Lovering, Sherman A.2017-07-222017-07-2219521952b14705205https://hdl.handle.net/2144/23040Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston UniversityIt is the purpose of this survey to discover the answers to three important local educational questions: 1. What are the characteristics and abilities Manchester employers consider most desirable for an employee? 2. What calibre of student is the employer now meeting in Manchester graduates who become job-applicants? 3. What factors may be brought to light which might influence the elementary school?en-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions.Manchester, New HampshireElementary schoolLife skillsCurriculum analysisA community survey of business firms and teachers with implications for improving the elementary curriculum of the Manchester elementary school system, Manchester, New HampshireThesis/Dissertation