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Panther- September 1954- Vol. Xxix, No.1, Prairie View Agriculture And Mechanical College

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Elementary Physical Education At The Whittier School, Logan, Utah, Phyllis C. Jacobson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Since the First World War, there has been an increased recognition for the need of physical education in the elementary school. Although educators recognize and agree on the need, they are not in agreement as to how to best achieve this need. Some educators believe that physical education should be taught as a specialized subject. Through this means, instruction is provided by a specialist who is trained in physical education. Some educators believe that physical education should be integrated with every other phase of the school program and taught by the classroom teacher. There are other educators who believe that …

Guiding Juniors In The Christian Way, Marykutty K.T. Philip

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Minimum Requirements In Religious Education For Free Methodist Missionaries, Arlene A. Clyde

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Helping The Socially Retarded Child Through Sociometrics And Group Work, Harold Peltonen

Graduate Student Projects

The techniques discussed in this paper are tools with which today’s teachers may guide children into richer more satisfying living to themselves and others within the democratic society which we hope they may be able, because of their ultimate social adequacy, to help preserve and extend.

Personality Factors Related To Absenteeism, George L. Storms

Student Work

This treatise is a report of a study which recognizes two needs basic in any consideration of personnel problems in the industrial work situation. One of these needs is for clues affecting the employee with respect to absenteeism, and hence, his productivity and effectiveness. Such clues need to be found by some means yielding greater assurance than does intuitive guessing or speculation. Second, is the need for a readily applicable and conveniently usable technique for the measurement of absenteeism and for determining the degree of assurence with which indicated clues may be accepted. This report presents such a technique and …

Mormon Education In Theory And Practice 1830-1844, Virgil B. Smith

Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to discover and classify "Mormon" ideas current between 1830 and 1844 relating to educational theory and practice, and to compare the theory and practice. The hypothesis is that there were discrepancies in the theory and the practice.

A Comparative Study Of Attendance Problem Students And Students Of Regular Attendance At Arvin High School, 1952-1953, Earlene Patricia Waters

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Since the Massachusetts Compulsory Education Law of 1642, the nature of the public secondary school student body has undergone .widespread changes. Public education has broadened its base to include all educable students of school age.

Attendance problems seemed to have increased with compulsory education. In the past, assumptions based upon limited observation have been drawn by educators concerning the individual students who constitute this attendance problem group. Since no specific study of attendance conditions existed for the Kern County Union High School District, this investigation has undertaken to meet that need.

The Evaluation Of Their High School Experiences By The Alumni Of Shell Rock High School, 1945-1950, Sylvester L. Houdek

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purposes of this study were (1) to ascertain to some degree, from the opinions and judgments of former Shell Rock High School students the value of subjects taken and activities participated in while in school; (2) to find out how generally effective t he school was in meeting student needs, and in preparing students to solve their problems after leaving school; and (3) to determine how better cooperation and understanding between the school and community might be developed.

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 Investigation Of The Physical Education Specialist In The Elementary School, William G. Bentley

All Master's Theses

Acting on the premise that the physical education program is a vital part of the elementary school curriculum, every elementary school should provide qualified leadership, proper facilities, and activities suited to the growth and development of the participants.

A Study Of Alcohol Education With Suggested Improvements For The Junior High Schools Of The State Of Washington, Melvin Archie Walker

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study is three fold: (1) to evaluate the current alcohol education program through surveys of teachers, textbooks, and the Allied Youth program, and through analysis of the alcohol education program; (2) to determine the requirements of an effective alcohol education program; and (3) to make suggestions for improvement of the alcohol education program.

Juvenile Delinquency - Can It Be Measured, Glenn Robert Jacobsen

All Master's Theses

In this thesis the ultimate goal has been that, in the interpretations of its findings, teachers, administrators, educators and parents might find enlightenment in terms of possible approaches to the problems of eliminating or controlling causation factors in delinquency to the benefit of the students, the schools, and the community.

A Comparative Study Of Methods Of Reporting Pupil Progress To Parents In The Elementary Schools, Harry E. Haynes

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to survey the trends of reporting to parents in selected communities. From this and from the study of literature on the national level, it was hoped that the good points of the cross section could be taken and used as the bases for a new reporting system in Lewiston elementary schools.

