A Course Of Study In General Science

A COURSE OF STUDY IN GENERAL S C IM C 3 A P ro je c t P re s e n te d to th e F a c u l t y o f t h e S c h o o l o f E d u c a tio n The U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u th e r n C a l i f o r n i a In P a r t i a l F u lfillm e n t o f t h e R e q u ire m e n ts f o r t h e D eg ree M a s te r o f S c ie n c e i n E d u c a tio n by R . D. A n g e ll J a n u a r y 1950 UMI Number: EP45713 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMT Dissertation Publishing UMI EP45713 Published by ProQuest LLC (2014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 Th is p r o j e c t report, w ri tt en under the direction o f the candidate’s a d v is e r a n d a p p r o v e d by him , has been pr es e nt e d to a n d a c c e p te d by the F a c u lt y of the S c h o o l of E d u c a ti o n in p a r t i a l f u lf ill m e nt of the requirements f o r the de g re e of M a s t e r of Scienc e in E ducation. D ate J a n T » p y„15.JL„ 1 2 5 0 ......................... Adviser (R.'ZU' Dean ii PREFACE T h is c o u r s e of s tu d y i s in te n d e d f o r J u n io r H ig h S c h o o l s t u d e n t s who i n t e n d t o s a t i s f y o n ly t h e minimum r e q u i r e ­ m e n ts i n s c i e n c e b e c a u s e o f a d i s l i k e o f t h e s u b j e c t , o r an i n a b i l i t y t o m a s te r i t . I t h a s lo n g b e e n r e a l i z e d t h a t m o st s c h o o ls t e a c h su b ­ j e c t m a t t e r a l o n e , w hich may o r may n o t b e p u r p o s e f u l t o th e p u p i l , r a t h e r t h a n te a c h i n g a n i n t e g r a t e d p ro g ra m o f s t u d i e s o f l i f e - l i k e a c t i v i t i e s , w h ic h m e e t t h e n e e d s and a re p u rp o sefu l to a l l in d iv id u a ls . C o u rs e s i n s c ie n c e a r e no e x c e p tio n t o th e a b o v e . The a u t h o r o f t h i s s y l l a b u s f e e l s t h a t em p h a sis s h o u ld b e p la c e d on p u p i l a c t i v i t i e s , and h a s f o llo w e d th e b a s i c p h i l o s o p h i e s o f D ew ey,^ S to d d a r d ,^ a n d C raw fo rd ^ i n p r e ­ p a r i n g t h i s e o u rs e i n g e n e r a l s c i e n c e . I t is th e ir p h ilo ­ so p h y t h a t e d u c a t i o n i s a p r o c e s s o f l e a r n i n g an d n o t a p re p a ra tio n f o r th e f u tu r e . The s c h o o l m u st r e p r e s e n t 1 Jo h n Dewey: nam* s S o n s , 19 4 0 . E d u c a tio n T o d ay . New Y ork: G-. P . P u t ­ 2 A. J . S to d d a r d : E d u c a tio n f o r A l l A m erican Y o u th , W ash in g to n D. C. E d u c a tio n a l P o l i c i e s C om m ission, 1 9 4 4 . 3 C. C. C ra w fo rd : G. C. C ra w fo rd , 1 9 4 1 . F u n c t i o n a l E d u c a tio n . L os A n g e le s : iii p rese n t l i f e , l i f e a s r e a l and v i t a l t o th e s t u d e n t a s t h a t w h ich i s c a r r i e d on i n t h e hom e, t h e n e ig h b o rh o o d , o r th e p la y g r o u n d . U n p h a s is s h o u ld b e p la c e d on p u p i l a c t i v i t i e s , and t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s m u st b e p u r p o s e f u l , h a v e c o n t i n u i t y , a n d b e r e l a t e d t o p a t t e r n s