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A Checklist For Directors Of Dual Intercollegiate Athletic Contests, Harry E. Kane

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study was the outgrowth of a direct need. While the investigator was the director of athletics at a small California junior college, he was responsible for the production, management, and administration of the athletic contests which this college hosted. At that time, new to the field and to the post, he found there were numerous details of which he was completely unaware when preparing for contests in the various sports. Even in the sports with which he was most familiar, details materialized at contest time that had not been anticipated. In conferring with other directors of athletics who did …

A Comparative Analysis Of The Function Of Art In Urban Schools Of Mexico And The United States Of America, Bev Fassett Peairs

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Political and economic needs and continuing advancement in facilities for communication and transportation are contributing factors to the increasing interdependence between Mexico and the United States. The necessity for an emphasis upon intercultural understanding, therefore, becomes apparent

Value Perceptions And Value Orientations In High School Counseling, Ronald Dean Leppke

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study (1) to discover if an interpretation of the principle of separation of church and state is an issue in public school counseling; (2) to discover the extent to which public school students bring moral or religious problems to guidance personnel; (3) to describe procedures reportedly used by guidance personnel in handling these problems, as well as to enumerate apparent difficulties in doing so; (4) to discover the effect, if any, of the current psychology-religion controversy upon school counseling; (5) to report counselor opinions regarding the adequacy of their professional preparation in dealing with …

Employment Of Certificated Personnel Of Ethnic Minority Groups In Stockton Unified School District, 1947 To 1962, Stanley Earl Sandelius

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The two main purposes of this study were to document the events leading to the establishment of the nondiscriminatory employment policy for certificated personnel from ethnic minority groups in the Stockton Unified School District and the subsequent practices which have developed since the adoption of the policy in 1947.

An Exploration Of Some Ways To Work With Parents To Expand The Usefulness Of The Teacher-Parent Relationship, Dorothy Heisinger Jones

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

World events of the past few years have cast a shadow of doubt over the ability of the American school, as an agent of a democratic society, to fulfill its dual role of social and academic development. Critics of American education have pointed to social inequalities, economic pressures , technological demands, and many other areas as possible causes for the so-called malfunction of American educational institutions. The world of adult endeavor asks the American college for tremendous increases in student preparation. The college is forced to step up its demands upon the high school, which in turn demands more of …

Certain Differences In Academic Ability And Achievement Between Credential And Other Students Of The 1961 Graduating Class At The University Of The Pacific, Carl Raymond Stutzman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In recent years the teaching profession has gained a position of unceasing public prominence which has brought with it increasing demands of professional competence. While the competencies demanded are many in number and varied in nature, the one which. is almost always asked for is that of the ability of the teacher to handle intellectual material. One measure of this ability is the degree of success which the teacher attained in his own academic endeavors while a student in a college or university.

The Problem:

This study compared the intellectual ability of liberal arts teacher credential candidates with liberal arts …

The Effectiveness Of A Summer Remedial Reading Program On One Group Of Stockton Elementary Pupils, Wing Jew

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to discover if results from the summer remedial reading program carry over into the following school year. The design intended (1) to show whether skills taught in the summer classes are retained, and (2) to measure the amounts and some of the kinds of retention throughout the following school year.

A Comparison Of Selected Theological Concepts And The Learning Process As They Relate To Religious Knowledge As Found In Ernest Ligon And Paul Tillich, Pearl Seale

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study (1) to present selected aspects of Ernest Ligon's view of the learning process as it applies to religious knowledge; (2) to present selected aspects of Paul Tillich's view of the learning process as it applies to religious knowledge; (3) to compare Ernest Ligon's view of the learning process as it applies to religious knowledge with Paul Tillich's view.

Differences In Personality, School Attitude, And Visual Motor Performanceamong Specific Types Of Underachievers, Louise Marie Bachtold

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study (1) to identify and to group underachievers in the fifth grade through achievement teat scores, report card ratings, and teacher evaluation; (2) to obtain a measure of personality characteristics, expressed attitudes toward school, and visual motor coordination; and (3) to compare the responses of each underachieving group with those of each other group, and with the responses of able successful students.

The Development And Construction Of A Resource Unit On Water ; Its Relation To San Joaquin County, Wayne Leroy Bonham

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

What resources are available to teach water problems related to the Stockton Community and how can they be organized into a resource unit which will help teachers toward developing effective teaching units?

An Analysis Of The Sources Of Moments Of Vision In Virginia Woolf's Novels, Jean Clay Bloom

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study (1) to examine the sources of the various moments of vision found in Virginia Woolf's novels; (2) to consider the characteristics of the personality type presented in her novels; (3) to show the relationship between these characters and moments of vision.