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Ua1b4 1994 Faculty Awards, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program for 1994 WKU faculty awards.

Index

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

19th Annual Conference Advance Program And Registration Materials

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Vision Quest: Dialogues on Dreams and Best Practice in Professional and Organizational Development

Welcome, by Larry K. Quinsland, Conference Coordinator

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Special Events and Speakers

Preconference Workshops

Concurrent Sessions and Roundtable Discussions

Special Interest Networking

Poster Sessions and Materials and Resource Fair

Educational Expeditions

Alphabetical Listing of Sessions Being Reviewed As This Publication Went to Press

19th Annual Conference Program

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Exploring the Conference Theme

Welcome, by Larry K. Quinsland, Conference Coordinator

POD Executive Directors

1994-95 CORE Committee Members

Acknowledgements

Conference Information and Resources

Conference Overview

Conference At-a-Glance

Special Events and Speakers

Conference Program

Meeting Facilities Red Lion Hotel Columbia River

Program Modifications

An Emergency Preparation Guide, Byron Frank Overton

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this study was to develop a guide by which Western Washington school districts might prepare themselves to handle an emergency. To accomplish this purpose a review of current literature and research regarding emergency preparations was conducted. Additionally, emergency preparation guides and materials were obtained from selected schools, school districts, institutions of higher education, and government agencies. The guide was intended for use by the Montesano, Washington School District.

Maine Dance Curriculum Guide, Dance Education In Maine Schools

Maine Collection

Maine Dance Curriculum Guide

by Dance Education in Maine Schools

Department of Education, Augusta, Maine 1994.

Contents: Message from the Commissioner / Forward / Acknowledgements / Preface - Maine Dance Heritage / Introduction / Pedagogy / Students with Special Needs / Major Premises / Evaluation / Scope and Sequence / App.A: Glossary of Terms / App.B: How to Establish Your School Dance Program / App.C: Complimentary Movement Disciplines / App.D.: Resource List / App.E.: Dance Education in Maine Schools

Increasing Sensitivity To Diversity: Empowering Students, Mary Anne Johnston

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This paper describes a model program for increasing sensitivity to diversity in an academic environment. To improve the learning environment for all students, faculty developers provide educational programs that enhance the faculty's understanding of differences related to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, and physical abilities. This report highlights the process of working closely with students to design and implement an orientation program for first-year students to increase an awareness of the influence of diversity on their learning and working together.

Unconscious Values Within Four Academic Cultures: An Address Given At The 1994 Pod Annual Conference, William Bergquist

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Origins Of POD

The Unconscious Dimension Of Values In Academic Cultures

The Four Cultures Of The Academy: An Overview: The Collegial Culture, The Managerial Culture, The Negotiating Culture, The Developmental Culture

Interaction Among the Four Cultures

Developmental Culture In Dialogue With The Other Three Cultures

Personal Values of the Four Cultures

Group Values Of The Four Cultures

References

Challenging Values: Conflict, Contradiction, And Pedagogy, Jacqueline Mintz

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The current crises of economics, demographics, retention, and disgruntled faculty, along with the neglect of the national mission to educate our citizenry for a democratic society, offer an opportunity on the cusp of the millennium to reflect about our values and the values of traditional American education. The literature of travel and cultural studies provides new lenses to help us and our institutions expose deeply held beliefs, assumptions, and the actions that have been taken in their names. Uncovering these beliefs can enable us as educators to reconstruct a common mission through developing a dynamic pedagogy for today 's students, …

Creating Teaching And Learning Partnerships With Students: Helping Faculty Listen To Student Voices, Helen Rallis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Teaching effectively involves developing a partnership with our students based on mutual respect and trust. The first part of this paper provides a way in which we can initiate or further develop this partnership by inviting our students to tell us about themselves. Readers are shown how to become more aware of the diverse ways in which students learn and, hence, how to expand both teaching methods and content. The second part of the paper presents suggestions for facilitating a faculty development workshop on this topic. It shows how-by engaging in discussion with other faculty about our students' concerns-we can …

An Investigation Of The Communication Skills And Communication Needs Of Academic And Civil Service Administrators, Earl E. Mcdowell

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article presents a study which is designed to determine the level of importance of communication skills for academic and civil service administrators in an academic setting. Two samples of administrators participated in the study, including 120 academic administrators and 120 civil service administrators from a midwestern university. The questionnaires were sent through campus mail to random samples of academic administrators and civil service administrators. Exploratory analyses were completed to determine if differences existed between genders. The results basically show that gender is not a good discriminating variable because of the high within group variances and limited between group variances. …

Organizational Performance: Playing The Field, Ronald J. Pelias, Elyse Lamm Pineau

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

Presents an article about organizational performance. Experience of giving a presentation at a convention; Steps toward becoming a member of a team; Role of heroes and role models in society.

