Date of Award
1949
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
First Advisor
Dr. O. A. Hankammer
Abstract
This survey was made to include all of the Negro colleges and Universities in the United States. These schools were investigated for their teacher-training curricula in industrial education. The catalogs and the bulletins of the schools were the chief source of data for this study. It was revealed by the survey that there were twenty-two curricula, in seventeen schools, leading to degrees in industrial education. The list of schools was further studied and it revealed industrial education subject matter being offered in twenty-five schools not granting industrial education degrees.
A review was made of the historical background of the American Negro. It was found that industrial education has been present among these people since their arrival in this country.
The American Negro is now enveloped in the American concept of a democracy. His ideas, thinking, action, institutions, are patterned after the America of today. He is entirely American in every respect except where he is restricted by a social caste system. It is evidenced by the study that the educational theories and concepts of the Negro are identical with the existing theories and concepts of education.
To evaluate the curricula of the schools, certain criteria were established. In an effort to give a foundation or basis for the criteria, a survey was made of the philosophy, aims and objectives of industrial education.
The curricula of the schools are recorded as a complete unit and include the school's name, location, title of the department, faculty, number of hours required for graduation, title of the degree granted, entrance requirements, shop major, professional education, professional industrial education, academic courses, chemical-physical-biological science required, electives and miscellaneous subjects included in the curricula.
A summary is given of these data in a comprehensive explanation accompanied by various tables.
In the conclusions and recommendations, attention is directed to certain practices existing in the various institutions.
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Alvin I., "The Industrial Education Curricula For Teacher Training in the Negro Colleges and Universities of the United States" (1949). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 486.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/486
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