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- An Analysis of the Activity Program Offered at El Centro, Denton's Youth Center
- "The problem of this thesis is to determine through survey and comparative study the effect of the activity program of Denton's El Centro, the youth center, on the youth of the City of Denton...methods of operation and internal organization of youth centers, the purpose of the centers and the results of some of the activities are outlined. Members of the Denton youth center were interviewed; the information gained from the interviews was recorded on prepared questionnaires. Various types of activities at Denton's youth center are discussed. The study also attempts to reveal by means of tables those activities which are more important to the male youth of Denton. A discussion of the treatment of the youth problem is given with conclusions based upon the principles and practices set forth in the foregoing chapters."-- leaf 2.
- Development of Vocational Rehabilitation in Texas
- The purpose of this study has been to trace the development of the program of Vocational Rehabilitation for disabled individuals administered by the State Board for Vocational Education from 1929-1949. It has included a review of the historical background and shown the various rehabilitation services offered. This thesis is an attempt to make a careful study of the establishment, growth and development of vocational rehabilitation in Texas. It is recognized that there are many efforts directed toward vocational rehabilitation in Texas, but this study is to be confined to the development or the State-Federal Program administered by the Texas State Board for Vocational Education. It is further limited to the rehabilitation efforts of the Rehabilitation Division of the State Board for Vocational Education exclusive of the rehabilitation of the blind and the work of the Crippled Children's Division. the rehabilitation or the blind is excluded because it is generally accepted that the problems in connection with the rehabilitation of the blind are peculiar to the blind. The work of the Crippled Children's Division is excluded even though the services rendered by that Division were administered by the Rehabilitation Division until July 1, 1945 because theses have been written tracing the development or the work of that Division. These theses have been reviewed in preparing this study.
- The Effect of Environmental Conditions Upon Study in the First Grade
- The problem under consideration is to determine the effect of certain prevailing environmental conditions of a distracting nature upon the process of study in the first grade. The conditions selected, those which are common to the schoolroom or home environment, were chewing gum, physical education classes, room confusion, rhythm band, singing, and recorded music. This study attempted to determine to what degree, if any, each of these distracting environmental conditions affect the process of study in the first grade.
- An Evaluation of In-Service Training in Sweetwater Schools, Sweetwater, Texas
- The aim of this study was to evaluate the in-service training program in the Sweetwater Public Schools, Sweetwater, Texas from 1945 to 1949; and to show that an in-service training program is a necessity in progressive schools.
- A History of Land Grants to Texas Railroads 1852 to 1882
- This study examines the history of federal land grants given to railroads in Texas upon their admittance to the Union in the "Iron Horse Age" of Texas. Covering the rise of the land grant idea, the first period of special land grants, the period of the first general land grant act, the period of prohibition of land grants, and finally last of the land grant periods,
- A Study of Juvenile Delinquency in Montague County, Texas, During 1947-1948
- The problem of this study was to analyze the following five factors related to juvenile delinquency in Montague County, Texas, during 1947 and 1948: first, causes and control of juvenile delinquency; second, personal data about thirty-three juvenile offenders; third, their offenses; fourth, disposition made of the charges by the judge of the juvenile court; and fifth, the present behavior status of the offenders.
- To Determine a Sound Curriculum for the Junior High School Based on the Psychological, Sociological, and Democratic Needs of Youth
- The purpose of this study is to provide a sound curriculum for the junior high school based on the psychological, sociological, and democratic needs of youth. One of several reason given for the establishment of the junior high school was to adjust the curriculum to the needs of youth.
- An Analysis and Evaluation of the Recreation Program of the Callisburg Public School and Community
- The purpose of this study is to analyze the recreation program of the Callisburg community in Cook County, Texas, to determine the extent to which it meets accepted standards for a community recreation program.
- An Analysis of a First Year of Participation in the Texas Health Education Program by the Sanger School
- The main purpose of this study is to analyze the values and results of one year's participation of the Sanger School in a three-year Texas Health Education Program (Texas Extended School and Community Health Program) in order to determine an adequate basis for making recommendations for the further development of this program.
