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History Of The Nebraska High School Athletic Association, Vincent J. Cortney

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study is to portray the historical setting of the Nebraska High School Association, to give reasons for its being formed, to trace its continued existence and growth, to analyze its functions, to survey the organization, plans, and activities by which the association is attempting to achieve its functions, and to evaluate the service of the organization.

The Facilities Of High School Libraries In New Mexico, Hazel Hill Petty

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The rapid growth of high schools within the past thirty years, and the changes in the methods of teaching, have made the library and important phase of any well-equipped high school. The capacity for service varies greatly in the different states. Some states have provided adequate equipment and staffs; others have given the bare necessities.

The purpose of this present study is: (1) to determine the facilities of high school libraries in New Mexico; (2) to ascertain the training and qualifications of the personnel; and (3) to compare the results with standards and recommendations made by library and educational associations.

Status Of The Classroom Teacher In Taos County, New Mexico, Arthur Cadmus Davis

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation, as stated in the opening chapter, is to explore the status of the classroom teachers employed in Taos County, New Mexico. In the past five chapters an analysis of the data from those teachers participating has been made, averages computed, and tendencies noted.

A Study Of The Choice Of Level Of Occupation In Relation To Achievement On The New Mexico Statewide Test Of Academic Achievement., Mildred L. Pierce

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem studied in this thesis is the relation of the level of occupational choice to the level of achievement on a general scholarship test administered to high school seniors by the University of New Mexico in 1941.

An Investigation Of Scholastic Achievement In Relation To Extra- Curricular Activities, Harry C. Norman

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The special problem of this thesis is to determine whether or not there is any difference in the scholastic achievement of students in academic subjects who participate in extra-curricular activities in comparison to those who do not participate in such activities.

A Survey Of The Audio-Visual Aids Being Used By The Louisville White Fourth, Fifth, And Sixth Grade Teachers., Olga Schmutz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Origin And Development Of The Theodore Ahrens Trade School Of Kentucky., Norma Eugene Theisen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The History Of The Louisville Public Elementary Schools, 1829-1860., Helen Borgman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Spelling And Language Errors In The Achievement Tests Of The Marion County Achievement Contest, Edyth Cunter Burdin

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

History Of Education In Rush County, Paul Carmack

Graduate Thesis Collection

In this dissertation the author has attempted to assemble all the bits of information extant in the county. Much of it comes from primary sources and secondary accounts. To this has been added a smaller amount of information gathered by personal interview with reliable individuals; principally teachers, who have been in the teaching service for many years and who were connected with the events described. While no history can be called complete, the information here assembled can be the basis for those who wish to continue a history of the county schools, in years to come. The interest in Rush …

Educational Shortages In The Bookkeeping Courses Of Study In The Indianapolis Public High Schools In 1942, William Stover Barnhart

Graduate Thesis Collection

The major purpose of this investigation is to make a limited but definite contribution to the task of revising the course of study in bookkeeping for the Indianapolis high schools.

A Comparison Of Institutional Children And Children From Natural Homes In The Same Public School, Helen Frick

Graduate Thesis Collection

This study was made for the purpose of comparing the intelligence, scholastic achievement, retardtion , educational training after the elementary school, type of employment and marital status of two groups of individals who attended the George B. Loomis School of the Public Schools of Indianapolis, Indiana in the ten-year period, 1931 to 1941. The members of one group lived in an institution under the direction of a family welfare organization while the members of group two lived in natural homes. Many from both groups are adults now.

A History Of Moores Hill College, Omer E. Warneke

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

The History And Development Of Music In The Chicago Public Schools, Isabelle M. Barry

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

History Of Early Education In Middlesex County, 1669-1890, Homer A. Mckann

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to present a clear and accurate history of education in Middlesex County from 1669 to 1891. The account is complete in so far as available material has made it possible.

