Date of Award
8-1941
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Ralph A. Fritz
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to make proposals for home room programs based upon a survey of the home-room organizations of a select group of Negro high schools of Oklahoma. In the survey the writer attempted to determine the present home room practices such as, (1) length of programs, (2) program objectives, (3) how often programs are held, (4) days on which programs are held, (5) program topics, (6) number of programs dealing with Negroes, and the sponsors; attitude toward (7) programs based on Negro subjects, and (8) toward home rooms in general.
Four copies of a questionnaire were sent to each of the principals of sixteen selected Negro high schools of Oklahoma. The principal was instructed to give them to four of his home room sponsors. The sponsors were asked to study the questionnaires and to be prepared for an interview with the writer at an early date. The writer took Thursdays and Fridays of several weeks and visited each school to conduct the interviews.
The most important findings show that ninety-five percent of the sponsors believe that home rooms contribute to the objectives of education, and ninety-seven percent believe that a manual of program materials about Negroes would be worthwhile and desirable. The more frequently listed home room objectives are citizenship, education, inspiration, morals, and vocations. The more frequently suggested topics for programs on and about Negroes were citizenship, Negro history, race pride, vocations, and Negro achievement in art, literature, and music.
The results of this study were used as suggestions for topics for home room programs. Twenty-five such programs are included containing detailed suggestions and materials. Thirteen are of a general nature such as the Negro in art, aviation, music, sports, movies, literature, law, on the stage, and Negro women of distinction. Several are on anniversaries such as Emancipation Day; others suggest certain weeks for Negro newspapers, history, insurance, education, and health. There are also programs on George W. Carver, Booker T. Washington, and Frederick Douglass. At the end is a Calendar of Events and Anniversaries that can be used for additional suggestions for programs.
Recommended Citation
Addison, Edward Thurman, "A Proposed Home Room Program for Negro High Schools Based on the Opinions of Sixty Home Room Sponsors of Oklahoma" (1941). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 481.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/481
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