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Fire Insurance Practices And Economies On Public School Buildings Of Curry County, New Mexico, James Mcdonald Bickley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

1. What are present practices in Curry County with reference to insurance on public school buildings, and, especially, to what extent is the sound net insurable value taken into consideration when determining the amount of insurance to be carried? 2. What are the relative merits of flat rate insurance and coinsurance, the two forms of insurance now in use on Curry County school buildings? 3. By what defensible methods can insurance rates on public school buildings of Curry County be reduced?

Vocational Choices Of Clovis, New Mexico , High School Graduates According To Intelligence And The Occupational Level Of Their Parents, Elsie Therma Litchfield

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to investigate the vocational choices of graduates of Clovis High School. Data and conclusions bearing on the following three questions are presented.

1) What percentage of the graduates select each of the several occupational levels?

2) What relationship obtains between the intelligence and the vocational choices of the graduates?

3) Are the vocational levels of the parents of the graduates an indicator of the vocational choices of these graduates, especially when intelligence of the latter is taken into consideration?

Analysis And Evaluation Of State Retirement Systems For Teachers, Including A Study Of Trends, John A. Huff

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to present data which would be helpful to those who are confronted with the problem of drafting a state retirement system for teachers. Information will be presented showing present practices and trends in state retirement systems for teachers, and to point out the strong and weak points of the system now in operation.

The Relation Between Attendance And Achievement In The Third Grade Of The San Jose School, Vera Cutler

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Are teachers justified in the belief that the student who is frequently absent from school cannot acquire the fundamental education gained by the child who attends regularly? Does the child with greater intelligence attend school more regularly than the child of lesser intelligence? If not , does his greater intelligence make it possible for him to acquire the knowledge whether or not he attends school regularly? This study seeks to throw light on these questions by determining what relation exists between school attendance and achievement when intelligence is held constant.

Trends In The Statutory Powers And Duties Of City School Superintendents, Edwin George Hobbs

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The general purpose of this investigation is to determine trends in theory and practice as to the powers and duties of city school superintendents. More definitely stated, the objective is to present answers to the following questions: (1) What are the trends in the statutory powers and duties conferred upon city school superintendents in the several states?; (2) To what extent do the trends in statutory powers and duties of the city school superintendent take the direction of the status recommended by educational leaders, and how closely do they conform to the powers and duties which city school superintendents actually …

Desirability Of State-Adopted Textbooks For New Mexico High Schools, Reb Leroy Villard

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is possible that uniformity of textbooks might tend to simplify the matter of supervision but there are other educational factors which should be attempted. It appears reasonable, therefore, to attempt to answer this question: Would uniform state-adopted textbooks for high schools of New Mexico be desirable from an educational and practical point of view?

To present an answer to the above question is the main purpose of the present investigation. Answers to the following three specific questions would seem to furnish a substantial basis for answering the principal question indicated: (1) What is the opinion of leaders in the …

Music In Education And Recreation, Eleanor Schlondrop

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to discuss the importance of music in Education and Recreation. In the first chapter is discussed the importance of music in education. The next chapter will present the values and contributions of music, and its place in the curriculum. Chapter III will show the importance of a musical education to children in the public schools. Now we will approach an important element in the child's musical career — the musical training in the home. Finally, this musical training in school and home can be carried over into the field of recreation and leisure.

Literature In The Primary Grades, Anna L. Strong

Bachelors’ Theses

Reading is the most important subject in the curriculum. It is the most fundamental because nearly all of the other subjects depend upon it's a source of information and classification. "Reading is a tool by which subject matter in all fields is interpreted and experienced."

By means of reading the pupil can extend his experience away from his immediate environment and gather the interesting information and vital facts, that provide the settings and the backgrounds needed for interpretation and for constructive thinking in all the varied fields of human endeavor. "Reading is the key that unlocks the great storehouse of …

Remedial Handwriting In The Seventh Grade, Rosella A. Brogan

Bachelors’ Theses

Writing at one time was considered merely a fine art and was used very little in the way of practical demand, but with the development of commerce, handwriting became the medium of communication and the ability to write legibly and with reasonable speed became an important aspect to the business world as well as a valuable asset to the individual.

Background And Present Contributions Of The School Sisters Of Notre Dame, Frank M. Bruce Jr.

Bachelors’ Theses

Mother says she sent me off to school when I was only five and that the School Sisters of Notre Dame were given charge of my early education, but I was too young to remember. Yet whet I do remember is that these Sisters did guide my course thru the elementary school, that they were the first added instruments in my education. I remember particularly well my First Communion, my Confirmation, the first Mass I served at. Each ot these was guided by a School Sister and supplemented by our parish priest. I am very grateful to them.