- An Analysis of Certain Factors Related to the Freedom of Teaching in Texas
- The purpose of this study is to make an analysis of certain factors as they are related to freedom of teaching in Texas. This study will include community relations as well as the conditions within the classroom, as for example, the freedom in discussing controversial ideas.
- An Analysis of Relation Between International Cooperation and Secondary Education
- In this study an attempt is made to answer the following questions: (1) Can international cooperation be helped through the proper employment of the tool called secondary education? (2) What constitutes such proper employment? (3) What effect, if any, will a sound system of secondary education have upon the objective of world peace, international understanding and good will, and better international, intercultural and interracial relations and friendship?
- An Analysis of the Health Program, to Determine its Adequacy in Meeting the Child's Needs, of the Elementary Schools of Cities the Size of Cleburne, Texas
- This study is for the purpose of making a critical analysis of the health program of the white elementary public schools of Cleburne, Texas with implications for other other cities of corresponding size. This analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of such a health program in light of certain evaluative criteria. It is intended to call attention to the existing facilities for adequate health instruction, the need, if any, for more and better facilities and the need for teacher training in this field.
- The Apparent Relationship between Classroom Behavior Problems and the Emotional Stability of Twenty-Five Second Grade Children in the Sam Houston Elementary School, Denton, Texas
- The problem of this study was to determine the apparent relationship between classroom behavior problems and the emotional stability of twenty-five pupils in the second grade of the Sam Houston Elementary School, Denton, Texas.
- The Authority of County Boards to Change School District Lines
- The purpose of this study is to make an investigation of the changes that have occurred in the powers of the county board of trustees to change boundary lines of school districts in Texas.
- Casual-Factor-Removal as a Technique of Combating Juvenile Delinquency in the Cleburne Public Schools
- The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to determine the casual factors of delinquency which are the responsibility of the school, and (2) to discover possible procedures for combating delinquency, so far as it is immediately possible, in the Cleburne Public School System.
- Children's Reading Interests as Shown by the Books Checked from the Huey School Library in Wichita Falls, Texas, and the Relation of These Interests to Classroom Work
- This study has four main purposes: 1. To determine whether there is a preference for certain types of stories. 2. To find whether boys prefer one type story and girls another. 3. To determine whether the physical make-up or format of the book has any influence on the selection of books. 4. To find how these interests are related to classroom work.
- A Comparative Study Between the Achievement Test Results and Teacher's Ratings Assigned Latin Americans and Those Received by Anglo Americans of Classes Seven X, Eight X, and Eight Y in a Southwest Texas Junior High School
- It is the purpose of this writer to determine if there is any significant difference between the teacher ratings of Latin-Americans and Anglo-Americans and if such differences are found to exist, an attempt will be made to determine the extent to which they prevail.
- A Comparative Study of Kindergarten and Non-Kindergarten Children in the First Grade
- The problem of this investigation is to make a comparative study of first-grade children to determine, if possible, whether the child who attends kindergarten has any advantages over one who does not attend.
- A Comparative Study of Methods of Reporting Child Progess to Parents
- The problem involved in this study is to determine the progress in the last decade of a representative number of elementary schools of Texas in their methods of reporting child growth to parents.
- A Comparative Study of Personality Traits of Experienced Teachers
- The main purpose is to determine whether or not the modern teacher has developed a well-integrated personality and to locate traits that are most in need of correction.
- A Comparative Study of the Requirements for Certification of Public School Administrators in the United States
- The specific purposes of this study may be briefly stated as follows: (1) to determine the present status of administrative certification in the United States; (2) to determine whether the various states have set up requirements which will insure that their public schools shall have administrators who are capable of directing and supervising the educational program; (3) to indicate the degree of uniformity of requirements in the various states; (4) to secure recommendations for the certification of public school administrators from leading educators in the United States; and, on the basis of such data, (5) to make certain recommendations for a sound administrative certification program.
