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The Effectiveness Of Internal Communication In Selected School Systems In East Tennessee, Ralph Martin Peters

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: The superintendents of several public school systems in East Tennessee met during the summer of 1959 to form an organization for the purpose of improving public schools through cooperative study and research. This organization was named "Public Schools for Cooperative Research" and soon came to be known as "PSCR." For a number of years such an organization had been the topic of many informal discussions in which superintendents visualized its possibilities and potentialities. Staff members of the Department of Educational Administration and Supervision in the University of Tennessee's college of Education also expressed a keen interest in this type …

The Relationship Between Achievement And Laboratory Work In High-School Physics, Herbert W. Richter

Masters Theses

Chapter I

The Problem and Its Background

The Purpose of the Study

The teaching of physics in the high school has been modified over the years to meet the changing needs of students and to include the developments of modern times. Together with these changes there has been in recent years much controversy concerning the purpose and value of laboratory work that accompanies the course. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between achievement in high-school physics and the amount of laboratory work that may be included.

The Development Of Education In Rhea County, Tennessee, Thomas F. Guthrie

Masters Theses

Introduction: This thesis reports the evolution of the Rhea County School System from 1806 to 1960. The development of education begins with the early history of the county. The study shows the rise of private schools and academies. The beginning and growth of free elementary school and the beginning and development of secondary schools and colleges are shown.

There is no organized recorded history of education in Rhea County. There are very few early records pertaining to the development and operation of the schools in the county and those in existence are not readily available for use. As time passes, …

Reliability And Validity Of The Thematic Apperception Test Scored By The Discomfort-Relief Quotient, Donald W. Culbertson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate scorer reliability of the Discomfort-Relief Quotient (DRQ) method of scoring applied to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). A second aim was to investigate some of the interrelationships between Tension, as measured by DRQ, and (1) Grade Point Averages, (2) Number of Quarters spent at CWCE, (3) Practice Teaching Ratings, and (4) First-Year Teaching success.

Survey And Development Of Salary Program For Upper Snoqualmie Valley School District 410, Snoqualmie , Washington, James R. Satterlee

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) supply a starting point for succeeding salary committees in their efforts to construct future salary schedules; (2) show the difference between other districts’ salary schedules and the haphazard methods used in this district to determine teachers’ and administrators’ salaries; (3) bring the Upper Snoqualmie Valley School District’s certified employees’ salaries in line with other districts’ schedules, the Washington Education Association’s proposed schedule, the King county Co-ordinating Council’s proposed schedule, and the national trend towards better and higher salaries for teachers....

An Investigation Of The Activities Conducted By The Local Affiliated Units Of The Washington Education Association, Conrad Eugene Bankson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine what activities are carried on by the local city and /or county affiliated units of the Washington Education Association and (2) to compare the programs on the local unit level to the basic objective of the Washington Education Association, i.e., to promote the cause of teaching in the State of Washington (27:1).

Recommended Guidance Services Based On Teachers' Opinions, Walter T. Carter

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

The purpose of the study was to determine what combination of activities and services constitutes an adequate guidance program. Specifically, the study examined the following three aspects of a guidance program: (1) the role of the staff: principal, coordinator of guidance services, counselor, and the classroom teachers, in providing services and activities of the guidance program; (2) the relative importance of various guidance activities and services; (3) organizational principles for an adequate guidance program. The study was made to ascertain classroom teachers' ideas on an ideal guidance program and in response to the problem cited in the introduction.

Post-Service Career Planning For Military Personnel Interested In Education, Maxwell J. Ihrig

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to compile information (1) on the need for additional qualified personnel in the profession of education; (2) on the relatively untapped manpower of retire military personnel; (3) to become acquainted with the advantages and disadvantages of second careers in education; (4) on existing programs in schools of higher education designed to prepare persons from other areas of endeavor for a career in teaching; and (5) to develop an approach from this study for counseling military personnel nearing retirement and retired for a post-service career in education.

