Retardation among Saskatoon public school children 1958-1959

<p>Many studies of pupil retardation have been made since the problem first came to the attention of educators at the turn of the century. Much has been learned about the incidence and causes of retardation, and there have been various modifications in educational practice in attempts to ensur...

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Main Author: Kindrachuk, Michael John
Other Authors: Kirkpatrick, J. B.
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Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2010
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08192010-102755/
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spelling ndltd-USASK-oai-usask.ca-etd-08192010-1027552013-01-08T16:34:37Z Retardation among Saskatoon public school children 1958-1959 Kindrachuk, Michael John <p>Many studies of pupil retardation have been made since the problem first came to the attention of educators at the turn of the century. Much has been learned about the incidence and causes of retardation, and there have been various modifications in educational practice in attempts to ensure that retarded pupils benefit to the greatest degree from their formal schooling. Children suffering from defective sight, hearing, or from other physical handicaps have been specially provided for in many school systems. Many mentally retarded pupils have been placed in classes where, under the guidance of teachers trained for the task, they have been encouraged to proceed at a pace commensurate with their abilities. There are still, however, many children in the regular classrooms who definitely lag behind their fellows. </p> <p>In the city of Saskatoon, where the writer is the principal of an elementary school, very little factual information had been gathered which would assist the local administrators and supervisors in obtaining a comprehensive picture of the problem of pupil retardation as it exists there. The present study was, therefore, begun in January, 1959, in order to obtain a descriptive survey of retardation as it existed in the public schools in Saskatoon in the school year 1958-1959.</p> Kirkpatrick, J. B. Clark, S. McNeilll, W. D. D. University of Saskatchewan 2010-08-23 text application/pdf http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08192010-102755/ http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08192010-102755/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to University of Saskatchewan or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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description <p>Many studies of pupil retardation have been made since the problem first came to the attention of educators at the turn of the century. Much has been learned about the incidence and causes of retardation, and there have been various modifications in educational practice in attempts to ensure that retarded pupils benefit to the greatest degree from their formal schooling. Children suffering from defective sight, hearing, or from other physical handicaps have been specially provided for in many school systems. Many mentally retarded pupils have been placed in classes where, under the guidance of teachers trained for the task, they have been encouraged to proceed at a pace commensurate with their abilities. There are still, however, many children in the regular classrooms who definitely lag behind their fellows. </p> <p>In the city of Saskatoon, where the writer is the principal of an elementary school, very little factual information had been gathered which would assist the local administrators and supervisors in obtaining a comprehensive picture of the problem of pupil retardation as it exists there. The present study was, therefore, begun in January, 1959, in order to obtain a descriptive survey of retardation as it existed in the public schools in Saskatoon in the school year 1958-1959.</p>
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title_short Retardation among Saskatoon public school children 1958-1959
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