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An Investigation Of Group Procedures As A Method Of Involving The Parents In The Resolution Of Children's Educational Problems, Glen Deane Brotherton Aug 1964

An Investigation Of Group Procedures As A Method Of Involving The Parents In The Resolution Of Children's Educational Problems, Glen Deane Brotherton

Graduate Student Research Papers

A trend in education for the past sixty years has been the gradual development of a variety of procedures involving parents in the education of children. Research that indicates the interdependence of the home and the school in educating children has been the major influence in the development of these programs. Today there is general agreement among educators that the home and school must work cooperatively to resolve children's educational problems. Many successful procedures are now being used which involve parents, but more effective ways of working with them are being sought. In this paper group procedures are being considered …

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Basic Cursive Writing: Development Of A Self-Instructional Program, Bobbie Nell Parson Aug 1964

Basic Cursive Writing: Development Of A Self-Instructional Program, Bobbie Nell Parson

All Master's Theses

The great majority of self-instructional programs which have been reported are concerned with the learning of cognitive material and/or perceptual skills. This study is concerned with the development and evaluation of a program teaching motor skills relevant to the learning of cursive writing. The accompanying perceptual skills are essentially of the visual and kinesthetic type.

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Relationship Of Physical Fitness To Success In Junior High Among Sunnyside Junior High Boys, Jerry St. George Aug 1964

Relationship Of Physical Fitness To Success In Junior High Among Sunnyside Junior High Boys, Jerry St. George

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to show what relationship, if any, exists between the characteristics of physical fitness and success, as measured by grade achievement, attendance, and social prestige, among Sunnyside Junior high boys.

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A Study Of The Accelerated Program In The Chesterfield County School System, Charles Willard Krause Jul 1964

A Study Of The Accelerated Program In The Chesterfield County School System, Charles Willard Krause

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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The Case Method - A Technique For Teaching Religion To Lds Youth, Cal Juel Andreasen Jul 1964

The Case Method - A Technique For Teaching Religion To Lds Youth, Cal Juel Andreasen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to compile information explaining what the case method is, giving instructions concerning the use of the case method for students and instructor, and discussing how cases may be obtained and written; (2) to analyze the case method of instruction to show the advantages and disadvantages of its use in teaching religion; and (3) to develop sample cases that could be used in teaching religion in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This study examined available research material from three major sources: (1) the use of the case method in the …

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Off To A Good Start: An Educational Film Depicting The Orientation Of Teachers, John Bert Liboky Jun 1964

Off To A Good Start: An Educational Film Depicting The Orientation Of Teachers, John Bert Liboky

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to produce a film that would inform a beginning teacher of areas that he might become familiar with before the start of the school year. The writer believes that a film could do this in a more relaxed and less time consuming manner than practices now being used.

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Photographs As A Source Of Content In Figure Painting, Constance Helen Weber Jun 1964

Photographs As A Source Of Content In Figure Painting, Constance Helen Weber

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study was ( 1) to explore the candidate's concepts of the relationships between form and content found in specific subject matter (photographs of the artist's family); (2) to apply these concepts to a series of oil paintings; and (3) to present conclusions that would suggest modifications of the candidate's painting techniques.

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A Study To Determine The Impact Of Team Teaching On Pupil Achievement In A Fourth Grade Classroom, Morag M. Liboky Jun 1964

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.

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A Study In The Effectiveness Of An Individualized Program For The Establishment Of Standard English Usage Habits In Fourth Grade Children, Anna Mcdermott Jan 1964

A Study In The Effectiveness Of An Individualized Program For The Establishment Of Standard English Usage Habits In Fourth Grade Children, Anna Mcdermott

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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An Evaluation Of The Performance Of Latter-Day Saint Seminary Coordinators As Instructional Supervisors, U. Carlisle Hunsaker Jan 1964

An Evaluation Of The Performance Of Latter-Day Saint Seminary Coordinators As Instructional Supervisors, U. Carlisle Hunsaker

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the present practices and procedures of the seminary coordinators in their role as teacher supervisors and to make recommendations based upon standards established by authorities in the field of supervision.

