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Western News, June 21, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Temporary Budget Approval Given, Administrative Changes Announced, Hoy Will Retire July 1, Trustees Plan Building Maintenance, Settle Suit on Flood Damage, Carney Will Head Art Department, Trustees Approve Tuition/Health Fee Boosts, Memorial Services Set for Dr. William Viall

Western News, June 14, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: S.E.R.S. Has Moved to Ellsworth, Agenda Items Announced for Board Meeting, Reish is Phi Beta Kappa President, Retirees Plan July Picnic, How to Make Directory Changes, WMU helps Nigeria's Engineer Shortage, June 15 is Deadline for Mass Order Printing, Bargain Prices on Athletic Tickets, Doctoral Examinations Set, Bargain Prices on Athletic Tickets

Western News, June 7, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: "Flood" of Articles in First "Arc News", Library Buys Braille Dictionary, Paper/Print Workshop Will Be June 25-29, Dean is Author of Reviews, ROTC Wins High Rating, Alumni Directors on Workshop Programs, Students Win First Prize in Regional Competition, Western's Assistance to Handicappers Publicize, Benefit Dinner for Soup Kitchen

Bulletin: Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 1979-1981, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• University Calendar • Accreditation • Councils • Admission, Registration, Advising • Degrees • Degree Requirements • General Education Requirement • Student Planned Curriculum • Undergraduate Curricula and • Approved Majors • Major and Minor Requirements • Teacher Certification • Student Fees • Academic Regulations • Student Academic Rights: Policies and Procedures • Student Services • Student Financial Aid and Scholarships • Miscellaneous Information • The Honors College • Librarianship • College of Applied Sciences • College of Arts and Sciences • College of Business • College of Education • College of Fine Arts • College of General Studies • …

The Social Construction Of Professional Knowledge: Social Work Ideology, 1956-1973, Danny L. Jorgensen

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper reports on patterns and trends of ideological advocacy in social work. Findings from a content analysis of Social Work indicate that conceptions of this service profession have changed over a recent eighteen year period. Changes in professional meanings are analyzed in terms of authors' educational status, employment setting, and the problematic topics they discussed. This analysis supports a process model of reality construction in professional arenas and provides implications for the self-conscious management of professional imagery.

Do Agency Administrative Changes Affect The Effectiveness And Efficiency Of Dhr Employees?, Richard M. Grinnell Jr., Linda S. Hill

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study examined the perceived effectiveness and efficiency of DHR employees before and after agency administrative changes. Results indicated that the employees' perceptions of effectiveness and efficiency after agency administrative changes were not significantly affected. The employees also felt that "communication" was the major factor hindering them in becoming more effective and efficient.

Consciousness Raising, Values, And Practice Behavior, Joseph R. Steiner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper advocates for more conscious awareness of values, and their logical link, along with knowledge, to practice. A logical network is developed which reveals the association between values, knowledge, and practice behaviors. Excnples from social work literature are used to illustrate the breakdown in the logical development of practice which occurs when values are suppressed or are only dealt with subjectively. Examples are also given based upon a planning group in which values were defined and used with community data to logically deduce 'what ought to be done." A plan for self study is also developed.

When Clients Complain: Bureaucratic Responsiveness In Large Federal Agencies, Harvey A. Abrams, Peter Bidney

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

High error rates in entitlements and slow responses to client complaints by Federal agencies are analyzed from a r.arket-power frame of reference focusing on the relative powerlessness of agency clients in relation to agencies which hold monopolies of life sustaining benefits. Data from a survey of Members of Congress are presented to provide an estimate of error rates. Three alternative structural solutions to the problem of unresponsiveness are assessed, including increased congressional casework service, ombudsmen services, and use of Federal Information Centers to aid clients. Necessary quality control procedures to facilitate each solution are described.

