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Embracing Compulsory Education: The Case Of Singapore, Chaitut Roungchai Jan 2010

Embracing Compulsory Education: The Case Of Singapore, Chaitut Roungchai

Master's Theses

Singapore is a late adopter of compulsory education (CE). Six years of schooling for all children became compulsory in Singapore in 2003 (Ministry of Education, 2009). Surrounding Southeast Asian countries passed compulsory education legislation in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Countries such as the Philippines adopted compulsory education in 1899, and Thailand in 1921. However, Malaysia, similar to Singapore, adopted CE legislation in the early-twenty-first century. In order to explain Singapore's adoption of CE legislation, we must look further into each country's reasons for implementing it.

Singapore reported in 2000 that its dropout rate was 0.4 percent at the primary …


Gender Stereotypes In Public School Textbooks In The Dominican Republic, Karie Jo Karasiak Jan 2010

Gender Stereotypes In Public School Textbooks In The Dominican Republic, Karie Jo Karasiak

Master's Theses

In 1992, the Secretary of Education of the Dominican Republic set an objective of eliminating gender stereotypes that discriminate against women from textbooks (Díaz Santana, 1996; Mateo Diclo, n.d.). My research is a historical comparison of two sets of texts published in the years 1996-1997 and 2005-2007 focusing on visual representations portraying gender roles with the purpose of ascertaining if progress is being made towards this objective. I analyze a total of six books, three books from 1996-1997 and three from 2005-2007. The examined textbooks include two second grade Natural Sciences, two fourth grade Spanish, and two sixth grade Social …


Changing Student Attitudes And Improving Academic Achievement Through Improved Self-Concept And Individualized Instruction, Mary F. Arnold Jan 1976

Changing Student Attitudes And Improving Academic Achievement Through Improved Self-Concept And Individualized Instruction, Mary F. Arnold

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Study Of Two Types Of Elementary Algebra Textbooks, James J. Mcwilliam Jan 1947

A Comparative Study Of Two Types Of Elementary Algebra Textbooks, James J. Mcwilliam

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Statistical Study Of The Effect Of First Year Latin On English Vocabulary, Leo Luke Mohrman Jan 1942

A Statistical Study Of The Effect Of First Year Latin On English Vocabulary, Leo Luke Mohrman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Spelling Errors Of The Freshmen Of The Colored Race In The Du Sable High School, Helen Cecelia Cleary Jan 1941

A Study Of Spelling Errors Of The Freshmen Of The Colored Race In The Du Sable High School, Helen Cecelia Cleary

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Diagnosis And Classification Of Errors In Pharmaceutical Arithmetic, Lewis E. Martin Jan 1939

Diagnosis And Classification Of Errors In Pharmaceutical Arithmetic, Lewis E. Martin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Orientation Course To Aid In The Communication Of A Catholic Mind And Culture To High School Students, Joseph Aloysius Prucnal Jan 1937

An Orientation Course To Aid In The Communication Of A Catholic Mind And Culture To High School Students, Joseph Aloysius Prucnal

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Seating Positions On Classwork In A Third Grade, Agnes R. Fitzgerald Jan 1931

The Influence Of Seating Positions On Classwork In A Third Grade, Agnes R. Fitzgerald

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Critical Analysis Of The Study Aids As Found In Representative High School Texts In European History, Mary Hortense Burke Jan 1931

A Critical Analysis Of The Study Aids As Found In Representative High School Texts In European History, Mary Hortense Burke

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Relative Effectiveness Of Question Vs. Outline Technic In Teaching Physics, Mary Sariel Redding Jan 1930

Relative Effectiveness Of Question Vs. Outline Technic In Teaching Physics, Mary Sariel Redding

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.