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Relative Scholastic Success Of College Students From High Schools Of Varying Sizes, Leonard Lee Hudson
Relative Scholastic Success Of College Students From High Schools Of Varying Sizes, Leonard Lee Hudson
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Education in America has made substantial growth in its various phases. No factor has been more marked than in the secondary field. The South was tardy in establishing a systematic scheme owing to the devastation of a Civil War and the misunderstandings natural to a reconstruction period. Many forces for the improvement of the secondary field in this section are now accomplishing wonderful results. Accrediting associations to investigate, recommend, and regulate certain practices, different divisions of the state department of education to supervise and inspect, research organizations, graduate schools, and school authorities are adding to the fund of knowledge regarding …
The Attitude Of The Presidents Of The United States Toward Education As Revealed In Their Messages To Congress, Kelsey R. Cummins
The Attitude Of The Presidents Of The United States Toward Education As Revealed In Their Messages To Congress, Kelsey R. Cummins
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This thesis is undertaken with the intention of studying the attitude of the Presidents of the United States toward education as revealed in their messages to Congress. The writer chose this subject because he felt that the messages and speeches reflect their attitude toward education and to some extent at least reflect the national attitude. Since this group has included some of America’s ablest leaders, education may find in their works arguments of great weight.
Since the study was restricted to the messages of Presidents, naturally Richardson’s “Messages and Papers of the Presidents of the Presidents to 1908” is the …
Specific Training As A Means Of Developing Specific Abilities In Reading, Ola Roemer
Specific Training As A Means Of Developing Specific Abilities In Reading, Ola Roemer
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The problem specifically stated is: What is the effect of specific training upon the development of the ability to pick out central thoughts of paragraphs as compared with the results of obtained in the same direction from general reading procedures?
The purpose of this study is to compare the results of specific training upon the development of this special ability in reading with the results obtained in the same direction from general reading procedures.
A Study Of The Public School System Of Todd County, Edwin Hadden
A Study Of The Public School System Of Todd County, Edwin Hadden
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Statement of Problem - The main problem is an attempt to find how Todd County, as a unit, can best provide for the elementary and secondary education of her 2,650 boys and girls. The aims of the consideration of this problem are five, as follows:
- To compare the efficiency of the one-room schools with the central schools, and the central schools with the independent graded school.
- To compare teacher results and teacher qualifications.
- To discover the needed number of elementary and high school plants.
- To discover the needed number of elementary and high school teachers.
- To secure a basis for …