Extent of desirable practices provided under different types of school organization now prevalent in Nebraska

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by  Thorpe, Norman F.

EXTENT OP DESIRABLE PRACTICES PROVIDED UNDER
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
NOW PREVAIENT IN NEBRASKA
by
Norman F. Thorpe
A THESIS
Presented to the Faculty of
The Graduate College in the University of Nebraska
In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements
For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Department of School Administration
Under the Supervision of Dr. Leslie L. Chisholm
Lincoln, Nebraska
May, 1950
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AC KNOWLEDGEMENTS
The writer is grateful to Dr. Leslie L. Chisholm
for his inspiration and guidance during the planning and
writing of this study.
To Dr. Joseph Fulk of Holdrege, Nebraska, the writer
expresses his sincere appreciation for the financial assist­
ance given. This assistance made it possible for the writer
to visit in all the cooperating schools, and thereby add
significantly to the value of the study.
This study would not have been possible without the
assistance of the superintendents and teachers in the coopera­
ting schools. The writer is sincerely grateful to these
people for their time and help.
To the many others whose evidence of interest has
been stimulating, the writer expresses his appreciation.
And to his wife, Goldie, who so willingly assumed
many of the writer's home responsibilities while this study
was being prepared goes a most sincere nThank you.”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
AGKNOWLED GEMENTS..................................... ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................... iii
LIST OF TABLES....................................... ix
Chapter
I. INTRODUCTION........................... 1
Purpose of the Study................. 2
Practical Significance of the Problem . . . 3
Procedure ................................. 3
Sources of D a t a ..................... 4
Definition of Terms ....................... 4
Items Used for Describing Broad Educational
Patterns ................................. 5
School Visitation ......................... 10
Selection of Schools ....................... 11
Tabulation of Data................... 14
Statistical Treatment of D a t a ....... 16
Delimitations ............................. 18
II. RELATED RESEARCH ............................. 21
Research on Relation of Educational Programs
to Another Variable .................... 23
Summary............................... 37 a
III. EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND SERVICES IN NEBRASKA
SECONDARY SCHOOLS ......................... 38
Group I - Teaching the Tools of Learning:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . 39
Group II - Teaching Fundamental Knowledge or
Understanding: Descriptive Material on
Check L i s t s ....................... 43
Group III - Teaching Children to Think:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . 47
Group IV - Development and Discovery of Worth­
while Interests: Descriptive Material on
Check L i s t s ....................... 48
Information Related to Group IV Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 52
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TABLE OE CONTENTS (Continued)
Page
Group V - Development of Desirable Personality
and Character Traits: Descriptive Material
on Check Lists........................... . . 58
Group VI - The Health of Children: Descriptive
Material on Check Lists .................. 59
Information Related to Group VI Items Obtained
During School Visitations .............. 65
Group VII - Safety and Safe Living: Descriptive
Material on Check Lists .................. 72
Information Related to Group VTI Items Obtained
During School Visitations . . . 73
Group VIII - Home and Eamily Living: Descrip­
tive Material on Check Lists 75
Group IX - Development of Vocational and Consumer
Competence: Descriptive Material on Check
L i s t s ..................................... 76
Information Related to Group IX Items Obtained
During School Visitations ............... 80
Group X - Development of Civic Competence:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 82
Information Related to Group X Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . . 83
Group XI - Individual Problems of Children:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 91
Group XII - Instruction and Improvement of In­
struction: Descriptive Material on Check
L i s t s ..................................... 93
Information Related to Group XII Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations ....... 99
Group XIII - Management of the School System:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 108
Information Related to Group XEII Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations ....... 109
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
Group XIV - School, Home, and Community Rela­
tionships: Descriptive Material on Check
Lists . ..................................... Ill
Information Related to Group XIV Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 113
Group XV - The Practice of Democracy and Home
Rule: Descriptive Material on Check Lists 117
Information Related to Group XV Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 118
Summary for All Groups of Check List Items . 121
IV. EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND SERVICES IN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS, EXCLUSIVE OF ONE-ROOM RURAL SCHOOLS 129
Group I - Teaching the Tools of Learning;
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 129
Group II - Teaching Fundamental Knowledge or
Understanding; Descriptive Material on Check
Lists ..................................... 132
Group III - Teaching Children to Think;