- A Comparison of the Value of Two Methods of Teaching Reading
- The problem of this study is to determine the value the group method of teaching reading has over the traditional method in overcoming reading difficulties.
- Correlation between Laboratory Test Scores and Practical Test Scores in Driver Education and Training
- The problem of this thesis is to determine the degree of relationship existing between laboratory test scores and practical test scores in driver education and training. The tests considered in this study are depth perception, visual acuity, reaction time, and field of vision.
- The Determination of Persistent Life Situations in a Public Relations Program
- In this study the problem may be stated as follows: to determine persistent life situations in a Public Relations Program. The problem involves a survey of school-community-public relations in the areas of family living, recreational living, occupational living and community living as developed in practice and in educational literature; the establishing of sound criteria for such a program; the application of the criteria to the techniques of the program; and the evaluation of the program once it has been established.
- Determining Sound Principles for Administration of the School Plant
- The purpose of this study is to determine sound principles for the administration of the school plant. Attention is given to the democratic, legal, psychological, and prudential principles underlying sound policies for the administration of the school plant, and to recommend practices and procedures for achieving these principles.
- The Educational Progress of Under-Age Children
- The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between chronological age and reading achievement and between chronological age and personality development in school children.
- The Effect of Education on Superstition
- The problem of this study is to consider superstitions and education in their relationship to each other.
- An Evaluation of Experiences Available to Elementary Student Teachers in the State Teachers Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
- The purpose of this investigation is to make a survey study of the activities provided by state teachers colleges for intending teachers in the elementary schools. Those experiences are evaluated by comparison with opinions of authorities and the recommendations of the American Association of Teachers Colleges.
- An Evaluation of Fifteen Fourth-Grade Readers
- The purpose of this study is to set up criteria for judging the mechanical features and the content of fourth-grade readers and to determine if the fifteen fourth-grade readers of this study fit these criteria.
- An Evaluation of Practices and Procedures of Book Reporting in Secondary School English Classes
- The purpose of the study is to make an investigation into the practices and procedures recommended and employed in making book reports in the public schools. The aim is to determine also what methods are most recommended and what practices are followed in secondary school English classes. Special attention is given to the book reporting program in the Frisco High School. Attention is given to the needs for creating a taste for good reading, the ability to interpret what is read, and to the values accruing to the intelligent reader. The reports of reading, as given by a class of secondary pupils, are analyzed to determine the methods most advisable for creating these interests and abilities.
- An Evaluation of Recommended Programs for Fifth Grade Social Studies
- The purpose of this study is: (1) to determine a criteria for evaluating proposed social studies programs; (2) to review fifth grade bulletins in social studies from five widely separated school systems in the United States, to make an analysis of their aims, methods, and materials, and to determine whether they meet accepted professional standards; (3) to make suggestions for improving the fifth grade social studies as a result of this analysis.
- An Evaluation of Recreation Programs of Selected Secondary Schools
- This study was undertaken to determine whether or not the secondary schools of Texas have recreational programs that measure up to accepted standard objectives. The activities within the recreation curriculum were measured to determine the value of each.
- An Evaluation of the Administrative Duties of One Hundred High School Principals in Texas
- The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to make a study of literature to determine criteria for evaluating the duties and responsibilities of a principal in a modern high school; and (2) to make a survey of the duties and responsibilities of one hundred high school principals in Texas to determine the extent to which they meet the criteria established.
- An Evaluation of the Carrollton Elementary School, Carrollton, Texas
- The purpose of this study was to determine the present status of the Carrollton Elementary School, Carrollton, Texas. Further study was directed toward notations of major needs and next steps for improvement.
- An Evaluation of the Language Arts Program in the Elementary Schools of Denison, Texas
- The purpose of this study is to determine the weak points and the strong points of the Language Arts Program and to make recommendations for improvement.
- Evaluation of the Present Methods of Reporting the Progress of Primary Pupils in City Schools of Texas and the Development of a More Desirable System
- The problem of this study is to evaluate the methods of reporting pupil progress in the primary grades of Texas schools comparable in size to that of Wichita Falls, Texas, and to set up criteria from which could be developed a more desirable reporting system for the primary grades. The main purpose is to establish a more adequate program for parent-teacher-pupil relationship and understanding through a philosophy based on the development of the whole child.