The material presented in this thesis is an original investigation in that the information was secured, largely, from primary sources. This represents the first earnest effort to write a complete and detailed account of the development of education in Middlesex County. The facts were secured by diligent search through court records, legal documents, School Commissioners' reports, State School reports, contemporary histories, magazine articles and …

Attitudes Expressed Toward Kindness By Children In 4-B, Anna A. Mcnichols

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Century Of Lutheran Elementary Schools In Indiana, William J. Kirchhoff

Graduate Thesis Collection

In order that this major Protestant elementary educational system in Indiana may become better knovm and understood, the memory of' the early Lutheran educators may be preserved, the remnants of their noble achievements may be chronicled, and the records of' the early history of' education in Indiana may be supplemented and corrected, this study has been projected.

A Brief History Of The Teaching Of Home Economics In The Public Schools Of The United States, Elizabeth Randolph

Graduate Thesis Collection

This study is the result of interest aroused by the realization that little is Imown of the origin and development of home economics. Although magazine articles and reports of committees are numerous, educational textbooks give scant mention to this subject. Therefore, it is to be hoped that this study will be helpful to students in the fields of home economics and education.

A Statistical Study Of The Effect Of First Year Latin On English Vocabulary, Leo Luke Mohrman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Educational Facilities For Crippled Children In Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan And Ohio, Newell E. Hulvershorn

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

The Ability Of The Forrest Country Mississippi Program Of Negro Education To Certain Selected Counties Of The State, Joseph W. Addison

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The attempt by the state of Mississippi to provide for the education of its people, both white and Negro, has been an arduous one. Especially difficult has been the attempt to provide adequate educational opportunities for its Negro group, and although some progress has been made there is still too wide a discrepancy between what has been done and the minimum of what could be done with regard to the physical facilities, teaching personnel, and curricula content.

An Investigation Of The Attitudes Of Elementary School Children Toward Certain Subjects Of The Curriculum, Toward Their Text-Books, And Toward Their Teachers, Evodine Mcgrath

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Teacher Personality From The Pupils' Point Of View, Irene H. Sullivan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A List Of Words Misspelled By Certain Secretarial Pupils In The Eleventh Grade Shorthand Classes In Joliet Township High School, Joliet, Illinois, Grace Miranda Clow

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Visiting Teacher Work At The Highland Junior High School For The School Year 1940-1941., Mary C. Newman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Personality Problems In The Senior High School : A Study Of The Diagnosis, Causes And Treatment Of Maladjustment At The C.K. Mcclatchy Senior High School Of Sacramento, California : With Consideration Of The Bell Personality Inventory As An Instrument Of Diagnosis, James N. Gardner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Student Participation In Glen Allen High School, George Henry Moody

Master's Theses

In this thesis I have attempted to give a brief review of certain forms of extra-curricular activities from the time of Plato to the present. I have stated from the principles on which student participation is based. The functioning of the program at Glen Allen High School is discussed with the hope that our experiences in this program will be of value to other who may attempt a similar program.

Providing Science Laboratory Equipment At Minimum Expense, James Ira Wood

Master's Theses

The purpose of this report is to present plans and directions for laboratory apparatus, which may be built, by the instructor and pupils themselves from inexpensive materials. The report describes projects undertaken in approaching this problem in a particular school. It is not a complete laboratory manual. The equipment is not all that would be needed either in a course in general science or in physics. It is assumed that some laboratory supplies other than those made by pupils must be purchased, but many simple pieces of apparatus may be built in the classroom by the pupils with great economy. …

A Proposed Home Room Program For Negro High Schools Based On The Opinions Of Sixty Home Room Sponsors Of Oklahoma, Edward Thurman Addison

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to make proposals for home room programs based upon a survey of the home-room organizations of a select group of Negro high schools of Oklahoma. In the survey the writer attempted to determine the present home room practices such as, (1) length of programs, (2) program objectives, (3) how often programs are held, (4) days on which programs are held, (5) program topics, (6) number of programs dealing with Negroes, and the sponsors; attitude toward (7) programs based on Negro subjects, and (8) toward home rooms in general.

Four copies of a questionnaire were …

The Functions Of The County Superintendent Of Public Instruction In The State Of Kansas, Jesse Earl Vague

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this study is to reveal the true status of the present incumbents in the offices of county superintendent of public instruction in Kansas. This involves three problems: first, to show the age, sex, salary, tenure of office, and the qualifications; second , to show the duties of the county superintendent and the distribution of time allotted to each; and, third, to show the methods, the objectives, and the outcomes of supervision.