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A Study Of The Effect Of School Socio-Economic Composition On Student Achievement, Ruth Van Kampen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The First Year Of College: A Follow-Up Normative Report, David E. Drew, Alan E. Bayer, Alexander W. Astin, Robert F. Boruch, John A. Creager

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The major purpose of this ongoing research program is to determine how students are affected by the colleges they attend (Astin, Panos, and Creager, 1966). Consequently, subsamples of the original groups of participating students have been periodically followed up. These follow-up surveys consist in part of post-tests on selected items administered previously in the Freshman Information Form and in part of items that cover the student's experiences and achievements at his institution, his aspirations and plans for the future, his perceptions and evaluations of the college environment, and his educational outcomes and academic standing.

The Relationship Of Educational, Economic & Social Characteristics Of The Degree Of Desegregation In The Public Schools Of Kentucky, J. Frank Yeager

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem in this study was to examine the relationship of social-climate to the degree of desegregation in the public schools of Kentucky. This study attempted to determine the relationship of educational, economic and social characteristics of those school districts with bi-racial student bodies operating in Kentucky and the degree of desegregation experienced voluntarily by those districts during the period from 1955-56 school year through the 1963-64 school year.

A Survey Of Community Services Used By Students Enrolled In The Kirk-Cone Rehabilitation Center, 1965-1966, Audrey Hackett Crandall

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Characteristics Of The D 48 Test When Used At The College Level, Maynard E. Boyd

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Group tests of mental ability are used far more extensively than individual tests in selection and classification procedures where large numbers of individuals are concerned. Historically, group testing was developed in America during the time of the First World War, in 1917, to meet the practical demands of selection and classification of the overwhelming number of recruits. One of the first men to experiment with these group measurement techniques was Arthur S . Otis.

Selected Factors Which Influence Church-Related Education In Developing Countries, Stuart Paul Berkeley

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The general problem of this study was to investigate and analyze selected social, political, and economic factors in Ethiopia that affect the continuation and development of education by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The specific purpose of this research was to develop from this analysis of Ethiopia those alternatives and recommendations which would aid Seventh-Day Adventist leaders in the development of plans for educational work in that country.

The basic question was: Can the Seventh-Day Adventists system of education plan for the social, political, and economic changes taking place in Ethiopia?

The Mmpi As A Predictor Of Success Among Seminary Students, Sue Webb Cardwell

Graduate Thesis Collection

Purpose of the study. Since the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is the psychological test that is most widely used in seminaries in the United States, it was the purpose of this study (1) to establish norms for Christian Theological Seminary that could be compared with general norms and with the norms of two other studies, those of United Presbyterian and Southern California School of Theology seminarians, to help answer the question of how clergymen differ from non-clergymen and whether special norms need to be taken into consideration in the interpretation of MMPI protocols with seminary students; and (2) to see …

A Study Of Attitudes And Opinions Of Michigan Secondary-School Administrators About Alcohol Education Programs, Joseph V. Coe

Masters Theses

The purposes of this study were to determine, through the use of a questionnaire: (1) the awareness and attitudes of administrators concerning the State's requirement for the teaching of alcohol education; (2) the administrator's opinion of the adequacy of teacher-training institutions in preparing teachers to conduct the instruction of alcohol education; (3) the time allotment and placement of alcohol education in the individual school programs; (4) the administrator's evaluation of the adequacy of textbooks in their coverage of information about alcohol; (5) the degree to which the individual schools are helping their teachers prepare this part of the curriculum; and …

The Superintendent's Role In Public Relations, Charles E. Evans

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to (1) recognize the merit of a public relations program, (2) investigate the role of the superintendent in the program, and (3) analyze some of the techniques involved in supporting such a program.

The Public School Instructional Materials Center, Milton Robert Christison

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study will review literature concerning the concept of the Instructional Material Center in the individual public school. It will seek answers to the following questions: tlhat is the origin of such a concept? What are the arguments for and against such a concept? Is it possible to list the facilities and services needed in a school's Instructional Materials Center? What are the relationships between each school's Instructional Materials Center and instructional materials units at other levels?

