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A Survey Of The County Film Libraries In The State Of Washington, John M. Hofstrand Jul 1954

A Survey Of The County Film Libraries In The State Of Washington, John M. Hofstrand

All Master's Theses

It was felt that a survey of these film libraries – their organization, personnel, financing, services, and facilities—would provide an insight into the problems inherent in each operation.


A Study Of The Relationship Of School Attendance And School Achievement And Social Behavior, Gerald Evans Post Aug 1953

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.


An Induction Program For Beginning Teachers, Alice Angst Burkett Aug 1953

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 School Maintenance Employee, William W. Emerson Aug 1953

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.


Educational Administration And Public Relations, Glenn D. Vanderpool Jun 1953

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 May 1953

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.


Problems Of Attendance In The Elementary School, Keith E. Haskins Aug 1952

Problems Of Attendance In The Elementary School, Keith E. Haskins

All Master's Theses

Although education is essentially a state function, the very nature of school attendance makes it primarily a local administrative problem. Therefore, the purpose of this study is three-fold: 1. To explore certain problems of pupil attendance on the elementary school level. 2. To identify and study problems which directly affect school attendance adversely. 3. To discover possible administrative policies which might be used in the improvement of school attendance.


A Job Analysis Of High School Principalships In Yakima County, Robert Schmelzlee Aug 1952

A Job Analysis Of High School Principalships In Yakima County, Robert Schmelzlee

All Master's Theses

The object of this study is to make an investigation of the status of the high school principal in Yakima County. This paper will attempt to answer a few of the more important questions that are frequently asked concerning the principal and his work.


A Study To Determine The Sources Of Friction Between Parents And The Yakima Public Schools, Clifford Albert Erickson Aug 1952

A Study To Determine The Sources Of Friction Between Parents And The Yakima Public Schools, Clifford Albert Erickson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are threefold: 1. To study recorded individual complaints directed at a Class A public school system during the period of one full year. 2. To identify the source of these misunderstandings and possibly the reasons for their occurrence. 3. To suggest some common methods of dealing with parents and the public at large in an effort to eliminate the criticisms.


The Responsibility Of Schools For Meeting The Leisure Time Needs Of The Community, Gerald M. Hanft Jan 1952

The Responsibility Of Schools For Meeting The Leisure Time Needs Of The Community, Gerald M. Hanft

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper was to determine the extent to which authorities in the fields of recreation and education consider the leisure time needs of the community as a responsibility of schools. The author has also attempted to show what changes must take place in educational patterns if schools are to meet these leisure time needs.


A Study Of The Relationship Between The Financial Status And The Certificated Personnel Of Selected Secondary School Districts Of San Joaquin County, Earl Loren Klapstein Jan 1952

A Study Of The Relationship Between The Financial Status And The Certificated Personnel Of Selected Secondary School Districts Of San Joaquin County, Earl Loren Klapstein

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem for this study consists of a question: Is there a relationship between the financial status and the academic preparation and experience of teachers in selected secondary school districts of San Joaquin County? The purpose of this study will, therefore, be to determine the relationship between financial status of the school district and the academic preparation of employed certificated personnel in selected secondary schools of San Joaquin County.


A Study Of Public Relations In The Minnehaha Elementary School Vancouver, Washington, Harold V. Henry Aug 1951

A Study Of Public Relations In The Minnehaha Elementary School Vancouver, Washington, Harold V. Henry

All Master's Theses

The writer, in order to lay the foundation for the improvement of the public relation program for his community, conducted this questionnaire study with a threefold purpose in mind. (1) To evaluate the overall public relations of the school with its community, (2) to bring to light the weaknesses and neglected parts as well as the strengths of the school and community relations and, (3) thereby to provide a point of departure in improving the school public relation program.


A Study Of First Grade Entrance Practices In The State Of Washington, James L. Martin Aug 1951

A Study Of First Grade Entrance Practices In The State Of Washington, James L. Martin

All Master's Theses

The purpose here is to determine the actual practice. What is the requirement for entrance into the first grade in the various districts in the state of Washington? Is chronological age the only determining factor? Is any consideration given to mental age? To what extent are the emotional and social factors considered? Is attendance in a kindergarten a factor?


