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A Historical Review Of The Origins, Developments And Trends In Compulsory Education In The United States, 1642-1984, David E. Ramsey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to write a comprehensive historical analysis of compulsory education in the United States from its inception in the colonies through 1984. The study attempts to analyze the elements of the origin, developments, and trends. The majority of the primary sources of this historical study were literary and were taken from numerous sources including United States Supreme Court decisions, congressional legislation, opinions of the Attorney Generals of the United States and various states. Some of the major conclusions derived from this study were as follows: (1) There had been numerous laws passed to put the …

Absenteeism Trends In The North Franklin School District From 1974 To 1985, Gail A. Thompson

All Master's Theses

This study is concerned with the question: Is there a trend toward an annual increase in certificated absenteeism in the North Franklin School District, Connell, Washington, and does any such change parallel trends as identified in the literature?

The Design Of An Internal Resource Allocation Model For Use In Higher Education, Ann Clark

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

A computer model has been developed for the purpose of allocating funds, by department, within a university. This model categorizes each class as one of three types -- lecture, problem solving, or laboratory. A standard class size is assigned to each type -- 40, 25, and 10 respectively. Combining the previous years head count for each class with the credit-hour value of each class, a faculty position count for every department is generated.

Administrative positions, staff positions, operating expense, and operating capital funds are calculated using various combinations of factors involving student credit hours, faculty positions, and class type. Factors …

Discipling Teachers : A Foundational Church School Growth Principle, Harold W. Custer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Resource Allocation In Public Education: A Thirty Five Year Historical Study Of Public School Budgets In Clark County, Nevada, William Allan Fisher

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This historical study analyzed thirty five years of public school expenditures for evidence of change in spending patterns to discover whether or not the organizational structure of the schools has been allowed to drift from public expectations; Budget expenditures from year to year were reclassified by the USED codes in Handbook II. This rigorous classification and the LOTUS 123 spread sheet enabled the researcher to hold all data constant; The study demonstrated that school boards' objectives had not changed between 1950 and 1985. Nevertheless, seven fundamental changes occurred in the operation of the schools and that all noninstructional school programs …

The Emergence Of The National Middle School Association, Winston D. Pickett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if the National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been consistent with its written purposes, organizational structure, administrative leadership, publications, conferences, finances, and membership. An investigation was made of NMSA's records from its inception in 1970 through 1980. Personal and telephone interviews were conducted with leaders of NMSA. A compilation of happenings, past works, problems and accomplishments of the Association was made available to those interested in the history of NMSA. The specific objectives of this study were the following: (1) to provide a written historical record of NMSA during its first decade; …

The Effect Of Dalcroze Eurhythmics On The Melodic Musical Growth Of First Grade Students., Sue E. Crumpler

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of the study was to determine the effect of Dalcroze Eurhythmics on the melodic musical growth of first grade students. The secondary purposes of the study were to determine the differences between boys and girls in the ability to discriminate pitch register and melodic contour and to determine the differences created by the interaction of method, sex, and time. Seventy-six first grade students in four intact classes participated in the study. Two classes, control group, used the melodic units of the 1978 Silver Burdett Music (SBM). Two classes, experimental group, used Silver Burdett Music and Dalcroze Eurhythmic …

Development Of Louisiana Public School Guidance Services, 1942-1972., Alice Hunter Chilton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine how guidance services developed in the public schools of Louisiana between 1942 and 1972. In order to understand the events of these years, it was necessary to examine the period preceding them. In the beginning of the guidance movement, social workers pioneered in assisting youth with problems associated with industrialization. Louisiana was unique in that its guidance program started within the school system. An experimental program began in the Orleans Parish Schools in 1921. It was considered effective and continued. In the 1920s vocational guidance was offered for the first time at …

The Educational Impact Of American Church Missionaries On The Educational Programs Of Iran (1834-1925 C.E.), Mansoor Soleimani

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The Problem. The present study is an historical study of the educational impact of American church missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries on the educational programs of Iran. Western church missionaries, particularly Americans, were among the earliest foreign influence to affect the Iranian educational programs. Traditionally, education has been important in Iran's recorded history of 3,000 years. In old and medieval Iran, customs and religious laws were the prevailing systems that influenced individual and group behavior. They also dictated educational policy. When mosques were built under the Muslim faith they became the chief centers of schooling. This type of …

The Evolution Of Dixie College As A Public Institution Of Higher Education In Utah From 1871 To 1935, Edna Jensen Gregerson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study has attempted to determine the forces which influenced the development of Dixie College from its inception as a church oriented Academy in 1871 to its becoming a state supported institution under the Utah Public School System in 1935. Included are a series, of events, crises, people, and historical forces which became a part of a neighborhood, of societal groups, of community development and led to the emergence of the institution and its growth in a small isolated Latter-Day Saint community; Beginning with the organizing of the LDS Church in 1830, the educational endeavors of the Mormon people--dedicated to …

Moora: Aboriginal Children In A Wheatbelt Town, Lois Tilbrook

Research outputs pre 2011

Moora town was established in 1875, when the railway from Midland Junction to Walkaway was built. There had always been Aborigines in the surrounding districts, and as land was taken up for farming, a number of them were employed as farmhands and domestics.

