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A Survey Of Some Factors In Promotional Policies In Walland School And Its Implication For Curriculum Change, Grace Scott

Masters Theses

Purpose of the Study: One of the most persistent problems of education is that of determining a satisfactory method of promoting pupils from level to level. Therefore the purpose of this study is to examine some of the factors in Walland School that aid in determining pupil progress to see whether there is need for changes in promotional policies and curriculum offerings.

With this purpose in mind, the following hypothesis is advanced: A study of factors upon which the teachers of Walland School have based non-promotion will show that the curriculum throughout the seven years of the survey did not …

The Development Of A Rhythmic Activities Program For Deaf Or Profoundly Hard-Of-Hearing Children, Madge Bowman

Masters Theses

The problem advanced in this thesis concerns the development of a rhythmic activities program for deaf or profoundly hard-of-hearing children. It is approached in terms of three objectives enumerated below:

1. To bring about rhythmic expression as a part of the overall development of the deaf or profoundly hard-of-hearing child.

2. To integrate rhythm with his activities in and away from school.

3. To integrate rhythm with his educational progress.

The Effect Of Social Classes On The Community And Schools Of Clinton, Tennessee, Robert N. Shumate

Masters Theses

This problem was selected as a subject for research in connection with an effort to determine the extent and nature of the effect of social classes on the town and community of Clinton, Tennessee. It was assumed that social classes do have an effect on the community, and that the influences exerted upon the town and community because of pressure of social classes were significant and noticeable to one who puts forth the effort to make a study and an analysis of the situation. It was also assumed that these influences have a direct bearing on the life of the …