This collection features all master's theses produced by students at Central Washington University. For more information, please see the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Theses from 1955
An Attempt to Identify Attitudes Related to Student Drop Outs at Central Washington College of Education, Robert Joseph Kuss
A Guidance Program for Gilbert School District, Joseph F. Lilinski
A Comparative Study of the Personality Adjustment, Mental Maturity, and Music Aptitude of the Three Ethnic Groups Represented at Mt. Edgecumbe School, Mt. Edgecumbe, Alaska, Charles Peter Mason
A Study of Change in Student’s Critical Thinking in the Social Studies as Related to a Modification of the Curriculum, Donald F. McLarney
A Handbook for School Murals, Mary Aquinata O'Sullivan
A Survey of the attitudes and Opinions of Yakima Elementary Educators Toward Television as an Aid to Instruction, Bill Jay Ranniger
A Study to Ascertain the Merits of the Corrected Test and the Study-Test Spelling Methods, James Arnold Rowan
Theses from 1954
A Study of Selected Problems in the Administration and Supervision of Local Programs for the Mentally Deficient in the State of Washington, Gordon Richard Hauck
A Survey of the County Film Libraries in the State of Washington, John M. Hofstrand
A Manual for Design Education at the College Level, June King McFee
A Handbook to Help Promote Understanding and Participation in Education by Home and School for Saint Paul’s Cathedral School, Yakima Washington, Mary Bernardine Myers
A Survey of the Public High School Commercial Departments in the State of Washington, Ralph Vernon Thomas
Theses from 1953
An Investigation of the Physical Education Specialist in the Elementary School, William G. Bentley
An Experiment in Spelling Using the Corrected Test Method, Donald W. Beseler
An Induction Program for Beginning Teachers, Alice Angst Burkett
Agricultural Migrants and Their Educational Problems, Jocelyn L. Butler
A Survey of Current Practices in Organizing Instructional Materials, Charles Henry Chamberlin
The Identification and Education of the Gifted Child in the Regular Classroom, Charles M. Chapman
Parent-Teacher Conferences in the Elementary School, Donald C. Crosland
A Study of the Industrial Arts Safety Conditions in the County and City Public Schools of Yakima, Washington, Stanley Arthur Dudley
Developing Number Concepts in Grade One, Hazel Haynes Elfbrandt
The School Maintenance Employee, William W. Emerson
Music Appreciation for Junior High by the Contract Method, Mildred I. Forsling
A Comparative Study of Methods of Reporting Pupil Progress to Parents in the Elementary Schools, Harry E. Haynes
Juvenile Delinquency - Can It Be Measured, Glenn Robert Jacobsen
An Investigation of Current Educational Practices for Providing for Gifted children in the Elementary Schools of the State of Washington, Earl Frederick Knuth
Some Interesting Projects in Foundry, Paul M. Paulson
The Library and Its Relation to the Elementary School Curriculum, Alpha S. Piland
A Study of the Relationship of School Attendance and School Achievement and Social Behavior, Gerald Evans Post
Multi-Sensory Materials in the Teaching of Third and Fourth Grade Arithmetic, Lillian Kristina Swanson
Educational Administration and Public Relations, Glenn D. Vanderpool
A Study of Alcohol Education With Suggested Improvements for the Junior High Schools of the State of Washington, Melvin Archie Walker
Theses from 1952
Promotion and Non-Promotion in the Elementary School, Frank Carothers
Spelling in the Elementary School, Orin Colbert
A Study to Determine the Sources of Friction Between Parents and the Yakima Public Schools, Clifford Albert Erickson
Teachers and Children of our Elementary Schools Need Speech Education, Gertrude Lester Hall
The Responsibility of Schools for Meeting the Leisure Time Needs of the Community, Gerald M. Hanft
Problems of Attendance in the Elementary School, Keith E. Haskins
An Art Guide for Classroom Teachers at the Kindergarten Primary Level, Phoebe Florence Kiser
A History and Evaluation of a Small District’s Elementary School Camping Program, Jack Edward Kittell
Criteria for the Selection of Classroom Films, John A. Lynn
Radio Listening Habits of High School Students Concerning Music, Lyle Manson
A Survey of the Status of the Athletic Coach of the Public Secondary Schools in the Yakima Valley, Phillip Mirosh
A Survey of Unusual Features in Public School Buildings in the State of Washington, James Jerry Oechsner
A Study of Teacher Production of Two by Two Inch Photographic Projection Slides for classroom Instruction, Samuel Wesley Peach
Orientation of the New Teacher for Achieving Successful Emotional Adjustment, James Nichols Pendleton Jr.
