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The Selection And Evaluation Of Social Studies Audio-Visual Materials For The Elementary Schools Of The Alameda Unified School District, Paul A. Liebhart

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to establish criteria that will be valid for the selection through evaluation of social studies materials for grades one through six in the Alameda Unified School District. The school system feels a need for a rich variety of audio-visual instructional materials for their program so that its teachers might enrich the curriculum of the learner. It is recognized that many varied experiences will increase learning on the part of the student and will help him better to meet life with what he is familiar and has perceived. Kingsley gives the secret of securing and …

A Survey Of The Course Content In Sixteen State Courses Of Study In Health Education For The Secondary School, Ella Ida Cutkosky

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was in the belief that a summary of the course content of state courses of study in health education would be of value and interest in the light of present trends in curriculum construction that this study was written.

The purpose of this investigation was to survey sixteen state courses of study compiled by their respective state education departments, to determine the details of content considered most essential in health education at the high school level.

Social Adjustment Of Foster-Home Children In San Joaquin Valley Elementary Schools, Helen Haschak Green

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine the needs of foster-home children; (2) to discover if an how needs of foster-home children are being met in the school; (3) to determine how the placement agency, the school, and the home are working to meet these needs; and (4) to recommend a program of procedure to meet the discovered needs on the basis of the findings. Specifically it will attempt to answer, "What are the needs of foster-home children in some California elementary schools?"

The Effectiveness Of The Teacher Education Program Of Secondary School Teachers At The College Of The Pacific, Lester Romaine Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In recognition of this unprecedented challenge, does the curriculum of the teacher education program of secondary school teachers at the College of the Pacific meet the needs of its candidates? Does the secondary teacher education program adequately equip them to make their place in the secondary schools of today? Are they prepared academically and professionally? Are they prepared for community leadership? It is in an attempt to determine how completely the secondary teacher education program of College of the Pacific meets the needs of its graduates that the School of Education of the College of the Pacific has undertaken this …

A Survey Of Selected Business Offices In Modesto With Implications For Curriculum And Guidance At Modesto Junior College, Carol Kent Savage

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This survey of one hundred business offices in Modesto was conducted for the purpose of determining whether the office training curriculum offered by the Modesto Junior College adequately prepares students to successfully enter the office occupations in the community.

Survey Of The Play Therapy Clinic At The College Of The Pacific From February, 1948 To February, 1949, Donald Leong Fong

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The aim of this historical survey is to present a well organized statement of the activities of the play therapy clinic at the College of the Pacific and to analyze and evaluate the findings . One year after the origin of the clinic , there was felt the need for a survey. The writer has had many opportunities to observe the functions and the operation of the clinic, and he has felt that the activities and objectives of the clinic should be defined clearly in writing so that the beginning students at the clinic may have a more adequate approach …

Factors Relating To Unification In The Galt Area, Martin Anthony Cabalzar

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is an outgrowth of a long felt need to make a survey of the existing district organization of t h e Gait Area to determine the educational effectiveness of the organizational pattern now in use. If the quality of educational opportunity offered by a given area is dependent upon the number of children plus taxable resources, does the present organizational pattern provide an equal opportunity to all children of the area?

A Study Of The Adequacy Of High School Physics Laboratory Work For General Education, Robert F. Stone

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine the adequacy of high school physics laboratory work for general education. The problems involved to achieve this purpose were: the determination of the outcomes of high school physics laboratory work; the determination of the objectives of science instruction in general education; and the evaluation of the outcomes of the first in terms of the second.

Advanced Techniques In Women's Field Hockey With Emphasis On Teaching Aids, Harriet Louise Sheldon

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The teaching of organized physical education for girls in our schools is rather new in comparison to the number of years schools have existed. In some states physical education is not part of the curriculum but in others, such as California, it is required by law. When one realizes that physical education in the schools is in its infancy one becomes aware of the fact that source materials must therefore be inadequate. Hockey, although an ancient sport, is one of the comparatively newest field sports in the curriculum of the physical education program in the United States. As a result …

A Plan For Eighth-Grade Reading Improvement, Marvin Merle Mcdow

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The present study was undertaken to determine if an eighth-grade reading program could be devised wherein pupils with a reading comprehension grade of less than five years seven months would evidence marked improvement; with the balance of the group demonstrating continuous and progressive comprehensive reading growth.

An Evaluation Of The Nature And Scope Of Released-Time Religious Education In California, Henry W. Jantzen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The two foremost forces working for human betterment are the religious values and secular education. To assist in the attainment of these values, released-time religious instruction has been organized in many communities. The problem that naturally arises and needs evaluation in California is: What are the Nature and scope of released-time religious education in California?

California has permitted released-time religious education since 1943. The program has been carried on extensively. It is advisable than an evaluation be made. What are the nature and scope of released-time religious education in California up to and including May, 1948? How successfully has the …

A Survey Of The Judging Standards In High School Speech Contests Of Northern And Central California, Thomas Walwyn Stephens

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Part of the importance of the problem can be seen through the value of speech contests. One of the various means of realizing the purposes of speech education is through the speech contest, the practice of getting together with others for the comparison of formal speaking activities. The value of the speech contest was recognized centuries ago by the Greeks. “Speech contests are old devices; that stimulate a student to his greatest endeavors by a desire to win approval or victory over his fellows in not a product of this mad, modern naturalistic age.” From that early beginning contests have …

A History Of The Stockton Recreation Department, 1910 To 1947, Including Its Early Background, And The Development Of Its Program And Facilities, Bert Edward Swenson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

For a period of twenty years beginning in 1918 when the writer became Superintendent of the Stockton Playground Department, annual reports of its major activities and accomplishments were made and submitted to the Mayor and later the City Manager for their information. They helped in securing the next budget. Throughout the thirty years of service additional reports of activities and improvements in facilities were kept on file in the office of the department for the information of its officers and a permanent record.

The writer finds that he has been a part. of the supervised public playground movement since its …

An Analysis Of Sixth Grade Arithmetic In The Alameda School System, Robert K. Ray

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Over a period of several years the Alameda City Schools have been trying to develop a meaningful arithmetic program. Through special teacher workshops, supervision, and the adoption by the city schools of "Arithmetic We Use", before the series became adopted by the state, the functional program has progressed. The children in the low-sixth grade have used the above mentioned series since they were introduced to arithmetic books in the low-third grade.

An Experimental Study With College Men To Determine The Effects Of Teaching Method On The Ability To Learn Volleyball Skills, Eugene Marion Stagnaro

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to evaluate objectively the method of teaching men’s teams classes in physical education at Stockton College. A well organized instructional schedule consisting of elements from research versus the ‘free play’ method presents the problem in its varying aspects.

Both methods have been employed in the classes over a period of years and a committee has been organized to evolve a scientific approach as to content and teaching methods.

A Plan For The Reorganization Of Attendance Areas In Calaveras County, Melvin Bernasconi

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

From time to time there ha s been considerable discussion regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the attendance areas as they have developed in Calaveras County. Occasionally a change has been made and a school has been closed for lack of pupils or two or three school districts have been merged in an effort to strengthen the educational program for those districts but no study has ever been made with the purpose of placing schools in the county from the standpoint of building a sound and strong educational program for all children. This is the first study that has been …