Publication Date

6-1936

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Lee Jones, Finley Grise

Comments

This study was prompted by a desire on the part of the writer to ascertain the percentages of eighth grade graduates of the Warren County schools during the period from 1926 to 1931 who entered, attended one or more years, graduated from high school, and to find reasons for failure to attend high school as given by individual students from various parts of the county.

Statement of the problem:

1. To find the number of eighth grade graduates of the Warren County schools over a five-year period:

a. That entered high school.

b. That never entered high school

c. That failed the eighth grade test

d. That finished one, two, or three years of high school

e. That graduated from high school

f. That married before entering or completing high school

g. That died before entering or completing high school

h. The average grade made on the eighth grade test

i. The average age of graduation from the eighth grade

2. To compare the number of failures of the eighth grade test of those who completed the eighth grade in a one, two or three teacher school with those who completed the eighth grade in the consolidated high schools in the county.

3. To compare the percentage of eighth grade graduates from one, two or three teacher schools who failed to enter high school with those who graduated from the eighth grade in the consolidated high school.

4. To find some causes for failure to enter high school through a study of individual cases from various sections of the county.

Degree Program

School of Teacher Education

Degree Type

Master of Arts

Disciplines

Education | Educational Administration and Supervision | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration | Secondary Education

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