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A Study Of The Frequency Of Use Of The University Medical Services In Relation To Personality Factors And To Academic Achievement Of Students At The University Of North Carolina At Greensboro., Esther Boyd White Jan 1964

A Study Of The Frequency Of Use Of The University Medical Services In Relation To Personality Factors And To Academic Achievement Of Students At The University Of North Carolina At Greensboro., Esther Boyd White

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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An Investigation Of The Effects Of Autosuggested Muscle Contraction On Muscular Strength And Size., Louis Elmo Bowers Jan 1964

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Autosuggested Muscle Contraction On Muscular Strength And Size., Louis Elmo Bowers

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of Variations In Target Size And Two Methods Of Practice On The Development Of Accuracy In A Motor Skill., Joseph C. Kite Jan 1964

The Effects Of Variations In Target Size And Two Methods Of Practice On The Development Of Accuracy In A Motor Skill., Joseph C. Kite

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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A Study Of Modern Foreign Languages In The Curriculums Of Louisiana Colleges And Universities., Hazel Haynes Mitchell Jan 1964

A Study Of Modern Foreign Languages In The Curriculums Of Louisiana Colleges And Universities., Hazel Haynes Mitchell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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The Administration Of Public Schools In New Orleans, 1841-1861., Alma Hobbs Peterson Jan 1964

The Administration Of Public Schools In New Orleans, 1841-1861., Alma Hobbs Peterson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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A Study Of The Influence Of Aging Upon Selected Physical Tasks., Donald H. Steel Jan 1964

A Study Of The Influence Of Aging Upon Selected Physical Tasks., Donald H. Steel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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A Study Of The Differences Between Seminary And Non-Seminary Students At The Ogden-Weber Seminary 1963-64, Gerald F. Taylor Jan 1964

A Study Of The Differences Between Seminary And Non-Seminary Students At The Ogden-Weber Seminary 1963-64, Gerald F. Taylor

Theses and Dissertations

The major purpose of this study was to discover differences between LDS students enrolled in the Ogden-Weber Seminary and LDS students who are not enrolled in this seminary.
This study proposed to answer the following questions:
1. What are the differences in the responses, to a questionnaire designed to determine attitudes, of Latter-day Saint students who are not enrolled in seminary compared with Latter-day Saint students who are enrolled?
2. What are the differences between Latter-day Saint students who are not enrolled in seminary and Latter-day Saint students who are enrolled in seminary when compared as to mental achievement and …

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A Survey Of The Procedures Used In The Selection Of Social Studies Textbooks In The Public Schools, Wayne D. Pringle Jan 1964

A Survey Of The Procedures Used In The Selection Of Social Studies Textbooks In The Public Schools, Wayne D. Pringle

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to (1) survey the procedures used in the selection of social studies textbooks in the public schools; (2) to determine the qualities considered in the selecting a textbook in social studies.

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An Investigation Of Certain Aspects Of Physical Education As Conducted Inselected Universities In The United States., Helen Elizabeth Fant Jan 1964

An Investigation Of Certain Aspects Of Physical Education As Conducted Inselected Universities In The United States., Helen Elizabeth Fant

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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Stephen Crane, Journalist: A Prismatic Career In The Gilded Age, Donna M. Hughes Dec 1963

Stephen Crane, Journalist: A Prismatic Career In The Gilded Age, Donna M. Hughes

All Master's Theses

The object of this study has been to discover Crane's indebtedness to his newspaper apprenticeship. The investigation has been concerned with all phases of Crane's life and art, but special emphasis has been placed on his newspaper experience.

