All master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University since 2012 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. We have a few digital copies of earlier years. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses/Dissertations from 1955
Instructional Aids in Art for Elementary Teachers, Jeanne M. Fox Schier
Techniques for Teaching Swimming to Seventh Graders, Ernest L. Mary
Textbooks of World History for the Senior High School, David E. Proud
Theses/Dissertations from 1954
The Role of the Myrtle Heege Community Center in the Recreation Program of Kalamazoo, Fletcher S. Cooper
The Curriculum in Industrial Arts in Michigan High Schools Employing One Shop Instructor, John H. Koenig
Six Semester Courses in Graphic Arts, Glen D. Moerdyk
An Analysis of Selected History Tests Prepared for Use in the High School, Charles E. Reed
The Training and Experience of High School Football Coaches in Minnesota, Roy G. Walters
Theses/Dissertations from 1953
A Sociometric Study of Popularity and Academic Achievement in a Ninth Grade Class, Elizabeth V. Banks
An Analysis of the Notices of Judgement under the Federal Food, Drug and Costmetic Act, LaVerne H. Boss
How Television is Affecting the Lives of Sixth Graders in Kalamazoo – A Report from the Children, Charles R. Calhoun
A Study of Safety Education in Secondary-School Shops (Grades 7-12) in Southwestern Michigan, Wallace Frederick Fillingham
A Study of the Current Practices in Program Planning in the Summer Camps of the Y.W.C.A. in the Midwest, Mary Louise Lang
Programs of Intra-mural Sports in Class B High Schools in Michigan, Robert J, Prudon
Theses/Dissertations from 1952
The Sociometric Technique with a Seventh-Grade Class in Social Studies and English, Cleo Chapekis
Development of a Teacher’s Guide for a One-Semester Speech Course Suitable for All College Students, Deldee Myriok Herman
A Study of a High School Marriage and Family Course, Wendell P. Hill
Some Demonstrations for High School Science, Richard F. Welch
Theses/Dissertations from 1951
An Investigation of Attitudes Toward, and Proficiencies in, Junior-High-School Arithmetic, Robert Lee Andrews
An Analysis of Aviation Education in Senior High School Textbooks, Herbert E. Ellinger
An Experimental Study of the Relative Effectiveness of Drill and Incidental Teaching in the Learning of the Multiplication Tables, Rena May Gates
A Study of the Summer Recreation Programs in Small Michigan Communities, Walter A. Gillett
The Value of Mental Arithmetic in Grades Seven and Eight, Edward Oren Kay
A Recommended Program of Related Instruction for Electrical Apprentices, Andrew C. Luff
A Comparison of the Relative Effectiveness of Teaching Seventh Grade Arithmetic with a Textbook and without a Textbook, Alfred John Reynolds
The Effect of the Use of a Textbook as Compared with Supplemental Material in Teaching Biology, Wayne A. Stafford
State and Local History in Michigan Schools, Robert R. Swartz
Theses/Dissertations from 1950
An Analysis and Evaluation of Industrial Arts Projects Used in Midwestern Ohio, Henry W. Krause
Twelfth Grade Public School Business Students Deficient in Fundamentals, Jeannette Lawhun
Is Industrial Arts Benefitting a Representative Population of Kalamazoo Central High School Boys?, D. John Lucas
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
Examination of the Underlying Trends in Village and Rural Recreation with Application in the Three Oaks School District, Alfred Pfliger
Theses/Dissertations from 1948
An Investigation of the Amount and Kinds of Material Pertaining to Safety Education to be Found in Social Studies Textbooks, Dorothy D. Osborn
A Proposed Program for the Veterans’ Institute at Dowagiac, Michigan, Harold E. Telfer
Theses/Dissertations from 1947
Development of a Proposed Course of Study in American History for the Senior High School, Floyd Gagnon
Development of a Program of Art for Grades Four through Six, Julia Eloise Oliver
Theses/Dissertations from 1943
The Development of a Course of Study in Consumer Science for the Senior High School of Sturgis, Michigan, Harold R. Bowdish
The Analysis, Evaluation, and Selection of American History Textbooks for Senior High School Classroom Use, Fred A. Weiss
Theses/Dissertations from 1941
A Study of Former Students of Maher’s Business College, Merlin J. Claucherty