A Study Of Minimum Requirements Of The Forty-eight States For Certification To Teach Physical Education In The Secondary Schools


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This thesis, having been approved by the special Faculty Com mittee ,is accepted by the Graduate School o f the University o f W yom ing, in p a rtial fu lfillm e n t o f the requirements fo r the degree o f l£asier_ji£.Jjdia____ l y t L j O t - f y - — Dean of the Graduate School. Date M.9Z.16a__195o ___ Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. A STUDY OF MINIMUM REQDTREMENTS OF THE FORTY-EIGHT STATES FOR CERTIFICATION TO TEACH PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS by Duaine Louis Cunz A Thesis Submitted to the College of Education and the Graduate School of the University of Wyoming in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts University of -Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming June, 1950 L ib r a r y OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING LARAMIE Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. U M I N u m b e r: E P 2 0 7 2 6 IN F O R M A T IO N T O U S E R S T h e quality of this reproduction is d ep e n d e n t upon the quality of the copy subm itted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleed-through, substandard m argins, and im proper a lig nm en t can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely e ven t that the author did not send a com plete m anuscript and th ere are missing pages, th ese will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright m aterial had to be rem oved, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI U M I M icroform E P 2 0 7 2 6 Copyright 2 0 0 7 by P roQ uest Inform ation and Learning C om pany. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United S ta te s C ode. P roQ uest Inform ation and Learning C o m p an y 3 0 0 North Z e e b R oad P .O . Box 1 3 4 6 Ann Arbor, M l 4 8 1 0 6 -1 3 4 6 R eproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Hebtrd &®«® f ACKNOWLEDGMENT y The writer is indebted to Dr. R. D. Watkins, his advisor, Chairman, Division of Health, Physical Education, and Recre­ ation, University of Wyoming, for suggestions and advice and for reading and correcting this thesis, and wishes to express his gratitude for his valuable assistance. The writer also wishes to express thanks to the State Departments of Educa­ tion for sending and for verification of data for this study. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I. Page INTRODUCTION ................................ 1 Aim of the s t u d y .......................... 3 Importance of the s t u d y .................. 4 Limitations of the study .................. 6 Research methods and procedures used in the s t u d y .................................. 6 Sources of data for the s t u d y ............ 7 Validity of materials and technioLues used in the s t u d y ............................ II. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF STUDIES RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION .......... 9 Qualification requirements prior to 1900 . . 9 Cubberly's study of 1906 III. 8 ................ 14 Updegraff's study of 1 9 1 0 ................ 15 Cook's study of 1 9 2 1 ...................... 17 Cook's study of 1926 ...................... 18 Frazier