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Catalog, 1963-1964, Anderson University - South Carolina Oct 1963

Catalog, 1963-1964, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1963-1964 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

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Book Reviews, Robert J. Levy, Ernest L. Folk Iii, Daniel G. Partan, Walter E. Oberer Sep 1963

Book Reviews, Robert J. Levy, Ernest L. Folk Iii, Daniel G. Partan, Walter E. Oberer

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

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The Psychological Disciplines In Theological Education, Paul W. Pruyser Aug 1963

The Psychological Disciplines In Theological Education, Paul W. Pruyser

Concordia Theological Monthly

Much has been written during the last decade about the relevance of certain aspects of psychology and psychiatry to the professional role and work of ministers. When one surveys the massive literature which has been produced in this area of concern one is impressed at first by great topical variety. which ranges from theological critiques of psychological concepts and theories to pastoral counseling; from the psychological screening of candidates for the ministry to how pastors might deal with grief; from life situation preaching to techniques of supervision in clinical pastoral training courses.

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An Intramural Tackle Football Program Guide For Wapato Junior High School, Paul Alan Petty Aug 1963

An Intramural Tackle Football Program Guide For Wapato Junior High School, Paul Alan Petty

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) explore the general objectives of intramural sports and the general objectives, philosophy, and controversies of interscholastic athletics at the junior high school level; (2) comprehend the beneficial values of both intramural sports programs and junior high interscholastic athletics; and (3) develop an intramural tackle football program guide for the existing program at Wapato Junior High School.

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Current Trends In The Junior High School, Darrell Lee De Gross Aug 1963

Current Trends In The Junior High School, Darrell Lee De Gross

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to trace the major curriculum developments in the junior high school since its inception in 1910 to the present.

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The Superintendent's Role In Public Relations, Charles E. Evans Aug 1963

The Superintendent's Role In Public Relations, Charles E. Evans

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to (1) recognize the merit of a public relations program, (2) investigate the role of the superintendent in the program, and (3) analyze some of the techniques involved in supporting such a program.

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An Evaluation Of Instructional Materials For Use In Teaching Electronics, H. Allen Shockley Aug 1963

An Evaluation Of Instructional Materials For Use In Teaching Electronics, H. Allen Shockley

All Master's Theses

Through this study the writer will attempt to: (1) evaluate selected instructional materials for teaching electronics that are available through the facilities of Central Washington State College, University of Washington, and Washington State University; (2) develop a list of those materials worthy of use in teaching electronics in grades seven through twelve; and (3) make recommendations for improvements in this area.

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The Relationship Of Instruments’ Size And Shape To Handwriting Achievement, Thomas M. Hindman Aug 1963

The Relationship Of Instruments’ Size And Shape To Handwriting Achievement, Thomas M. Hindman

All Master's Theses

This experiment is concerned with the design of handwriting instruments. It is the purpose of this experiment to determine if the Zaner-Bloser finger-fitting instruments have any advantages as to speed and quality of handwriting over the conventional instruments as regularly used at sixth grade level.

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A Study Of The Expectations Of High School Seniors Concerning Marriage And College, Allen W. Gustafson Aug 1963

A Study Of The Expectations Of High School Seniors Concerning Marriage And College, Allen W. Gustafson

All Master's Theses

The problem was: (1) to study the expectations of high school seniors concerning marriage and education, and (2) to ascertain the amount of conflict between two of the important roles confronting many of the young adults, marriage and a college education.

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An Investigation Of Current Practices In The Education Of Gifted Children In Small High Schools Of Central Washington, 1959-1960, Warren O. Kidder Jun 1963

An Investigation Of Current Practices In The Education Of Gifted Children In Small High Schools Of Central Washington, 1959-1960, Warren O. Kidder

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to evaluate current policy in the education of gifted children in small high schools in Central Washington; (2) to investigate the principle of equal opportunity in its relation to individual capacity; (3) to consider the probability of a need for the greater development of ability; (4) to compare the current opportunities in these schools with standards indicated by recognized studies and to evaluate the areas of improvement.

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