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A Study Of School Housing Facilities In Small Rural School Districts Of San Joaquin County, Donald Elmo Moss

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to find evidence that will show whether or not there is a need for a school housing program in the small rural school districts in San Joaquin County, California. The study is justified by a comparison of the present conditions of the schools to a set of standards for good schoolhouse construction which have been established by noted authorities and educators in the field.

A Survey Of The Articulation Of Consonant Sounds By The Students Of The Lincoln School, Tulare, California, Dorothy Naill Stephens

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The schools of California are becoming increasingly aware of their responsibility in the assimilation of minority groups into participation in the full life of the community. Varied studies are underway to determine effective methods of meeting the needs of these groups of differing cultural, racial, language, and economic backgrounds. One of these areas of need is that that of speech, with which this study is concerned.

A Recommended Intramural Sports Program For Senior High School Boys : Based On Results Of A Study Of Fifty-Four Senior High School Programs And Additional Research, Albert Adolph Dauth

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study (1) to investigate many senior high school programs and to incorporate good qualities of these programs into one recommend intramural sports program; (2) to compare these existing intramural sports programs with those recommended by authorities who have published books and periodicals on the subject, toward molding a complete intramural sports program for boys of all senior high schools, large or small; (3) to interest those schools who do not possess an intramural sports program in organizing a program in their institution; and (4) to give impetus and new ideas to those schools already …

An Evaluation Of Teachers' Ability To Recognize Behavior Problems In Children, Eugene Frederick Maxwell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

An attempt was made in this study to determine if teachers’ opinions on what constitutes a behavior problem from the standpoint of a child’s personal adjustment is the same or nearly the same as the opinions of psychologists. A similar study was made by Wickman.

As one part of the study a correlation of attitudes was made between a group of seventy-six third, fourth, and fifth grade Tulare County Teachers and eighteen school psychologists in the State of California.

As another part of the study a comparison was made by means of a questionnaire of the opinions of Ivanhoe Teachers …

Some Concepts Of Recreation And Relative Character Building Values, Albert George Lynch

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Challenged by the abstract qualities of the terms "personality" and "character" this study was designed to examine some concepts of leisure programs and relative character and/or personality building values.

An Evaluation Of The Nature, Scope, And Effects Of Federal Aid For School Lunch Programs In California, James Maneval Hemphill

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem that naturally arises and needs evaluation is: What are the nature, scope, and effects of federal aid to school lunch programs in California? The questions that need to be answers are: (1) How has federal aid for school lunch programs developed?; (2) What forms has it taken?; (3) What has it accomplished?

The ultimate objectives that evolve in this investigation are: (1) To provide for workers and others interested in public education information regarding the historical background, present status, and effects of federal aid for school lunch programs.; (2) To provide possible bases for revision and improvement of …

Certain Significant Characteristics Of Various Sizes Of California School Districts For The Fiscal Year 1950-1951, Clifford Putman Weimer

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to find for the fiscal year 1950-51 some characteristics of the variou sizes of California school districts as indicated by the average daily attendance for the fiscal year 1950-51 in relation to (1) the average current expenses per unit of average daily attendance, (2) the average state apportionment per unit of average daily attendance, (3) the average transportation costs per unit of average daily attendance, and (4) the average district tax rates.

Graduate Record Examination Scores And Grade-Point Averages Of Graduate Students At The College Of The Pacific, Delbert Wesley King

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

There has been much concern as to the validity of the Graduate Record Examination in determining the ability of a student to do effective graduate work. Some hold that the Profile score is a necessary index of a person’s ability to do graduate work, while others believe there is no close relationship between the two There is also a feeling that students who have been out of school for many years are at a disadvantage when taking the Graduate Record Examination Profile Tests, and that some departments prepare their students better for the tests.

The lack of agreement as stated …

An Analysis Of Enrollments In Business Subjects In Public Secondary Schools Of California For 1951 : With Comparisons For 1948 And 194, Alvina Graupman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In 1945 and 1948 the Bureau of Business Education of the California State Department of Education compiled business subject enrollments for an extensive sampling of secondary schools in the state. These data were basic source materials for the preparation of a Report of the Sub-Committee for Vocational Teacher Training, which presented " recommendations for revisions and additions that will assist in keeping the program geared to the supply and demand for teachers and the changing procedures and conditions of employment."

A Proposal To Restudy School District Budget Procedure In California, Robert Lee

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

How can school district budget procedure in California be improved?

This thesis submitted evidence indicating a need for improved practices in many areas directly connected with school district budgets. Problems involved are shown to be extremely complex, and from the facts presented the study concludes that there can be no simple, piecemeal approach.

How may the problems of school district budgeting in California be solved through a comprehensive study of all related fields, made by a committee giving representation to all interested groups, the committee to be appointed and financed by the State of California, with instructions to recommend and …

A History Of The College Of The Pacific Speech And Hearing Clinic, Winnie Mae Cooper

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

For many years the officials of the College of the Pacific and the Chairman of the Speech Department have expressed a desire to review the growth and development of the Speech and Hearing Clinic since its inception in the summer of 1937.

Statement of the Problem: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the factors concerned with the growth and development of the College of the Pacific Speech and Hearing Clinic.

Importance of the study: To present to the College of the Pacific Speech Department a compilation concerning the growth and development of the Speech and Hearing Clinic so …