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The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department: Correctional Education Program, Robert C. Rufo, Stefan F. Lobuglio

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article describes the Sheriff's Department correctional education programs at the Suffolk County House of Correction and Jail. It points out the tremendous need for educational services given that more than 60 percent of those incarcerated in these institutions are high school drop-outs, and a much higher percentage are functionally illiterate. Because 95 percent of those incarcerated at this facility will return to their communities within three years, educating prisoners serves as a constructive and cost-effective means of preventing recidivism and an effective investment in public safety. The authors also discusses the new Mandatory Literacy Law, which essentially links literacy …

New Directions In Juvenile Justice: School-Based Crime Prevention, Paul F. Walsh Jr.

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article considers the role of the district attorney as a catalyst for aggressive school-based educational programs to help young people avoid trouble with the legal system. Walsh argues that while it may be unfair to burden classroom teachers with additional responsibilities concerning drug and alcohol issues, school is the logical site at which to provide these services and that a district attorney is well suited to act as a catalyst and resource for providing these additional services.

Why Is Boston University Still In Chelsea?, Glenn Jacobs

New England Journal of Public Policy

In the face of obdurate social, educational, and political failures, problems, and obstacles, Boston University persists in its management of the Chelsea public schools. It also persists in its refusal to share power with such Chelsea citizenry as the resistant Latinos whose leadership the university seeks to discredit. Jacobs examines the historical background of the city and its schools to decipher Chelsea's economic dependency and repeated fall into receivership and privatization.

Education And Falling Wages, Lester C. Thurow

New England Journal of Public Policy

Start with a statistic that should be burned into the brain of every American. If one looks at young males eighteen to twenty-five years of age who work full-time for a full year — eight hours a day, five days a week, fifty-two weeks a year — 18 percent of them could not earn a poverty-line income ($12,183 in 1990 dollars) in 1980. Ten years later, in 1990, that number had risen to 40 percent. Among young female workers eighteen to twenty-four years of age, the percentage unable to earn a poverty-line income despite full-time, full-year work rises from 29 …

Affirmative Action Strategies In Elementary And Secondary Schools, Abigail Therstrom

New England Journal of Public Policy

Disproportionate numbers of black students do poorly on standardized tests; strategies to improve American education thus frequently target inner-city schools. These strategies often have an unrecognized affirmative action component. A search for more minority students or teachers is clearly an affirmative action effort. But the elimination of all tracking or competency grouping is another matter. Normally viewed as nothing more than a pedagogical strategy, it, like other affirmative action efforts, amounts to a conscious effort to alter the low-track status of minority pupils. Similarly, the demand for curricular reforms, racial sensitivity training, and more culturally "appropriate" tests, while not obviously …

Service Learning: The Promise And The Risk, Alice L. Halsted, Joan C. Schine

New England Journal of Public Policy

Service learning, the pairing of meaningful work in the community and structured reflection, has the potential to transform schools. It provides opportunities for young people to test new roles, develop skills, apply academic learning in a "real world" setting, and move toward responsible citizenship. Service learning can reinvigorate traditional classrooms and turn passive students into dynamic and engaged learners. However, unless it is implemented with care, with a solid rationale and clearly articulated learning and service goals, service learning will fail to realize this potential. The power and the promise of service learning are too great to allow this imaginative …

Lessons In The Common Good: Voluntarism On College Campuses, Jodi Raybuck

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article describes the current interest and activity in community service and the undergraduate educational experience. Many examples of campus-based voluntarism with a social reform twist set the stage for passage of the National and Community Trust Act of 1993. What is still necessary, however, is recognition by faculty, administrators, and agency officials that the community service experience must be structured properly, so that both service and learning take place. Drawing on the efforts at Babson College and direct involvement with the national scene, this analysis offers recommendations for implementing a program that helps to cultivate good citizenship and values.

