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The Alumnus, V66n3, September 1981, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Research is Mindpower
-- Class of '21 alumnae meet again
-- Chuck Grassley - UNI's first U.S. Senator
-- Campus Avenues
-- Faculty Profile
-- Summertime on the UNI campus
-- Financial setback - UNI's headache
-- Tap into the UNI alumni network
-- Director's MedLee
-- Class Notes
-- Alumni Profiles

Summer Commencement [Program], July 31, 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Spring Commencement [Program], May 23, 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

The Alumnus, V66n2, May 1981, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Computers on campus
-- Great-great grandson meets his great-great-grandfather
-- Campus Avenews
-- Faculty Profile
-- Cooperation - 'Greek' word of the year
-- UNI votes 'no' on historic NCAA issue
-- Alumnus Avenews
-- Director's MedLee
-- Class Notes
-- Alumni Profiles

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 24-25, 1981 [Program, 93th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

The Single-Parent Father In Contemporary Society, Mary E. Crawford

Graduate Research Papers

The word "love" is perhaps the most widely used and abused term in the English language. We love our parents. We love our brothers and sisters. We love our pet and fruit, vegetables and meat, our home, and our car or truck. We love our country and flag. We love, both animate and inanimate objects. Human beings, today and throughout history, have had the need to love and to be loved. The search of finding or simply recognizing this love, first of all, and then giving and receiving love, is often a frightening experience. There also seems to be a …

Relationship Between Size Of School And Least Preferred Coworker Score For Elementary School Principals, Stephen Carter Foster

Graduate Research Papers

In the complicated, subjective field of leadership, school administration ranks as one of the least well understood areas on the scale. Business, with their billions have been able to spend the money and the time examining leadership in the business environment and have established considerable data which, because of the lack of money and time in education, must be translated to our field before analysis. This translation occasionally diminishes the value of the results obtained from the research. For this reason, it is of major importance that educators adjust and apply some of the ideas developed in business to educational …

Chemistry Curricula: Past, Present, And Future, Robert W. Hanson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

At the University of Northern Iowa we have four so-called "Current Curricula" courses - one each in junior high science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Each is preceded in the teaching degree programs by a course called "Orientation to Science Teaching." Most students who take these Current Curricula courses are juniors or seniors and have had at least part of their professional sequence in the College of Education.

The Science Curriculum, The Pupil, And The Teacher, Marlow Ediger

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

There are selected issues which need analysis and relevant solutions in the science curriculum. Teachers, principals and supervisors need to become thoroughly familiar with these issues and attempt to achieve a viable synthesis.

A Study Of Student Attitude Toward School, Scott Blaine Wegner

Graduate Research Papers

Is there a point along the K-8 continuum where there is a sharp decline in the positive student attitudes toward schooling?

A Profile Of Local Education Association Presidents Of Iowa, Steven Ray Harding

Graduate Research Papers

This paper will investigate two aspects of local teacher association presidents of Iowa. First, it will develop a statistical analysis of such factors as age, sex, marital status, education, and teaching experience. The purpose of this part of the research will be to look for patterns of characteristics that are repeated in the sample. The second part of the research will deal with the attitudes of the sample group toward their school administration and their reasons for seeking the office of association president. 1 A general statement of the intent of this paper would be: to develop a profile of …

Family Crisis Intervention With An Adolescent At Risk Of Suicide: A Study Of The Family Crisis Intervention Unit Of Polk County, Iowa, Michael Perry Bleadorn

Graduate Research Papers

Suicide: the act of killing one's self intentionally. The word reaches out and grabs every one of us who reads or hears it. It is a word which is at the very heart of our innermost fears. Suicide is an action which has been romantically praised in western culture by William Shakespeare in "Romeo and Juliet." It has been glorified in the eastern culture through the ritual of Hari-kiri and also in the kamakazi mission of death. "Suicide, which once ranked twenty-second on the list of causes of death in the United States, now rates tenth, and in some states …

A Study Of Teacher Income And Mode Of Living, Marlyce H. Holbach

Graduate Research Papers

The primary purpose of this investigation was to define the economic level at which the teachers in Iowa's Area VII are now living. More specifically, the main object was to answer the following questions: Does a considerable proportion of the teacher population supplement their salary with a second job? Taking all sources of income together, what levels of living are the teachers able to attain?

College Student Environment Interaction With Special Reference To Some Residence Hall Student Weekend Activities - During The Spring Semester Of 1981, Jeffrey Alan Anderson

Graduate Research Papers

In the past two decades considerable effort has focused on the degree to which college environments exert important impacts on students' values, attitudes, and behaviors. However, since college and university environments are so rich and multi-dimensional, it may be more appropriate to center attention on the subenvironments. The college residence hall is one such subenvironment which has received considerable attention during the past decade.

