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The City-County Area School Unit Plan Applied In Bartholomew County, Indiana, Marie H. Talley

Graduate Thesis Collection

Our cities have shown remarkable progress in the organization and administration of their school systems, but rural areas have lagged far behind. Modern advancements in transportation no longer leave any excuse for so radical a differentiation in educational service.

The Growth Of Musical Taste In Children In Grades 1 To 8, Martha A. E. Byrne

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Prediction Of Scholastic Success By Intelligence Tests And Scholastic Grades, John Stafford Hazard

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Principles Of Progressive Education, Anna Elizabeth Mcnichols

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Extent Of Transfer Of Learning In Simple Addition And Substraction, Cecilia Helen O'Brien

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relation Between High School Grades And College Success, George H. Lee

Graduate Thesis Collection

This study was made to determine the value of high school records as a whole and of each of five high school subjects as devices for predicting college success. The method used in finding this value is that of correlation. The average of fifty students in each of five high school subjects, as well as high school average was correlated with college average, college weighted average, and with college grade points. The five high school subjects were English, mathematics, social science, science, and foreign language.

The Status Of Physical Education In The High Schools Of Indiana, Ralph C. Eades

Graduate Thesis Collection

Modern civilization places Physical Education in the high school as one of the foremost problems of secondary-school education. Gradually, this problem, which holds as its center the security and conservation of health, is becoming more and more a community problem.

Arithmetic For Printers, J. W. Auble

Graduate Thesis Collection

Because of the changes in the content of the arithmetic courses in the grade schools and because of the specialized nature of the arithmetic used by printers, a special course is necessary to acquaint vocational printing students with the arithmetic necessary to become a successful printer.

The Value Of Supervised Study In First Year Algebra, Mary Angeline Steele

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Bilingualism On Achievement In Foreign Languages, Kathleen A. Mcgoldrick

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Study And Teaching Of History In The College Of William And Mary, Ida Trosvig

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

An Activity Program In An Elementary School., Bessie Terrell Meyer 1890-1988

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Financing Of Education In Homestead Areas, Lester Turnbaugh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Some explanation is necessary of the method of procedure in compiling material for this thesis. The first step was really taken seven years ago. At that time the writer interviewed state officials at Sacramento, California, in the hope of obtaining state aid for educational finance in the Tule Lake section of the Klamath Irrigation Project. The Governor, the department of education, and the finance department were all consulted, but no legal way was discovered of using state money for the erection of school buildings in the district mentioned. Some county money was available for payment of teachers’ salary, but none …

Projects To Stimulate Appreciation Of Literature In Secondary Schools, Emily B. Jacob Mccain

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Progressive educators have realized the crying need for schooling that will carry over into purposeful living in later life. After much experimentation and serious study, the conclusion has been made that the individual differences and interests of the students have often defeated successful teaching of literature by the old method. The use of projects is one of the most valuable ways of according careful consideration and attention to these individual differences and interests in the teaching of literature.

This study of the project in secondary literature courses has been made through visits to schools, interviews with teachers and students, questionnaires, …

Relationship Between Academic Achievement Of College Graduates In Their Major Fields And Of Graduates Out Of Their Major Fields, John Cloyd Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this investigation to determine the relationship between the academic achievement of college graduates and continuation in their major fields.

The Need Of Periodic Physical Health Examination For Teachers In Indiana, Eugenia F. Bossong

Graduate Thesis Collection

The present study is an outgrowth of an interest in the efforts of educators to improve the educational system in the United States of America. Education in the United States has made advancement and is still doing so. The increasing number of junior high schools is indicative of progress in one line. More and better equipped buildings give greater opportunities to the school children today. The school attendance law insures a greater attendance as does also the improved facilities of transportation.

The Integration Of Art And English In The Junior High School, Marian E. Carpenter

Graduate Thesis Collection

Only in recent years has the opportunity been given to integrate the subject matter in various departments of our school system due to the modern reorganization of curriculum practices. Especially with the advent of the Indianapolis plan of Junior High School administration, have come revised courses of study which are enriched in content and improved in methods. In view of this situation, the progressive teacher is alert to experiment upon older materials with new procedures and devices.

Legal Aspects Of The Teacher Tenure Laws, Arthur P. Crabtree

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this study has been to discover those guiding principles which have been followed in the laws of those states having permanent teacher tenure legislation as such principles have manifested themselves in the work of the legislators who framed the laws and in the decisions of the courts which have given them judicial interpretation.

