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A Study Of First Grade Entrance Practices In The State Of Washington, James L. Martin Aug 1951

A Study Of First Grade Entrance Practices In The State Of Washington, James L. Martin

All Master's Theses

The purpose here is to determine the actual practice. What is the requirement for entrance into the first grade in the various districts in the state of Washington? Is chronological age the only determining factor? Is any consideration given to mental age? To what extent are the emotional and social factors considered? Is attendance in a kindergarten a factor?

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Today's Junior High School, William R. Oliver Aug 1950

Today's Junior High School, William R. Oliver

All Master's Theses

The writing of this paper provides a means for the survey of the principles of organization and the ways of meeting the needs of junior high school students. It is the intention of this paper to present the functions, the principles and the methods of instruction prevalent in the junior high school.

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A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges Jun 1950

A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of this study is to determine what the needs of the public schools in the state of Washington are in relation to recreation leadership so that the higher educational institutions of the state may have some basis for the planning and organization of their teacher training programs. The secondary purpose of this study is to enable the students who are preparing themselves for entering this field to have some idea of the opportunities and the disadvantages that prevail in this area of work.

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Educational Development Of Preston County, George P. Ayersman Jan 1949

Educational Development Of Preston County, George P. Ayersman

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Preston County 1g ono of the important counties of the State of West Virginia. It borders on two state a, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and four counties of West Virginia, Tucker, Barbour, Taylor and Monongalia. Preston County was formed from Monongalia in 1818. It has an area of seven hundred square miles, being one of the larger counties of the state. It extends along the full eastern Maryland line, thirty-six miles and along the Mason and Dixon line, twenty-two miles. The first efforts to provide education were patterned after the schools in England. Also, included apprenticeships for orphans sent from the …

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Teachers' Leaves Of Absence For Cultural Purposes And Exchange, Eleanor Janice Beck Aug 1947

Teachers' Leaves Of Absence For Cultural Purposes And Exchange, Eleanor Janice Beck

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to make a detailed inquiry into the matter of granting teachers' leaves of absence for cultural purposes and exchange in representative public school systems of the United States, with special reference to the prevalence of the practice and the administrative details involved in the handling of the program.

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Contributions Of Catholic Religious Orders To Public Education In New Mexico Since The American Occupation, Frederick Mason Bacon Mar 1947

Contributions Of Catholic Religious Orders To Public Education In New Mexico Since The American Occupation, Frederick Mason Bacon

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study is intended (1) to explain how it came to pass that religious orders have been conducting public schools in New Mexico, (2) to reveal the outcome of controversies or litigation involving claims of illegality in the practice, and (3) to present the contributions of Catholic religious orders to public education in New Mexico since the American occupation by offering a brief history of the public schools which they have conducted.

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Contributions Of The Dominican Sisters Of Grand Rapids, Michigan To The Education In New Mexico, Sister Maura Mcdonald O.P. May 1942

Contributions Of The Dominican Sisters Of Grand Rapids, Michigan To The Education In New Mexico, Sister Maura Mcdonald O.P.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to present the data now available appertaining to the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in New Mexico and to evaluate their work in the light of improvements in the educational, economic, cultural, and social conditions of these various communities.

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Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey Jun 1937

Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This investigation has been concerned with the operation of laws affecting teachers' rights as revealed by cases carried to supreme or other appellate courts and seeks specific answers to the general question "What are the legal restrictions that operate to affect the teacher in her employment and work?"

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Fire Insurance Practices And Economies On Public School Buildings Of Curry County, New Mexico, James Mcdonald Bickley Jan 1936

Fire Insurance Practices And Economies On Public School Buildings Of Curry County, New Mexico, James Mcdonald Bickley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

1. What are present practices in Curry County with reference to insurance on public school buildings, and, especially, to what extent is the sound net insurable value taken into consideration when determining the amount of insurance to be carried? 2. What are the relative merits of flat rate insurance and coinsurance, the two forms of insurance now in use on Curry County school buildings? 3. By what defensible methods can insurance rates on public school buildings of Curry County be reduced?

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Fundamental Objectives Of The New Professionalism In The Preparation Of Teachers, George H. Carpenter Jan 1930

Fundamental Objectives Of The New Professionalism In The Preparation Of Teachers, George H. Carpenter

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.

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