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A History Of The Educational Efforts Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In The Southwest, C. E. Fillman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to give a brief history of the origin and development of the Seventh-day Adventist Movement; (2) to describe its organization; (3) to analyze its purpose in maintaining church schools; and (4) to collect definite facts as to the number and type of these schools in the Southwest.

A History Of The Teaching Of Arithmetic In The Public Schools Of New Mexico Since 1891, Jewell Thompson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem of this study is to trace the changes in theory, content, and methods in the teaching of arithmetic in the public elementary schools of New Mexico from their beginning in 1891 to the present time, 1949.

Although there were some public schools prior to 1891, the passage of the Education Bill in that year provided for the establishment of the public school system in New Mexico. This study is concerned only with the teaching of arithmetic in the elementary grades in the public schools of New Mexico. Grades I to VIII inclusive are considered as elementary. The study …

A Survey Of Public School Relations Practices In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kay Reed Hafen

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of the study to (1) make a survey of what the people in Albuquerque, New Mexico, would like to know about their schools; (2) present a picture of the present program of public relations as related to the public schools in Albuquerque; and (3) evaluate the program in the light of popular desires.

A Survey Of The Administration Of Audio-Visual Aids In Albuquerque Public Schools, Anne E. Shannon

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study (1) to determine the extent to which audio-visual aids are being used in the Albuquerque public schools; (2) to appraise the adequacy of the budget for a program in a school systems of this size; (3) to evaluate the efficiency of the administrative program of audio-visual aids in the Albuquerque public school system; and (4) to determine the inter-relationship of the above factors.

An Analysis Of The Percentage Distribution Of Municipal And Rural School District Maintenance Funds For Selected Years Of The Ten-Year Period, 1938-1948, Owen Russell Hurst

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present and analyze the percentage distribution of the municipal and rural school district maintenance funds for the school years 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944-1945, and 1947-1928 for the following major classifications of current expense; a. general control, b. instruction, c. operation of the school plant, d. maintenance and fixed charges, and e. auxiliary and coordinate activities; (2) to determine the costs per pupil in average daily attendance for each of the above mentioned classifications of current expense for municipal and rural school districts for the stated years; and (3) to determine and compare …

The Safety Patrol In The Elementary Schools Of New Mexico, Donald Keith Gill

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to trace the development of the safety patrol movement in the Elementary schools of New Mexico; (2) to investigate the sponsorship, organization, and supervision of these safety patrols; (3) to enumerate the types and use of safety patrol equipment; and (4) to appraise the value of the safety patrol as a medium of citizenship training.

The Education Activities Of The Evangelical United Bretheren Church In New Mexico, Leland Wayne Corbin

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to investigate all the authoritative data that are available concerning the educational work of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in order that information will be available concerning the role this church played in the development and improvement of education in New Mexico.

An Investigation Of The Interests Of Intermediate Grade Children Of Fresno, California, Public Schools In The Teaching Materials Of The Social Sciences, Beulah Vandament

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to investigate the interests of elementary school children of the intermediate grades in the social studies teaching materials; (2) to compare the interests of children in certain materials with the frequency of the materials' utilization as made by a group of intermediate grade teachers; and (3) to suggest a usage or grade placement of specific materials, if there is a decided indication, in accord with these findings.

A History Of The Negro Oklahoma Interscholastic Athletic Association, Moses F. Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate record of events in the formation and development of the Negro Oklahoma Interscholastic Association, in order that those responsible for its purposes and policies may use these experiences as a guide in present and future situations. Incidental to this record 1) trends in the development of the association will be determined; 2) comparison will be made with similar associations in the other states; and 3) causes and reasons will be given for the establishment, continued existence, and growth and development of the organization with which this study is concerned.

A Historical Study Of Education In Lincoln County, Fermin S. Montes

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study to trace the development of public education in the Lincoln County from 1869, when the county was created, to the modern school of 1948. The writer will discuss the educational opportunities in an area where bandits became famous, and where men fought men in an effort to exist. Through limited, education was carried on even in the midst of Indian massacres and the "Lincoln County Wars."

Lorettine Educational History In New Mexico, Sister M. Rose Theresa Soran

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to relate the history of the first American Community--the Sisters of Loretto--who crossed the "American Desert" in 1852 to establish schools in New Mexico, and to narrate the account of the foundation, organization, and development of each school in chronological order. Today the Sisters conduct eight elementary schools and four high schools in the State. Some of these schools, begun nearly a century ago within small adobe walls, are now recognized as establishments of culture and learning.

An Analysis Of Public School Finance In New Mexico For Three Selected Years Of The Decade 1937-38 To 1947-48, William Laurence Ullom

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is four-fold: (1) to synthesize previous studies related to the sources of revenue comprising the common school fund of New Mexico; (2) to analyze each component source of revenue of the common school fund for the ten-year period 1938 to 1948 and determine the amount derived from each and the trends revealed; (3) to analyze the distribution of the common school fund revenues for the ten-year period 1938 to 1948 and compute the expenditures for each type of school service; and (4) to compare by counties the distribution of funds according to the average daily …

A History And Appraisal Of The Colored Teachers' State Association Of Texas, Horace Alexander Young Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present the historical background and development of the Colored Teachers' Association; (2) to analyze its aims and objectives; and (3) to survey the organization, plans, and activities by which the association is attempting to achieve these aims and objectives.

A Survey Of Music Education In New Mexico, Rollie V. Heltman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Throughout the ages, man has found music to be essential in voicing his own innate sense of beauty. Music is not a thing apart from man; it is the spiritualized expressions of his finest and best inner self.