Community Driver Education: A Study Of The Driver Education Program Of The Kalamazoo Area Safety Council, Milton J. Marovich

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

The Study and Its Background

In educating for life adjustment in the highly technological culture existent in this country, it is necessary to recognize the role of safety education. More recognition, however, will not instill the proper attitudes, habits, and physical skills necessary for safe and healthful living. Among all the need for safety education, the operation of a motor vehicle is only one area of concern to the safety-minded. But, to the citizenry it is perhaps the most cogent concern in as much as the consequences of unsafe acts involving use of the motor vehicle are …

An Evaluation Of Distributive Education Programs In The Albuquerque Public Schools, Jack W. Goodner

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to evaluate the distributive education programs in the Albuquerque Public Schools as a basis for future planning.

An Analysis Of Heterogenous And Achievement Grouping Among An Experimental Group Of Ninety Students In The Los Alamos, New Mexico, Schools, Gene Howard Ebinger

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study is based on the hypothesis that children make greatest individual progress under a system of achievement grouping. Such a plan is not to be confused with ability grouping. When children are grouped according to their achievement, it is possible, and even likely, for a child of low average ability to be in the same group with children of great ability because he is achieving at a high rate.

A Study Of The In-Service Education Program In The Knoxville City Schools, Lacy Edward Harville

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: One of the most challenging problems confronting educators today is that of fostering continuous professional growth. School systems throughout the country are wanting to know more about new methods and techniques of improving their in-service education programs.

The growth and development of in-service education in the United States is complicated by the influence of various factors contributing to the gradual structuring of the total educational program, of which the promotion of professional growth on the part of teachers has been only a small part. The growth and development of in-service education is further complicated by the fact that its …

A Study Of The Required Physical Education Programs In Public Schools Of The United States, Thomas E. Coleman

Plan B Papers

This study was conducted to find the legislative requirement in physical education in the fifty states of the United States and. to compare the results of the present study with the results of a similar study completed in 1947 by F . S . Stafford.

Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to find and to compare causes for dropouts from the non-high district students with those from the in-residence students; (2) to compare non-high district students and in-residence students as to age, days of attendance and absence, grade point average, intelligence, grade, dropout quarter, reason for dropout, graduation previous spring or re-entry in the fall, and previous subject of grade failure; and (3) to review the present Yakima secondary school curriculum.

A Survey To Determine The Educational Value Of Audio-Visual Materials Brought To School By Intermediate Grade Pupils, Frederick K. Packer

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine teachers’ opinions about (1) the relative educational value of the materials brought to school by intermediate grade pupils, (2) teachers’ attitudes toward the bringing of these materials, (3) the comparative value of these materials in terms of behavioral changes in pupils, and (4) the value of using pupils as a source of audio-visual materials.

An Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Using The Overhead Projector In A College Introductory Psychology Class, Lida Weed Myers

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility that visual materials “custom tailored” to a professor’s specification and integrated with his lectures might improve student achievement on standardized objective tests.

A Study Of The Academic And Professional Preparation Of The Public School Superintendents In The State Of Washington, James R. Nelson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the academic and professional backgrounds of the superintendent and their relative value to his present position, (2) to determine what superintendents would recommend to be included in a course of study for prospective administrators, (3) to establish a value rating on a number of personal characteristics generally considered among the most important for administrators, and (4) to compare the status of the school administrator in the State of Washington with that of the nation as a whole.

Vocational Guidance For High School Journalists In Washington State, Paul G. Lambertsen

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to convince journalism teachers, students, and counselors in Washington state that the media of journalism have much to offer in the way of employment, satisfying salaries, promotion, and job pleasure; (2) to reveal to students which subjects are most valuable in high school and college; and (3) to explore the areas of journalism so as to give the reader a deeper insight into various employment practices and possibilities.

An Investigation Of The Preparation Of Junior High School General Science Teachers And Their Science Teaching Programs In The State Of Washington, William Henry Bliss

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to investigate (1) the academic background and teaching assignments of junior high general science teachers in the State of Washington and (2) the consistency of general science subject matter taught in junior high schools in the State of Washington.

