The purposes of this study are: (1) to analyze the military system of education and discipline developed and employed by the preparatory institutions of the United States which combine military training with academic training; (2) to show that the military system of education compares favorably with that offered in secondary schools; and (3) that certain distinctive features are present in the military system of education and that these features are worthy of careful consideration by parent and student.

The purpose of this thesis is to make a survey of the growth and development of safety. Safety-consciousness in the individual may be developed by determining the educational contributions that have been made in the field of safety by industrial and social organizations.

Defines blindness and discusses the advances made in recent history to help blind people participate more actively in society. Specific emphasis on education and vocational rehabilitation.

This thesis compares the educational systems of the United States and of Mexico from their beginnings, and especially notes the progress that Mexico has made since 1920.

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A review of the literature reveals that data about Second Step baccalaureate nursing programs for registered nurses remain elusive due to a lack of comprehensive research although such programs represent a significant trend in nursing education. The purpose of the study was to describe post-licensure professional nursing education according to selected institutional, program, faculty, and student characteristics; analyze the importance of educational decisions made about and for registered nurses in Second Step programs; and compare post-licensure professional nursing education, Upper Two and Two-Plus-Two programs, with NLN generic baccalaureate nursing education. The population included 100 Second Step programs consisting of two curriculum patterns: 82 Upper Two and 18 Two-Plus-Two programs, and a random sample of 30 NLN. generic baccalaureate nursing programs who responded to the survey questionnaire. The major findings reveal a great deal of similarity between the characteristics of Second Step programs and NLN generic baccalaureate programs in faculty preparation; faculty/student classroom and clinical size; proportion of nurse administrators with doctorates; required hours for the baccalaureate nursing degree including nursing-cognate, humanities, foundations, and electives; types of institutions which contain programs; and the awarded degrees. TwoPlus-Two graduates appeared similar to NLN generic baccalaureate graduates by being predominantly full-time, single, white, and female. More Upper Two graduates were married, divorced, widowed, older, and attended school on a part time basis. Nurse educators had a high degree of consensus on the importance of educational decisions made about and for registered nurses in selecting applicants, awarding credit, nursing curriculum content required at the upper division level, nursing learning experiences, evaluation of students' learning experiences, and program objectives. Post-licensure professional nursing offers a mechanism for nursing career mobility and higher education articulation for non-degree registered nurses. The proliferation of programs and graduates demonstrates Second Step programs are part of the mainstream of professional nursing education. / Ed. D.

Text in English / In this study, an attempt was made to examine the impact that the multiracial identity is having on the institutional Church and in its attempts to address the problem of racism in the United States. An effort will be made to explore the emergence of anti-racist paradigms that both- move outside the social construction of race and an ideology of racial hatred and which empower people of all hues, ethnic an linguistic groups. Particular emphasis will be placed on those approaches which de-emphasize majoritianism and a need to assert one's superior, moral, historic and pragmatic claims. A strong challenge is given to the Church to re-orientate its imagination away from the chimera of achieving a physically integrated institution in a color blind society and towards a clearer vision of empowerment in a fair and just society, incorporating pluralism in a shared framework. / Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)

The functioning of a teacher support team is an important aspect in improving quality of education, because it has as its purpose the enhancement of collaboration and support to educators and development of conditions for learners to become more successful. This research study explored the functioning of teacher support teams in primary and elementary schools of the Western Cape Education Department of South Africa and Massachusetts in the United States of America, in assisting educators of learners with special needs in mainstream schools.

Online courses in higher education have a reputation for having a lower course completion or retention rate than face-to-face courses. Much of this reputation is based upon anecdotal evidence, is outdated, or is on a small scale, such as a comparison of individual courses or programs of instruction. A causal-comparative analysis was conducted among 11 large, high research public universities. The universities were compared to each other to determine if differences existed between online and face-to-face course completion; undergraduate and graduation online course completion was analyzed for differences as well. The findings suggested the magnitude of the differences between online and face-to-face completions rates was small or negligible. The area which showed a higher magnitude of difference was in the comparison between undergraduate and graduate online course completion; the practical significance could be worth considering for educational purposes.