Interview: Gregory Caras, Joseph Watras

Joseph Watras Interviews

Subject of interview: Dayton View stabilization

The Effects Of Educational Kinesiology On The Self-Esteem Of At-Risk Students, Julian W. Thrasher Iii

Graduate Theses

A study was performed on at-risk students in the Midland Independent School District, Midland, Texas utilizing Educational Kinesthetics as an alternative counseling technique for improving the self-esteem of the students. Students were divided into control and experimental groups and pretested and posttested with the School Attitude Measure. The experimental group was given twelve sessions of treatment utilizing Educational Kinesthetics. Results of the study showed a trend toward improved self-esteem at the conclusion of the study.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 54 [55], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Anna, Cara. Budget Top Secret Until May
• Whipple, Catherine. Fewer Planning to Return to Dorms – Housing & Residence Life
• Quarles, Mitchell. South Africa: Open Election Changes Country’s Future – Apartheid
• Former Football Players Arrested – William Keltee, Eddie Thompson
• WKYU-FM Wins Award for News Story
• WKYU-TV to Show Kentucky Derby Special
• 1994 Marsupial Awards
• People Poll: How Are You Preparing for Finals Week?
• Clingerman, Ann. There’s No Shame In Being Yourself
• Editor’s Hotline – Right-to-Life, Advertising, College Heights Herald, Women’s Studies, Recreation Students, Housing …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 53 [54], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Ang, Dawn. Special Olympics; Games Bring People Together
• Whipple, Catherine. Greek Volunteers Give Time to Help Special Olympians
• Wilson, Sherry. Western Lagging in Staff Regent Election
• Poynter, Chris. Credit Card Companies Market the Upside, But Don’t Emphasize the Trap
• Weber, Rob. Always Read the Fine Print, Counselor Says – Credit Cards
• Poynter, Chris. Credit Cards: They’re Everywhere You Want to Be . . . Even on Campus
• Western Can Use New Hiring Policy
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Thomas Meredith’s Secret Clubhouse
• Lienhart, Jennifer. Information on …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 52 [53], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Root, Tonya. Rob Evans & Tara Higdon Ready to Lead Students, Student Government Association
• Hannah, Jim. Robert Rutledge Hiring Raises Questions About Process – Institutional Advancement
• Daniels, Jerry. Credit Cards: Impulse Buying Puts Some Students Deep in Debt
• Madison, Ann. Earth Day: Weekend Events Help Awareness of Environment
• Suspect Arrested for Vandalism – Jonathan Lowe
• Play It Safe, Lock Doors On Campus – Crime
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Campus Security
• Catherine Ward Deserves Appreciation for Helping Women
• People Poll: Are You Concerned About Campus Safety? …

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

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WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes and attachments.

Ua12/2/1 A Survival Guide To The Real World, Wku Student Affairs

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Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Tolliver, Lisa. Career Services Center Helps Students Find Right Career
• Madison, Ann. Graduate School: Some Choose to Continue Education
• Allen, Craig. Resume First Step in Finding a Profession
• Ress, Chad. Drawing to a Close – Sasha Barney, Art, International Students
• Kemp, Bill. Interview: There’s More to It Than Just Showing Up
• Ang, Dawn. Before the Real World Some Students Travel
• Root, Tonya. Buying a Car Requires Money, Education
• Whipple, Catherine. Graduation Day: Some Students Have Mixed Emotions

