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The Value Of The Classics In Today's World, Helen Ruth Hoffman Aug 1961

The Value Of The Classics In Today's World, Helen Ruth Hoffman

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study attempted to (1) call attention to some of the great classical writers, (2) show a relationship between their beliefs, problems, and accomplishments and those of man today, and (3) compare and contrast modern and classical philosophies.


Classical Greek And Modern American Education As Expressions Of A View Of Man: A Comparison And Evaluation, Barbara R. Whittaker Aug 1961

Classical Greek And Modern American Education As Expressions Of A View Of Man: A Comparison And Evaluation, Barbara R. Whittaker

Graduate Student Research Papers

This research is an attempt to recognize and compare the values and ideas which influenced Classical Greek education with those basic to the American Heritage, in order to determine what implications there might be for education in the future.


Christian Education In Protestant Primary Schools In Belgian Congo, Allan Wiebe May 1961

Christian Education In Protestant Primary Schools In Belgian Congo, Allan Wiebe

Student Work

The term "religious education", although traditionally referring to the teaching ministry of the Christian church, has now become so general as to include practically all religions that are propagated through instruction including Jewish, Mohammedan, Hindu and most other non-Christian religions, as well as Christian. Consequently, a trend has recently developed in the direction of the use of the more exclusive term "Christian education" although the two terms are used interchangeably in many Christian circles.

In this study the term "Christian education" is preferred and refers to the process by which individuals are confronted with and controlled by the Christian gospel. …


A Comparison Of The Academic Success Of Native Students And Junior College Transfers Who Graduated From Four California State Colleges In 1959, Henry Joseph Osner Jan 1961

A Comparison Of The Academic Success Of Native Students And Junior College Transfers Who Graduated From Four California State Colleges In 1959, Henry Joseph Osner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Expansion of higher education. In California, as elsewhere throughout the nation, higher education is faced with increasing numbers of students. By their sheer numbers, the applicants seeking a college education will bring perplexing problems to the colleges and universities. The pattern of expansion of higher education is a crucial question today; a continuing demand by the American people for education for their children seems to leave little doubt but that continued expansion must surely come