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An Exploratory Study Of The American Middle-Class Moral And Ethical Values Found In The John Newbery Medal Books., Heath Ward Lowry

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to collect data concerning the presence of that content in the Newbery Medal Award winning books which may influence children’s learning of American middle-class moral and ethical values.

The investigator used the process of content analysis to gather data for answering the following questions: (1) Are American middle-class moral and ethical values present in this chosen list of books?; (2) If such value content is present, to what degree of frequency and intensity has it been found?; (3) What variations, if any, can be measured in the presence, frequency, and intensity of these …

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.

The Identification And Analysis Of Certain Value Orientations Of Two Generations Of East Indians In California, Lawrence Allen Wenzel

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify and compare certain beliefs, called value orientations, that are held by two generations of East Indians residing in the Sutter County area of California. The comparisons involved testing the null hypothesis to the effect that there are no significant differences between the value orientations of the two generations of East Indians.

East Indian students and their parents were questioned about their views regarding the desirable attitude toward action, their views regarding time, their attitude toward nature, and the desirable relationship of man to his fellow man. The instrument employed in gathering the …

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?

Perceptions Of Family Life Attitudes Among Male College Students And Their Fathers, Helmar Duncan Sprague

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study are: (1) to help fill an important void in the literature, the lack of substantive empirical investigation of relationships between generations of fathers and their sons; (2) to investigate the assumption that similar attitudes exist between fathers and their sons; and (3) to attempt to supply the necessary data regarding father’s and sons’ attitudes toward family life which may aid those who deal in a helping relationship with these fathers and sons.

Child Development Concepts As Teaching Aids In The Methodist Teacher V-Vi, Dorothy Miller Peckham

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent the teacher’ manual, The Methodist Teacher V-VI, Fall, Winter, and Spring 1964-65, published by the Graded Press, Nashville, Tennessee, succeeds in providing insights for church school teachers in understanding the developmental patterns of the late elementary years in order to encourage and guide the child intelligently in his Christian growth.

A Proposal For A Study Of The Curriculum In Home Economics For The Associate Of Arts Degree At San Joaquin Delta College, Eva Antonelli Wasilchen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This thesis discusses the need for more courses particularly suited to the educational requirements of non-transfer students in San Joaquin Delta College with special reference to the Home Economics Curriculum. In 1955, Mr. Frank Jacobs, Director ,of Technological Education, San Joaquin Delta College~ did a survey on transfer and non-transfer students and concluded that 80% did not complete the baccalaureate requirements. This thesis will develop the pertinence of these findings to Home Economics course offerings for Associate of Arts degree or Part-time students. The San Joaquin Delta College bulletin includes in its philosophy vocational education for those students who complete …