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Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding retirement, reminiscing, textbooks and students.

Performance Criteria For The Elementary School Principal In Developing Curriculum To Be Used In A “Cooperative” Team Teaching Approach To Instruction, Allan Lee Holmquist

All Master's Theses

This study proposes to see what percent of the principals surveyed, by means of a questionnaire, agree or disagree that they fulfilled the stated roles for developing curriculum for use in a "cooperative" team teaching approach to instruction in their schools. This study also proposes to test the following null hypothesis: There is no significant difference between the responses made on each role by principals in an urban or suburban school setting.

A Survey Of School-Community Communication Processes In Selected Washington High Schools, Thomas R. Newell

All Master's Theses

This survey was undertaken (1) to determine whether there are problems in communication and compatibility involving secondary school faculties, and (2) if problems exist: (a) to determine whether communication and compatibility is lacking between communities and secondary school faculties; (b) to identify, if possible, the various academic areas involved in the problem; (c) to determine whether the problem is more predominant at any one time of the year; (d) to determine what age groups, if any, are involved in communication and compatibility problems; and (e) to report desirable administrative procedures.

The Changing Roles Of School Personnel As A Result Of The Professional Negotiations Act In The State Of Washington, Edward J. Hill Jr.

All Master's Theses

This study attempted to determine if participants in school policy making feel that there have been significant changes in their roles as a result of the professional negotiations law in the state of Washington.

A Study Of The Influencing Factors Causing Experienced Special Education Teachers To Change To Regular Programs, Jon R. Gobiet

All Master's Theses

This study was done to determine basic reasons why qualified special education personnel in three similar school districts in Washington State have changed to the regular programs.

A Feasibility Study Of District Reorganization For Dayton, Prescott, And Waitsburg, Glynn Dewayne Davis

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the need of school district reorganization for the school districts of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Prescott, Washington; (2) determine the current existing situations of the school districts regarding size and educational offerings; (3) appraise the educational benefits to be gained by reorganization; (4) examine the limitations of reorganization; and (5) propose a plan to implement reorganization.

An Attempt To Identify Selected Legal Responsibilities In Off-Campus Student Teaching, Joyce Wolverton Swan

All Master's Theses

Due largely to the increasing involvement of the public schools in the education of prospective teachers, there is general agreement by authorities in the field of education on the need for identifying the legal responsibilities of the public schools and teacher training institutions during the student teaching experience. There is a need for developing guidelines and regulations. There appears to be general consensus that professional organizations, teacher training institutions, and the public schools should cooperatively formulate these standards. However, because ultimate legal authority for the public schools rests with the state legislature, the state legislature or its delegated agent must …

Attitudes Of Principals Concerning Their Role As A Result Of Professional Negotiations In The State Of Washington, Karl Michael Fankhuaser

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine the attitudes of principals as to whether they saw their roles changing as a result of professional negotiations, (2) to show how the principals felt their roles would be changed, (3) to examine which type or group of principals felt most threatened by professional negotiations, and (4) what stratagem principals may follow in the future as a reaction to teacher militancy.

A Study Of Deterrents To Effective Teaching And Learning At Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School, Harry Arnold Raab

All Master's Theses

Through the use of a set of questionnaires it was the intention of the writer to identify some deterrents to effective teaching and learning that exist in Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School.

Education In The Marshall Islands Under United Nations Trusteeship Administered By The United States, Vernell C. Pinson

All Master's Theses

The lack of a handbook in the schools of the Marshalls District has resulted in valuable information and history being lost in each successive turnover of personnel in the Trust Territory. Every year brings a group of new recruits into the educational system. This particular handbook contains valuable information on the past history and specific terminology required of one who will teach in this area. Special emphasis was given to the educational system in the Marshall Islands.

The Relationship Of Work Experience To Industrial Arts Teaching, Gerald John Smith

All Master's Theses

This study will attempt to answer two major questions: (1) What type of work experience in industry Washington industrial arts teachers have had, and (2) whether work experience in industry is related to their teaching of industrial arts subjects.

Ua35/1 Special Notice To Faculty & Staff, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Special notice regarding commencement and close of semester.

An Analysis Of The Effect Of The Informal Political Process Upon Three Education Bills, New Mexico State Legislature, 1969, H. Fred Pomeroy

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study investigated the informal political process operative within one state legislature, the 1969 New Mexico State Legislature, in relation to three education bills. A conceptual framework by Lewis A. Froman, Jr. proposed the following questions within which the study was framed: (1) Who are the leaders in the political process? (2) What are the leader's resources (values, beliefs and attitudes)? (3) What is the intensity of the leader's attitudes? (4) What decision-making systems are used?