Western News, May 31, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: N.Y. City Opera Company Baritone Concert Tonight, Allen is Seminar Speaker, Dr. Margaret Burnham Macmillan Dies, Resident Tutors Needed for Upward Bound, Argonne Lab Librarian Will Speak Here, Bookstore is Closed for Inventory, Important Information on Advance Registration, Bryna Graff Succumbs, "Images in Clay" Presentation Announced, Grant Awarded for Arctic Study, Faculty Member Invited to Oberlin Festival, Handicappers Workshop Scheduled for June 2

Western News, May 24, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Department Heads Named by Board, Faculty Promotions Announced, Schneider to Retire June 30, Faculty Member Wins Grant, Gifts and Grants Reported, Shakespearean Festival Tours Announced, Last Day to Drop Classes, Dr. Kenneth Engle Dies, Program Presenters at Conference, Article on Radio Drama Published, Bookstore Employee Completes Seminar, Honors College has Danforth Fellowship Information, Doctoral Examinations Set, Hoy Cited for NACDA Hall of Fame Membership

Western News, May 17, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Carnegie Librarian to Lecture Here, University Office Hours Will Change, Names of Committee Members Announced, Trustees will Meet Here Friday, Workshop Planned for Minority Students, Battle Creek Students to Receive Aid, WMU Co-Sponsors Neighborhood Workshop, The Differences in Male/Female Communication, Incentive Fund Awarded for Research, Of Interest to all at Western, Graduate Assistantship Available, Workshop on "Dressing Up" Saturday

Western News, May 10, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMUK Wins Top Award in Broadcasting, Spring Session Enrollment is Up, Applicants Will Visit Campus, Kanley Chapel Windows are Dedicated, Summer Class Schedules Due, Funds Received for Criminal Justice Internships, String Quartet to Perform Here, Bargains Galore at Saturday's Surplus Auction, Alberta l. Brown Lectures Continue, Add Two More to List of Retiring Faculty, Student Leaders Needed, Midwest Regionals Next for Women's Softball Team, Doctoral Examination Date Listed, Intramural Department Lists Hours, CEO Services Offered during Spring Session

Western News, May 3, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Program Review Advisory Committee Named, Bennett Elected Faculty Senate President, Trustees get Two 1979-80 Fee Proposals, Appointments Approved by Trustees, "Restoration of Old Houses" is May 5 Workshop, Announce Annual APA Meeting, Tuesday Sessions Will Teach Self-Defense, University Hosts Congress on Medieval Studies, Special Craft Workshops for Faculty, Staff

Requisites For The Establishment, Implementation, And Evaluation Of Social Work Treatment Programs For Anti-Social Children, John S. Wodarski

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Requisites for the establishment, implementation and evaluation of social work treatment programs for anti-social children are reviewed. Specific items discussed are: how does one ascertain the level at which change efforts should be directed, i.e., individual, group, organizational, or societal; what is the appropriate context for behavioral change; who should act as the change agent; what characteristics should the worker possess; what are the rationale for service provided; how long should the treatment continue; how does one prepare for the termination of treatment and maintenance of behavior; what organizational factors of treatment contexts are pertinent to the constructive delivery of …

Integrating Child Care Services: Overcoming Structural Obstacles To Collaboration Of Institutional And Community Agency Staffs, Arthur K. Berliner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Social Work practice settings are so diversified that different perspectives inevitably develop among practitioners. These may undermine collaborative efforts between agencies. Child care services afford an example of a field requiring diversified agency settings and therefore vulnerable to development of contrasting perspectives. Some of the sources of an "institutional perspective" and of a "community perspective" are identified, as well as problems originating in lack of a shared perspective. Proposals for overcoming these problems and promoting integration of services comprises the final section of the paper.

Western News, April 18, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Nearly 1,800 Will Be Graduated Saturday in Read Fieldhouse, Last Meeting In Retirement Series Will Be May 1, SW Michigan Mortar Board Alumni Meet May 8, Art; Music Depts. Receive Gifts of Over $100,000, Criminal Justice Internships; Spring; Fall; Winter Terms

Western News, April 11, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Faculty Survey Supports Pilot Academic Program Review Test, Ecology Day Is Today, Summer; Fall Class Schedules Are Available, ASCAP Honors Curtis-Smith, Flight Instructors Course Planned, Shearing Experience Provided, Conference Focus On Early Childhood Library Programs, Arts Council Honors Holmes, Ad Impact on Children Studied, Women's Festival April 28, H.H.S. Awards Announced, Engineering For Women Workshop Set

Western News, April 5, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Clancy Keynotes Conference Here, 2nd Research Forum April 6, Memorial Held For Bluman, Engineering For Women Workshop Set, Guest Soprano Performs Tuesday, Physics of Sailing Presentation Today, Personnel Department Memo, Vegetation Mapping Expert To Visit

The Effect Of Hydrocolloids In Control Of Water Retention In Coating Systems, Gordon C. Bentley Jr.

