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Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 20, 1991, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Recommendation re Board of Trustees Distinguished Service Award
• Resolution re United Way Campaign
• Grant Report
• Departmental Name Change
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Revision, WMU Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual, Retirement Benefit Policy
• Hospital and Medical Insurance Program Administrative Contract
• Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Gamma Delta Fraternities
• REMEX Corporation
• State Mandated Change in University Accounting System
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, December 12, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story Highlights: Haenicke to recommend Powell as vice president and Hodge as dean at Dec. 20 board meeting, Senate endorses nursing program to meet community need, October grants represent Iargest one-month total for WMU, Student researchers contribute fresh viewpoints to scholarly endeavors, Kust set to continue academic career as research standout, Senior design projects link engineering programs; industry, Graduate student's discovery replaces time-honored engineering method, Pair of young chemists present papers on their metals research at fall Argonne conference, Gianakaris compiles and edits book of essays on celebrated British playwright Peter Shaffer

Western News, December 5, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Record number inducted into 25 Year Club at banquet, Prehistoric residents lived well; according to new book, Visiting professor from Eastern Illinois University to present convocation lecture Wednesday, Dec. 11, Teicherts write German language textbook

Profile Of A Heterogeneous Grouping Plan For Reading, Nancy Leyse Logan, Jean Dixon Rux, Edward E. Paradis

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Grouping children by ability for reading instruction is common practice in many elementary schools today. By reducing heterogeneity, ability grouping presumably allows teachers to provide instruction at an appropriate level for students in a particular group. However, research has shown that grouping children by ability can have a negative impact on lower ability readers, especially when the grouping occurs over time.

Parent Communication In A Whole Language Kindergarten: What We Learned From A Busy First Year, Beverly Bruneau, Timothy V. Rasinski, Martha Shehan

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Among recent developments in literacy research and practice is the increased recognition of the critical roles that parents play in the education of their children (Rasinki and Fredericks, 1989). Involving parents in their child's literacy learning is particularly important for kindergarten teachers. The kindergarten literacy curriculum should build upon what children have begun to learn at home, and, continue to involve parents in supporting their child's literacy development. Communicating with parents on how they can continue to give active support to their children's literacy learning is an important task for kindergarten teachers.

Reading Horizons Vol. 32, No. 2

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons, volume 32, issue 2.

Geology Newsletter- 1991, Department Of Geology

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

Vol.1, No. 16

• Core Research Lab
• Faculty News
• Service Staff News
• Alumni/ Friends/ Former Faculty Notes
• 1991 Speakers Program
• New Alumni
• Awards and Scholarships
• Geology Club

The What, Why, When And How Of Reading Response Journals, Julia Shinneman Fulps, Terrell A. Young

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Today much student time is spent in preparation for mandated reading and writing tests. Consequently, students rarely get a chance to generate their own meanings as they read and compose from their own thoughts as they write. Ruth (1987) points out the need to present opportunities for students to ask and answer real questions of their own about reading and writing. Reading response journals provide students with an opportunity to respond and interpret their reading personally.

Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

National Middle School Association 18th Annual Convention, November 1991

An Authentic Literary Experience: Sixth-Graders And Preservice Teachers In Shared Response, Delores E. Heiden, Pamela Schmitt

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Response journals--often called reading logs--are written conversations about books. When students' journals are shared with teacher or peers, lively dialogue about plot, characterization, favorite authors, and personal response to literature may ensue.

The Effectiveness Of One School District's Basal Reader Selection Process, Michael A. Tulley

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the basal reader selection process in one midwestern school district. The study took place during the academic year immediately following that district's basal selection process, in the midst of teachers' first year teaching with a newly adopted basal reading program and was guided by two questions: 1) what type of reading instruction did teachers intend for their classrooms when they adopted this particular reading program and 2) was that type of instruction occurring?

Becoming Literate: The Acquisition Of Story Discourse, David L. Brown, L.D. Briggs

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Educators and researchers are focusing their attention on children's knowledge of reading and writing acquired prior to formal instruction. Many research projects have described the parallel between children's acquisition of spoken and written language. As a result of extensive research during the last twenty years, educators' understanding of how children learn to read and write has changed drastically.

