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Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Arts and Humanities

1944

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Full-Text Articles in Education

Kentucky Education In Newspapers 1787-1837, Mrs. C. P. Mcnally Aug 1944

Kentucky Education In Newspapers 1787-1837, Mrs. C. P. Mcnally

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this investigation was to make a study of the beginnings of education in Kentucky, using as the main source of material the old newspapers in our Kentucky Library; and covering the period extending from early pioneer days, through early statehood, the the time when public education for the masses was established.


The First Fifty Years Of School Legislation In Kentucky, Bonnie Cowart Aug 1944

The First Fifty Years Of School Legislation In Kentucky, Bonnie Cowart

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In order to have a clear understanding of the principles and practices of the existing educational set-up in Kentucky, It is necessary for one to have a knowledge of the actual decisions of the courts that have established the educational policies. To gain this knowledge, one must be familiar with the beginnings of the schools and the common school system. To show this period, which might be called the "Pre-Publlc School Era" It has been necessary to make a chronological study of the laws pertaining to education. The laws, as they were approved and passed by the Legislature, have been …


A Study Of The Effect Of Growth In Reading Achievement Upon The Total Personality Of The Child, Lillie Nix Aug 1944

A Study Of The Effect Of Growth In Reading Achievement Upon The Total Personality Of The Child, Lillie Nix

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of reading achievement as measured by a standardized test of reading, upon the total personality of the child, as measured by a standardized test of personality.


A Study Of The Effect Of Home Environment Upon The Reading Abilities Of Elementary School Children, Beulah Campbell Aug 1944

A Study Of The Effect Of Home Environment Upon The Reading Abilities Of Elementary School Children, Beulah Campbell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent reading ability is related to certain factors in the home environment of children.


An Experiment In Teaching Sight Reading By Shaped Notes, Coralie Runyon Aug 1944

An Experiment In Teaching Sight Reading By Shaped Notes, Coralie Runyon

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to make an attempt to apply in the elementary grades of the public schools the principle of shaped notes with the purpose of fostering sight reading.


Kentucky Schools In Fiction, Mariema Rowlison Jun 1944

Kentucky Schools In Fiction, Mariema Rowlison

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There have been many reports made on education in Kentucky since it became a state, but these factual reports are one-dimensional. They present the known, concrete facts, but do not give the true picture any more than flat drawings of a landscape is a true representation of the beauty and feeling of the landscape itself. In this study of the reflection of the schools of Kentucky in the mirror of fiction I have tried to present the scene in perspective, to give it color and to add the fourth dimension of human character.