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 51 [52], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Root, Tonya. Student Government Association Elections: Scott Sivley vs. Rob Evans at Polls Today
• Cecil, Jill. Thomas Meredith’s Plan Raises Questions, Support
• Anna, Cara. Federal Office Will Review Hiring Policy – Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity
• Grundy, Julie & Rob Weber. Companies May Give Students Too Much Credit – Credit Cards
• Grundy, Julie. Using Credit Cards Requires Homework
• Car Vandalism Suspect Arrested - James Raines
• Clean Up the Earth
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Earth Day
• Cailloe, Andrea. Vote Rob Evans, Tara Higdon – Student Government …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 50 [51], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hannah, Jim. Robert Rutledge Left Troubled Foundation, Gift Controversy at Texas A&M – Institutional Advancement
• Anna, Cara. Employee Files Lawsuit Charging Gender Bias – Anne Murray
• Anna, Cara. Racing Ahead: Student Doesn’t Let Disability Interfere With Dreams – Doug Froedge, Car Racing
• Anna, Cara. Thomas Meredith Introduces Plan for Western’s Future
• Edwards, Don. Students Rush to Complete Income Tax Returns by Tomorrow
• Matt Kilcullen Right Man for Toppers – Basketball
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon So Far So Good Matt Kilcullen
• Forensics Team Shines in Long-Deserved …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 49 [50], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Poynter, Chris. Matt Kilcullen Signs Four-Year Contract – Basketball
• Cecil, Jill. Social Work: Faculty Concerned About Future – Curriculum
• Quarles, Mitchell. Pageant Show Positive Aspects of Black Women – Miss Black Western
• Root, Tonya. Candidate Says He Wouldn’t Raise Fees – Shawn Pinkston, Student Government Association
• Kentucky Supreme Court Coming to Campus
• Jim Richards Fouls Out In Search – Basketball
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Jim Richards Fails to Hire Best Basketball Coach
• Workers’ Needs, Morale Should Be Recognized
• People Poll: What’s Your Biggest Worry During …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 48 [49], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hannah, Jim & Cara Anna. Lock Up: Buildings Often Open After Hours
• Whipple, Catherine. Goodbye Bill, You Did It Right – William Natcher
• Root, Tonya. Candidate Urges Discussion of Issues – Student Government Association, Rob Evans
• The Choice Is Yours In Student Government Association Vote – Elections
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Student Government Association Elections
• Your View: The World Around Western – Student Government Association
• People Poll: What Has Student Government Association Done for You?
• Clingerman, Ann. Friend’s Death Brings Us Back to Real World …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 47 [48], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Ang, Dawn. Class Schedules: Advisers, Students Must Share Task – Registrar
• Root, Tonya. Candidate Relies on Experience, Activity – Student Government Association, Scott Sivley
• Whipple, Catherine. Two Western Graduates Headed to Far East – Aaron Magan, Jon Sowards, Korea, U.S. Army
• Whipple, Catherine. Tensions High in Korea
• Western Selects officer of the Year – Audrey Spies, WKU Police
• Cecil, Jill. William Natcher Funeral Wednesday
• Minors, Patricia. Cartoon Defies Equality – Stacy Curtis
• Brown, Edward & Richie Dull. Give Cheerleaders RESPECT
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon – …

The Contribution Of Selected Cognitive And Noncognitive Variables To The Academic Success Of Medical Technology Students, Mildred Keels Fuller

Health Services Research Dissertations

The research problem for this study assessed the relationship of cognitive and noncognitive variables to the academic success of African-American versus Caucasian medical technology students attending traditionally black institutions versus majority institutions. Academic success was defined as cumulative grade point average, cumulative clinical practica grades, and graduation status. The cognitive variable was the preclinical cumulative grade point average, and the noncognitive variables were the noncognitive subscale scores.

Seventy-five senior medical technology students provided demographic data, and completed the Noncognitive Questionnaire (Tracey & Sedlacek, 1984) that assessed eight noncognitive dimensions: positive self-concept; realistic self-appraisal: understands and deals with racism; prefers long-range …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 46 [47], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Root, Tonya. Student Government Association to Publish Own Teacher Evaluations
• Poynter, Chris. William Natcher: Friends Remember One-of-a-Kind Man
• Madison, Ann. Kentucky Museum Offers Glimpse of State’s Past
• Everyone Loses An Hour Sunday – Daylight Savings
• Everyone Should Be Informed – Budget
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Student Budget Hotline Out of Order
• Editor’s Hotline – College Heights Herald Cartoonist, Stacy Curtis
• People Poll: What Suggestions Do You Have for Saving Money in Western’s Budget?
• Clingerman, Ann. Woman Doesn’t Find Comic Relief in Stereotypes
• United Black Greeks …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 4, No. 5, Wku University Relations

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On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Skipper, Bob. The New Technology
• Skipper, Bob. The Ease of E-Mail
• Skipper, Bob. Class Comments by Computer
• Computer Logic
• Skipper, Bob. Can We Outlaw the Filibuster? - Edward Kearney
• How Mulch is Enough
• Think Big Red Way
• Williamson, Nikole. Lincoln & His Contemporaries

