Teacher Who Teaches Music, Harriett J. Wright

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this thesis on the educational qualifications and the personality characteristics of the grade teacher is to ascertain whether or not the teacher is given adequate preparation for teaching music in her classroom. The research seems to indicate that comparatively little music training is given students preparing to teach in elementary grades. It is the author's desire that this thesis will bring to the attention of those in charge of teacher training curricula, the need for additional work in the field of music.

Research Problem Pertaining To Growth And Development Of The Child Voice With Course Of Study, May Dorsey

Graduate Thesis Collection

In presenting this thesis, the author has used the research problem pertaining to the growth and development of the child voice, and as an outcome has set forth the content of a course of study in music to include aims, procedures, and materials for grade schools, which are necessary for a varied and well grounded musical experience.