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Supplementary Reading Materials For Primary Grades Based On Children's Reading Interests And On Natural And Factual Data Pertaining To Kansas, Miriam Picking

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Childhood education has made rapid advancement during the past quarter of a century. It is no longer considered by leading educators as something to be imposed from without, but is rather thought of as the gradual unfolding of life from within. This modern concept includes both the child and the subject matter to be taught. From the child's point of view such factors as innate ability, social traits, also the physical development as well as mental development, as well as mental development, serve as guides in setting up goals of achievement for the primary school grades. In the selection and …

A Study Of The Evaluation With Theories Of Utah Supervisory Practices, Deta P. Neeley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study is two fold (1) to discover the current supervisory practices used by county elementary supervisors in the state of Utah; and (2) to evaluate these practices on a basis of the collective judgements of specialists in supervision.

Characteristics Of A Desirable Geography Textbook, Gretta E. Murphy

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis is an attempt to set forth the desirable characteristics to be looked for in a geography textbook, means of judging such texts, together with a compilation of opinions of authorities in the field of geography along this particular line.

Many teachers are to a great extent dependent upon the text, because of insufficient preparation or Jack of proper equipment. In many cases the only available material (such as maps, pictures, diagrams, and statistical tables) which innumerable of our school children in the elementary grades ever come in close contact with, is that which is found in the school …

Objectives Of Primary Reading Instruction, Sara M. Maloney

Bachelors’ Theses

There is general agreement due to many scientific studies of reading, and the broader relationship that reading has assumed recently among school subjects, that the aims of reading should be based upon the uses and values of reading in contemporary life. The National Committee on Reading has adopted three major objectives of reading.

The Contribution Of The American University To The Theater, Marion Moskol

Bachelors’ Theses

The study of the contribution of the American University to the Theater is interesting in that only since 1911 have the American Universities awakened to the necessity of organizing dramatic activities. In the two and a half decades since then the colleges and universities have taken rapid strides in their building of little theaters. They have therefore become the experimental producing medium of actors, playwrights and scenic designers, who before this time "were dragged up amid the slums of Broadway.’’

Basketball: A Scientific Study Of The Marquette University Squad For The Season Of 1934-35, Ray C. Morstadt

Bachelors’ Theses

A scientific study of basketball has been carried on at Marquette University for the past four years under the able guidance of Coach William S. Chandler. During that time a great deal of valuable data has been uncovered which has aided considerably in the development of recent Marquette teams.

Methods Of Choosing And Supervising The Staffs Of High School Newspapers In Public High Schools Of Milwaukee County, Margaret Isabelle Paulus

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to discover the methods employed by public high schools of Milwaukee county in supervising and choosing the staffs of the school newspapers. Consideration was given to the matter of scholastic requirements, methods of try outs for staff membership, advancement among staff members, requirements for and methods of choosing editors, training in journalistic writing and editing, and the type and extent of supervision given by the teacher serving as adviser for the paper. Some consideration has been given to the type of paper in each school, its size and frequency of publication, so as to …

The History Workbook, Helen Porter

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to determine whether or not the use of the workbook is justified, and if so in what a good technique consists. Several workbooks have been examined in this attempt, and books and magazines secured from the Milwaukee Public Library and the Marquette University Library have furnished the writer with much of the material used.

A Survey Of Utah's Program For Carving Out The Ten Point Plan Of The State Council For Crime Prevention, W. Howard Kunz

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The study is to determine what is being done in the schools of Utah to contribute to the realization of the Ten Point Plan, proposed by the Utah State Council for prevention of crime, through social education.

Modern Language Teaching, Hedwig C. Muenzer

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to give a survey of modern language teaching.

The values of modern language studies are discussed in the first chapter. The objectives are treated in the following chapter. The third chapter is on the content of the modern language course. Realia is the purpose of the next chapter. The last chapter is on general considerations.

Lineplay In Football, Edward C. Aspatore

Bachelors’ Theses

During the writer's thirteen years of playing, reading and watching the progress of football, he is thoroughly convinced that the line of a football team is the deciding criterion which will determine the success or failure of that team.

Judicial Adjudication In Problems Of School Attendance, Arnold Joseph Cane

Bachelors’ Theses

Education, like every other important task of society, would surely be greatly handicapped without the benevolent intervention of the courts in our country. Adjudication of the many problems -- in which education through practical application of theory becomes involved -- has been left with our judicial system. The intervention of the judiciary has been received by some in an unwelcome manner, but every wise thinking .American deems judicial adjudication not only desirable but absolutely essential to the success of our public school system.

It has been estimated that approximately one million six hundred thousand decisions of appellate courts since 1658 …

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

The Socialization Of The Mentally Retarded, M. Anastasia Mueller

Bachelors’ Theses

A Bill of Rights for the Handicapped Child as drawn up by The White House Conference on Child Health and Protection.

The Handicapped Child has a Right:

1. To as vigorous a body as human skill can give him.

2. To an education so adapted to his handicap that he can be economically independent and have the chance for the fullest life of which he is capable.

3. To be brought up and educated by those who understand the nature of the burden he has to bear and who consider it a privilege to help him to bear it.

4. …