Does Radio Have a Place in the Elementary School Curriculum (open access)

Does Radio Have a Place in the Elementary School Curriculum

It is generally conceded that the pupil learns more quickly, if his interests are properly guided, and if proper motivation is used. The purpose of this study is to see if the use of the radio, for listening and broadcasting, could cause the child to go about his school activities with a purpose.
Date: 1948
Creator: Merrell, Irene C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Audio-Visual Aids and the Teaching of Texas State Government (open access)

Audio-Visual Aids and the Teaching of Texas State Government

Audio-visual aids can help to cause the student to realize that "government" is an animate, ever-changing thing that affects him in many ways. The purpose of this paper is to suggest ways in which government courses may be given life.
Date: 1948
Creator: Baker, Riley Ellis
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Export Trade with Mexico (open access)

American Export Trade with Mexico

The purpose of the study is to make a survey and analysis of the export trade of the United States with Mexico. Attention is given to the kinds and types of goods exported to Mexico and imported from it, to the value of the trade, to some ways of carrying it on, and to aspects of Mexican life that influence trade relations.
Date: 1948
Creator: Williams, Donald Earl
System: The UNT Digital Library
Value of Motion Pictures in Coordination with Sixth-Grade Social Studies (open access)

Value of Motion Pictures in Coordination with Sixth-Grade Social Studies

The problem undertaken in this survey was to determine the value of motion pictures in the social-studies program of the elementary school, with special emphasis upon the learning and retention of facts and general information related to the social studies at the sixth-grade level.
Date: 1948
Creator: Gibson, Margaret Lucile
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transmission into Legislation of Political Promises of Texas Governors from 1914 to 1943 (open access)

Transmission into Legislation of Political Promises of Texas Governors from 1914 to 1943

The problem of this thesis is to determine the relationship of political promises made by the elected candidates for governor with their achievements in relation to these political promises. From such an evaluation, it is hoped to determine the value of different types of political promises, and thus be more able to judge properly candidates seeking the office of governor.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Nunn, William H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan's Aggression Prior to Pearl Harbor (open access)

Japan's Aggression Prior to Pearl Harbor

This thesis examines the Japanese military conquests leading up to their attack on Pearl Harbor, including aggression towards Korea, China, and the Pacific islands.
Date: 1948
Creator: Smith, George R.
System: The UNT Digital Library