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A Conscientious Principal Learning His Way In Administration, George Harris

Graduate Student Research Papers

The author created a fictional case study as a problem for future school administrators to think about. The case study touches upon human resources problems among faculty and restrictive school fundraising laws.

A Survey Of University Engineering Departments In The State Of Washington To Determine Engineering Drawing Requirements For High Schools, James E. Brousseau

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine (1) whether a course in engineering drawing designed to parallel part of the first year engineering college drawing requirement could be taught in the high schools in the state of Washington and (2) how much time should be allocated in each of the various areas of such an engineering drawing course.

A Functional-Recognition Experiment In Spelling To Determine Extent Of Use And Mastery, James W. Hughes

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any significant difference in spelling achievement on a fifth-grade level between an experimental group using a functional-recognition approach to weekly spelling lists for a period of four weeks, as compared with a control group which does not apply the functional-recognition approach, but which has equal time for study and writing.

The Greenbook, Faculty Handbook, 1962-1963, Marshall University Academic Affairs

The Greenbook

This handbook attempts to collect into one publication statements of those policies and procedures which are in frequent use. It should contribute to progress toward the solution of problems facing Marshall University in its day-by-day operation. Members of the faculty and administrative staffs, those who have long been with us as well as those who are new, will do well to keep the publication and consult it regularly.

This publishing venture represents another forward step in Marshall's working procedure. As we turn its pages, let us remember that we shall continue to need, for the solution of University problems, a …

A Proposed Plan For Developing Purposeful Communications Between School And Home For The Wenatchee Elementary Schools, Kenneth P. Shamberger

All Master's Theses

The problem was to study the area of communication between school and home (1) to ascertain the importance of school-home communications; (2) to help devise a way of providing better education for the children in the Wenatchee schools through a sound program of school-home communications; and (3) to create for the Wenatchee School District elementary schools an effective communication program between the schools and the homes.

A Comparison Of Role Perceptions Of Selected University Presidents And Their Reference Groups, Fern D. Stout

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The university presidents, as chief administrators of a complex institution, must deal with a variety of problems: buildings, money, organization, legal provisions, educational programs, and people. Campbell points out that school administration also deals with the values, beliefs, and feelings of people. Unfortunately, there is little assistance from research upon which the presidents can rely in dealing with the human elements involved in university administration, and to a large extent people are the crucial elements in administration. People within the university structure, and outside, have varying and often conflicting expectations of how the university presidents should act. The presidents themselves …

Spiritual Shock-Absorbers, Milo A. Rediger

Milo Rediger Writings & Addresses

No abstract provided.

Why Church Affiliation? (Chapel Talk), Milo A. Rediger

Milo Rediger Writings & Addresses

No abstract provided.

1962 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State College

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of the Morehead State College for 1962.

A Comparative Analysis Of State Handbooks For The Administration Of Secondary Schools, Sister M. Ann Cotta

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to compare the administrative handbooks for secondary schools developed in state departments of education to ascertain the policies and practices that a majority of the states prescribe for their secondary schools in certain major areas of administration; (2) to analyze the handbook for secondary schools of the State of New Mexico to determine the extent to which policies and practices in New Mexico conform or do not conform to the policies and practices followed by most of the states; and (3) to develop recommendations for revision of the New Mexico handbook in …