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Instituting And Administering An Individualized Reading Program In The Granite Falls Elementary School, Donald F. Van Liew

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to review the literature written about different programs individualizing the reading program so as to enable the writer to judge their worth in a given situation. The area of reading was chosen for this study because more time is spent teaching and practicing reading skills than is spent on any other subject. Further, the writer will attempt to present the steps used in instituting a program in a school. Implementing or revising any program takes careful analysis by an entire staff, but certain steps and procedures should be followed after the staff has agreed …

The Specialist In The Improvement Of Instruction, Margaret Hartman Wellman

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to clarify the role of the specialist in working with other instructional personnel in improving learning opportunities and (2) to identify the administrative policies and decisions which provide maximum opportunity for specialist effectiveness in the improvement of instruction.

A Plan For Initiating And Administering An Individualized Reading Program In Grade 6, Robert Yahn

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to give considerable research to the problems and procedures for initiating and administering an individualized reading program. Emphasis was focused on problems the principal, staff, students, and parents will encounter in setting up this program. Considered as the major problems are (1) qualified personnel, (2) selection of materials and library facilities, (3) teaching of skills, and (4) evaluating the program. The author gave special attention to the sixth grade.

An Investigation Of Trends Towards Departmentalization In The Elementary Schools, Donald R. Breitenfeldt

Graduate Student Research Papers

There have been many organizational plans, including the departmental, intended to improve the "self-contained classroom" so as to increase the child's intellectual development without hindering his personal-social development. It may be that one or more of the new plans will improve the self-contained classroom. Research evidence, not plain argument, must be relied upon to provide the answers needed. There is very little research evidence to support the claims for any elementary school plan, the self-contained classroom plan not excepted.

A Proposed Program Of Studies For The Red Rock Junior High School, Robert L. Heikell

Graduate Student Research Papers

Given 117 students in grades seven, eight, and nine, four teachers, seven periods per day, and adequate facilities, prepare a program of studies that will meet the needs of the youth of Lower Crab Creek School District. This will be (1) an accredited junior high school located in Royal City, Washington, and (2) the program of studies will meet standards at least comparable to those in neighboring communities presently educating the ninth-grade students of the Lower Crab Creek School District.

The Greenbook, Faculty Handbook, 1962-1963, Marshall University Academic Affairs

The Greenbook

This handbook attempts to collect into one publication statements of those policies and procedures which are in frequent use. It should contribute to progress toward the solution of problems facing Marshall University in its day-by-day operation. Members of the faculty and administrative staffs, those who have long been with us as well as those who are new, will do well to keep the publication and consult it regularly.

This publishing venture represents another forward step in Marshall's working procedure. As we turn its pages, let us remember that we shall continue to need, for the solution of University problems, a …

Teaching Arithmetic In Grade Two, Erma Jean Laws

College of Education Students Works, Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.

A Civil Defense Plan For Jason Lee Junior High School, Norman C. Geer

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to review the current literature on Civil Defense drills and practices and (2) to incorporate an efficient Civil Defense Plan for Jason Lee Junior High School, Tacoma, Washington.

The Administration Of Safety In Physical Education, James John Nelson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is essential that school systems in the United States strive to make physical education programs as safe as possible. To ignore this fact is to invite mass disapproval by the general public. Once this has happened a curtailment of physical education programs could take place which would, eventually, have detremental effects on the physical fitness of youth. As in any other phase of school work the primary responsibility for the successful functioning of the school safety program in physical education rests with the administrator. To meet this responsibility with intelligent leadership should be of prime concern to the administrator. …

Utilization Of Community Resources In Social Studies, Charles H. Thacker

Graduate Student Research Papers

Since most communities surrounding every school contain unlimited opportunities for students to learn, it is necessary that these community resources be located and made known to the school and the teacher before they can be utilized in the school program. Therefore, a comprehensive inventory of such resources is essential, as is the systematic recording of survey findings, formulation of school policies concerning use of community resources, and the diffusion of this information to all personnel concerned. In turn such an organized program may have an influential effect upon the following: 1. Provide the students with new educational learning resources for …

What Are Good Procedures In The Selection Of New Teacher Personnel?, Dean D. Woerner

