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The Effectiveness Of Internal Communication In Selected School Systems In East Tennessee, Ralph Martin Peters

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: The superintendents of several public school systems in East Tennessee met during the summer of 1959 to form an organization for the purpose of improving public schools through cooperative study and research. This organization was named "Public Schools for Cooperative Research" and soon came to be known as "PSCR." For a number of years such an organization had been the topic of many informal discussions in which superintendents visualized its possibilities and potentialities. Staff members of the Department of Educational Administration and Supervision in the University of Tennessee's college of Education also expressed a keen interest in this type …

Survey And Development Of Salary Program For Upper Snoqualmie Valley School District 410, Snoqualmie , Washington, James R. Satterlee

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) supply a starting point for succeeding salary committees in their efforts to construct future salary schedules; (2) show the difference between other districts’ salary schedules and the haphazard methods used in this district to determine teachers’ and administrators’ salaries; (3) bring the Upper Snoqualmie Valley School District’s certified employees’ salaries in line with other districts’ schedules, the Washington Education Association’s proposed schedule, the King county Co-ordinating Council’s proposed schedule, and the national trend towards better and higher salaries for teachers....

Post-Service Career Planning For Military Personnel Interested In Education, Maxwell J. Ihrig

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to compile information (1) on the need for additional qualified personnel in the profession of education; (2) on the relatively untapped manpower of retire military personnel; (3) to become acquainted with the advantages and disadvantages of second careers in education; (4) on existing programs in schools of higher education designed to prepare persons from other areas of endeavor for a career in teaching; and (5) to develop an approach from this study for counseling military personnel nearing retirement and retired for a post-service career in education.

An Evaluation Of Distributive Education Programs In The Albuquerque Public Schools, Jack W. Goodner

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to evaluate the distributive education programs in the Albuquerque Public Schools as a basis for future planning.

An Analysis Of Heterogenous And Achievement Grouping Among An Experimental Group Of Ninety Students In The Los Alamos, New Mexico, Schools, Gene Howard Ebinger

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study is based on the hypothesis that children make greatest individual progress under a system of achievement grouping. Such a plan is not to be confused with ability grouping. When children are grouped according to their achievement, it is possible, and even likely, for a child of low average ability to be in the same group with children of great ability because he is achieving at a high rate.

A Study Of The In-Service Education Program In The Knoxville City Schools, Lacy Edward Harville

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: One of the most challenging problems confronting educators today is that of fostering continuous professional growth. School systems throughout the country are wanting to know more about new methods and techniques of improving their in-service education programs.

The growth and development of in-service education in the United States is complicated by the influence of various factors contributing to the gradual structuring of the total educational program, of which the promotion of professional growth on the part of teachers has been only a small part. The growth and development of in-service education is further complicated by the fact that its …

A Study Of The Academic And Professional Preparation Of The Public School Superintendents In The State Of Washington, James R. Nelson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the academic and professional backgrounds of the superintendent and their relative value to his present position, (2) to determine what superintendents would recommend to be included in a course of study for prospective administrators, (3) to establish a value rating on a number of personal characteristics generally considered among the most important for administrators, and (4) to compare the status of the school administrator in the State of Washington with that of the nation as a whole.

The Junior-Executive Trainee Program In Yakima And How The Junior College Can Help Prepare Candidates, David Schoessler

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) determine how extensively the junior-executive training program is employed by Yakima business firms; (2) to determine the positions junior-executive trainees fill within the employing firm; and (3) to determine what basic educational background should be supplied by the junior college to prepare students for the junior-executive trainee program in Yakima.

An Investigation Of Certain Factors Related To Advancement In Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore

All Master's Theses

The specific purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that children who are not six until after starting school are not able to compete successfully with their older classmates in terms of promotions and grades.

Teacher Expectations Of The Elementary School Principal In Interpersonal Relations, William P. Johnston

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to analyze the nature of the behaviors of the elementary school principal resulting from interaction with the teaching staff and to determine which behaviors led to more satisfactory relations.

The Role Of The Administrator Of Academic Affairs In Selected Universities, Roy M. Bacon

Masters Theses

Higher education institutions began with simple organ­ ization and were limited in scope and purpose. Naturally, the entire teaching load and administrative details could be carried on by a few individuals. None of the administrative jobs demanded the entire attention of one person. The ad­

ministrative head of the institution had to assume the re­ sponsibility for several of these jobs. He determined who would be admitted, collected fees, found living accommoda­

tions for students and staff members, taught classes, re­ corded student progress, served as placement director and ad­ ministered the business affairs of the institution.

As the institutions …

A Study Of The Optional Seven Period Day As It Is Operating At Logan High School, Boyd L. Applegarth

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Education is laboring under a mantle of criticism. This is neither a new nor a unique situation, but if this caviling approach will elevate the quality of education offered the youth of America it should be welcomed by educators and laymen alike.

Effects Of A Specific Developmental Reading Program Upon The Progress In Reading Of Seventh Grade Students Of Morgan High School, Raymond P. Larson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Our civilization depends in great measure on the reading process and there is a need for attaining greater skill in reading. Being able to read well has become one criteria for measuring the extent of a person's education. Every year seems to increase the reading demands made upon students as well as adults. Reading was one of the three R's that made up the curriculum of the early schools in our country. Reach (1955) states that in our society all children are not only privilaged, but most of them are required to spend many years in school, and the curriculum …

A Proposed System Of Public School Financial Accounting For New Mexico, Lamoine Langston

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to analyze New Mexico school financial accounting practices on the basis of sound principles, (2) to present a system of accounting for New Mexico schools in accord with sound accounting principles, including necessary legal changes to implement the new system, and (3) to suggest procedures necessary for the present New Mexico school accounting practices to be in agreement with sound principles of school financial accounting.

A Survey Of Purchasing Procedures Used In The Public Schools Of Illinois, Marion L. Zane

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Proposed Outline For A Course In School Business Management, Donald L. Pyle

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.