Perceptions Of School Staff And Community Of Student Needs And Community Characteristics Which May Affect Student Learning, David I. Wilson

Masters Theses

This study was designed to assess the perceptions of the staff and community of Odin Elementary School and Odin High School of student needs and community characteristics which may affect student learning. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of school staff and community regarding student needs and community characteristics which may affect student learning.

The surveys for this study were designed by the researcher with information taken from materials issued by the Illinois State Board of Education. Thirty-one elementary staff members and 25 high school staff members provided staff data. One hundred-thirty community members provided …

The Development Of A Plan To Prepare For The Quality Review Visit Under The Illinois Public School Recognition System, Michael L. Stivers

Masters Theses

This study examined the development of a School Improvement Plan for the Oblong School District in preparation for a Quality Review visit. The Illinois State Board of Education was mandated by legislation pasted in 1984 and 1992 to evaluate the School Improvement Plan of each school district in Illinois. The steps taken to properly prepare for the Quality Review visit were documented in the study. The recommendations detailed in the paper were developed at the completion of the Quality Review visit and reflect the suggestions of the Quality Review Team. The suggestions outlined in the study should make the process …

An Exemplary Early Childhood Program: Program Directors' Perspectives, Anita K. Pond

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field experience was to develop exemplary guidelines for the implementation of an early childhood program. A survey of 78 early childhood programs in Southern Illinois was conducted. Participants surveyed were asked to respond to questions relating to the early childhood staff, screening and assessment procedures, the policy manual, meeting the needs of each child, parental involvement and the program director. In addition, a review of current literature associated with early childhood programs was presented. Included in the review of literature were books and articles related to the multiple components necessary to create an exemplary early childhood …

Field Study On Quality Review In Illinois, Melinda Brookens Ostergren

Masters Theses

The Illinois State Recognition Program, otherwise known as Quality Review, has stringent rules for documenting compliance with requirements regarding information on student demographics, outcomes, assessment standards, expectations, plans for improvement, and reporting that information to the public in a meaningful way. This field study provides new formats for the scoring rubric and auditors' Interpretive Key for the state rules and regulations which make them easier to understand. In addition, it offers model forms for record-keeping so that preparing for an audit visit can be done efficiently, but it offers no solutions to the complex problem of generating change by altering …

The Relationship Between Involvement In Extracurricular Activities And Academic Achievement Of Students At Flora High School, Linda J. Spicer

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field study was to determine the effect of participation in extracurricular activities upon academic achievement. Senior students at Flora High School were asked to respond to several survey questions that provided information concerning their participation or lack of participation in extracurricular activities. In addition, they expressed opinions related to their own personal involvement in extracurricular activities. The cumulative grade point averages of participants and nonparticipants were also reported.

The results indicated that the respondents of the Class of 1994 of Flora High School strongly felt that participation in extracurricular activities had an effect upon academic achievement. …

Swosu Fact Book Fall 1994, Denisa Engelman

Fact Books

I am proud to introduce the third annual Southwestern Oklahoma State University Fact Book. Last year's publication was met with positive review, and I intend to continue this historical record of data. It provides a ready source of information to answer frequently asked questions about the University and its operations.

