The Evaluation of a Vocational Guidance Project in the Diamond Hill Senior High School Fort Worth, Texas (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Wyatt, Verna Wilkinson
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Suggested City-Excursion Program for Social Studies in the Junior High Schools of Dallas, Texas, with Emphasis on Functional Citizenship (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: Crawford, Ethel Gertrude
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marionettes, Puppets and Shadow Plays (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Nickle, Emma Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Psychologically and Democratically Sound Solution of the Distribution of High School Offerings in an American City (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Smith, Joseph Doyle
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Psychological Principles of Learning Used in the Social Studies Curriculum of the Elementary Grades (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Stucker, Myrtle
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Juvenile Delinquency in Winkler County, Texas (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Varnell, William Tracy
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History of the Dallas Public Evening Schools (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Wells, Zada
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Child-Study Program of the Corpus Christi, Texas, Public Schools (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Whitehead, William W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Educational Value of the Comics (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: Barton, Lillie V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Eight Class B School Transportation Systems of Wise County, Texas (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: Braboy, John Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of One Hundred Texas State Training School Girls at Gainesville, Texas, to Determine the Major Factors in Juvenile Delinquency (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: Crews, Rachel Melvina
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship Between Delinquency and the Home in Lisbon School, Dallas, Texas (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: Kendrick, Searcy Laura
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Analysis of Two Decades of Fourth Grade Texas State Adopted Readers (1928-1937 and 1938-1947) (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lambert, Ruth Cora
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Sociometric Study of Negro and White Children (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: Land, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changing Democratic Theory into Democratic Action in Secondary Schools (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: McKenzie, Bedford M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Scientific Learning in Growing Silkworms (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Roberts, Odessa Hensley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domination and Persuasion as Means of Social Control in a Boy Scout Organization (open access)

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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Shaw, Euline
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of a Method of Making Sixth Grade Arithmetic Meaningful (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: McKinnon, Bobbie Sue Moore
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Parent Teacher and Pupil Attitudes to the Conference Method of Reporting Pupil Progress (open access)

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.
Date: 1948
Creator: McManus, Mabel Dunn
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of an Adequate Finance System for Extracurricular Activities (open access)

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.
Date: 1941
Creator: Alvis, James C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Life, Work, and Imprint of Elisabet Ney (open access)

The Life, Work, and Imprint of Elisabet Ney

This thesis discusses the life and influence of sculptor Elisabet Ney.
Date: 1941
Creator: Bailey, Joe Harden
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Training and Preparation of Elementary-School Principals in the Light of Certain Duties They Perform (open access)

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.
Date: 1941
Creator: Bennett, Lowell Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Determine Methods of Planning more Effectively with Students in Shop Work (open access)

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.
Date: 1941
Creator: Bird, Roy E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relation Between a Child's Freedom for Personal Development in the Home and His Social Success in School (open access)

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.
Date: 1941
Creator: Wilkins, Bess Reddell
System: The UNT Digital Library