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A Study Of How Children Can Be Taught To Think Better, Josephine Brown Williams

Research Problems, 1940-1991

This study was concerned with ways to improve the thinking of upper elementary school children. An attempt was made to analyze classroom situations which do and do not help children learn to think, and to make suggestions for developing skills in thinking. Criteria were developed by the writer and were presented to upper elementary classroom teachers to help them evaluate themselves in teaching children to think. This problem was the study of how classroom teachers can teach children to think better.

If the democratic way of life in the United States is to survive and the world tomorrow is to …

The Contribution Of Folk Dancing Experiences To The Growth And Development Of Junior High School Youth, Raymond William Hall

Graduate Student Projects

The purpose is to explain the values to be derived from an inclusion of folk dancing in the junior high school curriculum. A further purpose is to emphasize the need for folk dancing in the growth and development of young adolescent boys.

Helping The Socially Retarded Child Through Sociometrics And Group Work, Harold Peltonen

Graduate Student Projects

The techniques discussed in this paper are tools with which today’s teachers may guide children into richer more satisfying living to themselves and others within the democratic society which we hope they may be able, because of their ultimate social adequacy, to help preserve and extend.

A Study Of Continuation Education Practices In Small California Secondary Schools, Clarence Joseph Golomb

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to discover if and why some small California secondary schools fail to provide continuation education.

The study involved two problems: First, to show the arrangements, methods, and problems encountered in carrying out statutory provisions concerning continuation education in small secondary schools; Second, to determine the attitude of secondary school administrators toward continuation education.

Mormon Education In Theory And Practice 1830-1844, Virgil B. Smith

Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to discover and classify "Mormon" ideas current between 1830 and 1844 relating to educational theory and practice, and to compare the theory and practice. The hypothesis is that there were discrepancies in the theory and the practice.

A Comparative Study Of Attendance Problem Students And Students Of Regular Attendance At Arvin High School, 1952-1953, Earlene Patricia Waters

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Since the Massachusetts Compulsory Education Law of 1642, the nature of the public secondary school student body has undergone .widespread changes. Public education has broadened its base to include all educable students of school age.

Attendance problems seemed to have increased with compulsory education. In the past, assumptions based upon limited observation have been drawn by educators concerning the individual students who constitute this attendance problem group. Since no specific study of attendance conditions existed for the Kern County Union High School District, this investigation has undertaken to meet that need.

The Evaluation Of Their High School Experiences By The Alumni Of Shell Rock High School, 1945-1950, Sylvester L. Houdek

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purposes of this study were (1) to ascertain to some degree, from the opinions and judgments of former Shell Rock High School students the value of subjects taken and activities participated in while in school; (2) to find out how generally effective t he school was in meeting student needs, and in preparing students to solve their problems after leaving school; and (3) to determine how better cooperation and understanding between the school and community might be developed.

Taylor University Alumni Bulletin “The Taylorite” (December 1953), Taylor University

Taylor University Bulletin (1912-1963)

The December 1953 edition of The Taylor University Alumni Bulletin “The Taylorite”, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

A Study Of The Relationship Of School Attendance And School Achievement And Social Behavior, Gerald Evans Post

All Master's Theses

This thesis has been written for the purpose of recording and interpreting facts which were discovered in a study of non-attendance, school achievement and social behavior.

Developing Number Concepts In Grade One, Hazel Haynes Elfbrandt

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to review current research materials as they pertain to a first grade number program, and (2) to develop a number program for first grade dependent upon a logical progression through children’s understanding and meaning.

Agricultural Migrants And Their Educational Problems, Jocelyn L. Butler

All Master's Theses

In this paper an attempt has been made to study the agricultural migrant in his natural setting and to determine the effect of his mobile way of life upon the educational possibilities for his children.

An Investigation Of The Physical Education Specialist In The Elementary School, William G. Bentley

All Master's Theses

Acting on the premise that the physical education program is a vital part of the elementary school curriculum, every elementary school should provide qualified leadership, proper facilities, and activities suited to the growth and development of the participants.

An Experiment In Spelling Using The Corrected Test Method, Donald W. Beseler

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to broaden the experiences of the author’s knowledge about the teaching of spelling and to measure the effects of the corrected test on spelling ability of seventh grade students.

A Survey Of Current Practices In Organizing Instructional Materials, Charles Henry Chamberlin

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to survey current practices in organizing instructional materials. The particular factors of organization dealt with by the study were (1) methods used for cataloging materials, (2) methods used for classifying materials, and (3) methods and locations used for storing materials.

