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Teachers' Leaves Of Absence For Cultural Purposes And Exchange, Eleanor Janice Beck

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to make a detailed inquiry into the matter of granting teachers' leaves of absence for cultural purposes and exchange in representative public school systems of the United States, with special reference to the prevalence of the practice and the administrative details involved in the handling of the program.

A Survey Of Art Education In The Secondary Schools Of New Mexico, Eugene Lincoln Thomson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the art program as it exists today in the secondary schools of New Mexico. More than simply a survey of statewide conditions, this study will also present some suggestions for an art curriculum in schools not now offering art, together with recommended physical facilities and qualifications of the instructor.

The art program which is investigated in this study does not embrace the arts of music or the dance. Reference to the fields of drama and household arts shall be restricted to such items as stagecraft, costume design, and interior decoration. Quality …

Teacher Participation In The Formulation Of Administrative Policies In The Public Schools Of New Mexico, Clarence Elvin Walter

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the degree of active teacher participation in formulating certain administrative policies in the municipal and independent rural public schools of New Mexico.

An Evaluation Of The Practices And Functions Of The Clerk Of The Board Of Education In The State Of Utah, Dean C. Andrew

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Regardless of the size, the school district has some person who is responsible for keeping the clerical and financial records of the school district. This position is very frequently designated as the office of the clerk of the board of education. When the efficient clerk assumes the clerical and financial duties of the school district the superintendent is relieved of endless details, which allows him greater opportunity to perform those functions for which he is qualified, thus a smoother and a more efficient school system is the result. It has been thought in the past that any person regardless of …

Contributions Of Catholic Religious Orders To Public Education In New Mexico Since The American Occupation, Frederick Mason Bacon

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study is intended (1) to explain how it came to pass that religious orders have been conducting public schools in New Mexico, (2) to reveal the outcome of controversies or litigation involving claims of illegality in the practice, and (3) to present the contributions of Catholic religious orders to public education in New Mexico since the American occupation by offering a brief history of the public schools which they have conducted.