Date of Award
5-1935
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
First Advisor
Ralph A. Fritz
Keywords
Business Education
Abstract
The Problem
Much has been written concerning the alleged objectives of the comparatively new subject, Junior Business Training, but little has been done toward measuring the extent to which these goals are attained.
One of the objectives common to a number of textbooks for Junior Business Training is that of giving such general business knowledge as is necessary to everyday living. The main problem of this study is to determine how much general business knowledge pupils gain through the study of Junior Business Training as it is now being taught in the classroom.
The general business knowledge necessary in everyday living is in the possession of many happy and progressive citizens everywhere. Children pick up such knowledge under the guidance of their parents, in the home, and in the community, as well as in all school classes were socialization is attempted. There was a question in the mind of the writer as to whether the amount of general business knowledge gained from a course in Junior Business Training is large enough to warrant the claim of the objective that the course aids the pupil in developing a general business knowledge. Therefore, the plan of this study is to determine the amount of general business knowledge possessed by the pupil who has studied Junior Business Training, and of his classmate who has not studied Junior Business Training, and make a comparison of the two.
The Method
The method is the use of an objective test containing items of general business knowledge, these items being selected from a number of Junior Business Training textbooks. These tests were administered to both those pupils who had studied Junior Business Training. Then the comparison of the two groups was made from the scores on this.
Recommended Citation
Hashbarger, Mary Frances, "The Value of Junior Business Training for Giving General Business Knowledge" (1935). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 695.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/695
