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A Study of Facilities and Processes of Finishing Recommended for Industry as Compared with Facilities Available and Processes Used in Ninety-five Industrial Arts Shops in Texas Schools

Description: This is a study of the facilities and processes used in finishing wood and metal projects used in industry as compared with facilities available and the processes used in industrial arts programs in one hundred Texas schools.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Brank, Alfred M.
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The Essentials in the Development of a Guide for Financing, Planning and Constructing a Home

Description: The purpose of this study is to develop a guide to inform individuals concerned with the building of a home, suggesting the proper procedures to follow in financing, planning and constructing. The study is also designed to help the potential home builder in the selection of various artisans and the purchasing of building materials, along with the basic structure of a home.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Markby, Emmett W.
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A Study of the Different Types of Plastics to Ascertain Their Suitability as a Material in the Construction of Projects in Industrial Arts Programs

Description: This study will not attempt to analyze the various types of plastics presented with respect to the chemical ingredients and chemical processes necessary for their manufacture, but it will deal primarily with the selection and use of the various types of plastics as materials suitable for use in the construction of projects in an industrial arts program.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Fredrickson, Wade O.
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A Study of the History of English Furniture

Description: A study of the economic, social conditions and customs prevailing in England was necessary in order to ascertain the influence of certain woods, and cabinetmakers on the development of furniture built and used during their respective periods. A study of the individual differences found in each wood as to texture, color, weight and geographic location was also necessary for comparison.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Dawson, Julian Moore
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A Survey of the Graduates of Technical High School, Fort Worth, Texas, from 1942-1952 to Determine the Effectiveness of the Training Program

Description: The purpose of this study was to make a survey of the graduates of Technical High School of Fort Worth, Texas, for a period of ten years, from 1942 to 1952, to determine the effectiveness of the preparation they received in helping the graduates to choose a vocation and acquire the basic skills and attitudes that helped them in obtaining a position and to continue as successful workers.
Date: August 1954
Creator: McAbee, Robert M.
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An Evaluation of Instructional Aids Available for Use in Teaching Automobile Mechanics and the Development of Additional Instructional Aids Suitable for Use in Teaching Automobile Mechanics in Industrial Arts at the Secondary Level

Description: The purposes of this study are sixfold. They are as follows: 1. To study the various recommended courses of study for automobile mechanics and to ascertain the units of learning that are most commonly taught. 2. To obtain the various instructional aids that are available from the automotive industry to industrial arts teachers for use in teaching automobile mechanics at the secondary school level. 3. To develop suitable criteria for use in evaluating those instructional aids that are available.… more
Date: June 1954
Creator: Belknap, Alfred Rudy
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Television and Its Applications to Education with Special Reference to Industrial Arts

Description: It is the purpose of this study to determine if there are any ways and means by which television may be used effectively as an instructional aid in programs of education, and special attention will be given to ways and means of using television in the teaching of industrial arts.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Elkins, Claude C.
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An Analysis of the Qualifications and General Status of the Industrial Arts Teachers Employed in the Secondary Schools of Arkansas during the 1953-1954 School Year

Description: This is a study to ascertain the qualifications, the general status, and in-school and out-of-school activities of the industrial arts teachers employed in the secondary schools in Arkansas in order to compare them with the qualifications and general status of the industrial arts teachers employed in the State of Texas in 1953, as reported by Jack P. Dial.
Date: 1954
Creator: Glenn, Robert H.
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A Study of the Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree with Industrial Arts as the Major Course of Study in Seven Institutions of Higher Learning from 1920-1953

Description: The specific purposes of the study are as follows: first, to study the general requirements for the baccalaureate degree and teaching certificate in the institutions included in the study; second, to study and analyze the requirements in each of the institutions for a major or first minor in industrial arts; third, to determine the changes and trends with respect to the total programs of preparation and changes and trends in the various phases of industrial arts taught in each of the institutio… more
Date: January 1954
Creator: Jeter, James E.
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A Study to Determine the Relationship between the Scores Made on Aptitudes "V" and "N" of the General Aptitude Test Battery and Parts "Q" and "L" of the American Council on Education Psychological Examination and the Academic Grades of Students Enrolled in Beginning English and Industrial Arts 122, 131, 245, 311, and 331

Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the Q-scores and the L-scores made on the American Council on Education Psychological Examination and the scores made on Aptitudes "N" and "V" of the General Aptitude Test Battery by the same students, and to compare the academic grades of these same students with the aforementioned test scores in order to determine what relationship exists, if any, between academic grades made in certain selected courses and scores made on eac… more
Date: 1954
Creator: Bruns, Lawrence B.
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The Educational Philosophy of Frederick Gordon Bonser, with Special Emphasis upon Industrial Arts

Description: The purpose of this study was threefold in nature. The first purpose was to study the life and educational background of Frederick Gordon Bonser in order to gain an understanding of the man and his educational purposes and objectives. A second purpose was to gain an insight into Bonser's philosophy of education; and the third purpose was to examine the available writings of Bonser in an attempt to analyze his philosophy of industrial arts as a phase of general education.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Blackburn, George Weldon
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A Study of Calvin Milton Woodward's Contribution to the Present-Day Field of Industrial Arts

Description: This study was made to determine the contributions of Calvin Milton Woodward to the field of industrial arts. His work will be analyzed so as to prove that his philosophy of manual training is directly related to the underlying philosophy of the industrial arts system.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Coleman, John W.
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A Study of the Habitat, the Properites, the Physical Characteristics, and the Uses of Woods Used in Industry and in Industrial Arts Programs

Description: This study is to assemble the available information from the various sources pertaining to the habitat, properties, physical characteristics, uses, and supply of the hardwoods and softwoods available to industry and to industrial arts shops, and to determine the various types used for projects in the industrial arts shops.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Harless, Luther Harold
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A Study of the Philosophy of Otto Salomon, as Set Forth in the Educational Sloyd System of Sweden, and his Influence on Industrial Arts

Description: This study was made to determine the contribution to the field of education of the philosophy of Otto Salomon as set forth in the Educational Sloyd System of Sweden and to analyze or show his influence on the teaching of Industrial Arts.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Steele, William H.
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The Evolution of Certain Common Hand Tools Used in Woodwork

Description: The purpose of this study is to present in narrative form a discussion of the evolution of hand tools employed in woodwork. The purpose is to make this treatment as concise as possible, and at the same time to depict in some detail a comprehensive analysis of the topic under consideration.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Johnson, Thomas Burnett
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A Study of the Endocrine Glands and Their Implications for Education, with Special Emphasis on Industrial Arts

Description: This is a study of the endocrine glands and their influence on the physical characteristics and behavior patterns of adolescents. The purpose of this study is not to present new ideas about the effects of the endocrine glands upon man, but to gather and present the information and data already available and to show how these glands of internal secretion affect the individual in his ability to participate in an educational program, with special emphasis on industrial arts.
Date: February 1953
Creator: Cox, Lucius L.
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A Critical Analysis, Based on Evaluative Criteria, of the Housing Facilities Provided for Industrial Arts in Three Senior High Schools and Four Junior High Schools Located at Beaumont, Texas

Description: The purpose of the study is to determine whether or not the housing facilities provided for the industrial arts programs in the Beaumont Public Schools meet current recommendations concerning housing facilities as stated by five selected authorities in the field of school housing.
Date: 1953
Creator: Rushing, Irvin M.
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