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Speech Correction in Secondary Education (open access)

Speech Correction in Secondary Education

The purpose of this study was to determine the speech defects found in the high Schools of Denton County and the corrective measures best adapted to the treatment of such handicaps Based on the data analysis, conclusions and recommendations have been made specific to the country as well as for all high school systems.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Higginbotham, Christine. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Junior High School Libraries of Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of Junior High School Libraries of Texas

The objective of this study are: -to list and describe activities and methods used in the junior high school libraries of Texas, -to present data regarding the administration, staff, and facilites of the libraries in junior high schools of Texas, -to determine to what extent the junir high school libraries of Texas are exceeding or falling short of meeting the standards for secondary school libraries as set forth by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and finally, -to propose certain improvements or change to be made to conform to the Standards of the Southern Association.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Johnson, Myrtle Crawford
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Annual Instructional Pupil-Subject Cost in Five Class A High Schoolswith the Standard Cost Over the State, Together with an Attempt to Determine the Factors that Affect Pupil-Subject Cost (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Annual Instructional Pupil-Subject Cost in Five Class A High Schoolswith the Standard Cost Over the State, Together with an Attempt to Determine the Factors that Affect Pupil-Subject Cost

The subject of this study is the comparison of the annual instructional pupil-subject cost in five class a high schools and a determination of the factors in each schools which affects its instructional cost, and finally, an attempt to set up criterion for determining the annual pupil-subject instructional cost in a high school in a city of from 5,000 to 25,000 population.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Wallace, Morris Sheppard
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of the Socio-Economic Status of Sixth-Grade Pupils on Arithmetic Attainment (open access)

The Effect of the Socio-Economic Status of Sixth-Grade Pupils on Arithmetic Attainment

The purposeof this study is to determine the effect of the socio-economic status of the homes of sixth-grade pupils on their arithmatic attainment. It also aims to point out the effect of social and economic factors of home environment on each of the four arithmatical abilities through a critical analysis and interpretation of the data.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Webb, Mary Carlisle
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relation of Some Factors to Certain Difficulties Recognized by Teachers in Their Teaching (open access)

The Relation of Some Factors to Certain Difficulties Recognized by Teachers in Their Teaching

This study has been made for three purposes: 1) to find out what difficulties experienced and inexperienced teachers recognize in their teaching; 2)to find out what factors have influenced these difficulties; and 3)to find out, if possible, which difficulties could be eliminated with further pre-service training.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Worthington, Lawrence G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
To determine the effectiveness of the Administrative Plan of the George Washington Junior High School of Tampa Florida from September 1928 to June 1937. (open access)

To determine the effectiveness of the Administrative Plan of the George Washington Junior High School of Tampa Florida from September 1928 to June 1937.

This study attempts to provide an effective administrative plan and contribute to other teachers in the field of junior high school education. In this study, the administrative plan is divided into two mail parts: first, the administrative plan and the teacher; and second, the administrative plan and pupil. All conclusions are summarised in the final chapter.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Peters, C. Phil
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Status of the Rural School Child in the City High School (open access)

The Status of the Rural School Child in the City High School

The purpose of this study is to see whether the shifting of great numbers of agricultural folk to the city high school really creates a serious problem for the adminstrators and teachers of the city high schools. The records of the 477 rural transfers of the tenth and eleventh grades of these six high schools were investigated.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Kunkel, Robert F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Principals in Texas Secondary Schools Having an Enrollment of two Hundred Fifty or More (open access)

A Study of the Principals in Texas Secondary Schools Having an Enrollment of two Hundred Fifty or More

The purpose of this study is to determine the present status of the principals in Texas secondary school having an enrollment of 250 or more. The data were gathered from 147 principals in Texas high schools having an enrollment of 250 or more and the study made recommendations that are needed as found by comparison with the standards set up by eminent authorities.
Date: August 1936
Creator: McCallum, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evidences of the Need of Speech Training for School Administrators (open access)

Evidences of the Need of Speech Training for School Administrators

This thesis tabulated five hundred and twenty correct criteria checking points. Based on the analysis of rating scale, the data show that the fourty adminstrators (subjects) made an average of 3724 speches a year (about 93 per school adminstrator), and the findings presented some evidences of the need of speech training for school administrators.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Hotaling, Eugene
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Report and Evaluation of Initial Steps in Curriculum Planning (open access)

A Report and Evaluation of Initial Steps in Curriculum Planning

The purpose of this study is to examine the initial steps in curriculum planning in Jefferson School. In light of the charactersitics for the modern school (given in the document), the study provided suggestions and recommendations for further steps.
Date: August 1938
Creator: McCanne, Hazel
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Extent to Which the Parent-Teacher Association is Achieving its Objectives in the Thirteenth District of the Congress of Parents and Teachers in Texas (open access)

The Extent to Which the Parent-Teacher Association is Achieving its Objectives in the Thirteenth District of the Congress of Parents and Teachers in Texas

The purpose of this study is to examine the relations of the different channels of the (parent-teacher) association, the functions of the association, and the work that the thirteenth district of Texas is doing through its different channels.
Date: August 1938
Creator: McAlister, Grover E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
How the Child's Social Needs are Being Met in some First Grades of North Texas (open access)

How the Child's Social Needs are Being Met in some First Grades of North Texas

This study undertook to present and evaluate the ways in which the social needs of the first-grade child are being met by teachers in North Texas. Based on the data presented in the study, eleven definite conclusions have been drawn.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Gardner, Mary Frances
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Transportation Set-up in District Five, Texas. (open access)

A Study of the Transportation Set-up in District Five, Texas.