The Use of Parent Conferences as a Means of Reporting and Guiding Pupil Progress in the Elementary School, Harmon L. Schinbeckler
A Job analysis of High School Principalships in Yakima County, Robert Schmelzlee
How to Use Local Clays in School Ceramics, Warren R. Scott
Industrial Arts in the Junior High School, Grant Eugene Shelby
A Status Study of Parent-Teacher Conferences in First-Class Districts in the State of Washington, Ada O. Shockley
An Informal Experiment with the Small Group Technic, Mildred E. White
Theses from 1951
Student Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities, George Craig Anderson
Student Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities, Bennette Kirk Bedford
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in Speech Correction for Primary Teachers, Lila M. Brattkus
A Survey of Camping in the State of Washington and the Implications to Education, Lloyd Gene Craig
Anthology and Procedures in Poetry Presentation for Grades One and Two, Norma Craig
A Proposed Program for the Teaching of Human Relations in the Classroom on the Secondary School Level, Clyde Franklin Deaton
An Interpretation of Modern Practices in Discipline, Kenneth W. Elfbrandt
A Survey of the Guidance Practices of the Secondary Schools of Kittitas County, Arthur L. Feroglia
A Study of Proficiency in Basic Study Skills of Intermediate and Junior High School Students, Eleanor Ruth Freese
A Study of Public Relations in the Minnehaha Elementary School Vancouver, Washington, Harold V. Henry
An Experiment With Mineral Pigments in a Prepared Frit, Cecelia Long
A Study of first Grade Entrance Practices in the State of Washington, James L. Martin
Participation in Extracurricular Activities in the Yakima High School, Lois Hubbell Nickel
The Relationship Between Freshman Entrance Examination Scores and Academic Success in the Curriculum of Central Washington College of Education, John O'Donahue
The Relationship of Physical Education to Guidance, Raymond J. Patrick
A Guidance Handbook for the Elementary School, Floyd P. Perry
A Study of Group Dynamics as a Classroom Process, C. Bruce Schwarck
Community Resources as Related to the Elementary School, Louis Edward Shandera
School Excursions, Phoebe Jones Ulery
A Survey of the Physical Education Program for Boys in South Dakota Public Secondary Schools, Glen Wilbur Wright
Theses from 1950
A Summary of Practices in Sex Education in Various schools throughout the United States., George Bernard Brain
The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Status and Personal-Social Adjustment in a Sixth Grade Class in a Small Western City., Ina DeWees Davis
Understanding Modern Art., John Kenneth Davis
A Proposed Basic Curriculum for Elementary Vocal Music for use in Bremerton Public Schools, Ronald Keith Gillespie
A study of Failure and Non-promotion in the Yakima Elementary Schools, Willis Grayer Graham
A Critical Analysis of the Training of the Homeroom Music Teacher, Ivan A. Hill
A Survey of Opinions of Recreation Leadership Needs in the Public Schools in the State of Washington, Robert Hodges
Classroom Lighting, Walter Andrew Hotsko
The Role of the Lay Educational Advisory Council, Larry Dorman Langseth
The Use of Local Photographic Material in the Development of Social Studies Units for the Intermediate Grades, Myrtle E. Larrabee
A Study of Spelling Growth in Two Different Teaching Procedures, Richard Norbert Louis
The Classification and Annotation of Free and Inexpensive Health Teaching Materials, Patricia C. Miller
Today's Junior High School, William R. Oliver
Education Through Camping, Claude C. Pollock
A Study of Teacher Constructed Audio-Visual Aids, Marvin Joseph Schroeder
Teacher-Pupil Relationships, Lela Virginia Watson
Theses from 1949
Modern Practices for Beginning Teachers in Catholic Elementary Schools, Mary Columba
The Bowing Approach to Cello Playing, John C. Hopkins
Designing a Well-rounded Social Program for a Small College Campus to Meet the Social Needs of All Student Participants., Virginia Evans Johnson
A Study of the Ability of Fifth and Sixth Grade Pupils to Comprehend Social Studies Material, Sister Mary Margaret
A Proposed Twelve-Year Required Physical Education Program for the Kelso Public Schools., Harold Naubert
Planning and Equiping the School Lunchroom., Frances Willis
A survey of the School Housing Needs in Ellensburg, Washington, Dike A. Willoughby
A Study of Relationship Between Reading Problems and Emotional Problems., Linda Linnea Woods