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 45 [46], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Nations, Jeff & Tom Batters. Pittsburgh to Name Ralph Willard Coach Today
• Anna, Cara. Some Feel Cheated By Budget Squeeze
• Kemp, Bill. Motorcycle-Riding Professors Take to the Streets with Relaxing Pastime
• Greg Gesell Pleads Guilty to Theft – Post Office
• Former Governor Dies – Lawrence Wetherby
• Thompson, Craig. City Welcomed Sun Belt Conference Tournaments - Basketball
• Beckner, Hugo. Big Red Shuttle Service Appreciated
• Rose, Alex & Matthew McGovern. Change is Needed – Politics
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Cigarette Advertisements
• Editor’s Hotline – Ralph Willard, Cheating, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 44 [45], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Cecil, Jill. Sam Sharbutt: Lots of Peaks, Lots of Valleys – Cancer, Obituaries
• Batters, Tom. Western to Learn Ralph Willard’s Decision By Monday – Basketball
• Anna, Cara. Budget: Early Plan Includes Salary Increase, Positions Cut
• Hernan Cortes to Be Examined Tonight – Latin American Studies
• Athletics Should Get On the Ball
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Athletic Department Dog with NCAA Fire Hydrant
• Newell, Gordon. Tanning Beds Unsafe
• People Poll: Which Team Do You Think Will Win the NCAA Tournament
• Clingerman, Ann. Sexist Images Hit Talk …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 43 [44], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Wilson, Sherry. Governor Brereton Jones Signs Bill to Add Staff Regent
• Edwards, Don. Program Offers New Perspectives on Gender Roles – Women’s Studies, Curriculum
• Anna, Cara. Americans With Disabilities Act: University Trying to Comply Despite Money Shortage
• Grundy, Julie. Western Leads State Schools with Technology
• Students to Get Paid Tomorrow – Student Financial Aid
• Former Student’s Killer Sentenced – Kristi Hedden, James Simmons
• Council on Higher Education Shouldn’t Waste Time – Budget
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoons Condoms
• Beckner, Stacy. We’re Winners Anyway – Basketball
• People …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 42 [43], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Anna, Cara. Minorities: Western Gets More Time to Recruit – Council on Higher Education
• Wilson, Sherry. Facilities Management Considers Partnership
• Mallon, T.J. Some Students Upset By Delay of Checks Until After Break – Student Financial Aid
• Armes, Anya. Nuclear Science Research Tools Improve Training – Physics & Astronomy
• Man Arrested for Scalping Tickets – Randy Brown
• Brereton Jones to Sign Bill for Staff Regent
• Home Is Not What It Used to Be – Poland Hall, Housing & Residence Life
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Poland Hall …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 41 [42], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Osborne, Sherri. Poland Hall to House Only Males Next Fall – Housing & Residence Life
• Brautigan, Cathy. Full-Time Job: Some Students Juggle Busy Schedules with Work, School, Parenthood
• Hannah, Jim. Western Bringing Technology Into Classroom – Internet, World Wide web
• Seminar Features Black Alumni – Minority Student Support Services
• Search for Director Must Begin – Athletics
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Thomas Meredith Choosing Athletic Director
• Ayers, Bryan. Ban An Issue of Health – Smoking
• People Poll: What Are Your Plans for Spring Break?
• Clingerman, Ann. …

Topic Bibliography Of Sources Related To Servicelearning By Esl/Bilingual Students, Robin Vue Benson, Robert D. Shumer

Bibliographies

The sources listed on the following pages are in response to requests for information on using service-learning in an ESL/bilingual education context. They were obtained by conducting searches of the ERIC database on CD-ROM. Broad topics were chosen for a comprehensive selection of references. With several hundred records identified, only those with relevance to service-learning are included here. The search for more sources of information on this topic is ongoing and this compilation will be updated periodically.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 40 [41], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Anna, Cara. Regents Extend Jack Harbaugh’s Contract
• Wilson, Sherry. Marjorie Dye to Retire After Working With Students for 25 Years
• Anna, Cara. On Line: Plan Connects Western With the World – Internet, World Wide Web
• Quarles, Mitchell. Amazing Tones of Joy Celebrates Heritage Through Gospel Music
• Western Setting Funding Goals
• Two Students Involved in Wreck Sunday – Shayne Emberton, Kevin Gearlds
• Don’t Delay Part-Timers’ Paychecks
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Scrooge Withholding Part Time Faculty Paychecks
• Johnson, Jerry. Downing University Center Meals Too Expensive
• Neal, David. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 69, No. 39 [40], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Whipple, Catherine. Tutors Help Children with School & Life – Family Support Center Tutorial Program
• Cecil, Jill. Thomas Meredith Become Student for a Day
• Good, Epha. Therapy Eases Mood Disorders – Depression
• Student Arrested for Sexual Abuse – Matthew Conkle
• Celebrate, Appreciate Diversity – Black History Month
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon Black History Month
• Nist, Heather. Dorm Residents Not Safe – Housing & Residence Life
• Spencer, Steve. It’s Your Responsibility – Quincy Brown
• People Poll: If You Were Western’s President for a Day What Would …