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An Experimental Evaluation Of A High School Psychology Course, Carl L. Vcella

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

For some time a controversy has existed concerning the merits of the teaching of psychology in high schools. Since little, if any, research has been done in this area, it was decided that an effort should be made to answer the question of the effectiveness of a high school psychology course. The outcomes of such a course may be evaluated in terms of (1) achievement and (2) adjustment. Accordingly, an experimental study into the nature of the effect in achievement and the effect in adjustment produced by a high school psychology course has been undertaken in this study.

Practical Problems Attendant Upon The Creation Of A New Independent School District, Manuel Philip Olguin

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study deals with (1) the justification for independent systems; (2) the public relations needed to effect the creation of such; and (3) the practical and legal considerations that must be observed to accomplish creation of an independent system.

Senate Meeting March 2, 1954, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Catalog, 1954-1955, Indiana State University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Reorganization Of Taylor County Schools, Loneta Sublett

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to determine how Taylor County as a unit can best provide equal educational opportunities for the 2,417 boys and girls who are, or should be enrolled in the elementary and secondary schools within the county, and as a result propose reorganization and make general recommendations.

1954-1956 Marshall Bulletin, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1950-1959

Catalog of Marshall College in Huntington, W.Va, for the 1954-1956 academic year.

A Survey Of The High School Business Departments Of Iroquois County, Danville, Hoopeston, And Kankakee, Paul R. Byers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 30, No. 3-Z247, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Faculty Notes
• Musical Notes
• Weddings & Engagements

Articles in this issue:

• Gordon Wilson, D.K. Wilgus to Attend Folklore Meet
• Religious Emphasis Week to Begin November 10
• Student Forum to Meet Next Week
• Jim Nicholson Elected President of Biology Club
• Robert Saurs Named C.O. of Air Force ROTC Group
• Dr. Paul Garrett to Address Alumni of East Kentucky
• Col. Harry Peterson is Faculty Sponsor for Disc & Diamond
• Vote Yes – …

Implementing The United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization Program For World Understanding In The Upper Elementary Grades, Arthur A. Erickson Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present an overview of current practices in the teaching of world understanding in the upper elementary grades; (2) to examine the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the area of world understanding; and (3) to recommend methods of implementing this role at the grade levels indicated.

A Study Of The Relationship Of School Attendance And School Achievement And Social Behavior, Gerald Evans Post

All Master's Theses

This thesis has been written for the purpose of recording and interpreting facts which were discovered in a study of non-attendance, school achievement and social behavior.

An Induction Program For Beginning Teachers, Alice Angst Burkett

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper was threefold: (1) to point out that every school, regardless of size, needs some type of effective induction for beginning teachers; (2) to explain the phases of an induction program; (3) and to whom certain responsibilities should be delegated.

The School Maintenance Employee, William W. Emerson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this problem is to ascertain the role of the public school maintenance employee in the present educational system.

Vocational Rehabilitation In New Mexico, Cone Johnson Munsey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is 1) to provide as a means of information to those directly concerned regarding the vocational rehabilitation program in New Mexico and 2) to serve as a means of informing the interested public of the service being rendered by the state in preparing its disabled citizens for lives of usefulness.

Ua12/2/2 1953 Talisman, None

WKU Administration Documents

1953 Talisman yearbook.

• Remember
• 25 Year Service Plaques
• President / Administration / Regents
• Faculty / Staff
• In Memoriam – Ella Jefferies
• Alumni Association
• Classes
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Music
• Military
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Honor Students
• Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities
• Athletics
• Entertainment
• Red & Gray Orchestra
• Western Players
• Clubs / Organizations
• Training School
• Editor’s Note
• Index

Educational Administration And Public Relations, Glenn D. Vanderpool

All Master's Theses

This paper will attempt to analyze the qualifications and characteristics needed by an Educational Administrator to maintain desired public relations. Also Public Relations will be discussed as it applies to public schools in general and to the Educational Administrator specifically.

A Study Of Teacher Turnover On The Navajo Reservation, Kenneth Kipling Crites

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to determine the facts contributing to teacher turnover on the Navajo Indian Reservation and (2) to analyze these factors and to evaluate them in terms of administrative problems critical enough to merit initiation of remedial measures.