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to determine the ethical and most efficient steps in the important problem of teacher selection. More specifically, this study considered the following questions: 1. With whom does the responsibility of teacher selection rest, and to what degree of authority? 2. How does the administrator decide upon the type of people needed to fill certain resource gaps? 3. What are some of the procedures which the administrator may use for the purpose of locating possible teaching candidates for the established positions? 4. What procedures, for gathering information about candidates, are presently being used, and …

The Role Of Vocational Guidance In The Elementary School, Gary Dee Williamson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is the purpose of this study to collect and present material concerning the present need and importance of a vocational guidance program in the elementary school. Such material should: (1) assist the school administrator in understanding the need for promoting an elementary vocational guidance program; (2) acquaint the teacher with the need for this program while relating some ideas for its' practical application; and, (3) acquaint the parents with this growing need in guidance, making them aware of practical methods by which they can assist their children.

The Role Of The Elementary Principle In School-Community Relations, Joseph John Batali Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to determine the role of the elementary principal in the school-community relations program. More specifically, the study considered the following questions: 1. What is the leadership function of the elementary principal in the school-community relations program? 2. What is the relationship of the elementary principal to teachers in the school-community relations program? 3. What is the relationship of the elementary principal to parents in the school-community relations program?

University Council Meeting, January 17, 1962, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Instruction On Communism And Its Contrast With Liberty Under Law, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Powell Speeches

No abstract provided.

State College At Bridgewater. Massachusetts, 1962-64 Supplement. [Catalog], Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State College Catalogs, 1960-2009

No abstract provided.

State College At Bridgewater. Massachusetts, 1962-64. [Catalog], Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State College Catalogs, 1960-2009

No abstract provided.

Catalog, 1962-1963, Indiana State University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/31scrapbook, Western Religious Council

Student Organizations

Scrapbook created by the Western Religious Council documenting their activities such as Religious Emphasis Week and Easter sunrise services from 1948-1962. Includes clippings, flyers correspondence and programs.

Catalog, 1962-1963, Graduate, Indiana State University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook 3 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the year 1962. There are clippings regarding new faculty and construction.

1961-1962 Otterbein College Campus Life Handbook, Otterbein University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Graduate Academic Catalog (1961-1962 And 1962-1963), Municipal University Of Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

Bulletin of the Graduate Division for the academic years 1961-1962 and 1962-1963.

1961-1963 Lsu Medical Center Catalog/Bulletin: School Of Nursing, Office Of The Registrar

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

1961-1962 Lsu Medical Center Catalog/Bulletin: School Of Medicine, Office Of The Registrar

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

The Principal's Role In Small High Schools, Ray Everett Korb

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to elaborate on the role played by the principal through required practices and (2) present desired information and practices to aid principals to realize the importance of their role in the community educational program. Solutions to all high school problems and situations, of course, are not the same. Principals must work from the standpoint of local needs, but in the final analysis, the required practices and advancements in education should be similar in most small high schools.

Factors Influencing The Choice And Purchase Of School Building Sites, Dale F. Krueger

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was to study the selection of school building sites and relate the findings. The author wished to (1) discover the factors involved, ( 2) the criteria for, and ( 3) procedures employed in purchasing school sites.

A Teacher's Handbook For West Valley High School, Richard Ralph Lackey

Graduate Student Research Papers

To attain order in the management of school affairs, a guide is necessary. Teachers as well as students must have the information necessary to cope with problems and situations that a.re a. part of every school day. A teacher's handbook can be a guide to resolving the routine problems that develop. Developnent of a teacher's handbook was disoussed in the general faculty meetings at West Valley High School, Yakima, Washington. The writer was to draw up the final draft.

The Role Of The Principal In Classroom Supervision, George W. Lasswell

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study intended to determine the practices of supervision from 1930 to the present time, survey these practices of supervision, and report the changes.

An Exploratory Course Of Study For Electricity And Electronics In The Junior High School Shop, Myron Harry Radelmiller

Graduate Student Research Papers

In preparation for teaching an eighth grade course at Monticello Junior High School, Longview, Washington, the writer proposes to develop a teaching guide for explorations in electricity and electronics. The Longview school system has not yet adopted a guide for this particular area. This guide is intended to provide the writer with a broader knowledge of background information, enabling him to make the course more interesting and useful to the students. By using this guide the writer will be able to direct his classes toward the objectives of industrial arts and general education.