A Survey Of Existing Interscholastic Athletic Training Rules In The Yakima Valley High Schools, Jack Raymond Driver

All Master's Theses

If training rules as received in athletics are to be meaningful, they should serve a common purpose consistent with the practices of all who endeavor to preserve the discipline and training that constitutes wholesome growth though this medium. Therefore, this study explored present practices in training through competitive athletics.

An Analysis And Evaluation Of Three Diverse Resource Unit Formats For Purposes Of Resource Unit Development In The Cupertino School District, Dorothy Loleta Garvin

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this project was (1) to select three diverse resource unit formats in use throughout the United States, (2) to evaluate these three unit formats, and (3) to recommend to the Cupertino School district one of these formats to be used in writing a resource unit on Modern California.

An Investigation To Determine Ways Of Further Meeting The Felt Needs Of Bremerton Seventh Graders, Alice Keithahn Fraser

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to determine to what extent Bremerton intermediate schools are meeting the felt needs of seventh graders. A second purpose of the survey was to discover ways and means to further meet the felt needs of seventh graders.

A Study Of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects And Academic Success In College, Glade H. Miller

All Master's Theses

The general purpose of this study was to attempt to discover how much, and in what proportion, work of an academic nature in high school facilitates college academic achievement.

A Descriptive Study Of A Laboratory Method Of Teaching Ninth Grade Written Composition, Anne Elizabeth Dunn

All Master's Theses

This study records the way two classes of freshmen at Granger High School were taught English composition. The method used may be termed a laboratory one since the writing of composition was done in a laboratory situation. The general features of the method included writing once a week, self-appraisal, group instruction, and independent practice on specific needs.

A Survey To Determine The Basis For Junior High School Girls’ Physical Education Report Card Grades, Mary Elizabeth Newman

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine the grading practices of junior high school girls’ physical education teachers and to question selected ninth grade students and their parents concerning the grade or mark on the report card; and (2) to develop a system of report card marking for girls’ physical education which can be recommended on the basis of these findings.

Aerospace Education In The Sixth Grade, Edith Marie Jackson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was twofold: to formulate an aerospace education handbook providing pertinent information and material which may be woven into existing sixth grade courses in the elementary curriculum and to make a careful evaluation of one aerospace program in a sixth grade classroom. The problems were: (1) selection and organization of appropriate information and material for the handbook; (2) determining suggested teaching procedures and activities; and (3) preparation and administration of evaluative instruments for the program.

A Follow Up Study Of Dropouts From East Valley High School, Margaret E. Ray

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to survey former students of East Valley High School (formerly Moxee Consolidated High School) who terminated their education prior to graduation during the school years 1956-1957 to 1959-1960 inclusive in order to determine the reasons for their withdrawal. It is hoped that this information will be used by school personnel to plan a better educational program. If this study should indicate some shortcomings within the school, recommendations for an improved guidance program and/or curriculum changes could prove profitable to the students, the Moxee School District, the community, and society.

Predictive Value Of The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used At Central Washington College Of Education, Barbara Lenore Young

All Master's Theses

How well does the Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Battery actually predict the grade point average of the students at Central Washington College of Education?

Utilization Of Teacher Experiences And Materials As Curriculum Resources In Helix, Oregon, Schools, Lawrence M. Martin

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if teacher experiences and materials in the Helix, Oregon, Unified School District could be (1) identified and inventoried, (2) classified and cataloged, (3) utilized in the curriculum in the form of teacher resource visitors and teacher resource materials, and (4) evaluated as to the increase in the use of teacher personnel and the attitudes toward this usage.

The Junior-Executive Trainee Program In Yakima And How The Junior College Can Help Prepare Candidates, David Schoessler

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) determine how extensively the junior-executive training program is employed by Yakima business firms; (2) to determine the positions junior-executive trainees fill within the employing firm; and (3) to determine what basic educational background should be supplied by the junior college to prepare students for the junior-executive trainee program in Yakima.