Ten major lobbyists cooperated the research by providing data pertinent to Froman's categorical questions. The data were collected from pre-legislative session interviews and interviews …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding lecture series, 0-99 course credits, student participation on university committees.

Letter From Faculty Advisory Committee To Wku Board Of Regents, Wku Faculty Advisory Committee

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from the WKU Faculty Advisory Committee to the WKU Board of Regents clarifying statements in a Louisville Courier-Journal article regarding the faculty opinion survey.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Joint meeting of the WKU Board of Regents executive committee and the WKU Alumni Association board of directors regarding the presidential search.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of joint meeting of the WKU Board of Regents executive committee and the Faculty Advisory Committee regarding the presidential search. Includes report of faculty opinion survey results.

University Council Meeting, July 16, 1969, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Letter From Faculty Advisory Committee To Wku Board Of Regents, Wku Faculty Advisory Committee

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from the WKU Faculty Advisory Committee to the WKU Board of Regents regarding the presidential search and a list of possible candidates to be considered.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 48, No. 33 [32], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Regents Name Facilities
• Generation to Open Summer Theater
• Programs Feature Lunar Knowledge at Hardin Planetarium
• Four Major Productions Planned for Next Year – Theatre & Dance
• Summer Enrollment Hits 4,160
• Western Alumnus to Appear Soon
• Service Sorority Elects Officers – Gamma Sigma Sigma
• Raymond Cravens Evaluating Foreign Study Programs
• A.J. Thurman Says Financial Aid to be Reduced
• WKU to Initiate Change for Fall Registration
• Biology Films to Supplement Laboratories
• Three Agriculture Faculty Members Honored for Contributions
• Textbook Exhibit Attracts Crowds
• Eight Students Studying in Mexico …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1969-1970, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Called Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents called meeting. Agenda items: executive committee meeting, presidential search, departmental name changes: Graduate College, Bowling Green Community College and Home Economics & Family Living; and naming of buildings: Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts, Raymond Cravens Graduate Center, Dero Downing University Center, Bates-Runner Hall, McCormack Hall, Gilbert Hall, Schneider, Hall, Denes Field, Cochran Wing of Academic Complex, Lancaster Hospital Clinic of Academic Complex, Canon Wing of Academic Complex and Miller Theatre.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Community College television programs and student participation on university committees.

A Study Of Centralized Libraries In Public Elementary Schools In New Mexico, Thelma Jean Kelley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the present library programs in the elementary public school libraries of New Mexico and to make recommendations for improvement based upon the national standards established by the American Association of School Libraries (1960). In November, 1965, 470 questionnaires with a cover letter were mailed to the 470 school principals in elementary schools of New Mexico. The percentage of return was 34.2. Of those responding, only 83 schools reported centralized libraries. These 83 returns were considered the usable questionnaires for the study. Schools were classified by size according …

Ua68 Development Of The Potter College Of Liberal Arts, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

A history of the development of WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters from 1906 to 1969. Includes information regarding the departments of art, English, foreign languages, history, music, speech and theatre.

University Council Meeting, July 02, 1969, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Letter From Faculty Advisory Committee To Wku Board Of Regents, Wku Faculty Advisory Committee

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from the WKU Faculty Advisory Committee to the WKU Board of Regents regarding the presidential search. The letter includes a summary of the faculty opinion survey conducted by the Faculty Advisory Committee. The letter is mis-dated July 2, 1959.

Ua62 Bowling Green College Of Commerce, Wku Gordon Ford College Of Business

WKU Administration Documents

Brief history of the WKU Gordon Ford College of Business from its creation in 1964 as the Bowling Green College of Commerce through 1969. Includes background history of WKU's departments of business, government, economics, sociology, accounting, business administration and office administration.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 37, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• The President Steps Down: Kelly Thompson's Resignation Statement
• The Thompson Era - Unparalleled Progress for Western
• Alumni Presidents from the Past Four Years Comment on President's Resignation
• Western is Not Losing Dr. Kelly Thompson
• Resolution Relative to President Thompson's Resignation
• Allan Trout, Janice Holt Giles Give Collections to Western
• Chelf, Carl. Tools of the Trade: Faculty Produces Record Number of Publications During 1968-69
• Student Activists - Western Style 1969
• Brenner, Kenneth. Teacher Corps Adds Dimension to Teacher Preparation
• Burkeen, Emmett. Project Talent Encourages Area's Needy Young People
• Estes, Kenneth. Project MUST to Reduce …

A Survey Of The Principals’ Duties In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Alex Wasisco Jr.

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the duties of the principals in the elementary, junior high and senior high schools in the State of Washington and (2) determine what areas principals would spend more time in if they could free themselves from other duties.