Causes Of Irregular Attendance And Truancy In The Indianapolis Public Schools, Carrie B. Martin

Graduate Thesis Collection

The schools realize that they have scarcely touched the problem of attendance due to the fact that the public is not willing to pay for more trained workers. However it is a serious problem and there are many causes underlying the difficulty. Since truancy is the first overt act in violation of the law and irregular attendance is expensive to the system as well as to the children, conditions should be improved as soon as possible and the causes eliminated in so far as it is feasible. A study of conditions is important and urgent.

A Study Of The Implications Of Supervisory Principles, Eliot Boyd Graves

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

The Content Of The Chemistry Course On The Tenth Grade Level For The Secondary Schools Of Virginia, Lillian Cabell Maben

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Training And Requirements Of Indianapolis Teachers 1821-1935, Fay M. Banta

Graduate Thesis Collection

This dissertation endeavors to show the changes that have taken place in teachers and in teaching in Indianapolis since the days of its first schoolhouse.

An Evaluation Of Elementary Textbooks Of American History, Leona B. Knight

Graduate Thesis Collection

An attempt has been made in this study to trace the development of the history text books that have been used in the elementary schools of the United States for the past one hundred years, 1830 to 1930.

School Enrollment In New Mexico Including Comparisons Of School Enrollment In New Mexico With The In The United States And Certain States, Richard Arnold Bruce

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to study school enrollment in New Mexico. In addition to analyzing school enrollment in the state from 1850 to 1930, inclusive, comparisons of enrollment in the several counties of New Mexico are made; and school enrollment in New Mexico is compared with that in the United States as a whole, the Rocky Mountain States, and certain Southwestern States.

An Outline Course Of Study For The Seventh And Eighth Grades In The Social Studies, George Ellsworth Walston

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The outline course of study in this thesis is offered as a suggested solution of a problem which arises from an effort to adopt for the use of the seventh and eighth grades of elementary schools, books which have been written for use in the junior high school.

The problem arises primarily because the two schools are organized on different plans. The older school is organized upon what is know in educational circles as the 8-4 plan. That is, eight years of study in the elementary and four years in the secondary school. The junior high school was created to …

Costs In The Senior Seminaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Harold S. Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

Stated in the form of a question, the problem of this study is: What are the expenditures and costs of senior seminaries in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

Specifically, this study proposes to answer the following secondary questions which are relevant to the problem:
(1) What are the expenditures for the establishment, maintenance, and "current expense" of the senior seminaries in the Church of Jesus Chrsit of Latter Day Saints?
(2) What are the certain "unit-costs" in the senior seminaries?

The Status Of Psychology In Secondary Schools Of Kansas, Roy Scott Douglass

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The writer has been teaching psychology in a small high school in Kansas. He found that the students who were taking psychology seemed to take but little interest in the subject. He became interested in knowing if this condition were true in other secondary schools in Kansas. The author was unable, after a thorough investigation, to find any account of a previous research of this nature. Out of the desire to know what was being done by the other psychology teachers this study-The Status of Psychology in Secondary Schools in Kansas-evolved.

An Evaluation Of The Functions And Types Of Student Body Government In Utah High Schools, In Terms Of Approved Principles And Practices, Lowell E. Stanley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study is threefold: First, to describe the forms of government used in the Utah High Schools; second, to find out how the Student Body Government functions in the Utah High Schools; third, to show the activities the students participate in as a body.

Comparative Attainment In Typewriting Skill Under Two Methods Of Conducting Practice, George L. Nicholson

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The question to be answered in this thesis is: Is it better to require a student of typewriting to do a comparatively small amount of practice work, with a high degree of accuracy and some perfect copy work, or to require him to do a larger amount of practice work with a lower degree of accuracy and no perfect copy work?

An Educational Survey Of Daisy Community, Hamilton County, Tennessee, William Belger Griffin

Masters Theses

At the July, 1922, meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee, President H. A. Morgan submitted a plan for the establishment of a Department of Rural Education in the University whose functions should be: first, to study intensively rural school conditions in the state; second, to train teachers for the rural schools; third, to cooperate with the state school authorities in every possible way to make the work of rural schools more nearly meet the needs of the rural communities.