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A Suggested Program For Extended Sessions To Be Incorporated Into The General Program For Christian Education Of Juniors In The Evangelical Mission Covenant Church, Alva M. Johanson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

As we look upon education today we notice quite a different emphasis form that of even twenty-five years ago, when the accumulation of much knowledge and many skills was the chief objective. There is a noticeable decrease in emphasis on the accumulation of facts for facts sake, and the curriculum has been enlivened by the utilization of real-life situations.

In spite of these various efforts we realize that we are still devoting far too little time to the Christian education of boys and girls. It is, therefore, the purpose of this thesis to present a week-day extended program to supplement …

A Study Of The Day School Program For Illiterate Prisoners At San Quentin Prison, Elmer E. Shafer

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is the purpose of this study to show how the Academic Educational Program of the Adult Authority at San quentin in succeeding or failing in its avowed aim, the education of the illiterate prisoners. The protection of society, both immediate and ultimate, in conceived to be the primary purpose of a correctional system. "1 However, this study will not include the broad rehabilitation phase of the programs but will be limited to the academic accomplishments in terms of public school grade placement.

An In-Service Education Program For Helping Teachers To Understand And Counsel Children, James G. Linn

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

What techniques can be used by the elementary school principal to help teachers to understand children better and to gain practical working knowledge of guidance practices, so that they may more adequately help individuals make more satisfactory life adjustments?

The Development Of Character Education Through The Social Studies And School Activities In The Junior High Schools : With Particular Reference To Stanford Junior High School Curriculum And Student Government In Sacramento, Lena Barnum Everett

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is the purpose of this thesis to develop a great- er interest and effort in character education in the school, the home and the church and to show nome techniques which have proved successful in the lives of the students of Junior high schools, especially at Stanford Junior High School in Sacramento.

A Study Of Distributive Occupations In Stockton, California : For Puposes Of Secondary School Counseling, Allen Douglas Blim

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to assemble occupational information of a statistical antire and present it in a form that will make it immediately usable to Stockton’s secondary school counselors as a basis for apprising their students of the opportunities in distributive occupations in the Stockton Unified School District.

Selected Aspects Of The Use Of Simple Instruments In The Music Curriculum Of The Elementary School, William Raymond Manning

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to (1) investigate the use and value of the simple instrument program in the elementary school and (2) provide or suggest musical experiences through the medium of this program that will help children to get at the inner essence of music through a process of musical growth. These experiences should be in agreement with the modern philosophy of music education. An attempt was made to present these experiences in such a manner that they can be readily utilized by any teacher in the primary grades.

Analysis Of Stresses In A Three Span Continuous Concrete Beam Bridge, G K. Leptien

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

While still attempting to decide on a topic for a thesis study, the author was asked, "How far from the up- ports of a continuous-bean reinforced-concrete bridge should the reinforcing for negative moment extend into the spany." It was a simple question, and the reason for it being asked was that a particular structure, the one shown in the frontispiece, had developed transverse cracks in the surface of the deck structure a distance of three and a half feet from the center of both interior supports. (See the plan view in figure 6, Appendix.) The cracks were by no means …

A Study Of Recent Advances In Drug Therapy For Use In Health Instruction, Loretta M. Stallings

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In recent years there has been a growing emphasis on the development of health education in the public schools. This emphasis has been due largely to the realization of the importance and need for training in healthful living. As the educational system in the United States has assumed more and more responsibility for the total development of the child, physically, mentally, specially, and emotionally, educators and parents have felt the need for a more functional health program in the school.

An Evaluation Of Teacher-Constructed Tests, Eano Joseph Canepa

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is my purpose, therefore, to present a discussion, a few examples, and an evaluation of the principal types of tests which are in the concern and domain of the classroom teacher. It is important that the discussion be concerned here with the field of modern languages, and more specifically Spanish, for that is the field for which this investigator is prepared, Therefore, while the application of the findings is generally applicable to other modern languages, it is here restricted to Spanish.

The need for an investigation into the types of tests which a teacher might use or construct arises …

A Study Of The Availability And Use Of Certain Learning Aids In The Teaching Of Social Studies In Yuba County Elementary Schools, Harold Godfrey Engstrom

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is concerned with the availability and the use of certain learning aids in the teaching of social studies in Yuba County elementary schools. FIeld trips and speakers are the learning aids which have been included in this study.