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A Survey Of The High School Business Departments Of Iroquois County, Danville, Hoopeston, And Kankakee, Paul R. Byers

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Philosophy Of Education As It Influences The Elementary Building Program, Loren Eugene Klaus

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Reporting To The Parents The Progress Of Children In The Elementary School, Paul Raymond Beauchamp

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Teacher Morale, Roy M. Luthe

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A Study Of The Ability Of Sevier County To Support Its Schools, Dewey Large

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Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of he people of Sevier County to support a program of education in its public schools. The available finances and possible sources of revenue for developing, maintaining and improving public education within the County will be investigated with the intention of clarifying the complete financial aspect of the educational situation. It is hoped that the report of findings in this study will be favorably accepted and used by the Quarterly Court and the Board of Education of Sevier County.

The educational situation and financial conditions of …

In-Service Education In The Sevier County Schools, William Oscar Bryant

Masters Theses

Statement of the Problem: It is the purpose of the writer to give in this study a description of the in-service education program of Sevier County. In order that the reader may understand the program as it now is, it will be necessary to give a brief history of what had been done previous to this year in the way of in-service education, a description of the county, and an analysis of the present program. Perhaps the writer, or other supervisors, will find the study useful in planning next steps in the supervisory program of Sevier County. This study is …

A Study Of Factors Involved In Organizing And Administering A Student Activity Program For Tyson Junior High School, Joy Coulter Bauch

Masters Theses

(From Chapter I) In a time when public education is being adversely criticized on all sides by those who would find fault with any aspect of our public schools (apparently more for the sake of sensationalism and publicity than for constructive criticism), we must always be alert to accept the challenge to better our schools, maintain deep-rooted convictions concerning the education of our American youth, and strive to experiment and put into practice those concepts which may lead to better schools, better teachers, and a better educated American public. Although at times subjected to tirades from newspaper editorials …

A Survey Of The Forms Used In The Organization And Administration Of Off-Campus Student Teaching In Business Education In The Public High Schools Of The United States, Fredrick Donald Luallen

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A Study Of Administrative And Supervisory Practices Affecting The Induction And Orientation Of Beginning Teachers, Paul A. Breeding

Masters Theses

(Introduction) Despite the abundance of educational research, little material of outstanding significance is available on the relation of administration and supervision to the induction and adjustment of beginning teachers. While scattered materials are available, such as a few master's thesis, and occasional articles in periodicals, there seems no comprehensive study available dealing with this challenging problem in .American education.

World War II, and particularly the years immediately following the War, have given vigorous impetus to this problem. This study seeks to analyze and synthesize the literature now available in many books, periodicals, and bulletins; and thus determine what …

A County Wide Study Of Pupil Transportation In Mcminn County, Tennessee, Reuben R. Godsey

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BACKGROUND FOR THE STUDY

The need for a study of school bus transportation in McMinn County, Tennessee, was first called to the attention of the writer in 1948. This was further accented by attendance at a number of school board meetings, and by hearing discussions of the routes that buses were traveling at that time. It was believed that some improvement of the routes could be made.

The writer discussed the transportation problem with the county superintendent of McMinn County. He urged the writer to give some thought to the problem as a thesis. The problem was later discussed with …

A Study Of The Objectives Of The Teachers Of The Etowah City School System In Relation To Actual Classroom Activities And The Total School Program, Helen Ruth Hopper

Masters Theses

(From the Introduction)

Supervisors of instruction in the State of Tennessee are necessarily concerned with improving instruction given to the children of the state. This mean, of course, that they are directly concerned with the teaching personnel and what the personnel teach.

The writer has been in supervision for only two years; however, she has some very definite ideas concerning the approach to supervision. One of these ideas is indirectly responsible for this study. That idea is the belief that to improve a school program you must first know what teachers think they are trying to do and …