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The Relationship Between The Intelligence & Emotional Stability Of Seventh & Eighth Grade Pupils, Thomas Boone

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A question nearly as old as the intelligence test itself led the author to make the investigation upon which this thesis is based. For years people in education and related fields have speculated as to whether the most intelligent children were the most stable emotionally or whether these brighter children tended more readily than the dull or average child to exhibit undesirable personality variations.

Practically everyone has, at some time in his life, used one or two isolated circumstances to prove the point that the more intelligent children were emotionally unstable or that the duller children were more unstable , …

Ua100/1/2 Rural Training School Pta Scrapbook, Rural Training School Pta

University Organizations

Scrapbook created by the Rural Training School Parent Teacher Association. Includes lists of children, PTA members, programs and clippings.

A Study Of The Certification Of Elementary Teachers In The Forty-Eight States, Grace Bales Ramos

Master's Theses

The problem ot certifying a sufficient number of well qualified elementary teachers is yet to be solved. One of the aims of this paper is to consider the situation that exists and to show that improvement is needed.

This study contains information given in the state certification rules and regulations, (published by almost all of the state departments or education or other offices of certification) written and oral communication from state certification officials, information compiled by the Council of State Governments, reports from the NEA Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards, and statistics from the NEA Research Division and …

A Professorship Of Legal Education Reccomended, W. Barton Leach

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

A History Of The Educational Efforts Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In The Southwest, C. E. Fillman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to give a brief history of the origin and development of the Seventh-day Adventist Movement; (2) to describe its organization; (3) to analyze its purpose in maintaining church schools; and (4) to collect definite facts as to the number and type of these schools in the Southwest.

A History Of The Teaching Of Arithmetic In The Public Schools Of New Mexico Since 1891, Jewell Thompson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem of this study is to trace the changes in theory, content, and methods in the teaching of arithmetic in the public elementary schools of New Mexico from their beginning in 1891 to the present time, 1949.

Although there were some public schools prior to 1891, the passage of the Education Bill in that year provided for the establishment of the public school system in New Mexico. This study is concerned only with the teaching of arithmetic in the elementary grades in the public schools of New Mexico. Grades I to VIII inclusive are considered as elementary. The study …

A Survey Of Public School Relations Practices In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kay Reed Hafen

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of the study to (1) make a survey of what the people in Albuquerque, New Mexico, would like to know about their schools; (2) present a picture of the present program of public relations as related to the public schools in Albuquerque; and (3) evaluate the program in the light of popular desires.

A Survey Of The Administration Of Audio-Visual Aids In Albuquerque Public Schools, Anne E. Shannon

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study (1) to determine the extent to which audio-visual aids are being used in the Albuquerque public schools; (2) to appraise the adequacy of the budget for a program in a school systems of this size; (3) to evaluate the efficiency of the administrative program of audio-visual aids in the Albuquerque public school system; and (4) to determine the inter-relationship of the above factors.

An Analysis Of The Percentage Distribution Of Municipal And Rural School District Maintenance Funds For Selected Years Of The Ten-Year Period, 1938-1948, Owen Russell Hurst

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present and analyze the percentage distribution of the municipal and rural school district maintenance funds for the school years 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944-1945, and 1947-1928 for the following major classifications of current expense; a. general control, b. instruction, c. operation of the school plant, d. maintenance and fixed charges, and e. auxiliary and coordinate activities; (2) to determine the costs per pupil in average daily attendance for each of the above mentioned classifications of current expense for municipal and rural school districts for the stated years; and (3) to determine and compare …

The Safety Patrol In The Elementary Schools Of New Mexico, Donald Keith Gill

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to trace the development of the safety patrol movement in the Elementary schools of New Mexico; (2) to investigate the sponsorship, organization, and supervision of these safety patrols; (3) to enumerate the types and use of safety patrol equipment; and (4) to appraise the value of the safety patrol as a medium of citizenship training.

The Education Activities Of The Evangelical United Bretheren Church In New Mexico, Leland Wayne Corbin

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to investigate all the authoritative data that are available concerning the educational work of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in order that information will be available concerning the role this church played in the development and improvement of education in New Mexico.