- An Evaluation of the Saint Jo Elementary School and some Recommendations for Improvement
- The problem in this study is to present as accurately as possible the status of the Saint Jo Elementary School in Saint Jo, Texas, and to suggest recommendations for the improvement of this school.
- An Evaluation of the Special Education Program for Exceptional Children in Port Arthur, Texas
- The purpose of this study is to evaluate the educational program for the exceptional child in Port Arthur, Texas, and in light of the findings to make recommendations for an improvement of that program.
- Evaluation of the State-Adopted Readers for First and Second Grades for their Literary Qualities
- The purpose of this study is to make a thorough investigation of the state-adopted readers for the first and second grades to determine if they have literary qualities that would encourage the reading and appreciation of good literature.
- An Evaluative Study of the Band Library Equipment and Procedures Used in Ninety-Seven Class B High Schools in Texas During the 1948-1949 School Year
- The purpose of this study is to present, on the basis of the material obtained through survey methods previously indicated, a comprehensive picture of the small high school band library.
- An Experimental Comparison of Pupil Progress in Reading and Language Skills in Two Fourth Grades on the Basis of the Regular and Remedial Teaching Procedures
- The purpose of this experimental study is to make a comparison of the progress made in reading and language skills by the regular teaching procedure and the remedial teaching procedure to see whether any significant differences would be manifested in pupil progress when taught by the remedial teaching procedure.
- A History of the Newsome Dougherty Memorial High School of Gainesville, Texas
- The purpose of this study is to assemble the leading facts concerning the history of the Newsome Dougherty Memorial High School of Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas.
- Identifiable Factors Which May Cause Delinquency Among Children of Elementary Age in Gainesville, Texas
- It is the purpose of this study to determine the identifiable causes of delinquency among children of elementary age in Gainesville and to make proposals for more effective youth services. To do this an analysis will be made of the possible sources and causes of delinquency, a modern educational approach, and the relation between the two.
- The Influence of a Summer Round Up Program on the Progress of First-Grade Children
- The purpose of this study is to determine the extent, if any, to which the Summer Round Up Program, as planned and executed by the North Elementary School of Odessa, Texas, helped the first-grade children adjust to school life.
- An Investigation of Graham High School Graduates to Determine Whether They are Meeting Stated Needs of Business as to Personality, Intelligence, and Character Traits
- It was the purpose of this study to make an investigation of fifty-seven representative businesses that are located throughout the United States, in an attempt to find out just what the potential employers feel the school should give the potential employee in regard to personality and character training.
- A Measurement of Existing Health Conditions in Princeton Public School in Terms of Desirable Conditions for Promoting Health Services
- The purpose of this study is to determine the status of existing health conditions in Princeton Public School and to set up a recognized desirable health standard for promoting health services.
- Mental Hygiene and its Relation to Academic Achievement
- This study was made to determine in what way mental health affects the general achievement of the child or how a child's achievement could affect his mental health; to study the causes for these upsets; and to apply remedial measures if such are advisable.
- Organization and Administration of a Youth Center
- The purpose of the study is to make an investigation of the need for youth centers, the factors which are necessary for the successful operation of a youth center, and to evaluate the youth center at Denton, Texas, in the light of the information developed in the research.
- The Possibilities of the Use of Visual Aids in Social Studies in the Intermediate Grades in the Denton Public Schools
- The purpose of this study is to determine the possibilities of visual aids as an aid to the learning process in the social studies of the intermediate grades of the Denton public schools, with particular emphasis on the moving picture films and film strips available for use as visual aids in the social studies subjects.
- Psychological Problem Areas of Military Personnel
- Statistical findings during and following the recent war in regard to the mental, emotional, and social problems of the veteran give evidence of the nature and scope of the problem which America faces today. The major problem undertaken in this study involves a presentation of certain information relative to this general area.