A Study of Differences in Some Recreational Interests of Boys and Girls (open access)

A Study of Differences in Some Recreational Interests of Boys and Girls

"The problem of this thesis is to study the recreational interests of children in grades four through seven and to compare the interests of boys with those of girls in order to ascertain whether the interests of the two sexes begin to differ appreciably during these grades, and, if so, to determine the grade level where differences occur."--1-2.
Date: August 1958
Creator: Hiett, Elmer D. (Elmer Donald)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas (open access)

A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas

"The purpose of this study was to formulate a recommended program to aid in the social integration of Latin-American and Anglo-American children in the secondary schools of Texas. In preparation for the development of this suggested plan, some of the more serious problems involved in the education of Latin-American children in schools designed primarily for the instruction of Anglo-American pupils were studied in available literature, and a set of psychological, sociological, and democratic criteria was formulated to serve as sound principles upon which to base the suggest program."--Leaf 1.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Davenport, Ane J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Human Relations in a Dormitory Situation (open access)

A Study of Human Relations in a Dormitory Situation

"The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the social interaction and the social dynamics which existed in one section of the Men's quadrangle at North Texas State College, giving particular attention to the attraction and repulsion between roommates."--1.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Dreyer, Arnold H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practices, Procedures, and Techniques in Auditorium Work at the Elementary Level, with Special Emphasis on the Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas (open access)

Practices, Procedures, and Techniques in Auditorium Work at the Elementary Level, with Special Emphasis on the Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas

The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to write a narrative account of the meaning, objectives, and functions of -auditorium work in public schools and to note the importance of providing for pupil participation in auditorium classes, and recommended practices in planning for and presenting programs in this phase of the educational situation; (2) to develop in detail the practices, procedures, and techniques contained in printed and mimeographed materials distributed by the Board of Education to auditorium teachers to serve as guides in conducting auditorium work in the elementary schools of Dallas, Texas; and (3) to evaluate these instructional materials in the light of modern practices, procedures, and techniques advocated by authorities in the field of auditorium work. As an outgrowth of these three phases of the study, it was believed that certain conclusions might be evident as to the efficacy of the auditorium work in the elementary schools of Dallas in so far as it could be determined by a careful examination of materials prepared for the use of auditorium teachers in conducting their classes. It was believed, also, that it might be possible to make recommendations for the improvement of auditorium work in the elementary schools of …
Date: August 1950
Creator: Fristoe, Kathleen Rachel
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Home Food Production by Veteran Farm Families in the Aubrey, Texas Area and the Food Standard Recommended for Farm Families (open access)

A Comparative Study of Home Food Production by Veteran Farm Families in the Aubrey, Texas Area and the Food Standard Recommended for Farm Families

"The problem involved in this study is to determine the status of the live-at-home program of typical veteran farm families in the Aubrey, Texas, area with the view of providing an adequate diet for preschool and school-age children. An adequate diet, which is used for comparison, has been set up by the home demonstration agents of the Texas Extension Service...Recommendations are made to show how the average veteran farm family maybe supplement the present substandard dietary level with farm-produced foods...Data for this study have been procured and organized from a survey of twenty representative veteran farm families in the Aubrey, Texas, area. Personal contacts in the form of visits in the home at least once a month for twelve months in 1949 were made to assist the veterans in recording farm and home income and expenses." -- leaf 1.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Parker, Nannie Cynthia Gilmer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sociometric Study of the Quadrangle Dormitory Students at North Texas State College (open access)

Sociometric Study of the Quadrangle Dormitory Students at North Texas State College

"The problem of this study was to find out if there were any causative factors inherent within the North Texas State College new men's dormitory, the Quadrangle, which were detrimental to the development of incoming college male students."--1.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Hoblit, Robert Ernest
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas State Program of Aid to Dependent Children, With Special Emphasis Upon Erath County (open access)

The Texas State Program of Aid to Dependent Children, With Special Emphasis Upon Erath County

"The problem of this study is to determine whether or not the financial grants available under the Texas state program of aid to dependent children are adequate to meet the needs of the persons receiving such grants. In accomplishing this objective, it became necessary to make a survey of the Texas state program of aid to dependent children as administered by the Texas State Department of Public Welfare. The basis upon which aid is granted, the amount of grants available, and a study of legislation governing the state program of aid to dependent children will be given prominence in this investigation. Likewise, a somewhat detailed study of twenty families who are recipients, or who have recently been recipients of aid to dependent children, all located in Erath County, Texas, will be presented as typical representations of such families all over the state of Texas who receive grants of aid for dependent children."-- leaf 1.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Spencer, Lela M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relative Desirability of Two Types of Junior College Operation (open access)