Modern Practices For Beginning Teachers In Catholic Elementary Schools, Mary Columba

All Master's Theses

It is hoped that this study will enable the young teachers to enter into their vocation with more thought and ability and that it will provoke thinking and stimulate further study in the students for whom it is planned. They will have been alerted to the process of learning, the need of research, the necessity of ever changing equipment and materials. They will have been guided in some degree in method.

An Investigation Of The Interests Of Intermediate Grade Children Of Fresno, California, Public Schools In The Teaching Materials Of The Social Sciences, Beulah Vandament

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to investigate the interests of elementary school children of the intermediate grades in the social studies teaching materials; (2) to compare the interests of children in certain materials with the frequency of the materials' utilization as made by a group of intermediate grade teachers; and (3) to suggest a usage or grade placement of specific materials, if there is a decided indication, in accord with these findings.

A History Of The Negro Oklahoma Interscholastic Athletic Association, Moses F. Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate record of events in the formation and development of the Negro Oklahoma Interscholastic Association, in order that those responsible for its purposes and policies may use these experiences as a guide in present and future situations. Incidental to this record 1) trends in the development of the association will be determined; 2) comparison will be made with similar associations in the other states; and 3) causes and reasons will be given for the establishment, continued existence, and growth and development of the organization with which this study is concerned.

A Historical Study Of Education In Lincoln County, Fermin S. Montes

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study to trace the development of public education in the Lincoln County from 1869, when the county was created, to the modern school of 1948. The writer will discuss the educational opportunities in an area where bandits became famous, and where men fought men in an effort to exist. Through limited, education was carried on even in the midst of Indian massacres and the "Lincoln County Wars."

A Guide To Teaching Materials For Industrial Arts, Russell Blowers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study, "A Guide to Teaching Materials for Industrial Arts," was prompted by the fact that the writer is concerned with teaching aids available to the shop teacher in the field. Several years teaching has brought the writer face to face with the problem of supplementary teaching materials. Knowing that complete listings of teaching aids for the teacher are not available, the writer determined to make available such a listing which would be most beneficial to the shop teachers.

The problem is fourfold:

1. To catalogue industrial arts teaching aids.
2. To determine the extent of the educational departments in the industrial …

An Analysis Of Public School Finance In New Mexico For Three Selected Years Of The Decade 1937-38 To 1947-48, William Laurence Ullom

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is four-fold: (1) to synthesize previous studies related to the sources of revenue comprising the common school fund of New Mexico; (2) to analyze each component source of revenue of the common school fund for the ten-year period 1938 to 1948 and determine the amount derived from each and the trends revealed; (3) to analyze the distribution of the common school fund revenues for the ten-year period 1938 to 1948 and compute the expenditures for each type of school service; and (4) to compare by counties the distribution of funds according to the average daily …

A History And Appraisal Of The Colored Teachers' State Association Of Texas, Horace Alexander Young Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present the historical background and development of the Colored Teachers' Association; (2) to analyze its aims and objectives; and (3) to survey the organization, plans, and activities by which the association is attempting to achieve these aims and objectives.

A Survey Of Music Education In New Mexico, Rollie V. Heltman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Throughout the ages, man has found music to be essential in voicing his own innate sense of beauty. Music is not a thing apart from man; it is the spiritualized expressions of his finest and best inner self.

The History Of Preschool Education In Albuquerque, Velma May Mills

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study 1) to relate a history of the preschools in Albuquerque, including kindergartens, nurseries, and day care centers; 2) to present a clear physical and educational picture of the preschools in operation now in Greater Albuquerque; and 3) to summarize the preschool movement in Albuquerque, giving recommendations as to setting up some standards of operation that are acceptable to authorities in the childhood development field.

An Appraisal Of School District Consolidation In Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Thomas M. Wiley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to trace school consolidation in Bernalillo County and (2) to show the improvement in educational opportunities through consolidation.