Today's Junior High School, William R. Oliver Aug 1950

Today's Junior High School, William R. Oliver

All Master's Theses

The writing of this paper provides a means for the survey of the principles of organization and the ways of meeting the needs of junior high school students. It is the intention of this paper to present the functions, the principles and the methods of instruction prevalent in the junior high school.


A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges Jun 1950

A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of this study is to determine what the needs of the public schools in the state of Washington are in relation to recreation leadership so that the higher educational institutions of the state may have some basis for the planning and organization of their teacher training programs. The secondary purpose of this study is to enable the students who are preparing themselves for entering this field to have some idea of the opportunities and the disadvantages that prevail in this area of work.


Educational Development Of Preston County, George P. Ayersman Jan 1949

Educational Development Of Preston County, George P. Ayersman

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Preston County 1g ono of the important counties of the State of West Virginia. It borders on two state a, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and four counties of West Virginia, Tucker, Barbour, Taylor and Monongalia. Preston County was formed from Monongalia in 1818. It has an area of seven hundred square miles, being one of the larger counties of the state. It extends along the full eastern Maryland line, thirty-six miles and along the Mason and Dixon line, twenty-two miles. The first efforts to provide education were patterned after the schools in England. Also, included apprenticeships for orphans sent from the …


Teachers' Leaves Of Absence For Cultural Purposes And Exchange, Eleanor Janice Beck Aug 1947

Teachers' Leaves Of Absence For Cultural Purposes And Exchange, Eleanor Janice Beck

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to make a detailed inquiry into the matter of granting teachers' leaves of absence for cultural purposes and exchange in representative public school systems of the United States, with special reference to the prevalence of the practice and the administrative details involved in the handling of the program.


Contributions Of Catholic Religious Orders To Public Education In New Mexico Since The American Occupation, Frederick Mason Bacon Mar 1947

Contributions Of Catholic Religious Orders To Public Education In New Mexico Since The American Occupation, Frederick Mason Bacon

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study is intended (1) to explain how it came to pass that religious orders have been conducting public schools in New Mexico, (2) to reveal the outcome of controversies or litigation involving claims of illegality in the practice, and (3) to present the contributions of Catholic religious orders to public education in New Mexico since the American occupation by offering a brief history of the public schools which they have conducted.


Contributions Of The Dominican Sisters Of Grand Rapids, Michigan To The Education In New Mexico, Sister Maura Mcdonald O.P. May 1942

Contributions Of The Dominican Sisters Of Grand Rapids, Michigan To The Education In New Mexico, Sister Maura Mcdonald O.P.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to present the data now available appertaining to the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in New Mexico and to evaluate their work in the light of improvements in the educational, economic, cultural, and social conditions of these various communities.


Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey Jun 1937

Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This investigation has been concerned with the operation of laws affecting teachers' rights as revealed by cases carried to supreme or other appellate courts and seeks specific answers to the general question "What are the legal restrictions that operate to affect the teacher in her employment and work?"


Fire Insurance Practices And Economies On Public School Buildings Of Curry County, New Mexico, James Mcdonald Bickley Jan 1936

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?


Education And The World Situation, Selden Smyser Aug 1932

Education And The World Situation, Selden Smyser

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies

The world situation of this last year, continued depression with its termination more than ever in the indefinite future, together with the threat of an outbreak of war which existed for a time, is the most direct challenge our system of education has ever had. Charles Beard, political scientist, has presented a five-year plan to be carried out through national governmentaJ organization. Gerard Swope, president of the General Electric Company, has proposed a plan for industry. The American Federation of Labor and the United States Chamber of Commerce each present plans to stabilize business and employment. Why are educators contributing …


Fundamental Objectives Of The New Professionalism In The Preparation Of Teachers, George H. Carpenter Jan 1930

Fundamental Objectives Of The New Professionalism In The Preparation Of Teachers, George H. Carpenter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.