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The purpose of this thesis is to show the development of certain personality traits, such as cooperativeness, kindness, reliability, making wise choices, and worthwhile use of leisure time, in fourth grade elementary pupils. These traits will be developed within the classroom, under control of the teacher, by means of conferences, activities, the use and study of subject matter, particularly reading, and play at recess periods. The research made by the writer will be from close observations, anecdotal records, sociograms, rating scales, interest inventories, personality tests, a general intelligence test, and achievement tests.Personality traits begin to be quite clearly evident by the time boys and girls enter the fourth grade in the elementary school. Many habits have been formed by their experiences in previous classrooms, on the playground, in their small social groups, and in their homes. These are caused by their work and play associations in the classrooms with former teachers and pupils, by home training, and out-of-school activities.Most children eight or nine years of age enjoy going to school, they like to play with each other, and look forward to being more grownup by having been promoted to the fourth grade. They feel they are no longer babies, because with the added fourth-grade subject matter, such as Social Studies or Geography and History, Science, and Health, they are getting to be "big" boys and girls.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Murdoch University, 2005. / Thesis submitted to the Division of Arts. Bibliography: leaves 208-212.

Thesis (M.S. in N.E.)--Catholic Univ. of America. / Bibliography: p. [45]-46.

Thesis (M.S. in N.E.)--Catholic Univ. of America. / Bibliography: p. [45]-46.

Akademisk avhandling--Lund. / Without thesis statement. Bibliography: p. [388]-408.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, 1965. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliography.

It is the purpose of this study to utilize three psychometric measures in order to quantitatively assess the group of subjects on the basis of the trait heterosexuality, as measured by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, and in turn make predictions on the basis of these data as to choices made on the Bonney-Fessenden Sociograph.

The central problem of this study is to test the validity of using census tract data for the area of residence to determine the socio-economic characteristics of participants in university evening non-credit classes. This study has also explored certain socio-economic characteristics of university extension participants through an analysis of data of a 392 member sample from the participants in University of British Columbia Extension non-credit evening courses. The method used in this study was the analytical survey method. A fifty-seven class universe was stratified according to the type of class to form twelve groups. A random sample of classes in each of the twelve groups was selected, with the participants of the classes comprising the sample. Data obtained from the sample by questionnaire, was scrutinized on three accounts: the total sample, the segment of the sample residing in Vancouver, and the segment of the sample residing in the area outside Vancouver. An analysis of this data was carried out to determine certain socio-economic characteristics of the sample and to determine whether the socio-economic characteristics of persons attending the evening classes from specific census tracts were representative of all evening class participants. The second phase of this study was concentrated on the analysis of data for a fifteen tract segment of the Vancouver portion of the sample to determine whether there was a significant difference with respect to certain socio-economic characteristics between the total population in a given census tract and residents from the tract attending non-credit evening classes. The chi-square was used to test data for the fifteen tract area. Social status of the sample was analysed using data for the total labour force by application of the Blishen scale. Perhaps the most significant outcome of the study of certain socio-economic characteristics of the total population in a given census tract and residents from that tract attending university non-credit evening classes is the demonstration of the significant difference in the characteristics of these two categories of persons. Results of the analysis of data for this study indicate that people who participate in university extension classes are above average in socio-economic status. The methodology for determining the socio-economic characteristics of participants in university non-credit classes through use of census tract data for the area of residence would, therefore, be invalid. / Education, Faculty of / Graduate