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.

Parent-Teacher Conferences In The Elementary School, Donald C. Crosland

All Master's Theses

This paper is a review of the parent-teacher conference on a group and individual basis. It outlines difficulties, resources and preparation, and the benefits of conducting these conferences.

Music Appreciation For Junior High By The Contract Method, Mildred I. Forsling

All Master's Theses

In reality the contract method is not new to the field of education. In order to teach music appreciation by the contract method, the instructor sets up a series of work units. Around each unit he devises a guide sheet which suggests a designated number of activities which the student may pursue outside the classroom.

An Inquiry Into The Religious Knowledge Of White And Negro Juinors In A Kentucky City, Elsie Gardiner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Selected Poems For Work With Adolescents, Lorraine Hall Haugstad

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Effect Of Chronological Age At Entrance To First Grade On The Reading Ability Of Eighth Grade Pupils, Beverly Horne

Student Work

In school systems, among educators and psychologists throughout the country, it has long been recognized that many children are failing to learn to read at the time the initial reading instruction is presented. Some experts have believed that one of the major reasons for this reading failure, stems from the fact that reading instruction was first presented at an age too young, chronologically and mentally, that it, less than six years four months to six years six months, for first grade pupils to benefit from such instruction. As records were available, it was decided to undertake a statistical study in …

A Study Of The Industrial Arts Safety Conditions In The County And City Public Schools Of Yakima, Washington, Stanley Arthur Dudley

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to make a study of the research that has been done in the field of safety in the industrial arts woodshop programs and to compare the recommendations, as they are found, with the actual existing circumstances in the junior and senior high schools of the county of Yakima.

A Study Of The Professional Work And Relationships Of The Director Of Religious Education, Carolyn Oleta Dorn

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Langston University Catalog 1953-1955, Langston University

LU Catalog

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of The Intermediate Grades Of Two Indian And Two Public Schools Of Rolette County, Ralph Joseph Branchaud

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Gains In Size Of Vocabulary Of Kindergarten Children In Seven Omaha Public Schools, Margaret Jean Kiewit

Student Work

Much interest has been shown in children's vocabulary by educators and those concerned with the vocabulary of the basic texts and supplementary books in reading. What are the words most commonly used by children before entering first grade? Wat are the concepts that children have acquired and that have been built up for them? What is the extent of their vocabulary and at what rate does it increase? Why is it that some children find it easier to express themselves than do so many others?

Cooperative School And Industry Training Program For Counselors, Albert Louis Baun

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

An Informal Experiment With The Small Group Technic, Mildred E. White

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of this informal experiment in group work with children in a fourth grade classroom is two-fold: first, to describe and amplify the use of the small group technic in a classroom situation, and second, to show what relationship there may be between the use of the small group technic and changes in group belongingness and individual behavior.

Annual Report Of The New Jersey Teachers College At Newark For The School Year 1951-1952, New Jersey State Teachers College At Newark

Annual Reports

The Annual Report of the New Jersey State Teachers College at Newark was a yearly release that compiled the yearly reports from every department and any supplemental information that detailed the administration of the College. It includes information regarding any curriculum changes as well as enrollment statistics.

A History And Evaluation Of A Small District’S Elementary School Camping Program, Jack Edward Kittell

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were (1) to enable the writer to gain a knowledge of school camping programs; (2) to develop criteria for the establishment of successful school camping programs; and (3) to outline a definite program of procedures for the establishment of a school camping program for seventh grade pupils.

Orientation Of The New Teacher For Achieving Successful Emotional Adjustment, James Nichols Pendleton Jr.

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this paper to (1) review the investigations and articles by psychologists and educators respecting evidence and extent of maladjustment in teachers, and the consequent effect of such teacher personalities on children; and, premised on the assumption that many teacher maladjustments with their resultant inadequacies are a consequence of unhappy teaching experiences, (2) to investigate areas for conditioning teacher adjustment, with particular attention to reviewing orientation methods and procedures for new teachers and teachers new to the school system.