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Memo Re: Questionnaire To Determine Faculty Opinion In The Matters Pertaining To The Selection Of A President, Wku Faculty Advisory Committee

Board of Regents Documents

Memo from the WKU Faculty Advisory Committee to the faculty regarding participation in an opinion survey regarding the presidential search.

1969-1970 Lsu Medical Center Catalog/Bulletin: School Of Graduate Studies, Office Of The Registrar

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Validity Study Of Readability Formulas, Joanne Erwin Edelman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the comparative validity of seven readability formulas and revisions of three of these formulas. The formulas employed were the following: the Lorge, the Yoakam, the Flesch reading ease, the Dale-Chall, the Farr-Jenkins-Paterson, the Tribe, the Fry readability graph, and the Powers-Sumner-Kearl revisions of the Flesch reading ease, the Dale-Chall, and the Farr-Jenk1ns­Paterson formulas. The hypotheses tested in the study were that there were no significant differences (1) among readability scores predicted by the original formulas; (2) between each revised formula and its original version; (3) among the readability formulas and revisions of …

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from April 1 through May 31, 1969.

Letter From Wand Duncan To Douglas Keen, Wand Duncan

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from Wand Duncan to regent Douglas Keen regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation. Duncan nominates Thompson for president emeritus and proposes that he remain working at WKU.

Factors Influencing The Role Of Supervisors Of English, George Taylor Prigmore

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study focused on two problems. The first had to do with determination of the collective functions of English super­visors. The second dealt with these functions in terms of the effect of organizational factors. A 60-item questionnaire was mailed to a list of 702 identified English supervisors. All states of the union were represented in the list. The questionnaire attempted to secure information regarding sex, age, experience, preparation, certification, jurisdictions and descriptions of supervisors and their positions. They were also asked to indicate approximate amounts of time spent in the pursuit of certain functions, which were selected from a pre-determined …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding presidential search and banner bearers for commencement.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 48, No. 30 [31], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletics and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Tucker, Bruce. President Kelly Thompson Resigns
• Thompson, Kelly. This is the Most Difficult Decision of My Career
• Photo Spread - The Thompson Years
• Lawrence, Ron. Successor?
• McDaniel, Mike. Thompson at WKU: Man With an Empire
• Mylet. Tom. Student Body Reflects Surprised Shock, Concern
• Gov. Louie Nunn to Address WKU Commencement
• Bennett, Ellen. Teacher Course Rating Slated to Begin Monday, Tuesday
• Bennett, Ellen. Dorm Council Seeks Liberalization of Rules
• Connelly, Linda. Larry Zielke, David Porter Outline Coming Associated Students Administration
• Nursing Grant Discontinued
• Cheerleading Squad Chosen
• Regents Authorize Academic Expansion …

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items: graudate programs: Jr. High / Middle School, Health Educatin, Health & Safety and Recreation; agreement with Brescia and Kentucky Wesleyan establishing graduate extension consortium, Kelly Thompson's resignation, construction, creation of the College of Applied Arts and Health, University Farm beef herd and Charles Martin donation.

University Council Meeting, May 21, 1969, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation as WKU president.

Kelly Thompson Resignation, Kelly Thompson

Board of Regents Documents

President Kelly Thompson's letter of resignation submitted to the WKU Board of Regents.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Social Work certification, university lecture series and academic freedom.

Dero Downing & Raymond Gibson Correspondence, Dero Downing, Raymond Gibson

Board of Regents Documents

Correspondence between Dero Downing and alum Raymond Gibson regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation. Gibson proposes that Thompson be named chancellor and president of College Heights Foundation and remain at WKU. Downing reports that Thompson will become the president of the College Heights Foundation.

Leadership Behavior Of Department Chairmen In Selected State Institutions Of Higher Education, Glenn Burnett Schroeder

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The Getzels and Cuba social systems model was used to develop hypotheses for obtaining knowledge concerning: (1) the "real'' leadership behavior of chairmen as described by themselves and faculty, (2) the "ideal" leadership behavior of chairmen as described by deans, themselves, and faculty, and (3) responsibility, authority, and delegation behaviors reported by deans and chairmen. Normative data about the selection. administrative role, tenure, leadership training, and experience of incumbent chairmen were also gathered.

A Comparative Study Of The Graded And Ungraded Elementary Schools., Sondra L. Cohn

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences in the scholastic achievements of children trained in an ungraded elementary school and those trained in a graded elementary school.