The Relative Desirability of Two Types of Junior College Operation

The problem of this study was to determine whether it is more desirable to operate a two-year college in the Dallas metropolitan area as a county college or to operate a two-year college under the administration of the Dallas Independent School District.
Date: January 1959
Creator: White, Talmadge Thayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administering the Use of Instructional Space in Texas State-Supported Colleges and Universities (open access)

Administering the Use of Instructional Space in Texas State-Supported Colleges and Universities

The problem of this study is to determine the administrative practices for securing the optimum use of instructional space in colleges. This necessitates the development of an instrument to evaluate these practices.
Date: August 1957
Creator: Craig, Robert E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Out-of-School Character-Building Organizations for High-School Boys and Girls (open access)

Out-of-School Character-Building Organizations for High-School Boys and Girls

The purpose of this study of the out-of-school character-building organizations for high-school youth is fourfold: (1) to discover the problems peculiar to adolescents growing up in the disturbed social environment of this country at the present time; (2) to determine the part reputable youth-serving organizations have in quipping young persons for meeting these problem; (3) to investigate a specific situation in an effort to determine the extent to which high-school students take advantage of the services offered by these organizations; and (4) to suggest ways of reaching more of the young people by gaining from them a knowledge of the kind of program they desire.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Butler, Nora
System: The UNT Digital Library
Psychometric Patterns of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale Subtests as an Indicator of Schizophrenic Syndromes (open access)

Psychometric Patterns of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale Subtests as an Indicator of Schizophrenic Syndromes

The specific objectives of this investigation are as follows: 1. To determine which half -- verbal half or performance half -- of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Test contributes most to total intelligence quotient for schizophrenics. 2. To determine whether any significant correlation exists between test scores and patterns of schizophrenics and normals. 3. To determine whether there exists any premature aging process in schizophrenics.
Date: August 1950
Creator: O'Dell, Perry L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Rating Scale for the Measurement of Teacher Readiness for the Role of Administrative Leadership (open access)

A Rating Scale for the Measurement of Teacher Readiness for the Role of Administrative Leadership

This study has a twofold purpose. The first is to demonstrate the use of the Forced-Choice Technique in developing a rating scale for the selection of teachers adjudged to be ready to assume responsibility of an administrative nature and a role of leadership. The second is to develop a tentative rating scale for this purpose in the Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, Texas,
Date: August 1953
Creator: Hitt, Harold H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implications of Social Class Structure and Developmental Tasks for Teaching Techniques in Home and Family Life Education (open access)

Implications of Social Class Structure and Developmental Tasks for Teaching Techniques in Home and Family Life Education

Can home and family life education incorporate sociological findings, psychological procedures, and frames of reference typical of lower and middle classes into educational techniques and content which will assist adolescents to achieve certain developmental tasks more satisfactorily?
Date: August 1954
Creator: Evans, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of some Relationships between Level of Self-Concept, Academic Achievement and Classroom Adjustment (open access)

A Study of some Relationships between Level of Self-Concept, Academic Achievement and Classroom Adjustment

The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to evaluate an instrument for measuring the self-concept of middle grade children; and (2) to determine the relationship of a middle-grade child's self-concept to his peer status, his classification by the teacher as a problem in behavior or classroom management, and to his academic achievement.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Reeder, Thelma Adams
System: The UNT Digital Library
Differences in the Extent to which Certain Factors are Associated with the Success of Departments of Vocational Agriculture (open access)

Differences in the Extent to which Certain Factors are Associated with the Success of Departments of Vocational Agriculture

The problem of this study is to determine if certain factors which may be associated with quality of programs of work are significantly different in the most successful departments of vocational agriculture in selected areas of Texas from those in the least successful departments in the same areas. A consideration of the following sub-problems is involved in solving the main problem. 1. Evolution of the objectives of vocational education in agriculture. 2. Identification of activities denoting success in departments of vocational agriculture. 3. Selecting the most successful and the least successful departments of vocational agriculture. 4. Determining the relationship of certain factors to the success of departments of vocational agriculture.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Shelton, Rodney F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Validity of the Texas Economic Index (open access)

