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Does Sex Discrimination Exist In Faculty Salaries At Western Kentucky University? An Empirical Examination Of The Wage Gap, Reed Vesey
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This thesis examines wage differentials between male and female faculty salaries at Western Kentucky University. A human capital model of salary determination is examined by using regression analysis on relevant personal and job characteristics of faculty members. A large portion of the wage gap between men and women is explained through differences in the personal and job characteristics. A portion of the wage gap remains unexplained, however, the probability of discrimination playing a substantial role in salary is very small.
A Survey Of The Work-Study Programs In The State Universities Of Kentucky, Glen Knight
A Survey Of The Work-Study Programs In The State Universities Of Kentucky, Glen Knight
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study was undertaken to determine the status of the work-study programs in the eight state universities of Kentucky. A review of the literature indicated that little research had been conducted in the area of work-study administration, and thus this study was performed to increase the knowledge in this area. A questionnaire was developed to survey the work study program at the eight universities concerning the following three areas: organization and administration, evaluation procedures, and professional preparation. A high degree of centralization was indicated at all of the universities in regard to their student work programs, and administrative policy was …
A Course Of Study In Beginning Bookkeeping, Burton C. Jones
A Course Of Study In Beginning Bookkeeping, Burton C. Jones
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
After having majored in Commercial Education and having taught bookkeeping for three years, the writer is attempting to organize his past experiences, knowledge, and material into a concise form. It is hoped that by so doing it will be possible to make a course of study in beginning bookkeeping interesting and beneficial to his students and help the teacher do a better job of teaching.
The writer realizes that he has three types of students – (1) those who plan to continue their education; (2) those who do not plan to continue their education and feel a need for a …
Course Of Study In Advanced Typewriting, Jane Hulse
Course Of Study In Advanced Typewriting, Jane Hulse
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In this study the writer is trying to show that by organizing the entire year’s work before the school term begins and adding to it throughout the year, speed and accuracy in typewriting may be achieved much more thoroughly and effectively.
A Follow Up Study Of The Four-Year Teacher-Training Graduates Of The Bowling Green Of Commerce, 1937-1941, Mary Elizabeth Cornette
A Follow Up Study Of The Four-Year Teacher-Training Graduates Of The Bowling Green Of Commerce, 1937-1941, Mary Elizabeth Cornette
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The Bowling Green College of Commerce is a division of the Bowling Green Business University, a privately owned and controlled institution which has been located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, since its removal there in 1884 from Glasgow, Kentucky. Until 1906 the Southern Normal School was associated with the Business University under the same management, but in that year the Normal School was made a state institution, the Western Kentucky State Normal School, and the Business University continued under private management.
In 1922 the Bowling Green College of Commerce was organized with an independent state charter as a division of the …
The Development Of The Commercial Curricula Of Teacher Training Institutions, Joseph Compton
The Development Of The Commercial Curricula Of Teacher Training Institutions, Joseph Compton
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study is to trace the development of the curricula for commercial teacher training in the United States in order to discover its implications for the academic and professional preparation of teachers of business subjects. An attempt will be made to trace the evolution of secondary business education in order to discover the relationships existing between the aims and curricula of secondary business education on the one hand, and the preparation of business teachers and the curricula devised for their training on the other. Recommendations based upon the findings, will be made for the purpose of harmonizing …
Status Of Certificates Issued And Employment Of Certificate Holders At Western Kentucky State Teachers College, James Ashby
Status Of Certificates Issued And Employment Of Certificate Holders At Western Kentucky State Teachers College, James Ashby
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
It is the purpose of this study to determine the supply of certified teachers from Western Kentucky State Teachers College. From data compiled at the institution concerning the number of certificates issued, the number at present in effect, and the employment of the certificate holders, this supply will be ascertained. The study undertakes to answer the following questions:
- What has been the nature of certification of teachers in Western Kentucky State Teachers College?
- How many teachers certificates issued by the institution are now in effect?
- How many of the certificate holders are at present engaged in teaching?
- What per cent …