Reviews: Professional Materials, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch, Sherry R. Myers, Paul Bright, Jeanne M. Jacobson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Jerry L. Johns (1991). Basic Reading Inventory; Children's Books: Merry Christmas, Amanda and April; Chicken Man; All the Lights in the Night; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Swineherd; The Worst Person's Christmas; That's Exactly the Way it Wasn’t; An Auto Mechanic, A Carpenter, A Potter; Meredith's Mother Takes the Train

An Analysis Of Health Related Fitness Practices In The Michigan Secondary School Physical Education Curriculum, D. Robert Salmon

Masters Theses

This study investigated the emphasis placed on health-related fitness in Michigan's secondary school physical education system. Information for this study was gathered from questionnaires. A total of 707 questionnaires was sent out, with 421 returned, representing a response rate of 59%. Analyzed variables included: (a) psychomotor, (b) cognitive, (c) socio-economic, (d) frequency, (e) geographical regions, (f) class size, (g) faculty, (h) public/private education, (i) facilities, and (j) evaluation tests. Statistical analyses included percentages, frequencies, and chi squares.

The findings from this study indicated that only two variables, (c) socioeconomic, and (j) evaluation, had a significant effect on fitness education. It …

The Relationship Between Dropout And Peer Mentoring In An Adult High School Completion Program, Jo Ann Pastor

Dissertations

Adult education encompasses a broad spectrum of institutions and activities which share a universal problem of retaining participants. Dropouts from adult high school completion programs are at a particular disadvantage economically. The literature is inconclusive on the causes of or remedies for program attrition. Although mentoring has been promoted and researched as a component of adult development, its use as a dropout prevention strategy for adult high school completion students is not reported in the literature.

An experimental study was conducted to test the relationship between peer mentoring and the dropout rate in an adult high school completion program. The …

Administrative And Faculty Development: A Study Of Academic Chairpersons, Mary Ann Bowman

Dissertations

The professional development of academic chairpersons has been neglected both by higher education institutions and as a field of study. This study focused on assessing both the perceptions of chairpersons toward administrative and faculty development and their degree of participation in development activities and roles.

A survey instrument was designed to make this assessment and was mailed to 311 chairpersons at eight midwestern public universities classified as Doctorate-Granting Universities I. The response rate was 75%, with 234 questionnaires returned .

The results of the survey showed that although chairpersons view both administrative development and faculty development as important, faculty development …

Teacher Retention And Teacher Satisfaction In Lutheran Secondary Schools, Cary L. Stelmachowicz

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between teacher retention and the nine subscales of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Teacher Satisfaction Survey (Schmitt & Loher, 1986) for teachers in Lutheran secondary schools. Both former and current Lutheran secondary teachers (262) were surveyed to identify sources of satisfaction levels that may induce teachers to leave Lutheran secondary education.

The survey instrument used was the Teacher Satisfaction Survey developed by the NASSP. The survey includes nine subscales of satisfaction: administration, compensation, opportunities for advancement, student responsibility and discipline, curriculum and job tasks, coworkers, parents and …

Competencies Needed For Effective Church Leadership From The Perspective Of Current Pastors, Cecile Elizabeth Fransman Hewitt

Dissertations

Contemporary needs of the African-American church are both deeply spiritual and agonizingly physical, and the resultant burden of the church has never been more challenging. Today's needs in the church call for diverse leadership.

This study generated and measured the perception of importance of 22 competencies for effective leadership as pastors of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The study also sought to determine which of the competencies were performed, shared, delegated, or not performed at each responsive church. Finally, the study sought to determine the extent to which selected demographic factors were related to the perception of importance.

The perceptions …

The Influence Of Junior First Grade On Academic Ability And Self-Concept Of Academic Ability, Mary Ann Boettger

Dissertations

The educational practice of retaining students in junior first grade for a year between kindergarten and first grade was the focus of this study.

Four groups of 1983-1984 students were compared in 1990-1991: (1) those recommended for first and placed in first grade (F-F), (2) those recommended for junior first and placed in junior first grade (JF-JF), (3) those recommended for junior first and placed in first grade (JF-F), and (4) those borderline between junior first and kindergarten, but placed in first grade (B-F).

The groups were compared on gender, birth month, retention, absences, and lunch status, as well as …

A Comparison Of Male And Female Elementary School Principals' Perceived Instructional Leadership Behavior, Carol Lynn Babcock

Dissertations

This study investigated and compared the perceptions of male and female elementary school principal's instructional leadership behavior. Perceptions were solicited from elementary school principals who held membership in the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association. The objective of the study was to compare male and female elementary school principal's perceptions of their instructional leadership behavior. The dimensions of instructional leadership compared were: Defining the Mission, Managing the Instructional Program, and Promoting School Climate.

The Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (Hallinger & Murphy, 1985) sought perceptions on the major dimensions of instructional leadership behavior. The survey was mailed to the …

The Relationship Between Power Bases And Conflict Management Styles Of Indonesia’S Formal Leaders, Wirawan

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the power bases and conflict management styles of Indonesia’s formal leaders. French and Raven’s (1959) theory of power was used to define the power bases. Thomas and Kilmann’s (1974) theory of conflict management was used to define the conflict management styles. The study assumed that Indonesia’s formal leaders used certain kinds of power bases and conflict management styles in their leadership, and their cultural background influenced their leadership behavior.

Three null hypotheses were proposed to guide the research: (1) that there was no correlation between power bases and conflict management styles of …

Strategic Planning In Michigan Community Colleges And Its Effect On Organizational Climate, Dennis Patrick Mccarthy

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of strategic planning in Michigan community colleges and to determine what effect the planning had on selected climate factors. The data on strategic planning were collected using a questionnaire developed by this investigator and validated by a panel of 15 national experts. The presidents and the next-in-charge when it came to strategic planning at all 29 Michigan community colleges formed the population for the strategic planning aspects of the study. Administrators from 6 of the 27 responding colleges formed the population for the climate investigation. The Work Environment Scale (WES) …

A Study Of The Effects On Second-Grade Students Of A Leadership Curriculum, Michael Frazee

Dissertations

Investigators of leadership behavior have largely overlooked the period during early childhood when adjustment to the group is initially acquired and practiced. This study was designed to determine whether leadership skills could be taught to second-grade students. The purpose of the research was to determine the effectiveness of the Leadership Is Vital to Education (L.I.V.E.) (Lockett, 1982) leadership curriculum.

A major assumption in this study was that leadership development could be an appropriate outcome of the elementary school curriculum and could be facilitated by introducing a specific leadership-training component into the existing curriculum. The objective was to determine whether the …

Frequency Of Job Skills Deemed Critical By Employers Appearing On The Individualized Education Plans (Ieps) Of Moderately Retarded Students, Linda Dagen Mccrea

Dissertations

The successful employment of moderately retarded students is dependent upon an educational program which is focused upon employment as an expected outcome. The purpose of this study was to examine the relative frequency that work-related skills deemed critical by employers appear on the exiting Individualized Education Plans (lEPs) of moderately retarded students (i.e., those labeled trainable mentally impaired students [TMI] in the state of Michigan).

An extensive literature review was conducted and found 49 job skills and/or work behaviors that employers view as critical for job success. An expert group sorted these critical job skills into three work-related behavior categories. …

Western News, November 21, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story Highlights: WMU finds bargain in old Battle Creek department store, Board grants Haenicke $6,600 salary increase, calls him 'one of the tinest university presidents', Questionnaire designed to evaluate teaching set for trial run this winter, Dahlberg awarded NSF grant to evaluate food policies in six cities and one county, Firm selected to manage recreation facilities renovation, Week planned to promote geography awareness

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting November 15, 1991, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Observance - Sara Swickard Pre-School Twentieth Anniversary
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Executive Session
• Presidential Evaluation/Compensation
• Continuing Education Tuition Rates
• Relocation of Battle Creek Regional Center
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Campus III Fee
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Contract for Construction Management Services for Recreational Facility
• MAGB Update
• Provost Remarks
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, November 14, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Senate charges committee to complete general ed program, Haenicke says University will cover MPSERS cost, Final two candidates for student affairs VP scheduled for public forums Nov. 18 and 20, Fund-raisers celebrate victory at 105.4 percent of goal, 'Marathon Man' Schmaltz achieves life dream by finishing New York City race in five hours

Western News, November 7, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: $1.3 million grant from EPA to fund recycling research, Assistance with algorithms is just a telephone call away for KPS students, Continuing education program for incarcerated earns regional excellence award from NUCEA, Experts on European history and culture here for series of lectures on the future of that area

Western News, October 31, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: University's strength will hold it in good stead for the future, Haenicke says, Candidates for dean of College of Education due for interviews and public presentations, James lecture on college choice, Alumni Career Allies Program helps students break into job market by providing experience

Western News, October 24, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Engler's vetoes could cost the University $2 million, Campus III Weekend College targets adult learners, Haenicke to give address at Academic Convocation, Expert on child development and blindness to speak as part of visiting scholars program, Tuition stabilization tops the list for PRRs, power plant leads capital outlay requests, Jazz dance master to perform and lecture during residency here Oct. 30-Nov. 1