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A Study Of Dictation And Transcription Practices In Kansas Class A Public Supported High Schools, Ronald E. Bailey

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This study was made to determine the present status of the dictation and transcription phases of shorthand in the public supported high schools in Kansas. In collecting the data necessary for the study, check lists were mailed to 69 public supported high schools; these were the Class A high schools in Kansas having an enrollment of 250 or more. The findings from the study show that approximately one-half of the schools approve of dictation and transcription as a separate course; however, only one school stated that dictation and transcription are offered as a separate course. Pretranscription training is offered by …

A Study Of The Qualifications Required For Successful Saleswork As Interpreted By The Employer, Employee, Consumer, And Instructor In Salesmanship Classes, Ernest Frank Horn Jr.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the qualifications required for successful saleswork as interpreted by employers who hire salespeople, the salespeople themselves, the consumers who buy from salespeople, and the instructors who teach salesmanship in the two-year colleges of Kansas. Data was collected by means of a check list filled out by sixteen retail employers, fourteen retail salespeople, ten traveling salespeople, eight door-to-door salespeople, thirteen salespeople who sell a service, twelve consumers, and thirteen salesmanship instructors. The check list was supplemented by a personal interview with everyone except the salesmanship instructors. The check list contained the topics covered …

Methods Of Establishing Rapport In The Counseling Situation, Harold L. Downing

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Need For Study:

Many studies· and investigations have·been made concerning the counselor and the counseling situation with reference to new techniques and advancements.- The literature pertaining t·o this subject reveals itself as being significant and of importance to the counselor, but too often no mention is made of rapport.· The absence of this term in much of the literature may give the reader the impression that it is regarded by many authorities as being of little importance.

An Evaluation Of Administrative Practices Concerning Secondary-School Libraries, Raymond J. Young

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This study is an attempt to evaluate the practices of eight South-east Kansas secondary-school administrators concerning school libraries located in eight counties. Previous library studies have generally disclosed serious inadequacies. Administrators are responsible for conditions in any part of the school, and this study attempts to discover how nearly existing administrative practices agree with principles and practices accepted by library science authorities. After much study an information sheet was constructed and used to record data obtained during personal interviews held in the administrator's office of each school. Administrative practice concerning library housing, accessibility, finance, acquisition of materials, personnel, control, support, …

An Examination Of The Professional Education Program For Elementary Teachers At Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas, Howard Denman Forbes

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The purpose of this study was to determine the improvements needed in the professional education curricula for elementary teachers at Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas. Questionnaires were sent to 114 persons who had been graduated from K.S.T.C. since 1940. The questionnaire requested the respondents to evaluate the education and psychology course offerings in the light of their value to an elementary teacher. Study reports findings and recommendations for improvement.