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Investment In Education: A Study Of Recent Trends In Expenditure, Ronald Fitzgerald

Quarterly Review of Australian Education

This issue of the Quarterly Review of Australian Education Vol 1 No 1 1967, analyses expenditure on education by the Commonwealth and the states for the Period 1960-1966; expenditure on universities by states, 1959 to 1966; expenditure on technical education by all states, 1959 1966; expenditure on teacher training and schools by all states, 1960, 1963, 1966; expenditure on secondary education 1959 to 1966 as a percentage of total expenditure from educational budgets; annual per capita expenditure on Higher Education: All States - 1960, 1963, 1966; and cost per secondary student all states, 1953 and 1953.

An Investigation Of Computer Assisted Instruction, Dennis C. Jensen

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Background

It appears that technological innovations have increased pressures on all elements of society including education. The forces of change are creating pressures on the organization structure, teaching content, and teaching methodology. One of these technological innovations is the computer. Educators have shown increasing interest in the use of computers for classroom teaching, especially within the past few years , and many basic questions have been raised .

Statement of the problem

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the role of computer assisted instruction in our education process with emphasis on individualizing instruction, teacher's role, limitations, and …

An Investigation Of Five Methods Of Inter-Class Grouping In The Elementary School, Jack D. Henderson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper will be to research five (5) methods of elementary school inter-class grouping,which can make available a climate for learning. These five methods are: 1. Graded Elementary School 2. Dual-Progress Plan 3. Departmentalization 4. Non-graded Organization 5. Team Teaching

Ten-Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.

Some Concepts Of Earth Science For Junior High, Patricia M. Schwirian

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The junior high school has been-and still is-the weakest link in the chain of science education. More interest in science is lost during these two or three years than any other period of a child's education. This is grossly unfortunate because children in this age group have the imagination, enthusiasm, and level of maturity which allows them to profit greatly from the excitement and challenge offered in a good science curriculum.

University Council Meeting, November 17, 1965, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Individual Instruction: Third Grade Arithmetic, Dorothy M. Thompson

All Master's Theses

This report reviews the various methods used for meeting individual needs through individualized instruction. Special note is taken of those most usable for individualizing arithmetic instruction. Those of value for use in a third grade room are dealt with in detail.

University Council Meeting, November 18, 1964, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Preparations For Curriculum Change, Orville Edgar Clough

Graduate Student Research Papers

Today is an era of rapid social and technical change and the schools are faced with the problem of keeping pace to meet the challenge. This means that education must rely more and more upon new methods and innovations. In this paper, these new techniques used in teaching shall be referred to as curriculum change. A curriculum change might occur in one specific learning area, or it could be a reorganization of the entire instructional program. The purpose of this study was (1) to find how needs for change are being justified; (2) to show how teachers are being prepared …

A Study To Determine The Impact Of Team Teaching On Pupil Achievement In A Fourth Grade Classroom, Morag M. Liboky

All Master's Theses

This study is undertaken in order to determine whether fourth grade children, taught in a school horizontally organized for team teaching, will achieve as well as, or better than, fourth grade children taught in a school horizontally organized on a self-contained classroom basis.

School District Reorganization And Consolidation In Cache County, Utah, Grant Richard Bagley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A historical study of school organization and school district consolidation enables both educators and lay citizens to have a better understanding and appreciation of schools as they are today. By studying past developments of a given institution, one can better evaluate current requirements and affect future changes as the needs arise.

The Cache County School System as presently constituted has evolved over the years from a cluster of small independent village schools with separate boards of education to a highly centralized system with one board of education and consolidated schools. The purpose of this study is to trace and analyze …

Salve Regina Student Teachers To Hear School Principal, Salve Regina College

Press Release Archive

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The Proposed Reorganization Of Centralia's Elementary Music Program, Ronald J. Brumbaugh

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the aims and objectives of various state and district elementary music programs; (2) to investigate published materials on the function of the classroom teacher and the music specialist; and (3) to formulate a progressive elementary music program for the Centralia, Washington Public Schools.

The Organization Of The Elementary School In View Of The Controversy Over The Self-Contained Classroom Versus Departmentalization, Robert Donald Egge

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to present a history of changes as they have affected the organization of the American elementary school, (2) to objectively report the case, pro and con, for the self-contained classroom and departmentalization as stated by several leading authorities, and (3) to consider the implications involved when making changes in the organizational plan of the elementary school.

Crusader, February 3, 1961, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

A Supplementary Art Program For Artistically Gifted Children, Adele Foster Pruitt

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study has been to create guidelines for the development of a supplementary art program for "artistically gifted" children of intermediate grade level .

Crusader, September 29, 1960, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Blockprint February 11, 1957, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 11, 1957 issue features articles on Take-A-break Weekend, a student field trip to New York, an Industrial Design meeting, a Providence Art Club exhibit, lack of interest in the polio vaccine, issues in higher education, sporting events and social events.

Report, 1955-57, By The Retiring General Secretary, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The Design And Organization Of A Junior College General Chemistry Laboratory, Malcolm Cornelius Holmberg

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of problem. How can a chemistry laboratory in the junior college be designed and organized so that there may be achieved a. maximum of efficiency and minimum of time lost to the student in implementing the scientific method?

The Teaching Of Military Law In A University Law School, Frederick Brenays Wiener

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Seventh And Eighth Grade Library At Stockton High School Under The Six-Four-Four" Plan, Esther Laura Lipsey

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Is the seventh and eighth grade library of the Stockton High School adequate for the lower division of the school in the “Six-Four-Four” plan of organization?