Safe Places, Fair Practices, Trust: Sexual Harassment In Communication And Theatre, Robert J. Wills

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article discusses the role of school administrators in addressing sexual harassment in theater and communication programs. On college and university campuses, by and large, men have power. Women on campus by and large trust these men who have power. The trust in such a relationship is precious, built over time through consistency, responsiveness and mutual concerns. Sexual harassment breaks that trust, destroys it completely, and in the process wounds those who are involved. The 9 to 5 organization has concluded that a strong policy is the best way to combat sexual harassment. A written policy easily becomes both the …

Alternative Career Opportunities, Or, Don't Sell Yourself Short!, David Balthrop

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article will attempt to discuss who is making an attempt to prepare their students for work outside of the field of study; pose the question of whose responsibility is it for preparing those students: faculty, universities and colleges, or the students themselves. In a survey sent out to all colleges and universities in Kentucky, only a small percentage (fewer than 3%) of the surveys returned acknowledged any help in the form of organized, structured post-graduation job opportunity discussions. All the forms returned indicated that the students wanted and needed that type of instruction. In order to locate other job …

An Analysis Of The Payback Potential Of New Lighting Technology, James L. Cox

Masters Theses

Recent, energy saving improvements in lighting technology have been made involving the use of more efficient lamps, silver coated light reflectors, and electronic light ballasts. Research indicates that it is economically feasible to retrofit existing light fixtures to utilize the advantages of these developments. This process consists of the removal of all standard lamps and ballasts in each light fixture, the installation of a highly refined light reflector and the replacement of the existing lamps with brighter, more efficient ones. Standard magnetic ballasts are exchanged for more efficient electronic ballasts. Resulting is a light fixture that produces a comparable amount …

The Delivery Of Intermediate Educational Services In Illinois, Gary W. Tucker

Masters Theses

This study contained information concerning the four primary deliverers of intermediate educational services in Illinois - Education Service Regions, Education Service Centers, special education cooperatives and vocational education cooperatives. Administrators in Iroquois, Kankakee and Vermilion Counties were surveyed as to their knowledge, use of and satisfaction with the services provided by the above entities, and whether or not those deliverers of intermediate educational services should be consolidated and administered by one elected or appointed chief administrator.

The findings and conclusions indicated that Education Service Regions and the Education Service Center serving the above counties were providing effective services to constituent …

Relationships Among Selected Internal/External Variables Affecting Decision Making In The Roles/Functions Of Research University Provosts, Haldane F. Davies

Dissertations

Problem

In the business and corporate world, there exists a unique collection of proven decision-making tools, techniques, and management ideas. There is, however, no clear definition and empirical analysis relative to the nature of the relationships among internal/external variables as they influence decision-making in the research university provosts' roles and functions. It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of selected variables on provost decision-making within their many functions.

Method

The survey research method was used to study the relationships among selected variables affecting decision-making in the functions of research university provosts. An instrument was designed and …

The Regulation Of Teaching : Lessons From The National Schools Project, Max Angus

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

It is conceivable that the present generation of Australian teachers has been engaged in more workplace reform over a longer period of time than any other occupational group. Teachers can recite a near-interminable list of changes to work practices initiated during the 70s and 80s which required revisions of content to be taught, changes in methods of instruction and the introduction of modified patterns of school organisation. Yet the more things change the more they appear the same. The salient features of schools of 20 years ago are salient today - classes of thirty of so students, dominated by teacher …

Student And Teacher Effects Of Elementary School Tracking: An Examination Of A Rural Georgia School District, David L. Strickland

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

This study examines the effects of homogeneous and heterogeneous ability grouping on teacher and student performance within three elementary schools in a rural Georgia school district. Research methodologies included an analyses of standardized achievement test scores, a teacher questionnaire, and individual interviews with teachers. The analyses of standardized test scores revealed that 2nd grade students who were heterogeneously grouped performed significantly better on math and verbal skills than 2nd grade students who were homogeneously grouped. Teacher questionnaire responses did not reveal significant differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous years in student self-esteem, discipline, or classroom management. However, teachers who had formerly …

Friday Report - Vol. 03, No. 12 - December 17, 1993, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1991-1996, Friday Report

No abstract provided.

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Correspondence - Resolution 93-20-F, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Letters to Cecile Garmon, Amos Gott and Debbie Cherwak in favor of the Health & Activity Fee.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 17, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

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:

• Dr. Frank Conley
• Celebrating Tchaikovsky with Winter Reveries - Bowling Green Western Symphony
• Dedicated to Sunny Memories - Cherry Sundial
• Helping the Elderly Maintain Quality - Center for Research on Applied Gerontology
• Skipper, Bob. Perspective on National Health Care and Kentucky
• Warmth, Women and the Children - WKU Campus Child Care

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss buy-a-book service, child care, Student Athletic Club, committee assignments and budget.