A Study Of The Impact Of Television On School Children, Harry V. Berg

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the impact or influence of television on the attitudes and behavior of school children of elementary, junior high, and senior high school age. Factors which may affect their behavior are: (1) the amount of time pupils spend in watching television compared to time spent in other activities; (2) their preferences for types of programs; (3) the esteem held for television in relation to other social activities of the family; and (4) the effect, if any, of television on the career interests of youth.

An Analysis Of Salary Schedules In The Public Schools Of New Mexico 1953-54, Jack Andrew Echols

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The question of salary schedules, however, is not answered with the determination of salaries to be paid to members of the school staff. The factors of its effect on morale and the encouragement of professional growth must be considered. The ability of the state and the school district to finance such a schedule must be determinants. The welfare of the school, the community, and the teacher may be greatly affected by the salary polices of the board of education.

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present the philosophy and principles underlying the development of salary schedules, (2) …

An Experimental Investigation Of The Relation Between Reading Rate And Comprehension At The Fifth Grade Level, Winifred Haralson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purposes of this investigation are (1) to compare the relationship between the speed of reading and the amount comprehended, (2) to determine the effect of type of materials and purpose from reading on the variability of rate of reading and the amount comprehended.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 29, No. 11-Z246, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Club News
• Musical Notes

Articles in this issue:

• Get-Together Breakfast to be Major Kentucky Education Association Event
• Western Faculty Honored by Local Merchants
• Richardson, Bob. Pre-Talisman Ball Activity in Full Swing on Campus
• Johannes Laursen, Danish Lecturer, Speaks in Chapel
• Eight Senior Applicants for Med School Accepted
• Dr. Hollis Summers Speaks at English Club Banquet
• Ted Oliver Places Second in State Speech Contest
• Wayne Everly Wins …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 29, No. 8-Z246, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Club News
• Musical Notes

Articles in this issue:

• Toppers Invited to Play in National Invitation
• Elizabeth McWhorter Takes Speech Contest Honors
• Down in the Valley to be Presented on March 5
• Ohio Valley Conference Tilt to Begin Thursday February 26
• Vernon Stone Receives master Degree at Iowa
• Art Gallery Has New Exhibit
• Selective Service Tests Applications Should be Filed by March 9
• ROTC Cadets Receive Letters …

1952-1953 Otterbein College Bulletin, Otterbein University

Course Catalogs

Volume 49, No. 1

General Academic Catalog (1953-1954, 1954-1955), University Of Omaha

Undergraduate Catalogs

The general catalog for the academic years 1953-1954 and 1954-1955.

Catalog, 1955-1957, Graduate, Indiana State University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Catalog, 1953-1954, Indiana State University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

State Teachers College At Bridgewater. 1953-55. [Catalog], Bridgewater State Teachers College

Bridgewater Teachers College Catalogs, 1932-1960

No abstract provided.

Report Of The President's Committee On General Education, Yale University

Publications on Yale History

Anyone who claims to be thinking about contemporary education in the colleges must level a critical eye, not only at them but also at the community they serve. The adequate definition of a liberal education is certain! y still to be made; society on the other hand has still to reach a point where it would know how to use that education if it came to exist.

The President's Committee on General Education is obliged then to see the context of its recommendations as a complex one. Our first point of common agreement as a committee, however, was that we …

Reporting To The Parents The Progress Of Children In The Elementary School, Paul Raymond Beauchamp

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 29, No. 5-Z246, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Club News
• Musical Notes

Articles in this issue:

• Jimmy Feix Most Valuable as Western Wins Bowl Game – Refrigerator Bowl
• Twenty-Four Seniors Are Elected to “Who’s Who in American Colleges”
• Military Ball Big Event on Hill Tonight
• Pedigo, Mary. William Bivin Leads Senior Class
• Poetry of Four Students Accepted
• Freshmen Elect Stanley Street as 1952-53 President
• College Chorus to Present Bi-Annual Rendition of The Messiah, Dec. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 29, No. 3-Z246, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Club News
• Musical Notes

Articles in this issue:

• Eastern Maroons Invade the Hill Next Saturday
• Appointments Announced for Army ROTC
• Homecoming Festivities to Begin With Student Parade
• Flash Fire Fatal to Child – Edward Griffis, Veterans Village
• Four Concerts are Scheduled
• English Professor to Attend Meeting of Folklore Societies – D.K. Wilgus
• L.R. Sherrill Chosen Senior Sponsor
• Chemistry Department Professors Attend Society Meeting
• Aptitude Tests Given …