The Validity of the Texas Economic Index

Since the economic index is one of the two instruments which are so important to the financing of every school district of the state, and since the index is a hypothetical measure, it should be studied at regular intervals. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to re-examine the economic index used in Texas school finance for the purpose of determining its validity.
Date: January 1956
Creator: Simpson, Edgar Randell
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Certain Factors Associated with Financing Capital Outlay for Texas Public Schools (open access)

An Analysis of Certain Factors Associated with Financing Capital Outlay for Texas Public Schools

The problem of this study is to determine the desirable characteristics of a sound program for financing Texas public school buildings--commensurate with need and with an equitable relation between state and local effort.
Date: June 1956
Creator: Herndon, Allen James
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Factors of Group Interaction and their Relation with Leadership Performance (open access)

Selected Factors of Group Interaction and their Relation with Leadership Performance

The purpose of this study lies in its attempt to contribute to the understanding of leadership in small groups of boys in a conceptual framework that considers leadership as a dynamic interacting process rather than the summation of individual traits.
Date: August 1956
Creator: Lanning, Frank W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stability of Interest of College Students (open access)

Stability of Interest of College Students

The problem of this study is to determine the stability of interest of male and female students at the various age levels in the School of Education of North Texas State Collage, Denton, Texas. To be more specific, the problem is to determine the relationship of age, sex, or both upon stability of interest.
Date: August 1956
Creator: Pollan, William D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship between Aptitudes and Major Fields of Study (open access)

Relationship between Aptitudes and Major Fields of Study

As new measures of aptitude are devised, their implications to education are a fertile source for research. All facets of aptitudes as they relate to education are explored. This study is concerned with such exploration in that it investigates the relationships between aptitudes, as measured by the General Aptitude Test Battery and selected major fields of study at North Texas State College, Denton, Texas. The major fields of study selected for this research are Accounting, Business Education, Elementary Education, Industrial Arts and Marketing.
Date: January 1957
Creator: Nicksick, Theodore
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analytical and Descriptive Technique for Rating Student Teachers (open access)

An Analytical and Descriptive Technique for Rating Student Teachers

The problem of this study was to develop an analytical and descriptive technique for rating the performances of student teachers. In order to arrive at a solution to this problem, the following sub-problems were to be solved; namely, 1. To develop and validate a set of criteria for describing and rating the performances of student teachers; 2. To develop and validate a descriptive rating scale utilizing those criteria; 3. To develop a technique for using this descriptive rating scale; 4. To establish reliability of the instrument and to demonstrate the ability of the instrument to perform its intended functions.
Date: June 1957
Creator: Latham, James L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Relationships between Growth in Interest and Achievement of Hight School Science Students and Science Teacher Attitudes, Preparation, and Experience (open access)

A Study to Determine the Relationships between Growth in Interest and Achievement of Hight School Science Students and Science Teacher Attitudes, Preparation, and Experience

The problem of this study is to determine the relationships between (1) growth in interest and achievement of high school science students and (2) attitudes, preparation, and experience of science teachers. The study encompasses grades nine through twelve, inclusive, in a sample of Texas accredited public high schools.
Date: August 1957
Creator: Taylor, Thomas Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Leadership Experiences in High School to Leadership Participation in Community Activities (open access)

The Relationship of Leadership Experiences in High School to Leadership Participation in Community Activities

The problem of this study was stated in the form of a question: What is the relationship of leadership roles occupied in high school to leadership roles occupied during the first ten post graduate years and what are the possible implications for the improvement of education for leadership? The accepted hypothesis was that the occupying of leadership roles in high school does lay the foundation for occupying community leadership roles.
Date: August 1958
Creator: Marks, Melvin Glenn
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Certain Variabiles and their Implication in the Vocational Rehabilitation Training of Veteran Trainees (open access)

A Study of Certain Variabiles and their Implication in the Vocational Rehabilitation Training of Veteran Trainees

When one group of disabled individuals finishes their vocational rehabilitation training programs and another group, almost as large in number, fails to complete their courses one wonders whether there are significant differences in the two groups. The problem in this study is to determine if the two groups differ significantly in certain identifiable characteristics. The identifiable characteristics are some important objective variables that are utilized in the vocational rehabilitation training of disabled veterans.
Date: August 1958
Creator: Mathews, Quinten Snow
System: The UNT Digital Library