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The Significance Of Religious Training In Relation To Personality Development, Walter Michael Schoedel

Master's Theses

Religion has played a vital role in the development of American culture. The church has been an integral part of the lives of the early settlers and of the foundations of American government. In the early days the church even maintained and controlled the entire educational system. The church has played an entire part in the development of communities throughout the nation.

A Study Of The Logical Method As Compared With The Rote Method Of Learning Spelling, George Mccauley Barrett

Master's Theses

Since public education has become a privilege for everyone, there has been a gradual change in the school systems and teaching techinques. The ideas of school, the relationship of school to the overall development of the individual and how the child learns have been in the educational spotlight for the past few years.

Teachers and parents often can not understand the development or the mental and physical growth of children in their relationship to school work. In recent years studies have been made concerning the various aspects of the child's development in various subjects. As new facts and new techniques …

Influences Of Mobility On The Academic Progress Of Pupils In The Fourth And Sixth Grades Of Quantico Post Elementary School, Gladys Taylor Dollins

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent mobility­ of pupils at the elementary school level affects their academic achievement. Is there correlation between the number of moves and retardation in academic achievement?

It has boon the opinion of the teachers and administrators of the Quantico Post Elementary School that the pupils who are forced to transfer so frequently are handicapped by the many changes. They have found it necessary at all grade levels to do a great deal of individual work as they have found these pupils to be very retarded in specific skills and fundamentals.

A Follow-Up Study Of The 1942 Graduates And The 1947 Graduates Of Jefferson High School, William Lorenzo Green

Master's Theses

It has long been an established fact that one of the most neglected factors in our program of secondary education is the lack of an effective follow-up program of the student after he leaves school. Such a program, carefully carried out and studied by those concerned with secondary education, can contribute much to determining the effectiveness of our high school program.

The Role Of The High School And Church In Preparing Young People For Marriage, Joseph Franklin White

Master's Theses

On the basis of this study, it appears that the school and church can make a great contribution in preparing young people for marriage. This requires cooperation and coordination between the school and church in attacking the problem and finding a solution to it.

A Longitudinal Study Of The Leisure Activities Of A Group Of Intermediate Grade School Children In A Select Socio-Economic Area, Mary Madeleva Metten

Master's Theses

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