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Western Michigan University Newsletter, December 1970, Western Michigan University

Western Newsletter (1955-71)

• Physical Sciences Complex Dedicated
• Dr. Maurice Seay Named Acting Dean College of Education
• Six WMU Faculty Members Receive Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Awards
• WMU Alumni Association Events
• Women Urged to Begin Search for Fulfillment In Meetings at WMU
• Our Ecology: Concern At WM Continues as Do Probing Meetings

An Investigation Of Factors Related To Student Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction With High School, Delbert B. Beelick

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Factors Related To Student Ratings Of College Instructors, Ronald M. Wolthuis

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

In-Service Education: An Evaluation Of Title Iii Project Epic, Patricia M. Skrocki

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Student Attendance And Attrition Of The Entering Class Of 1966 At Western Michigan University, Michael W. Moran

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Selected Aspects Of Alcohol Education In Michigan's Elementary And Junior High Schools, Calvin J. Hoogstra

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study To Determine Methods Of Evaluating Achievement Of Business Communications Students And Predicting Success Of These Students, Susanne Bellaire Philp

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Western Michigan University Newsletter, October 1970, Western Michigan University

Western Newsletter (1955-71)

• Fall Enrollment Soars to 21,713
• WMU Trustees Approve New Approach to Open Visitation
• Dr. Lloyd Swierenga Named Pres. Miller's Admin. Assistant
• Social, Civic and Political Involvement
• Whirlpool Grant Aids Student Volunteers
• Dow Chemical Co. List of Gifts to WMU Mushrooms
• WMU Upward Bound Program Receives U.S. Education Office Grant
• Large Mott Foundation Grant Assists WMU Comm. School Development Cen.
• WMU, Berrien County Churches Aid Migrant Worker School Program
• WMU Hosts First Seminar on Consumerism Held in Michigan
• WMU Aids in Laser Cane Research to Aid Blind
• WM School of Social Work Receives $160,000 to Develop Training Program

Sick And Tired, Louis Foley

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Recently one of our sprightliest columnists wrote an entertaining article on things that people were "sick and tired" of hearing. For a final example, as a sort of climax, he said: "I am sick and tired of the attempt to eliminate the word 'now' from the English language. On radio, on television, and in the press there seems to be a conspiracy to wipe out this wonderfully short and to-the-point word meaning 'at this very instant.' The most common substitute is the word 'presently,' which doesn't even mean 'now,' but 'soon,' as everybody with a second-grade education used to know. …

Faculty Publications 1968-69, Western Michigan University

Faculty Contributions (1950-1981)

Faculty Publications 1968-69 is the seventh major compilation of the publications of the Faculty of Western Michigan University . These included, respectively, materials that were published between July 1, 1957 and June 30, 1961; July 1, 1961 and June 30, 1963; July 1, 1963 and June 30, 1965; July 1, 1965 and June 30, 1966; July 1, 1966 and June 30, 1967; and July 1, 1967 and June 30, 1968 . This compilation is designed mainly to apprise the Faculty of the University of the breadth of writing of their colleagues .

Reading Horizons Vol. 11, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 11, issue 1.

We Suggest, Eleanor Buelke

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Hall, Mary Anne. 1970. Teaching Reading As a Language Experience

Accountability, Homer L.J. Carter

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A letter from the editor.

A New Teacher Looks Toward That First Memorable Year, Harriet E. Fredenberger

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

As I look ahead to the approaching school year, many thoughts cross my mind. Like many new teachers, I feel a bit overwhelmed with the immensity of the impending task. The desire to be a successful teacher is mixed with nervous anticipation and a few worries. Will I be able to establish and maintain rapport with my class of fifth-graders? Will I be able to motivate my students and promote a desire to learn? Will it be possible for me to meet the needs of the individual children in my class? Will I be a good teacher of reading? In …

Listening Skills: Caught Or Taught?, Karen L. Casebeer

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.

Echoes From The Field, Joe R. Chapel

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.

Did You See?, Dorothy J. Mcginnis

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A Decade of Reading Research in Europe~ 1959 - 1969: A Review by Eve Malmquist? Dr. Malmquist, Professor of Education at Teachers College, University of Linkoping, Sweden, has summarized and reviewed a number of empirical reading research studies. He has organized his report under the headings: ( 1) The Sociology of Reading, (2) The Psychology of Reading, (3) The Physiology of Reading, and (4) The Teaching of Reading. The review is published in the March 1970 issue of The Journal of Educational Research.

Round Robin, Dorothy E. Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Letters to the editor.

Ten-Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.

Western Michigan University Newsletter, September 1970, Western Michigan University

Western Newsletter (1955-71)

• Apollo 13 Astronauts Made Honorary WMU Alums
• WMU Seeks to Integrate Political Issues With Fall Semester Material
• WMU's First Upward Bound Graduate Is Also First in State
• Annual Fund Drive's Most Unusual Donor Was a Sailor
• Student Environmental Cleanup Activities

Western Michigan University Newsletter, August 1970, Western Michigan University

Western Newsletter (1955-71)

• Record Summer Session Enrollment
• Dr. Milton Brawer Record Summer Session Enrollment Named As First WMU Ombudsman
• Trustees OK Name Changes for Three WMU Departments
• WMU's College Level Examination Program Aiding Many Adults
• Departments of Speech Pathology-Audiology and Special Ed. Share Grant
• World Pollution Has Not Yet Reached Irretrievable Point, Says One Expert
• WMU's First Annual Folk Festival Termed A Great Success

Future Social Science Teachers: An Exploratory Study Of Political Attitudes And Orientations, Laird Douglas Murray

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Application Of Herzberg's Dual-Factor Theory To Faculty Members In A University, Lloyd George Swierenga

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Perceived Behavioral Changes In First-Line Supervisors Who Participated In A Basic Management Program, Ralph C. Skrocki

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relationships Among Student Self-Concept, Teacher Image, And Ability Grouping, Brian P. Miller

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Forecasting Classroom Adjustment: The Utility Of Standard Language Fluency, Anne Despres

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A New Organizational Pattern For An Elementary School In The Fruitport School District, John W. Carlson

Masters Theses

The development of an educational program that will meet the needs of all pupils is a goal that is sought by all educators. The needs of individual pupils will be met if such a goal is ever realized. Such a program, by appreciating the fact that each individual has a different rate and aptitude for learning, should help children of all ages and abilities achieve their full potential.

This case study follows the establishment of a nongraded flexibly scheduled, team taught elementary school from inception of the initial concept through the first year of operation. While it was impossible to …

The Use Of Reinforcement And Punishment By Differently-Oriented Counselors, Victor Alvarado

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Influence Of Dogmatism On Student Perception Of Teacher Qualities, Ann Elizabeth Laffan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Critical Thinking As Related To Pssc And Non-Pssc Physics Programs, Robert H. Poel

Dissertations

No abstract provided.