Children attending the only ungraded school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1966 were tested after attending that school for three consecutive years, and again after five years. A neighboring graded elementary school was used for comparison in the experimental grouping. Another pair of neighboring graded schools was utilized as a control group. The total sample tested was 140 students.

The hypotheses of the study were that significant …

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Hearing Deficiencies On Reading Ability, Wayne Robert Weimer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of hearing deficiencies on reading achievement. The study also investigated and analyzed the significance of giving special consideration to the teaching methods when teaching those children who have hearing impairments. A further consideration of the study was to investigate teacher perception of children with hearing defects through a comparison of teacher listings of suspected cases and audiometer sweep test identification.

Procedure: In September, 1968, teachers were asked to list children suspected as being hard-of-hearing. Fifty-seven hard-of-hearing children and 372 normal hearing children from a total of …

An Experimental Study On The Effect Of Highly-Directed Versus Non-Directed Homework Assignments On Student Achievement, John Robert Micklich

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Description

The study was conducted at Northern Arizona University during the fall semester of 1968. It involved a total of six instructors, all full time members of the mathematics faculty, and 304 students; 203 in 6 classes of general mathematics and 101 in 61 classes of college algebra.

The directed homework classes received assignments that were taken up at the next class meeting, graded, scored, re­corded, and returned. The non-directed classes received the same assignments, but the homework was not taken up. There were lectures and discussion in both groups prior to assign­ing homework and after it was turned in. …

The Effect Of Studying The Structure Of Concepts And Cognitive-Emphasis Social Studies Units On Selected Cognitive Processes Of Fifth-Grade Children, Margaret Smith Greer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of two types of treatments which were designed to increase the efficiency of the cognitive functions, Discrimination, Inference, and Generalization and to decrease the tendency to be Overcautious or to Overgeneralize in processing given data. The Concept Structure Study Program was planned to provide an understanding of the meaning elements and the arrangement of elements which together comprise the structure of concepts at varying levels of complexity. The Cognitive-Emphasis Social Studies Units were designed to facilitate the formation of simple-to-complex concepts by differentiation of relevant from irrelevant data, grouping of …

A Procedure To Discriminate Between Successful And Unsuccessful Pressure Groups Which Have An Interest In Education, Thomas John Gustafson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

A pilot study was designed to determine whether a procedure could be developed to predict if a pressure group will be effective in its attempt to influence educational policy. The eight variables tested were: 1) the critical situation, 2) the leadership of the group, 3) the prestige of the group in the community, 4) the control of the group over economic goods, 5) the channels of communication with local, state, and/or national officials, 6) shared attitudes of the group with the community, 7) the solidarity of the group, and 8) the strategy of the group to implement the change. A …

An Experimental Study Of The Impact Of Typewriting On Language Arts Skills Among Students In Elementary School, Jeanne Popejoy Smith

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of the study to compare test data collected from students before and after touch typewriting was taught to a group of 36 first grade students and 50 third grade students, and to determine whether the test data contained statistically pertinent evidence which would indicate that for elementary school students, learning to touch typewrite could effect their learning in the language arts skills. Four groups, one experimental and one control group from each grade, were given an intelligence test at the beginning of the study, and a reading test and a specially constructed test on spelling, punctuation, …

Sex-Role Identification And Achievement, Ronald Edwin Hull

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the research was to test empirically the assertion that children at the preadolescent stage of development would evidence greater social-psychological reward and a higher level of achievement in school under the direction of male teachers than female teachers. An additional concern was to determine with whom boys and girls identify. More specifically, the study was designed to focus on three areas of human interaction: (1) Students' identification with their teachers, (2) Students' identification with others in primary relationships and with other role models, and (3) Students' self-concept in terms of masculinity­femininity traits. Forty-seven male and forty-eight female …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding sabbaticals, teaching load, hiring faculty and academic freedom.

Calendar - Vol. 02, No. 24 - May 12-18, 1969, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

University Council Meeting, May 07, 1969, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding World Academy Foreign Study Program, travel expenses, student membership on university committees and bi-term courses.

Calendar - Vol. 02, No. 23 - May 5-11, 1969, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

Ua3/3/1 Associated Student Government Election, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Election results for the Associated Student Government and classes.

A New State University In Jacksonville Florida, State University System Of Florida

Florida Board of Regents

A book about the opening of University of North Florida published by the State University System, Office of the Florida Board of Regents, Tallahassee in May 1969. The projects the growth of the University and the North Florida area. PALMM

An Evaluation Of The Community School Program Springfield Public Schools Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert Bruce Sellers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.