b. Psychological characteristics of school children,
relating especially to problems of learning, habit formation, the develop-
ment of attitudes and ideals, and to generalized training effects.

ec. Basic educational theory or philosophy, as it relates
to the aims and purposes of education and to the determination of educa-
tional values, especially in the student's own fiela of study.

d. Social implications of education; including such fea-
tures as state or governmental functions of education, public schools as
an agency of society to serve society's needs, and the interrelationship
between schools and other institutions or movements in society.

e. An appropriate knowledge of educational literature.

f. An understanding of the growth and development of
American education as it sheds light upon current trends and practices.

B, Candidates will be expected to give evidence of a critical
attitude or habit of mind which disposes them to examine carefully any
reports, proposals, or data with reference both to their adequacy or
accuracy and to their specific limitations or meanings.

C. Candidates will be expected to show adequacy of preparation
in the fields in which they plan to teach.

D. Candidates will be expected to provide evidence of (a) ability
to deal with practical school problems and (b) possession of the professional
skills anc techniques needed in the fields of their special interests.

VY. Required Courses,

With the exception of the thesis report for the il. A. ana M. 5. Degrees
and M. S$. in Education Degree, there are no uniform requirements made of
all students. However, the following suggestions may prove of value to
students in selecting courses,

1, It is recommended that in preparation for their research students
familiarize themselves with the tools, techniques, and methods currently
employed in undertakings of this type.

2, Tt is further recommended that candidates sclect not less than
ten hours from the core courses named in the field which they have selected,
and

3, That they arrange with the departmentel adviser to whom they are
assigned a complete 50-hour sequence before or soon after they begin their
graduate study, to the end that they say be suitably prepared to meet the
requirements which are defined above.