Some California Psychological Inventory Scales As Indicators Of Personal Adjustment And Academic Efficiency, Georgia Shepherd Chiles

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Following the success of Alfred Binet's test of intellectual ability, many tests with many different purposes were developed. Some of these tests are referred to as tests of ability, others seek to establish the subject's typical performance or how he is most likely to act in a given situation. Personality tests fall into this second class. The two general methods of personality are referred to as unstructured and structured techniques. The unstructured method is time-consuming. One possibility is to make many personal observations of the subject in a given situation. We may use tests called the projective technique in which …

An Evaluation Of Otis Alpha Tests For Primary Students In A County School System, James W. Atkins

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The problem was to investigate the adequacy of the testing program used for the assessment of intellectual abilities of primary school children in the Kanawha County Schools, Kanawha County, West Virginia. The Kanawha County School System has administered the Otis Quick-Scoring Alpha, short form, to third-grade students. Scores on these tests have been utilized for the assessment of the intellectual abilities of pupils in the primary grades throughout the county, furnishing subsequent aid in curriculum planning, and also helping teachers to assess the scholastic capability of individual students.

A Study Of Library Services In Seven Indiana High Schools Using The Evaluative Criteria Of The National Study Of Secondary School Evaluation, Olive Kinsley

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purposes of this study are three-fold: 1. To organize and summarize the data concerning library services for the libraries filling out these criteria; (2.) To find the strengths and weaknesses of these libraries; (3.) To point up areas in which improvement needs to be made.

Teaching Programme For Primary Schools, Afghanistan, Royal Ministry Of Education

Documents and Reports

The present work, prepared by the Directorate of Primary Education in Afghanistan and is a revision of the official translation published in 1962. An attempt was made here to follow as closely as possible the meaning and form of the original Dari text, and to avoid the omission and interpolation of material.

The book covers subjects taught during the first cycle in primary schools in Afghanistan.

Current Coaching Trends In Track And Field, Charles Cecil Baker

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this paper to collect and present developments since 1956 in coaching, technique of performance, and equipment in most of the major track and field events.

Development Of Economic Principles For The Secondary Schools: A Review Of The Literature, Charles John Guntley Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) ascertain how and what was currently being studied in the area of economics in the public schools, (2) survey some of the methods suggested as fulfilling the need for economic education, and (3) attempt to compare the efficacy of teaching economics as a separate discipline and as an integral part of other social studies courses.

Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was to study the area of federal aid to education from the historical point of view. The writer wished to answer these questions: (1) How long have we had federal aid to education? (2) What kinds of federal aid to education do we have?

An Investigation Of The Use Of Television To Improve School-Community Relations, Don Erwin Patterson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine how school-public relations could be improved through the use of commerclal television and (2) to suggest a program of action.

A Survey Of Bond Campaign Procedures Followed By A Selected Number Of California School Districts, John William Adamson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

California Schools have experienced an unprecedented growth during the past several years. Enrollments in many school districts within the state have more than doubled since the end of World War II.

It took California ninety years to enroll its first million children in school in 1940. It took only thirteen years to enroll the second million in 1953. It will take only an estimated five years to enroll the third million by 1958.¹ Practically every California school system, therefore, is faced with the continuing problem of providing more classrooms to house these new pupils. To provide funds for additional …

The Organization And Administration Of The Noon-Time Program At Pasco High School, Russell A. Wiseman

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to establish a program that would enable Pasco High School students to more adequately make use or noon-hour leisure and to facilitate their wiser use of leisure time in the future. To more clearly picture the program organized and to understand the historical material, various terms were introduced tor clarification so as to discriminate concepts and ideas advanced by various authors. Education terminology in many cases differed, but the intention of the writers was generally the same. The ideas of the study were framed in light of those statements.

The Supervision Of The Guidance Program In A Small High School, John H. Clark

All Graduate Projects

The small high school has some problems to overcome in order to do an effective job in the guidance of its young people. It is difficult for the staff to find time for guidance activities in the busy schedule of today's curriculum. Released time is very necessary if effective counseling is to be done.

Another problan to be faced is the lack of trained personnel to head the guidance program. The high school principal must find a capable person or else head the program himself.

A third problem faced by the small high school is that of maintaining adequate records …

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.