Paper Engineering Senior Theses

The purpose of this study was to observe how three hydrocolloids (Kelgin Q series, Procoat 150, and Dow 650) function in their control of water retention in clay systems. The water retention values were measured on a modified Warren tester. It was found that the three hydrocolloids are viscosity modifiers. However, their control of water retention is not due to their effect on viscosity, but rather, to their good water holding capabilities. Therefore, viscosity is not the primary parameter in control of water retention when using these hydrocolloids.

The Effects Of Wet-Pressing Upon The Strength Properties Of Recycled Corrugated Shipping Containers, Ted E. Dornbos

Paper Engineering Senior Theses

Tests verified the increases of strength characteristics with increasing solids content of the sheet. The rate of water removal from the sheet into the felt, involving hydraulic pressure, directly influences the compressibility of the felts and the sheet and appears to greatly determine the extent of crushing effects, which have the potential of occurring at any particular solids content region irregardless of loading.

Mention of water content interacting with the press load is suggested as an important parameter of efficient wet-pressing. Hence interest in profiles incorporating multiple wet-pressings utilizing one or two felts to increase the percent solids has an …

Worlds Of Language Within The Classroom, Eleanor Buelke

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Many present-day writers who have studied interdisciplinary approaches to mental health and efficient living and learning have presented irrefutable evidence of strong links among thought, language, and a rational grasp of the real world. They believe that successful venture into the world and stable viability within it depend upon the use of language to establish personal verification of reality. Denial or restriction of a child's language in the learning process is considered disavowal or restraint in the assimilation of enriching experiences. The ability of young learners to think symbolically becomes a prerequisite for true language learning, including the mastery of …

Reading Horizons Vol. 19, No. 3

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 19, issue 3.

Beginning Reading Without Readiness: Structured Language Experience, Patricia Cunningham

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The language experience approach has for generations been one of the tricks in the bags of versatile reading teachers. Allen (1964) emphasizes the link between speaking. writing and reading inherent in the language experience approach. Hall (1972) supplies seven statements supporting the linguistic soundness of the language experience approach.

Cloze Encounters Of A Different Kind, Robert F. Carey

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The cloze test usually consists of a graded reading passage from which words have been deleted according to some methodical strategy. such as every fifth word. every tenth word. every pronoun. etc. The deleted words are replaced with blanks of a uniform size. and the student is asked to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.

Professional Concerns, R Baird Shuman, Willliam S. Palmer

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

William S. Palmer is Professor of Reading and Language Arts at the University of NC?rth Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is well known for his contributions to professional journals in the field of reading and English education. He is author of Teaching Reading to High School Students.

In his contribution to this column, Professor Palmer points out some of the oversimplication which results from basing reading programs upon the taxonomic model. He carefully explores the stages of beginning reading, and he sets these in a useful historical perspective. In doing so, he avoids the Aristotelian either/or dichotomy in his …

Peer-Tutoring: Learning Boon Or Exploitation Of The Tutor?, Helen Howell

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The concept of peer tutoring is not new. Its use has been traced back through centuries. Probably all elementary school teachers have used it at some time-usually in the brief, informal situation of having Billy help Jimmy with some specific problem or skill need. In recent years, the idea has expanded and the more formal peer-tutoring or peer-mediated instruction concept has received attention and support. This increased interest in peer-tutoring appears to have been prompted by the need to individualize instruction and to do so as economically as possible.

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Characteristics And Achievements Of Black Upward Bound And Black Non Upward Bound Students At Western Michigan University From 1971-1976, Luther Roseman Dease

Dissertations

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Personality Correlates Of Endometriosis, Mary Lou Collins

Dissertations

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The Use Of Advance Organizers In The Teaching Of English Grammar To Emotionally Impaired Adolescents, Garrett Boersma Jr.

Dissertations

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What Administrators Actually Know About Reading Programs, Martha Rapp Haggard, Jane Warren Meeks

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this survey was to determine the extent and depth of public school administrators' attitudes, knowledge and concepts about reading programs. Surveys were sent to 100 public school administrators in a mid-western metropolitan area. The results were tabulated from fifty-nine respondents; six superintendents, twenty-one secondary principals, and thirty-two elementary principals. No special supervisors (language arts curriculum, personnel. etc.) were included in the study.