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A Sociometric Investigation Of The Persistency Of Choice In Grade Levels Two Through Six, Dolores Lapointe Linton

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. There is a general conjecture among elementary school teachers that friendships and social preferences in the lower elementary grade fluctuate considerably, and that they tend to become increasingly more stable in the higher elementary grades, sometimes to the detriment of a well-ordered child society. Statements such as, “the younger ones don’t care with whom they are friendly,” and “Their best friends change every week” express the general feeling of instability and fluctuation in the lower grades. By contrast, many persons teaching in grades four to six feel that there is a tendency toward the development of …

Economies In School Plant Maintenance, Frank R. J. Cernick

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to familiarize the writer with the various areas in which economy can be realized in school plant maintenance and to provide him with information which will enrich his background and supplement his experience. It is hoped and expected that the study will be beneficial to the writer in his future years as an administrator.

The Administrative Functions Of The Junior High School Instrumental Music Director, Jack M. Dorsey

Graduate Student Research Papers

In Tacoma Public School District 10, there is one music supervisor for fifty-two schools serving 150,000 people. This supervisor must, of necessity, rely in part on the administrative ability of the individual director under his supervision. It was the purpose of this paper (1) to discover a working philosophy of music education for everyday use by the instrumental music director; and (2) to find from authoritative sources the factors essential for successful administration of the Junior High School instrumental department.

A Study Of Boston Harabor And East Olympia School Districts To Determine The Need For Reorganization, Harry Drittenbas Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to review and research literature to determine the qualifications of adequate school districts; (2) to make an analysis of small school districts to determine the possibility of the need for reorganization; and (3) if needed, to propose a plan whereby these districts might benefit from merging with a first class school district.

Teacher Evaluation And The High School Principal, Donald E. Kremer

Graduate Student Research Papers

One of the most serious problems confronting the beginning high school principal is that of teacher evaluation. Currently, teacher evaluation comes reasonably close to being the most discussed subject among educational practitioners. The literature on the topic is multiplying rapidly as people attempt to analyze, delineate, and appraise its various facets. The purpose of this paper is to set forth some guidelines which may prove useful to the beginning high school principal in one of the most important aspects of teacher and staff morale--teacher evaluation.

A Proposed Curriculum Of Ninth-Grade Mathematics For Chief Joseph Junior High School, George Michael Mathews

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study's purpose is to develop a flexible-scheduling program in ninth-grade mathematics for Chief Joseph Junior High School, Richland, Washington, which can be integrated into the over-all curriculum at the time when the school adopts the idea of flexibility.

Orientation Of New Teachers, James W. Mcginnis Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is the purpose of this study (1) to analyze the literature pertaining to the need of an orientation program; (2) to show who is involved in the orientation program; (3) to show the needs of the new teacher; and (4) to propose an orientation program which could be used in the school system in which I am employed.

Trends In The Problem Of De Facto Segregation, Donald E. Ramsey

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine some of the causes and effects of de facto school segregation and (2) to discover the existing trends in practices of dealing with the problem of de facto segregation.

Developing A Guidance Program For Townsend High School, William T. Brickey

Masters Theses

Introduction: There has been some form or guidance since the earliest days of education. Guidance and education are practically inseparable since individual growth and development cannot be realized without both. The purpose of guidance is to promote individual understanding, to enable the individual to evaluate his circumstances and opportunities, and to plan his life in a way that he may better serve himself and a democratic society.

During the past few years guidance has come to occupy a prominent place in secondary education in the United States. This is apparent from the increase in the number or secondary school guidance …

A Job Description Of The Administrators And Classified Personnel Of Monroe Public Schools, Gene F. Maxim

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to provide the superintendent and the school board with a job description of the certified administrators and classified personnel of the Monroe Public Schools. This study is to serve as a future guide in hiring, transfering and promoting school district personnel.

Practices And Policies Of Interscholastic Sports In Secondary Schools, Wayne E. Dalesky

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to review the current literature describing inter-high school athletic policies and practices, to identify from this the valid criticisms and desirable goals and practices, and to recommend predictably helpful changes in athletic policies and practices.

Teachers’ Handbook For Sharpstein Elementary School, Clarence R. Rogers

All Master's Theses

New teachers moving into a system will find even the most simple practice a matter on which information must be acquired. Some plan of orientation for these new teachers is essential. By incorporating all the policies in a teachers' handbook, the information will be available for immediate use at any time.

An Observational Study Of Differentiation Of Reinforcement At The Sixth Grade Level, Lariene Moffett Treat

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pupil IQ and sex upon the number of some immediate verbal and nonverbal reinforcements given by the teacher to the students in the regular classroom. Studies have been done which indicate some differentiation on the bases of socio-economic status and behavior. This study determined, by actual classroom observation, what differentiation in reinforcements was found on the bases of (a) pupil IQ, (b) sex of pupils, (c) sex of teachers. The relationship between verbal and nonverbal reinforcements was also investigated.

Enrichment And Reorganization Of The Kellogg School Library, Kenneth Adkins

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

For several decades it had been recognized that the American school had been changing from a classical school with a select student body and a narrow curriculum, into a large public school with varying abilities, interests and offerings. It had been recognized that the need for children's literature had become more acute than ever before. Kellogg School is structuring and carrying out a long-range plan for a better education for boys and girls, had established a philosophy of teaching and learning and had set out general and specific goals. In order that the teaching and learning be congenial with the …

The Mathematics Teacher Shortage, Class Size And Programmed Learning, William Maltby

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Image And Role Of The Business Officer In The Seventh-Day Adventist Boarding Academy Of The North American Division, Joel N. Noble

Master's Theses

The Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study, broadly conceived, is to determine the functions of the business officers in the Seventh-day Adventist boarding academies of the North American Division. For the purpose of this study the "business officer" is the individual whose primary responsibility is the keeping of the financial records and the conducting of the routine business of the academy, distinct from the principal and not to be confused with him.

Concomitant with this study to determine the business officer's function is an attempt to 1. Determine present practices concerning the duties and responsibilities of the …