The History Of Preschool Education In Albuquerque, Velma May Mills

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study 1) to relate a history of the preschools in Albuquerque, including kindergartens, nurseries, and day care centers; 2) to present a clear physical and educational picture of the preschools in operation now in Greater Albuquerque; and 3) to summarize the preschool movement in Albuquerque, giving recommendations as to setting up some standards of operation that are acceptable to authorities in the childhood development field.

An Appraisal Of School District Consolidation In Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Thomas M. Wiley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to trace school consolidation in Bernalillo County and (2) to show the improvement in educational opportunities through consolidation.

A Critical Analysis Of New Mexico School Laws, 1933-1947, Nathan B. Mcneilly

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to analyze those New Mexico School laws which have been enacted since 1931; (2) to criticize them on the basis of their particular value, or lack of value, to public education in New Mexico; and (3) to suggest revisions which closely parallel the recommendations of outstanding research groups and authorities in the field of educational administration.

State school law is the foundation upon which a state education system is built. In view of this fact, it is highly important that those laws be periodically studied by educations in order that those which …

The History Of Public Secondary Education In New Mexico, Clyde R. Hardisty

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to show the origin and slowly evolving development of public secondary education in the territorial days; (2) to trace the development of public secondary education from 1912 to 1946; and (3) to present the important facts of this development and the influences that brought it about.

Business Education In The High Schools Of New Mexico, Doris Bledsoe Sherman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is three-fold. Each division resolves itself into a definite problem. The first problem is to determine (1) the size and number of high schools in the state of New Mexico offering business subjects, (2) what business subjects are taught and at what grade levels they offered, (3) the number of students enrolled in business subjects, and (4) what types of office machines are used for instructional purposes.

The Administration Of Janitorial Service In New Mexico Public Schools, Harold Q. Vance

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to collect and evaluate data concerning the selection and payment of janitorial personnel in New Mexico; (2) to learn whether there are any salary schedules or plans for salary advancement for janitorial services in use within the state; (3) to present those tendencies which point toward uniformity both in the selection and payment of school custodians throughout the state; and (4) to suggest, after evaluating the present conditions, certain recommendations concerning the status of the public school janitor in New Mexico

The Prediction Of Academic Success In The University Of New Mexico College Of Engineering From Data Available During The Students' First Semester Of Enrollment, John J. Wittich

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to determine with what degree of certainty the achievement of freshman in the college of Engineering at the University of New Mexico can be predicted from an analysis of data available during their first semester of enrollment in college. These data are (1) high-school achievement as indicated by teachers' marks over a four year period; (2) scores made on a battery of psychological and achievement tests administered at the time of enrollment in the University; and (3) college success attained in the first semester as indicated by semester marks.

A History Of The Teaching Of Reading In The Elementary Grades In Albuquerque Public Schools, Esther Hossmann

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem of this study is to show how the present methods of teaching reading in the public elementary schools of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have developed. It is proposed to try to trace the changes in aims, methods, and materials in the teaching of reading in these schools from their establishment in 1891 to the present time, 1947. The result should give the reader a story of the historical development of the teaching of reading in this particular school system.

History Of Mountain View School, Thelma Loudon Hayes

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to relate the unusual early history of Mountain View School; (2) to show the steady advancement in education of the local community; (3) to present the value of this undertaking in regard to adult educational and social benefits as well as pupil benefits; and (4) to determine what benefits a community derives from possessing a good elementary school.

The Financial Administration Of Extracurricular Activities In The Public High Schools Of New Mexico, Frank Edmund Graham

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study has as its purpose the investigation of methods currently practiced in raising funds to provide for the financial support of extracurricular activities in the public high schools of New Mexico. Of these plans the most feasible are proposed for the use of those responsible for the financial administration of extracurricular activities.

A History Of The Oklahoma Association Of Negro Teachers, Jeanette C. Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The steady growth in the Negro school population has brought a correspondingly increasing interest by Negro educators in raising the standard of education in the race. The educators saw the need for education association which would unite them for a common cause, that of helping to secure for the Negro child more adequate school facilities, and advancing them educationally. This study deals with a history of one such organization and its aims and objectives in fostering a program of education for the Negros in the state of Oklahoma.

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.

A Survey Of Art Education In The Secondary Schools Of New Mexico, Eugene Lincoln Thomson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the art program as it exists today in the secondary schools of New Mexico. More than simply a survey of statewide conditions, this study will also present some suggestions for an art curriculum in schools not now offering art, together with recommended physical facilities and qualifications of the instructor.

The art program which is investigated in this study does not embrace the arts of music or the dance. Reference to the fields of drama and household arts shall be restricted to such items as stagecraft, costume design, and interior decoration. Quality …

Teacher Participation In The Formulation Of Administrative Policies In The Public Schools Of New Mexico, Clarence Elvin Walter

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the degree of active teacher participation in formulating certain administrative policies in the municipal and independent rural public schools of New Mexico.

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.

A Critical Analysis Of Report Cards Used In New Mexico, John Robert Grove

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Many of the ties that used to bind the home and school are gone. The home and the school no longer have the feeling of intimacy that prevailed between them two hundred years ago. In the early American schools it was possible for the teacher to know the parents of nearly every child in the school room. Since this possibility no longer exists in the same degree, some link must be evolved to connect both the home and the school; some method to take the place of meetings on the street or conversations after prayer meeting must be organized to …