This study is a comparative study of the transportation set-ups in the schools of District 5, Texas and attempted to determine the relationships various factors to pupil transportation cost. In light of the findings of the study, the writer made recommendations that would serve District 5 (i.e. Cooke, Grayson, Wise, Denton, and Collin counties).
Date: August 1936
Creator: Atkins, Elmer L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of the Specific Teaching of Mathematical Concepts in Second Year Algebra (open access)

The Effect of the Specific Teaching of Mathematical Concepts in Second Year Algebra

The purpose of this study was to correlate the Vegetation of the Woodbine Sands with the edaphic factors. In the laboratory an analysis of the edephic factors was made of the twenty-two soil types collected from the three formations. The results of these and other analysis are shown in tables and graphs. The results indicate that the vegetational cover of an area that is uniform in its origin and in its resident soil factors is determined by the edaphic factors present.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Gross, John Milton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evidences of the Need of Scientific Speech Training in the Elementary Grades of the Independent School Districts of Denton County with a Suggested Program of Oral Reading (open access)

Evidences of the Need of Scientific Speech Training in the Elementary Grades of the Independent School Districts of Denton County with a Suggested Program of Oral Reading

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the need of scientific speech training in the elementary grades of the Independent School Districts of Denton County. The analysis of data reveals a dire need for speech correction and other phases of speech training.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Henderson, Kathleen Tobin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Significance of the School Board in a Public School Relations Program (open access)

The Significance of the School Board in a Public School Relations Program

This study aimed to discover the possibilities of using the board as an agent because of the position of the board numbers in relation to the school and the community. The study provided summary of findings.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Langston, Charles L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Determine to What Extent Extra-Curricular Activities and Regular School Activities Participated in by the Class A High Schools in Van Zandt County Texas in 1937-1938 Proposed to Contribute to the Consummation of the Ten Social-Economic Goals (open access)

To Determine to What Extent Extra-Curricular Activities and Regular School Activities Participated in by the Class A High Schools in Van Zandt County Texas in 1937-1938 Proposed to Contribute to the Consummation of the Ten Social-Economic Goals

This study was made with the hope that the findings may encourage the administration and teachers in Van Zandt county Texas to analyze the Ten Social-Economic Goals set up by a committee on the National Education Association.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Parks, Lucile
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Vocational Guidance Practices and Techniques in Secondary Schools as Practiced by Graduates of North Texas State Teachers College (open access)

Evaluation of Vocational Guidance Practices and Techniques in Secondary Schools as Practiced by Graduates of North Texas State Teachers College

The purpose of this study was to compare practices in the secondary schools in which graduates of North Texas State Teachers College are employed with standards and techiques concerning vocational guidance which have been set up by writers in the field.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Robinson, George Ezekiel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can the Administration of the Common Schools of District Four be Improved Under the Present "Set-Up" (open access)

Can the Administration of the Common Schools of District Four be Improved Under the Present "Set-Up"

This study focused on determining whether the administration of the common schools of District Four in Texas can be made to function more effectively without changing the external structure of the administrative organization and to determine whether the administrative duties are being performed in a fairly uniform manner.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Jones, Carrol Madison
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Practical Arts Education has Functioned in Mexico D. F. (open access)

How Practical Arts Education has Functioned in Mexico D. F.

The aim of this study was to present a condensed and authentic report of what Mexico has done toward a practical education of the nation. It is also the aim of this study to show the development, the status, and the functioning of the Federal District. The study point out the relation and the needs of this type of education to the social and economic welfare and progress of the Mexican people.
Date: June 1938
Creator: Hamilton, Tom G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Student Aid in the Secondary Schools of Texas (open access)

Student Aid in the Secondary Schools of Texas

The purpose of this study is to examine student aid in Texas from the standpoint of history, types, sources, and administration in order to see whether the movement possibly represents any significant trend or tendencies in the privileges of secondary education in Texas.
Date: June 1938
Creator: Morgan, John H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Certain Wealth in Texas to Determine Possible Sources of Taxation for Educational Purposes (open access)

Analysis of Certain Wealth in Texas to Determine Possible Sources of Taxation for Educational Purposes

This study revelaed that the rank of Texas with other state in the United States in the expenditure for schools per pupil is thrty-fifth. It further discussed that there are possible sources of taxation in the properties. However, there is a wide variation that needs to be studied. It further justify that present administrative and legislative trends in searching for new source of taxation makes the problem an important one.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Hedgpeth, Armo T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Class Size on Achievement in Eighth Grade General Mathematics (open access)

The Effect of Class Size on Achievement in Eighth Grade General Mathematics

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the size of class in eighth grade general mathematics affects the achievemnt of pupils in the class.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Burks, J. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Regular Employment of Mothers on three Phases of Student Progress in the Elementary School (open access)

The Effect of Regular Employment of Mothers on three Phases of Student Progress in the Elementary School

This study attempted to ansewer, among other issue, the following questions: Did out of the home employement of the mother have any effect upon the child? If it had any effect, could it be determined and measured in such a manner as to draw reasonable conclusions?
Date: August 1938
Creator: Capps, Maud
System: The UNT Digital Library