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 135
Group IV - Development and Discovery of Worth­
while Interests; Descriptive Material on
Check Lists................................. 138
Information Related to Group IV Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 142
Group V - Development of Desirable Personality
and Character Traits; Descriptive Material
on Check L i s t s ............................. 145
Group VI - The Health of Children; Descrip­
tive Material on Check Lists ............ 148
Information Related to Group VI Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 151
Group VII - Safety and Safe Living; Descrip­
tive Material on Check Lists ............ 156
Information Related to Group VII Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 158
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TABLE OP CONTENTS (Continued)
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Group VIII - Home and Family Living: Descrip­
tive Material on Check Lists .............. 159
Group IX - Development of Vocational and Con­
sumer Competence: Descriptive Material on
Check L i s t s ................................. 162
Group X - Development of Civic Competence:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 164
Group XI - Individual Problems of Children:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 167
Information Related to Group XI Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations ........ 169
Group XII - Instruction and Improvement of In­
struction; Descriptive Material on Check
L i s t s ................................ 170
Information Related to Group XII Items Ob­
served During School Visitations ........ 173
Group XIII - Management of the School System:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 178
Group XIV - School, Home, and Community Rela­
tionships; Descriptive Material on Check
L i s t s ................................ 180
Group XV - Practice of Democracy and Home Rule:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 184
Summary for All Groups of Check List Items . . 185
V. EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND SERVICES IN NEBRASKA
ONE-ROOM RURAL SCHOOLS ...................... 193
Group I - Teaching the Tools of Learning:
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . . 193
Group II - Teaching Fundamental Knowledge of
Understanding; Descriptive Material on Check
L i s t s ....................................... 196
Group III - Teaching Children to Think; Descrip­
tive Material on Check Lists ..........198
Group IV - Development and Discovery of Worth­
while Interests; Descriptive Material on
Check L i s t s ................................. 200
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TABLE OP CONTENTS (Continued)
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Information Related to Group IV Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 203
Group V - Development of Desirable Personality
and Character Traits; Descriptive Material
on Check Lists ......................... 204
Group VI - The Health of Children; Descriptive
Material on Check Lists ................ 206
Information Related to Group VI Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 209
Group VII - Safety and Safe Living; Descrip­
tive Material on Check Lists ............ 210
Information Related to Group VII Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 213
Group VIII - Home and Family Living; Descrip­
tive Material on Check Lists .......... 213
Group IX - Development of Vocational and Con­
sumer Competence; Descriptive Material on
Check L i s t s ....................... 215
Group X - Development of Civic Competence;
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . 216
Group XI - Individual Problems of Children;
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . 217
Group XII - Instruction and Improvement of In­
struction; Descriptive Material on Check
L i s t s ............................. 221
Information Related to Group XII Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 223
Group XIII - Management of the School System;
Descriptive Material on Check Lists . . . 225
Group XIV - School, Home, and Community Rela­
tionships; Descriptive Material on Check
L i s t s ............................. 225
Information Related to Group XIV Items Ob­
tained During School Visitations . . . . 228
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TABLE OP CONTENTS (Continued)
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Group XV - Practice of Democracy and Home Rule;
Descriptive Material on Check Lists ........ 229
Summary for all Groups of Check List Items . . 230
VI. SUMMARY OP FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS..............237
Findings for Elementary Schools, Exclusive of
One-Room Rural Schools: Descriptive Check
List Data.................................... 237
Information About Elementary Schools Obtained
During School Visitations .................. 242
Findings for Secondary Schools Obtained During
School Visitations ......................... 244
Information About Secondary Schools Obtained
During School Visitations .................. 251
Findings for One-Room Rural Schools; Descrip­
tive Check List D a t a ............ 254
Information About One-Room Rural School Ob­
tained During School Visitations .......... 255
Conclusions.................. 256
BIBLIOGRAPHY............................ 260
APPENDIX A ...................................... 265
APPENDIX B ...................................... 270
APPENDIX C ...................................... 321
APPENDIX D ...................................... 358
APPENDIX E ...................................... 361
APPENDIX F ...................................... 365
APPENDIX G ...................................... 368
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