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University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

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1966

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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?


Values As Predictors Of Reading Improvement In A Junior College Population, Jon Michael Hagstrom Jan 1966

Values As Predictors Of Reading Improvement In A Junior College Population, Jon Michael Hagstrom

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to correlate reading improvement as measured by test scores from a reading test with six values measured in a scale of values to see which, if any, could have served as predictors of reading improvement.