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The Drawing & Holding Power Of The Ohio County High Schools, P. L. Sanderfur

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study can be divided into three parts:

1. To determine the drawing and holding power of the Ohio County high schools.
2. To find out why certain students are dropping out of school.
3. To offer suggestions, if possible, as to how the drawing and holding power of the Ohio County high schools may be increased.

A Comparative Study Of The Ability & Effort Of Mccracken County & Paducah, Kentucky, To Support Their Educational Programs, Herman Robertson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem is four-fold:

1. To compare the ability of McCracken County and Paducah, Kentucky, to finance their educational programs.
2. To compare the effort that McCracken County and Paducah are making to finance their educational programs.
3. To compare the educational programs of McCracken County and Paducah.
4. To suggest a defensible educational program based on the ability and effort of the educational unit to support it.

A Study Of The Grades Of The Western Kentucky State Teachers College During The Years 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, Carolyn Seward

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem selected for this thesis is "A Study of the Grades of the Western Kentucky State Teachers College during the Years 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32." The purpose of the study is as follows:

1. To compare the distribution of grades by the various instructors of the college.
2. To weight the grades assigned by the individual instructors.
3. To compare the distribution of grades by the various departments.
4. To weight the grades assigned by departments.
5. To compare the grades given by instructors within the same departments.
6. To compare the grades given by the college as a whole with other colleges.
7. To compare the …

What Is The Ability And Effort Of Washington County To Finance Its Educational Program?, Joseph Howard

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study attempts to measure the ability, the effort and the educational program of Washington County. It also recommends an educational program based upon the ability of the county to finance it.

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.

Activities Of County School Superintendents In Kentucky, G. R. Mccoy

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study is undertaken to find out what activities are actually performed by the county school superintendent in the state of Kentucky. Much theorizing has been done about what he should do and how he should allocate his time, but it seems that no one has done much to find out just what he does. Courses of instruction are being offered in many colleges for the purpose of preparing person to administer efficiently the office of county school superintendent. These courses are based mainly on theory and not on facts. It is hoped that this study will aid instructors in …