The town is the regional centre for the North Midlands, a subdivision of the Northern Agricultural Statistical Division of Western Australia. As such, it was developed to service the agricultural hinterland. The Northern Agricultural Statistical Division has a total population of 42,804 people (23,044 males and 19,766 females) of whom 1,828 or 4.6% are Aboriginal (1,003 males …

A Historical Study Of The Chap Program In The United States Air Force, Ruth A. Harrington

Student Work

Life in the military for most, families is an interesting and enjoyable experience. It offers an opportunity to make many friends, meet interesting people, travel to new places, and live in foreign countries. For the family with a handicapped child these advantages can turn into disadvantages and be an additional area for concern. Frequent moves, long separations, and the strangeness of new communities can cause worry and apprehension. Not knowing what is available for their special child at the next duty station can lead to additional stress and lower the morale of the family.

Research As A Function Of Selected College-Controlled Laboratory Schools., Robert Ethiel Hearn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Changing Conceptions Of Vocational Guidance And Concomitant Value-Orientations, 1920 - 1930, Alan Haynes Johnson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Curricula Of Selected Junior High Schools., Clifford Lance Curlin Sr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Cooperative Office Education: Its Evolution In The Secondary Schools Of The United States From 1900 Through 1969., Audrey E. Bell Donley

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Evolving Terminology And Associated Methodology Of The Basic Skills Employed In The Teaching Of Beginning Typewriting., Beryl Dean Hart

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Descriptive Study Of Certain Characteristics In Which The Language Of A Class Of Third Grade Negro Children Differs From Standard English, Columbus Nelson Sanders

All Master's Theses

Children come to school speaking the language of their speech community. For some children, the language in their speech community is a variety of English that differs from standard English or what may be called "school English." These children may experience great difficulties in speaking standard English. This problem is one of social class dialect rather than regional language variation. The purpose of this study is to describe certain characteristics in which the language of a class of third grade Negro children differs from standard English.

The Development Of A Philosophy And Plan Of School Accreditation For The Province Of Saskatchewan, Canada., Howard Harry Birnie

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Educational Views And Practices Of Brigham Young, William James Johnston

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine the educational views and practices of Brigham Young as contained in his writings and speeches.

A Historical Study Of The Religious Education Program Of The Episcopal Church In Utah, Paul La Mar Martin

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this writing is to bring to light and to trace the historical development of the religious education program of the Episcopal Church in Utah from its first organized attempts to the present time.
The writer has gone to as many original or near original sources as possible. Considerable dependence was placed upon a careful survey of historical books and articles published by the Episcopal Church. These sources were supplemented by personal interviews with Mrs. Elizabeth T. Corr, headmistress of Rowland Hall, and Right Rev. Richard S. Watson, Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary District of Utah, who were …

A Historical Study Of The Selah And Moxee Irrigation District, Alfred C. Moss

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this historical study is formally: (1) to recognize the development of the Selah and Moxee Irrigation District; (2) to show the importance of water to the East Selah and Moxee valleys; (3) to show the enterprise and struggle of the people of the East Selah and Moxee valleys in bringing the water to their lands; and (4) to show the Selah and Moxee Irrigation District's independent operation, yet dependency on the Yakima Project for storage water.

Sources Of Information In Protestant Religious Education : A Selective Guide To The Literature, Onva K. Boshears Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Historical Study Of The Adoption Of The Fifth-Year Requirement For High School Certification In California, Calvin Richard Boyes

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is an historical study depicting how California came to adopt the requirement of a fifth year of preparation for secondary teachers. It is hoped that through a better understanding of such a milestone event those interested in teacher education will be able to view current educational problems with greater insight. This insight should include the knowledge that California's fifth-year requirement, though being the first in the United States, was just one of the steps in the development of better certification in this State and the nation. Through remembering how this one significant event_ the adoption of the fifth-year requirement, …

The Use Of Tape Recordings In Teaching Local History, Ruth Bates Rickett

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The problem of the thesis is to develop rationale for the teaching of local history in the schools through the use of recorded documentary statements by eyewitnesses to local events. As illustrative of this mode of teaching local history, a series of recordings are made in which the residents of the Pomona, California, area who were eyewitnesses to the local events or who could relate reliable hearsay about the history of Pomona are interviewed. A research methodology for the taking, editing, and cataloguing of these tape recordings for school use is developed and executed.

Music Education In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Harold Laycock

BYU Studies

Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have briefly discussed the importance of music in the Church's worship and culture. However, Latter-day Saint music educators are left wondering how they can most effectively help the Church reach its musical potential. This article focuses on recreational music and music education in Church history in order to better understand music's role in God's plan of happiness for his children.

College Life In Ante-Bellum Virginia, Diane Keith Light

Honors Theses

In comparison with contemporary collegiate experiences, college life in ante-bellum Virginia offers many contrasts. The college curriculum, teaching methods, student regulations, and behavior were manifestations of nineteenth century thought. These facets combined to form the existence of the institution and its inhabitants.

A Survey Of The Life, Cost, And Storage Of Textbooks In The First Class Districts Of The State Of Washington, Grades One Through Six, Haven K. Crum

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the cost of textbooks for grades one through six for the first class school districts in the State of Washington; (2) to establish an ideal textbook budget for optimum learning; (3) to find the useful life of a textbook as limited by durability and need for revision in certain subject areas, and (4) to investigate storage procedures, particularly central storage versus individual building storage, to determine the most efficient use of the basic and supplemental texts owned by a district.

From Individualized Instruction To Individualized Instruction: An Historical Study Of The Path Followed By Reading Instruction In The United States From Colonial Times To The Present, Barbara Jean Hunt

Student Work

A Roman named Tacitus once said: "In all things there is a kind of law of cycles." This statement has meaning for the field of reading instruction; for there is, at the present time, evidence to indicate that reading instruction may complete a cycle in the future. In the colonial times reading instruction was individualized. Today the most widely discussed trend in the teaching of reading is individualized reading. The individualized instruction of today, however, is qualitatively different from that of colonial times.

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.