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Full-Text Articles in Education
Reflections On New Year's Eve, Diether Haenicke
Reflections On New Year's Eve, Diether Haenicke
WMU President Diether Haenicke
This column was first published Dec. 29, 2004 and reprinted Dec. 30 2009 in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo
Right After Thanksgiving, Americans Get Serious About Christmas., Diether Haenicke
Right After Thanksgiving, Americans Get Serious About Christmas., Diether Haenicke
WMU President Diether Haenicke
This column was first published Dec. 20, 2006 and reprinted Dec. 23, 2009 in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo
Request For Tuition Stabilization Funds, John M. Dunn
Request For Tuition Stabilization Funds, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-12pm, John M. Dunn
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-12pm, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-9am, John M. Dunn
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-9am, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-3pm, John M. Dunn
Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-3pm, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Orientation Welcome, John M. Dunn
Each Generation Carries Greatness Within It, Diether Haenicke
Each Generation Carries Greatness Within It, Diether Haenicke
WMU President Diether Haenicke
This column was first published March 14, 2007 and reprinted Dec. 16, 2009 in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo
Naacp Informal Meeting, John M. Dunn
Hanukkah Party Remarks, John M. Dunn
Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session Conference Call December 9, 2009, Wmu Board Of Trustees
Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session Conference Call December 9, 2009, Wmu Board Of Trustees
WMU Board of Trustees Meetings
Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees Conference Call December 9, 2009 include:
- Sabbaticals awarded
Camaraderie Of Youth Gives Way To Nostalgia, Diether Haenicke
Camaraderie Of Youth Gives Way To Nostalgia, Diether Haenicke
WMU President Diether Haenicke
This column was first published May 16, 2007 and reprinted Dec. 9, 2009 in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo
25 Year Club: 28th Annual Gala, Western Michigan University
25 Year Club: 28th Annual Gala, Western Michigan University
25 Year Club
25 Year Club: 28th Annual Gala
December 8, 2009
- New Inductees
- Posthumous Inductees
- Members
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25 Year Club, John M. Dunn
Make-A-Difference Awards Ceremony, John M. Dunn
Make-A-Difference Awards Ceremony, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Kappa Delta Pi Remarks, John M. Dunn
Western News, Dec. 3, 2009, Western Michigan University
Western News, Dec. 3, 2009, Western Michigan University
Western News (1972-2018)
Story highlights: Joint program in Malta accepting applications; Seita Scholars program receives significant gift from AT&T; Service anniversaries for December; On Campus with Joyce Gard.
College Of Arts And Sciences 40 Year Congratulations Video Message, John M. Dunn
College Of Arts And Sciences 40 Year Congratulations Video Message, John M. Dunn
WMU President John Dunn
No abstract provided.
Assessment Matters #8, Dec 2009, Assessment In Action Committee
Assessment Matters #8, Dec 2009, Assessment In Action Committee
Assessment Matters @ WMU
No abstract provided.
Correlates Of Teachers' Job Satisfaction: A Hierarchical Linear Model Study Using 2003-2004 Schools And Staffing Survey, Jeffrey M. Leslie
Correlates Of Teachers' Job Satisfaction: A Hierarchical Linear Model Study Using 2003-2004 Schools And Staffing Survey, Jeffrey M. Leslie
Dissertations
This study examines the correlates of teachers' job satisfaction. Based on the literature, it proposes that teacher satisfaction is a function of, among others, the following school process variables: (a) school influence, (b) classroom control, (c) student behavior, (d) parental support, (e) staff collegiality, (f) career/working conditions, (g) administrative communication, and (h) administrative support. The research first decomposed the amount of variance attributable to the teacher level and the school level. Since there was a significant amount of variance at the school level, the next step was to determine if and how the above school process variables were associated with …
Longitudinal Study Of Factors Impacting The Implementation Of Notebook Computer Based Cad Instruction, Richard F. Goosen
Longitudinal Study Of Factors Impacting The Implementation Of Notebook Computer Based Cad Instruction, Richard F. Goosen
Dissertations
This study provides information for higher education leaders that have or are considering conducting Computer Aided Design (CAD) instruction using student owned notebook computers. Survey data were collected during the first 8 years of a pilot program requiring engineering technology students at a four year public university to acquire a notebook computer for a class formerly conducted in a conventional computer laboratory. Data from 148 students was used to develop five metrics which are described and quantitatively evaluated: (a) student preference for notebook computer instruction, (b) student perception of learning, (c) out of class hands-on operating time, (d) economic impact …
Persistence And Success: A Study Of Cognitive, Social, And Institutional Factors Related To Retention Of Kalamazoo Promise Recipients At Western Michigan University, Michelle Ann Bakerson
Persistence And Success: A Study Of Cognitive, Social, And Institutional Factors Related To Retention Of Kalamazoo Promise Recipients At Western Michigan University, Michelle Ann Bakerson
Dissertations
The Kalamazoo Promise, a universal scholarship program announced in November 2005 provides four years of tuition and fees at any of Michigan's two- or fouryear public colleges or universities for students who have attended Kalamazoo Public Schools. This investment in the community is being replicated elsewhere across the nation, including Denver and Pittsburgh. The scholarship program lowers the cost of postsecondary education, thereby increasing incentives for high school graduation, college enrollment, and college completion. Of the 307 Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship recipients who have attended Western Michigan University since its inception, 16% have been academically dismissed.