Relationships Among Personality Scores, Mental Ages, And Achievement Scores In Seventh Grade Classes At La Porte, Indiana, And Comparisons With Findings Previously Reported, Roy S. Stuffle

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study: (1) to ascertain the amount and distribution of mental ability and scholastic achievement of the seventh-grade pupils of La Porte Junior High School, (2) to learn the degree to which these pupils were adjusted in self and social relationships, (3) to find existing relationships among achievement, intelligence, and personality adjustment as measured by standardized tests, and (4) to analyze the personality maladjustment that seemed present.

Children's Entertainment, Irma Schnierer

Future of Education

Children need entertainment as much as they need food, clothing and education. In fact, entertainment is part of education, and education and entertainment can be interlocked to their mutual advantage. The ideal would be to have entertaining education and educational entertainment. There are still many parents, teachers and other educationists who are not in favour of entertainment for children, irrespective of whether it is good or bad, because they think it distracts the children from their home and school duties. They are right in so far as entertainment by the cinema, radio and other agencies should not be allowed to …

Education For Livelihood., Leslie William Phillips

Future of Education

Every normal citizen is faced with the problem of acquiring some skill for which the community is prepared to reward him. He may, like the engineer, add years of special study to the normal years of schooling, or like the unskilled labourer learn on the job to use a pick and shovel, or like the artist live on a crust in the hope that society will eventually recognize his talent. [p.3]

It is obvious that educational planning must take special account of this problem of preparing for livelihood. The problem has many different facets. At what age should preparation commence? …

Report On Reorganisation Of The Library, Harold Leslie White

Information Management

Since the A.C.E.R. was established in 1930 the library has steadily developed in order to meet certain obvious needs but without any attempt at exact definition of policy. The increased the Library and the desirability of providing the most efficient service possible have led to the appointment of a trained librarian and to more careful consideration of the functions which the library should perform and the methods it should adopt. The Council is greatly indebted to the National Library at Canberra for making available for about two days the services of Mr. H. L. White, an authority on special libraries. …

Libraries In Secondary Schools: A Report On The Libraries Of Secondary Schools In Victoria, With Suggestions For A Post-War Plan For School Libraries Prepared For The Australian Institute Of Librarians (Victorian Branch), Frank G. Kirby

Information Management

In order to ascertain the present position with regard to library provision in Victorian secondary education, questionnaires were sent to 91 schools, 50 government and 41 private. Answers were received from 51. No replies were received from 37 schools, while 3 schools explained that circumstances prevented them at that time from complying with our request. Although it is to be regretted that 37 schools failed to return replies, we may reasonably assume that this negative result indicates that most of these schools either have no library, or that the library is so small that it was not considered worth while …

From School To Work : A Plea For Vocational Guidance., W.M O'Neil

Future of Education

Practically every young Australian leaving school goes to work and the choice of that work is a momentous decision for both the young person and his parents. [p.3]

Unfortunately, the business of choosing a career has become progressively more difficult. Three changes are mentioned to illustrate this. In the first place the increasing variety of modern occupations has created a larger field from which selection has to be made. In the second place, modern mechanized production has taken much of the skill of the old craftsman and put it into the machines. [p.5, ed]

In the third place, few occupations …

Education For Parenthood., Zoe Benjamin

Future of Education

It would be absurd to expect that all parents should be perfect; but with adequate facilities for education and training, we could have, in each generation, a steadily increasing number of men and women capable of carrying out their parental responsibilities with wisdom. [p.5]

The author then proceeds to offer advice to parents on assisting in the education of children at various age levels. This includes many topics, from how they spend their leisure time to making sure they meet their psychological needs.

Adult Education In Post-War Australia, Colin Robert Badger

Future of Education

It cannot be denied that we will need more and more adult education in post-war Australia. There are many encouraging signs that the people of Australia are becoming aware of the deficiencies of their educational systems, and that reform and reconstruction, long overdue, will be bought about by the steady pressure of public opinion. There is a strong demand for a general raising of the school leaving age, for revised and better curricula, for better professional training for teachers, and for far more liberal provision of school buildings and equipment. And there is, fortunately, an increasingly strong demand for adult …