An Induction Program For Beginning Teachers, Alice Angst Burkett

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper was threefold: (1) to point out that every school, regardless of size, needs some type of effective induction for beginning teachers; (2) to explain the phases of an induction program; (3) and to whom certain responsibilities should be delegated.

The Library And Its Relation To The Elementary School Curriculum, Alpha S. Piland

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to explain the place of the centralized elementary school library in relation to present day standards of the elementary curriculum, as presented by contemporary authorities on curriculum and library service.

A Study Of Alcohol Education With Suggested Improvements For The Junior High Schools Of The State Of Washington, Melvin Archie Walker

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study is three fold: (1) to evaluate the current alcohol education program through surveys of teachers, textbooks, and the Allied Youth program, and through analysis of the alcohol education program; (2) to determine the requirements of an effective alcohol education program; and (3) to make suggestions for improvement of the alcohol education program.

An Investigation Of Current Educational Practices For Providing For Gifted Children In The Elementary Schools Of The State Of Washington, Earl Frederick Knuth

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current practices of the elementary schools in the State of Washington in providing for the educational needs of their gifted children, with the ultimate goal of discovering new practices that would be useful to the elementary schools of Yakima, Washington.

Juvenile Delinquency - Can It Be Measured, Glenn Robert Jacobsen

All Master's Theses

In this thesis the ultimate goal has been that, in the interpretations of its findings, teachers, administrators, educators and parents might find enlightenment in terms of possible approaches to the problems of eliminating or controlling causation factors in delinquency to the benefit of the students, the schools, and the community.

A Comparative Study Of Methods Of Reporting Pupil Progress To Parents In The Elementary Schools, Harry E. Haynes

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to survey the trends of reporting to parents in selected communities. From this and from the study of literature on the national level, it was hoped that the good points of the cross section could be taken and used as the bases for a new reporting system in Lewiston elementary schools.

The School Maintenance Employee, William W. Emerson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this problem is to ascertain the role of the public school maintenance employee in the present educational system.

Multi-Sensory Materials In The Teaching Of Third And Fourth Grade Arithmetic, Lillian Kristina Swanson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this research were to broaden the scope of the writer’s knowledge in (1) the use of multi-sensory materials in teaching, (2) the philosophy of visual education, and (3) the newest theories of teaching arithmetic in the intermediate grades.

Parent-Teacher Conferences In The Elementary School, Donald C. Crosland

All Master's Theses

This paper is a review of the parent-teacher conference on a group and individual basis. It outlines difficulties, resources and preparation, and the benefits of conducting these conferences.

Music Appreciation For Junior High By The Contract Method, Mildred I. Forsling

All Master's Theses

In reality the contract method is not new to the field of education. In order to teach music appreciation by the contract method, the instructor sets up a series of work units. Around each unit he devises a guide sheet which suggests a designated number of activities which the student may pursue outside the classroom.

Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1953, Gorham State Teachers College

Commencement Programs

The Gorham State Teachers College program for the Commencement Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 12, 1953. Address given by Dr. Herbert G. Espy, Commissioner of Education.

Portland Junior College Commencement Program 1953, Portland Junior College

Commencement Programs

The Portland Junior College program for the Sixth Commencement Exercises. Held in Portland, Maine June 7, 1953. Address given by Senator Margaret Chase Smith.

Educational Administration And Public Relations, Glenn D. Vanderpool

All Master's Theses

This paper will attempt to analyze the qualifications and characteristics needed by an Educational Administrator to maintain desired public relations. Also Public Relations will be discussed as it applies to public schools in general and to the Educational Administrator specifically.

A Study Of The Impact Of Television On School Children, Harry V. Berg

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the impact or influence of television on the attitudes and behavior of school children of elementary, junior high, and senior high school age. Factors which may affect their behavior are: (1) the amount of time pupils spend in watching television compared to time spent in other activities; (2) their preferences for types of programs; (3) the esteem held for television in relation to other social activities of the family; and (4) the effect, if any, of television on the career interests of youth.

A Proposed Curriculum For School Business Managers, Jean K. Madison

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study will be to formulate a proposed course of study for the school business manager at the University of New Mexico. Specifically, it will deal with the following questions: (1) How can young men and women prepare themselves to enter the profession of school business managements? (2) What program of professional training will answer the needs of the business manager? (3) Through what curriculum can be developed both the skills and judgments of a capable business man and the knowledge and vision of a progressive educator?

A Study Of The Industrial Arts Safety Conditions In The County And City Public Schools Of Yakima, Washington, Stanley Arthur Dudley

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to make a study of the research that has been done in the field of safety in the industrial arts woodshop programs and to compare the recommendations, as they are found, with the actual existing circumstances in the junior and senior high schools of the county of Yakima.