The main objectives of this …
Comparing Indigenous And External Teachers: Beliefs, Origins Of Beliefs, And Expectations, Richard H. Fowler
Comparing Indigenous And External Teachers: Beliefs, Origins Of Beliefs, And Expectations, Richard H. Fowler
Dissertations
This phenomenology examines rural economically poor school teachers' beliefs, belief origins, and their expectations of and for their students. Data analysis employed two lenses. The proposed lens examined participants as either indigenous or external utilizing Banks' (2001) cross-cultural teaching experiences. In this study, the indigenous participants experienced childhoods in poor rural towns, while external participants experienced childhoods in urban/suburban areas. A second emergent lens examined participants as experiencing working-class or middle-class childhoods. Findings utilizing lens one were mixed and varied with no definitive pattern. The emergent lens utilizing economic class of participants' childhoods found a number of consistent differences between …
Child Care Centers On Higher Education Campuses: Director Perceptions Of Internal And External Roles And Director Leadership, Kerisa A. Myers
Child Care Centers On Higher Education Campuses: Director Perceptions Of Internal And External Roles And Director Leadership, Kerisa A. Myers
Dissertations
An increasing focus on early childhood education and brain research offers a prime opportunity for higher education institutions to research and formulate thought concerning quality child care. Currently, there is limited research examining the impact and roles of child care centers on university campuses. To add to the base of knowledge, this nationally-focused study examined the following broad question: "what value do campus child care centers offer to a given higher education institution and its surrounding community, especially from a center director's perspective?"
An on-line survey was sent to over 400 campus child care directors at two- and four-year public …
Understanding The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise From The Perspectives Of Parents And Community Group Members, Charles Pearson
Understanding The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise From The Perspectives Of Parents And Community Group Members, Charles Pearson
Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to uncover the emerging views of parents and community group stakeholders in regards to The Kalamazoo Promise, and what they believed were the important issues that must be understood by implementers of The Promise in order to provide more effective implementation.
The Kalamazoo Promise is a full-tuition scholarship provided to all eligible graduates of the school district. The qualification criteria are simple, and all graduates attending at least the four years of high school are eligible.
A case study was conducted in one representative school in this midsized, urban district. A multiple-phase approach was …
Role Of Residence Hall Staff In Offering Early Warning Academic Intervention, Jon L. Shaffer
Role Of Residence Hall Staff In Offering Early Warning Academic Intervention, Jon L. Shaffer
Dissertations
Despite anecdotal evidence that residence hall staff are involved in the intrusive delivery of early warning academic intervention programs, little literature exists that defines these programs or the role of residence life staff in their delivery. Understanding the existence of such programs and the involvement of residence life staff is important in developing collaborative efforts between student and academic affairs aimed at promoting student success.
A national on-line survey of senior housing officers was utilized in this research. Results identified that early warning programs existed at 187 (67.3%) of the 278 responding institutions. Of those, 119 institutions (63.6%) utilized residence …
Can We Get Nurses To Stay? A Qualitative Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of A Formal Mentoring Program In An Acute Care Health System, Eileen M. Willits
Can We Get Nurses To Stay? A Qualitative Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of A Formal Mentoring Program In An Acute Care Health System, Eileen M. Willits
Dissertations
This qualitative phenomenological case study was designed to investigate the affect that a formal mentoring program had on job satisfaction including a nurse's intent to stay with their current employer and their intent to stay in the nursing profession. The research was intended to determine whether mentoring programs could be used to help avoid the affect of the upcoming predicted nursing shortage in the acute care hospital.
The findings were based on the results of a sample of twelve nurses who had voluntarily signed up to take part in a formal mentoring program sponsored by the staff development department of …
A Comparison Of Methods For Teaching Auditory-Visual Conditional Discriminations To Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Laura Lee Grow
A Comparison Of Methods For Teaching Auditory-Visual Conditional Discriminations To Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Laura Lee Grow
Dissertations
Early and intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) is an approach to treating the behavioral deficits and excesses observed in children with autism spectrum disorders. The magnitude of improvement in the overall functioning of children receiving EIBI has stimulated additional research and widespread clinical dissemination through the publication of EIBI curricular manuals. Many EIBI manuals recommend teaching conditional discriminations using the simple/conditional method. Initially, component simple discriminations are taught in isolation and in the presence of a distracter stimulus. Finally, conditional discriminations, which include stimuli previously taught as simple discriminations, are presented to the learner. Although the simple/conditional method is often recommended …
Adoption And Integration Of Best Practice Methods In Secondary English Teaching, Gretchen Rumohr-Voskuil
Adoption And Integration Of Best Practice Methods In Secondary English Teaching, Gretchen Rumohr-Voskuil
Dissertations
Commencing with a critical examination of the history and rhetorical force of the term "best practice," this dissertation undertakes a qualitative study of three secondary English teachers, considering their adoption and integration of best practice methods. The subjects, represented by urban, suburban and rural secondary schools, were National Writing Project participants identified as "exemplary teachers" by a NWP site director. "Best practice" methods analyzed included the process model for the teaching of writing and literature, student decision-making, and a low-risk writing environment. Factors that were found to influence the adoption of best practice methods included undergraduate and preservice experiences, intern …
Be Thankful For Our Loved Ones, Near And Far, On This Most American Of Holidays, Diether Haenicke
Be Thankful For Our Loved Ones, Near And Far, On This Most American Of Holidays, Diether Haenicke
WMU President Diether Haenicke
This column was first published Nov. 24, 2004 and reprinted Nov. 24, 2009 in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo