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The Value Of The Classics In Today's World, Helen Ruth Hoffman Aug 1961

The Value Of The Classics In Today's World, Helen Ruth Hoffman

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study attempted to (1) call attention to some of the great classical writers, (2) show a relationship between their beliefs, problems, and accomplishments and those of man today, and (3) compare and contrast modern and classical philosophies.


A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo Aug 1961

A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the regular physical education program at Olympic Hills Elementary School, Seattle, Washington, with an experimental physical education program; (2) to compare the physical fitness of boys and girls in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in the same school; and (3) to study the effect of the program on the individual’s fitness level.


Adequacy Of Preparation Felt By Those Who Obtained Degrees In Administration And Supervision At Central Washington College Of Education, Marjorie Irene Bradford Mathers Aug 1961

Adequacy Of Preparation Felt By Those Who Obtained Degrees In Administration And Supervision At Central Washington College Of Education, Marjorie Irene Bradford Mathers

All Master's Theses

This study tried to determine the degree to which students who earned their master’s degree between the years 1957 and 1960 felt prepared for an administrative position.


A Survey Of The Present Status Of Classroom Music In The Tacoma Public Schools, James M. Trotter Aug 1961

A Survey Of The Present Status Of Classroom Music In The Tacoma Public Schools, James M. Trotter

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to survey teachers of grades four, five and six in the Tacoma School System to determine how many believe music should be taught by a special music teacher, the classroom teacher, or both; (2) to determine the amount of time allowed each week, in the grades surveyed, for teaching music; (3) to discover the attitudes of teachers surveyed toward music and its relation to the over-all school program; (4) to discover their attitudes toward music teachers; (5) to receive suggestions from classroom teachers as to how the music program in grades four, five, …


A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm Aug 1961

A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm

All Master's Theses

This study was an attempt to shed more light on scholastic attainment of athletes in the junior high school. The purpose was not to justify the inclusion or exclusion of interscholastic sports in the junior high school, only to determine what effect these sports have on an individual’s grades.


A Study Of Benefits Gained From Industrial Mathematics By Students In The Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull Aug 1961

A Study Of Benefits Gained From Industrial Mathematics By Students In The Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull

All Master's Theses

In order to study the benefits gained from Industrial Mathematics by the students in the Inglewood Unified School District, something of a geometric approach has been used. Starting from several varied points, an attempt has been made to plot a single “unknown point,” the actual value of Industrial Mathematics.


A Survey Of Foreign Relations Emphasis In The Secondary Schools Of Clark County, Washington, Jess Vern Frost Aug 1961

A Survey Of Foreign Relations Emphasis In The Secondary Schools Of Clark County, Washington, Jess Vern Frost

All Master's Theses

This study attempted to determine the extent and nature of foreign relations education being given students in the Clark County, Washington, secondary schools. Eight areas centering around contemporary world history, geography, and problems courses were examined.


Delayed Reinforcement And Delayed Response In Discrimination Learning Of Developmentally Retarded Children, Robert Preston Gelhart Aug 1961

Delayed Reinforcement And Delayed Response In Discrimination Learning Of Developmentally Retarded Children, Robert Preston Gelhart

All Master's Theses

As a preliminary investigation of delay factors in discrimination learning, the present study was designed primarily to contrast the effect of a short delay in response with the same duration of delay of reinforcement in order to evaluate the possibility that reinforcement-delay alone during the standard response-delay experiment is responsible for decremental effects.


Selective Art Experiences And Teaching Procedures For Developing Creativeness At The Junior High School Level, Marion Andrews Akers Aug 1961

Selective Art Experiences And Teaching Procedures For Developing Creativeness At The Junior High School Level, Marion Andrews Akers

All Master's Theses

It was the aim of this study to consider creativity, its relation to aesthetic achievement, and the importance of these in the development of the adolescent. Literature was reviewed; consideration of adolescent needs and the implications for art education were an integral part of the study.


A Correlation Between Space I.Q. And Performance In Basketball, Lynn E. Samford Jul 1961

A Correlation Between Space I.Q. And Performance In Basketball, Lynn E. Samford

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is any correlation between space I.Q. as measured on the SRA Test and performance in basketball at Prosser Junior High School during the years 1956-1960 and Prosser High School during the years 1958-1961.


Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe Jul 1961

Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was to study the area of federal aid to education from the historical point of view. The writer wished to answer these questions: (1) How long have we had federal aid to education? (2) What kinds of federal aid to education do we have?


A Descriptive Study Of The College Elementary School Camping Experience Of Four Fifth Graders, Betty Anne Charlton Jun 1961

A Descriptive Study Of The College Elementary School Camping Experience Of Four Fifth Graders, Betty Anne Charlton

All Master's Theses

This study presented a review of the philosophy and history of school camping, the evolution of the outdoor education program at the College Elementary School, and a study of four fifth grade children before, during, and after their first school camping experience. Interviews, observations, written tests, sociograms, examination of records, and standard camp evaluations were utilized.


A Survey Of Existing Measures For Remedial Readers In The Elementary Schools Of Pierce County, Robert L. Trask Jun 1961

A Survey Of Existing Measures For Remedial Readers In The Elementary Schools Of Pierce County, Robert L. Trask

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine what measures are being taken for remedial readers in the elementary schools of second class districts in Pierce County.


Fort Wayne Bible College Vision, Fort Wayne Bible College May 1961

Fort Wayne Bible College Vision, Fort Wayne Bible College

TUFW Alumni Publications (All)

The May-June 1961 edition of Fort Wayne Bible College Vision, published by Fort Wayne Bible College in Fort Wayne, Indiana.


A Study Of Christian Education In Korean History, Sang Ye Han May 1961

A Study Of Christian Education In Korean History, Sang Ye Han

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Cultural And Social Problems Of An Indian Pueblo, Thomas P. Lief Mar 1961

Cultural And Social Problems Of An Indian Pueblo, Thomas P. Lief

Sociology ETDs

This study describes the impact of social change upon the social structure of an Indian pueblo community in New Mexico. It is an investigation of the variant social forces and their conflicting impingements. Given a certain culture heritage, a particular historical background and a specific physical and social setting, what are the results of change upon the social system and upon the individual? To fit this inquiry into the empirical realm of facts, the community of San Juan pueblo was chosen, not so much because of its unique cultural configuration, as for the fact that it offered an opportune area …


The Langston Letter January 17, 1961, Langston University Jan 1961

The Langston Letter January 17, 1961, Langston University

Langston Letter

No abstract provided.


Printing And Book Production: Courses And Timetables Session 1961-62, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1961

Printing And Book Production: Courses And Timetables Session 1961-62, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses and Timetables for the Department of Printing and Book Production, College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.


Educational Activities Offered Employees By Some Selected Louisiana Companies., Dolores Mary Sandoz Jan 1961

Educational Activities Offered Employees By Some Selected Louisiana Companies., Dolores Mary Sandoz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Engineering: Courses And Timetables Session 1961-62, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1961

Engineering: Courses And Timetables Session 1961-62, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses and Timetables for the Department of Engineering, College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.


A Language Arts Program For Pasco Senior High School Arrived At Through Group Participation, Doris L. Lisk Jan 1961

A Language Arts Program For Pasco Senior High School Arrived At Through Group Participation, Doris L. Lisk

All Master's Theses

This study through group consideration, attempted to devise an actual course of study for the language arts at Pasco Senior High School, Pasco, Washington, that would (1) insure basic achievements in each of the language arts for each student; (2) eliminate duplication in teaching previously learned material; (3) give the student opportunity to do makeup and/or catch-up work if necessary without the competition presented by more advanced students; (4) keep alive and foster (by advancement) students’ interest in English; (5) give opportunity for the student to cover as much of the language arts as his ability and ambition permit; and …


The Public Assistance Child In The Yakima Public Schools, Ellen Kennedy Brzoska Jan 1961

The Public Assistance Child In The Yakima Public Schools, Ellen Kennedy Brzoska

All Master's Theses

The aim of this study was to determine if the Public Assistance Group of children differed scholastically and intellectually from the children whose parents were not on Public Assistance.


An Historical Study Of The Factors Influencing The Organization Of Education In Washington County, 1852-1915, Robert H. Moss Jan 1961

An Historical Study Of The Factors Influencing The Organization Of Education In Washington County, 1852-1915, Robert H. Moss

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to trace the development of education in Washington County from its beginnings as a small district system to its present status as a free public school system within a county administrative unit.


A Study Of The Program Of Secondary Education Of The State Of North Dakota, Stanley E. Brooks Jan 1961

A Study Of The Program Of Secondary Education Of The State Of North Dakota, Stanley E. Brooks

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of The Use Of A Particular Method On Achievement In Problem Solving In Sixth Grade Arithmetic., Charles Joseph Faulk Jan 1961

The Effect Of The Use Of A Particular Method On Achievement In Problem Solving In Sixth Grade Arithmetic., Charles Joseph Faulk

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Participating Experiences Of Student Teachers Of Vocational Agriculture., James Herman Hutchinson Jan 1961

A Study Of The Participating Experiences Of Student Teachers Of Vocational Agriculture., James Herman Hutchinson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


A History Of Teachers' Institutes Of Louisiana: 1870-1921., Louis August Andrew Lynn Jan 1961

A History Of Teachers' Institutes Of Louisiana: 1870-1921., Louis August Andrew Lynn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Crucial Issues In Louisiana Public Education As Reflected In Selected Louisiana Newspapers, 1898-1956., Othel Eugene Lovell Jr Jan 1961

Crucial Issues In Louisiana Public Education As Reflected In Selected Louisiana Newspapers, 1898-1956., Othel Eugene Lovell Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


An Outline Of Content For Wildlife Education And A Study Of Wildlife Knowledge Of High School Seniors Of Louisiana., Stanley Shaw Jan 1961

An Outline Of Content For Wildlife Education And A Study Of Wildlife Knowledge Of High School Seniors Of Louisiana., Stanley Shaw

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Interrelationships Of Children's Interests, Achievement, And Social Adjustment., Mary Lou Simpson Loudon Jan 1961

The Interrelationships Of Children's Interests, Achievement, And Social Adjustment., Mary Lou Simpson Loudon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.