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- Developing and Administering a Nonmetropolitan Teachers Education Program in Northeastern Thailand
- The primary purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of the rural teachers preparation program in specific curriculum components, field experience and training, and preparation. A secondary purpose is to determine the need for these components and a limited evaluation of other delivery systems for rural teaching in eight nonmetropolitan teachers colleges in Northeast Thailand. The questionnaire of the Rural Education Association (REA) developed by Barbara Jean Jones was employed to collect data from a random sampling of 352 teachers college instructors and administrators and randomly selected 352 elementary school teachers and administrators. Analysis of data from 508 respondents, were analyzed by using the descriptive statistic and t-test, revealed that: (a) the REA model components were available and are essential for teachers preparation program at Thai teachers colleges in the Northeast, (b) public relations and educational technology including computer literacy components should be developed to meet the public need, (c) teachers college faculty members should receive special training for preparing students to teach in a rural environment, (d) teachers colleges should provide a teacher training site in the provinces, (e) teaching in a rural and an urban environment are significantly different, and (f) there is a need for a special preservice training for teaching in a rural environment.
- Student Performance of a Library-Related Task
- The high school research paper is a task which consumes instructional time, requires considerable student effort, and places a high demand on school library resources. Little research has been conducted on how students accomplish this task. Academic task research indicates that in classrooms, tasks are defined by students in terms of (a) the nature of the products the teacher will accept and (b) the operations allowed and the resources available. Here the product is the research paper; the resources available include those found in the school library. The purpose of this study was to determine what strategies students use to perform the library-related task.
- Hardware Ergonomic Considerations in Middle School Classroom Computer and Video Display Terminal Installations
- The purpose of this study was to determine the extent specific ergonomic factor implementations in computer and video display terminal (VDT) installations for student use in middle school classrooms. The data interpretations using existing furniture without modification or adaptation. Of all the seating observed, 75% of the seating met standards for middle school students. Keyboards and video display screens had been placed on existing tables and were all higher than ergonomically desirable for middle school students or adults.
- The Development of Nature Study in the Primary Grades Through an Analysis of Available Printed Material
- This thesis is the result of an examination of the biological and physical science information content included in late nineteenth and early twentieth century elementary school readers and textbooks.
- An Animal Study of Low-cost Texas Diets in Supporting Reproduction, Lactation, and Iodine Needs
- A study of low-cost Texas diets to support reproduction, lactation, and iodine needs in animals.
- A Suggested Sequence for Using Six Primers Adopted by the State of Texas, Based on the Number of Common Word-Meanings
- The present study is an analysis of six primers adopted for use in the public schools of Texas with the idea of comparing word-meanings used in the six books in order to find out possible sequences for the use of the books.
- How the Trend Toward Centralization Has Affected the Schools in Van Zandt County
- The problem of this study was to determine some of the effects of the centralization movement on the schools of Van Zandt County.
- The Functions of Natural Science in the Curriculum of a Primary Group in Travis School, Mineral Wells, Texas
- The problem in this study is to determine the worth of natural science as an incentive to the learning of the retarded pupils in the group, and as a means of orienting the new pupils in the group.
- A Study of the Relation Between School and Out-of-School Life of a Group of National Youth Administration Girls
- The purpose of this study is to determine the relation between school and after-school life of a group of fifty National Youth Administration girls located in a N.Y.A. Resident Center at Anson, Texas.
- Recent Trends in the Field of Individual Guidance
- A study to investigate recent trends in guidance programs in schools for youth.
- An Evaluation of Activities That Effect Better Parent-Teacher Cooperation in Relation to Child Development and Welfare
- To evaluate activities that effect better parent-teacher cooperation in relation to child development and welfare is the purpose of this study. The five types of activities about which information was desired included personal conferences, communication, parent-teacher association, visitation, and parental education.
- An Evaluation of the San Saba Elementary School, San Saba, Texas
- The purpose of this study was to make a critical evaluation of the San Saba Elementary School, San Saba, Texas. The strong and weak points of the school were considered, and suggestions were made for improvements where they are needed.
- Analysis of Data Used in Introducing Radio in the School
- The purpose of this study is to determine what writers in the field consider essential information for a school administrator to have in inaugurating radio in the school.
- An Evaluation of the Theory, Method, and Content of Latin in the Public Schools from 1900 to 1940
- The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the changes that have been made in teaching Latin from 1900 to 1940. Such a survey, it is felt, may present the matter in a more forceful light and call attention anew to some of the inherent values of Latin not found in any other subject.
- An Evaluation of the Burleson High School, Burleson, Texas
- This study is an evaluation of the Burleson Secondary School of Burleson, Texas. Its purpose is to determine how well this school has measured up to the criteria developed by the Cooperative Study of Secondary School Standards.
- An Evaluation of the Newbery Medal Books
- The writer's purpose in this study has been to make a thorough investigation of the Newbery Medal books to determine if they represent the best literature suitable for children's reading that has been published since 1922, and to investigate carefully the group as a whole to see if the books possess those rare qualities and characteristics which, deservedly, would set them apart from the ordinary type of books usually designated as suitable for children's reading.
- A Plan for Improving the Health, Physical Education, and Intramural Program for Boys in West Columbia High School
- The purpose of this study is to develop plans for a program in health education, physical education and intramural sports for boys in the West Columbia High School, West Columbia, Texas.
- The Analysis of the Reasons for and the Lack of Attendance at the Parent-Teacher Association of the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas
- The problem of this study is to analyze the reasons for attendance and lack of attendance at Parent-Teacher Association meetings of sixty selected parents of the Parent-Teacher Association in the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas.
- To Determine Some Principles of a Counseling Program Which Applies the Principles of Democratic Supervision
- The purpose of this study is to determine some principles of a counseling program which applies the principles of democratic supervision. The major emphasis has been given to an analysis of such a program in the light of accepted principles of democratic supervision.
- Developing an In-Service Training Program in Audio-Visual Aids
- The purpose of this study is to develop an in-service training program for the teachers of the Sherman Elementary Schools in the use of audio-visual aids and materials as a means toward effective child growth and development.
- A Study to Show the Relations of Peer Acceptance and Teacher Ratings with Sunday School Attendance and Church Affiliation
- The purpose of this study is to show the results of an investigation into the relations of Sunday school attendance with peer acceptance and teacher ratings.
- A Statistical Analysis of Thirty-Three Sociometrically Measured Groups
- If the classroom teacher is to help her pupils in the cultivation of social abilities, she must have tools at her command. She must have not only instruments of measurement, but also proven methods of training and therapy. It is with the former that this thesis is concerned.
- An Evaluation of the University Interscholastic League Aims and Activities in the Conference B Elementary Schools of Johnson County Texas, for the Year 1947-1948
- The problem is to study the aims of the University Interscholastic League of Texas and evaluate them in the light of the aims of education as set up by authorities in the fields of education and to study the present method of conducting the League activities in Johnson County and evaluate the activities in the light of the aims of education and the data obtained from superintendents in the Conference B schools of Johnson County.
- The Influence of Economic, Social, and Physical Factors upon Normal Development of Pupils in Two Wichita Falls Elementary Schools
- Children who learn best are physically, mentally, and emotionally adequate. In conjunction with this fact, this study attempts to show the relation that exists between the children from uncomfortable, unsatisfactory environments and those with comfortable, satisfactory environments.
- The Evaluation of a Vocational Guidance Project in the Diamond Hill Senior High School Fort Worth, Texas
- The purpose here is to evaluate an assigned vocational guidance project in the Diamond Hill Senior High School, Fort Worth, Texas, which was executed in certain English and speech classes.
- A Suggested City-Excursion Program for Social Studies in the Junior High Schools of Dallas, Texas, with Emphasis on Functional Citizenship
- The purpose of the investigation was two fold: first, to analyze the school excursion as a teaching and learning aid; and second, to develop a suggested school-excursion program for the social studies in the junior high schools of Dallas, base upon the findings and evaluations reported by educational observers and by experienced users of excursions.
- Marionettes, Puppets and Shadow Plays
- It is the purpose of this thesis to determine the function of marionette, puppet and shadow plays as a tool for learning in the elementary school.
- A Psychologically and Democratically Sound Solution of the Distribution of High School Offerings in an American City
- This is a study to determine a psychologically and democratically sound solution of the distribution of high school offerings in an American city.
- An Evaluation of the Psychological Principles of Learning Used in the Social Studies Curriculum of the Elementary Grades
- The problem of this study is to establish criteria of psychological factors that should be included in a social studies educational program of the elementary grades to measure the program planned for the social studies of the elementary grades of the Houston, El Paso, Fort Worth, and Amarillo, Texas, public schools.
- A Study of Juvenile Delinquency in Winkler County, Texas
- The problem of this study is two fold: (1) to determine the nature and extent of juvenile delinquency in Winkler County, Texas, during the years 1941 to 1946 inclusive; and (2) to discover some of the factors contributing to delinquency during that period.
- A History of the Dallas Public Evening Schools
- The purpose of this study is to collect and to preserve existing data and information concerning the history and growth of the Dallas Public Evening Schools. The study will show how Dallas has been interested in the promotion and extension of education at all levels of learning, whether the learner is of the age to attend public school or has reached the age of eighty or more.
- An Evaluation of the Child-Study Program of the Corpus Christi, Texas, Public Schools
- The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the Child Study Program as it has been carried on in Corpus Christi since 1944, and to determine if the work has been a definite help to the teachers participating in the program.
- The Educational Value of the Comics
- This study is made to determine any educational values to be derived from the use of the comics. The problem shall be to show (1) what those values are, (2) how they shall be attained, and (3) which comics are best suited to aid in the attainment of those values, as shown by the data to be assembled.
- An Evaluation of Eight Class B School Transportation Systems of Wise County, Texas
- The problem of this study is to determine the efficiency of the transportation systems of eight Class B schools of Wise County, Texas.
- A Study of One Hundred Texas State Training School Girls at Gainesville, Texas, to Determine the Major Factors in Juvenile Delinquency
- The problem of this thesis is three-fold: (1) to determine what social workers, officers of the law, and leaders in the field of education believe about juvenile delinquency; (2) to study the backgrounds, personalities, and criminal records of one hundred girls committed to the Texas State Training School at Gainesville, Texas, to determine the major factors in their delinquency; and (3) to make recommendations that may be helpful in meeting the problems of youth.
- The Relationship Between Delinquency and the Home in Lisbon School, Dallas, Texas
- The question arises, how are the homes in the Lisbon School District contributing to delinquency? The answer to this question is the problem for this study.
- A Critical Analysis of Two Decades of Fourth Grade Texas State Adopted Readers (1928-1937 and 1938-1947)
- The problem of this study is to make investigation of the reading materials, both basal and supplementary provided for fourth grade pupils in the public schools of Texas for the last twenty years.
- A Comparative Sociometric Study of Negro and White Children
- The purpose of the study was to compare the social acceptance of the Negro and white children in the second, fourth, and fifth grades of the Demonstration School associated with the North Texas State Teachers College and the Fred Douglass Negro School, Denton, Texas, and to record the extent of change over a period of time.
- Changing Democratic Theory into Democratic Action in Secondary Schools
- The purpose of this study is to find what sound practices are available for the promotion of democratic living in the secondary school, and to determine how these practices can be applied to a program of action.
- An Analysis of Scientific Learning in Growing Silkworms
- The purpose of this study is to give the results of a science experiment in an elementary grade in raising silkworms. The purpose of the experiment was not to learn the laws and principles of science, but to determine whether the life cycle of the silkworm would create a greater interest in the field of science.
- Domination and Persuasion as Means of Social Control in a Boy Scout Organization
- The problem of this study is to determine the extent to which domination and persuasion are employed as methods of social control in fifteen Boy Scout troops in Wichita Falls, Texas.
- An Evaluation of a Method of Making Sixth Grade Arithmetic Meaningful
- The problem of this study is to analyze and evaluate methods of making sixth grade arithmetic meaningful. In the accomplishment of the purpose, the writer made an intensive investigation into teaching methods of arithmetic as set forth by writers from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, with special interest centered upon the place of the teacher in the development and utilization of meaningful situations.
- A Study of Parent Teacher and Pupil Attitudes to the Conference Method of Reporting Pupil Progress
- The problem of this study is to obtain a cross section of thought of parents, teachers, and pupils concerning the practice in the Jefferson Elementary School, Sherman, Texas, of reporting pupil progress and growth by means of individual parent-teacher conferences.
- An Evaluation of an Adequate Finance System for Extracurricular Activities
- It is the purpose of this study to discover and report educationally sound practices of activity financing and administration, with special emphasis placed on accounting. This investigation will attempt to disclose present-day common practices in financing the activities and accounting in regard to activity finances, and where advisable to make recommendations to secure more adequate procedures.
- The Life, Work, and Imprint of Elisabet Ney
- This thesis discusses the life and influence of sculptor Elisabet Ney.
- An Evaluation of the Training and Preparation of Elementary-School Principals in the Light of Certain Duties They Perform
- It is the purpose of this study to determine the value of the academic preparation and the in-service experience of the elementary-school principals as it pertains to three phases of the principals' duties--organization and administration, supervision, and community relationships.
- To Determine Methods of Planning more Effectively with Students in Shop Work
- This study tries to evaluate more effective ways of assisting students in planning projects in industrial arts classes.
- Relation Between a Child's Freedom for Personal Development in the Home and His Social Success in School
- This study examines the relationship between whether the level of independence a first-grade age child was permitted at home influenced his social behavior at school.
- A Critical Evaluation of the Arkadelphia Adult Education Project in Boston, Bowie County, Texas
- This thesis discusses the formation of the Arkadelphia adult education project in Boston, Bowie County, Texas, and assesses its usefulness in the realm of adult education.
- A Study of Pragmatism: its Influence on Certain Modern Trends in Education
- It is the purpose of this thesis to show that the pragmatic philosophy is basically responsible for present-day developments in various teaching techniques.