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Fort Hays State University

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Secondary education

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A Comparative Study Of Textbooks In General Agriculture Used In Senior High Schools, Lowell O. Yasmer Jan 1940

A Comparative Study Of Textbooks In General Agriculture Used In Senior High Schools, Lowell O. Yasmer

Master's Theses

The specific problem of the thesis is, "A Comparative Study of Certain Textbooks in General Agriculture Used in Senior High Schools.” It is limited in that it doe s not cover all textbooks in the field of general agriculture , but only those which made a certain score or rating through the use of a device formulated for this purpose, nor was it the problem to discover which is the best textbook in agriculture but rather to make a comparative analysis of the textbooks selected. The books selected were compare d critically with each other in an effort to determine …


The Organization Of Content For Agricultural Teaching In Western Kansas High Schools, Leo Virgil Wedel Sep 1938

The Organization Of Content For Agricultural Teaching In Western Kansas High Schools, Leo Virgil Wedel

Master's Theses

The specific problem of this investigation pertains to, “The Organization of Content for Agricultural Teaching in Western Kansas High Schools." The study deals with the course of instruction in all high schools in the western half of the state teaching agriculture, except those teaching vocational agriculture. Schools teaching vocational agriculture are organized under the Smith-Hughes law. A school teaching agriculture organized under this law has a definitely prescribed course of study which does not apply to non-vocational schools. Thus, the necessity for the organization of a course of study for this latter type of school. This is a course that …