The Status Of Mathematics Teachers In Nebraska High Schools, 1946-1947, Dorothy D. Eddy

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

The problem of this study was to determine the status of the mathematics teachers in Nebraska high schools for the school year 1946-1947. Data were gathered regarding the positions held by mathematics teachers, the sex of mathematics teachers, the salary, experience, tenure, teaching load, combination of mathematics with other subject-matter fields, activities sponsored, and the preparation for teaching of mathematics teachers. It was considered of importance to determine the status of the teacher in terms of size of school enrollment.

Data were collected from the reports of teachers and administrators to the Registrar’s office, University of Nebraska, and also to …

The History Of Public Secondary Education In New Mexico, Clyde R. Hardisty

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to show the origin and slowly evolving development of public secondary education in the territorial days; (2) to trace the development of public secondary education from 1912 to 1946; and (3) to present the important facts of this development and the influences that brought it about.

The Experimental Rural School Errol Street, North Melbourne, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Information Bulletin 1945-1951

This is a school originally established to assist in training teachers in Victoria for work in one teacher rural schools. It is attached to, and administratively part of, a large primary school at Errol Street, in North Melbourne, one of the poorer inner suburbs of Melbourne. The teacher in charge of the rural school is given considerable freedom to develop new methods and course of study. Since 1947 this school has not been used as a training centre.

Taken individually, few of the features of this school are so uncommon in the Victorian state system as to warrant a special …

A Study Of The Ability Of Fifth And Sixth Grade Pupils To Comprehend Social Studies Material, Sister Mary Margaret

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to ascertain to what extent pupils do not comprehend the reading material in the social studies and to discover the causes of this deficiency. Two types of research techniques were used: (1) pencil and paper tests which were given to sixty-two pupils, and (2) oral interviews with thirty-one pupils who had previously taken the pencil and paper tests.

Business Education In The High Schools Of New Mexico, Doris Bledsoe Sherman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is three-fold. Each division resolves itself into a definite problem. The first problem is to determine (1) the size and number of high schools in the state of New Mexico offering business subjects, (2) what business subjects are taught and at what grade levels they offered, (3) the number of students enrolled in business subjects, and (4) what types of office machines are used for instructional purposes.

The Prediction Of Academic Success In The University Of New Mexico College Of Engineering From Data Available During The Students' First Semester Of Enrollment, John J. Wittich

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to determine with what degree of certainty the achievement of freshman in the college of Engineering at the University of New Mexico can be predicted from an analysis of data available during their first semester of enrollment in college. These data are (1) high-school achievement as indicated by teachers' marks over a four year period; (2) scores made on a battery of psychological and achievement tests administered at the time of enrollment in the University; and (3) college success attained in the first semester as indicated by semester marks.

The Administration Of Janitorial Service In New Mexico Public Schools, Harold Q. Vance

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to collect and evaluate data concerning the selection and payment of janitorial personnel in New Mexico; (2) to learn whether there are any salary schedules or plans for salary advancement for janitorial services in use within the state; (3) to present those tendencies which point toward uniformity both in the selection and payment of school custodians throughout the state; and (4) to suggest, after evaluating the present conditions, certain recommendations concerning the status of the public school janitor in New Mexico

Reorganization Of Spencer County, Kentucky School System, C. L. Francis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

To study present school system of Spencer County and to devise a plan of reorganization of present system in order to provide a well rounded educational opportunity for the boys and girls of Spencer County, Kentucky. The consideration of this problem are:

1. Comparison of teacher qualifications in the types of schools.
2. Computation of enrollment, average daily attendance of the various types of schools.
3. Determination cost per pupil and total cost of operation of present school system and reorganized school system as salary of teacher, maintenance, transportation and needed buildings.
4. Provision for free transportation of all high school pupils.

Educational Qualifications Of The Mathematics Teacher In The Public Secondary Schools Of Kentucky, William Reed

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The general purpose of this study is to investigate the status of the mathematics teachers in the secondary schools of Kentucky. It is in detail a study to ascertain (1) the educational qualifications of Kentucky mathematics teachers; (2) the salaries of these teachers; (3) the teaching experiences and tenure of the mathematics teachers; (4) the number and kind of mathematics courses being offered in our secondary schools.