The Effectiveness Of The Group Counseling Approach To Working With Vocational Problems, Gene Ross Thomas

Graduate Research Papers

Group counseling is a social experience designed to deal with the developmental problems and attitudes of individuals in a secure setting. It facilitates the development of new human relations skills and leads to the discovery of new and more acceptable ways of approaching various conflict situations. The interaction of the group can also produce a greater self-acceptance, deeper self-understanding, and an improved self-concept. There has recently been a marked increase in the use of group counseling procedures to tackle various problem areas. This has resulted in the development of some interesting and innovative techniques, as well as some that are …

Counselor's Responsibilities And Student's Needs At The Junior High School Level, Ken H. Winter

Graduate Research Papers

In the past decade, the necessity for a junior high school counselor seems to have increased more than ever before. Formerly, the child's needs were handled by the teacher through homeroom and classroom guidance programs (Baughman, 1974; Grambs, et. al., 1961). Gradually, socioeconomic forces of the past decades have encouraged a full time specialist, or the equivalent, available in guidance and testing for every 250 to 300 pupils in a junior high school (7th and 8th grades) (Conant, 1960; Tink, 1963).

The Portrayal Of Death In Selected Fiction Books For Adolescents, Nancy Helmers

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to examine and evaluate the portrayal of death in selected fiction books for adolescents. The sample for the study consisted of eleven books selected by a committee of professionals in the field of adolescent literature. These are books that tend to be available to adolescents in libraries. A method of content analysis was applied'as the research design in which each book was analyzed on a basis of seven categories.

It was found that most of the books do handle the death theme realistically. In death vocabulary the most frequently used words were "die", "dead", …

1981 Old Gold, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Yearbooks

The student yearbook of the University of Northern Iowa.

Student Personnel Services And Some Faculty Attitudes, University Of Northern Iowa, Summer 1980, David Anthony Carbone

Graduate Research Papers

This researcher intends to examine what services university faculty include under the auspices of student personnel services and the attitudes of university faculty toward each of those services they name at a particular state university in Iowa, i.e. the University of Northern Iowa.

In Memoriam: Dr. W. John Weilgart, C. G. Kloster

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Dr. W. John Weilgart, professor emeritus of psychology at Luther College died at age 67, Monday, January 26. He suffered from leukemia. Weilgart served on the Luther faculty from 1964-78. He previously taught at the University of Portland, Mills College, Xavier University, Notre Dame, and California Lutheran College.

Characteristics Of Discipline And Non-Discipline Freshmen Living In The Residence Halls At The University Of Northern Iowa Enrolled In Fall Semester 1980, Gary Robert Carlson

Graduate Research Papers

All through our society, people have to live and work together harmoniously or chaos is the result. Whenever a large number of different types of individuals live within close proximity of one another, problems are bound to appear. This phenomena occurs not only in the "real world" but in the college/university setting as well, particularly in the residence halls.

Northern Iowa 1981 Women's Track & Field, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Sharon Huddleston Head Coach
--Fingertip Facts
--1981 Panther Preview
--1981 Roster
--1981 Schedule
--1980 Results
--UNI Women's Track and Field Records

A Comparative Study Of Inquiry Into The Personal Qualities Desirable For An Elementary Principal, Clayton Earl Naylor

Graduate Research Papers

Society has changed, schools have changed, students have changed, how about principals? Are superintendents looking for qualities in a principal that keep up with the times or are they looking for the same basic personal qualities they looked for in 1956? Much has been written of the changing roles of today's administrators. There is also some theoretical evidence that indicates a correlation between personality and leadership ability. There is much evidence that personal qualities are a definite factor in administrative selection criterion. What, then, are the specific personal qualities superintendents deem desirable for an elementary principal to possess today? How …

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Iowa Journal Of Speech Communication, Volume 13, Number 1, Spring 1981 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Learning Experiences In Nonverbal Communication, Russel M. Myers

Iowa Journal of Communication

Designing learning experiences for the high school student in the area of nonverbal communication can very often be a frustrating experience for the classroom teacher. The primary task is to design an experience which will raise the consciousness of the student in such a way as to make the information integral to the everyday environment of the student. The following experiences have been found to be highly effective in attaining knowledge in the use of nonverbal communication. These experiences may be used either as a concentrated unit or spread out over a longer period of time depending on the needs …

Correlation Of Church Attendance Of Some University Of Northern Iowa's Students With Parental Influence, Patricia G. Boyer

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between church attendance of some of the University of Northern Iowa's students and parental influence. An attempt is being made to look for an association between these two variables. If church attendance and parental influence are related, it is interesting to speculate how these factors are related to the authoritarian churches which are then associated with rebelling or conforming.

The Effect Of Student Feedback On The Improvement Of Instruction, Douglas M. Trank

Iowa Journal of Communication

The use of student evaluation of faculty is commonplace in post-secondary speech communication programs across the country. Although research on rating scales for such evaluation has been a topic of concern in educational journals for over fifty years, communication journals have generally avoided such discussions until the early part of this decade. Wolff reported in 1974 that 90.5 per cent of the speech departments surveyed conducted such evaluations and all but one of the remaining respondents had plans to use them in the near future. While we, as a discipline, have not been actively involved in the research surrounding student …