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A Study Of Failure And Non-Promotion In The Yakima Elementary Schools, Willis Grayer Graham Jun 1950

A Study Of Failure And Non-Promotion In The Yakima Elementary Schools, Willis Grayer Graham

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the incidence of pupil failure and non-promotion of a group of elementary school children. This can be determined by (1) finding the number and percentage of pupils who failed at some point from First Grade through Fifth Grade, and who now are enrolled in the Sixth Grade of the elementary schools of Yakima, Washington, (2) finding the annual rate of failure of this group of children, (3) determining the number of pupil failures the occurred, including a record of failing pupils who failed once, twice, or three or more times, and (4) …


A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges Jun 1950

A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of this study is to determine what the needs of the public schools in the state of Washington are in relation to recreation leadership so that the higher educational institutions of the state may have some basis for the planning and organization of their teacher training programs. The secondary purpose of this study is to enable the students who are preparing themselves for entering this field to have some idea of the opportunities and the disadvantages that prevail in this area of work.


Factors Relating To Unification In The Galt Area, Martin Anthony Cabalzar Jan 1950

Factors Relating To Unification In The Galt Area, Martin Anthony Cabalzar

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is an outgrowth of a long felt need to make a survey of the existing district organization of t h e Gait Area to determine the educational effectiveness of the organizational pattern now in use. If the quality of educational opportunity offered by a given area is dependent upon the number of children plus taxable resources, does the present organizational pattern provide an equal opportunity to all children of the area?


An Analysis Of Sixth Grade Arithmetic In The Alameda School System, Robert K. Ray Jan 1950

An Analysis Of Sixth Grade Arithmetic In The Alameda School System, Robert K. Ray

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Over a period of several years the Alameda City Schools have been trying to develop a meaningful arithmetic program. Through special teacher workshops, supervision, and the adoption by the city schools of "Arithmetic We Use", before the series became adopted by the state, the functional program has progressed. The children in the low-sixth grade have used the above mentioned series since they were introduced to arithmetic books in the low-third grade.