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Western News, July 24, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Computer Science enrollment up, California "Fanfairs" coming Aug. 1, AAUP elects two faculty to top offices, Yelsma will appear on WUHQ-TV programs, Biology department offers new service, Open press box window helps officers put end to campus thefts, Hockey broadcasts will resume this year

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting July 18, 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Petitions and Communications
• Remarks by the President
• Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Comprehensive Plan for Student Financial Aid
• Health Center Lease
• Annuity Trust Investments
• Board Committee Reports

Western News, July 17, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Paper Science gets gift, Yugoslav violinist will give concert, Scholarship for English majors announced, Kellogg Foundation Trust picks Ludlow, Personnel Department reviews overtime pay policy for hourly employees, CEO helps students learn study skills, Jurors recruited for mock trial

Western News, July 10, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Summer session enrollment is 7.5 percent above 1979, Dale Ackerson memorial services Friday, Information on 1980-81 salary raises, Retirees potluck dinner set for July 18, Films on China here Wednesday, Edo Weits on WKZO-TV Wednesday, Employees urged to enter car pools, It's now Handicapper Student Services, Emeritus Ray Deur wins education award

Western News, July 3, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University receives grant for underground water research, Independence Day toasts for all occasions uncovered by Reish, Homecoming Committee members named, Holiday hours posted for libraries/ USC, $2,200 awarded Petroleum Distribution, Upward Bound Program now going here

A Proper Attitude Toward Science, William W. Cobern

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

The attitude of a man determine his speech and actions. That is why it is more important for children to leave school with positives attitudes about learning than with acquired and refined skills and knowledge. A child in school may learn to read but unless he also gains a positive attitude about reading he will not read on his own. So it is with science. Along with the acquisition of the skills and knowledge of science should come a positive attitude about science. Furthermore in the field of science as well as a positive one. This is the subject at …

Teachers As Readers: An Extension Of The 'Impact Of Reading' Survey, Eugene H. Cramer, Camille L.Z. Blachowicz

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Do teachers have a responsibility to help students to develop positive attitudes about reading? The idea that teachers can and should play a major role in the development of students' reading habits and interests has never been seriously questioned. In fact, most reading methods texts and many journal articles repeatedly stress this aspect of teachers' responsibilities. "Interests do not grow in a vacuum ... the teacher's task, then, is not only to feed the interests the child already possesses but to open up new avenues of interest and opportunity" (Strickland, 1957). "Developing permanent interests in reading must be the goal …

Suggestions For Improving The Language Development Of Disabled Secondary Readers, Nancy A. Mavrogenes

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

As high school teachers of reading and English know, some students in their classrooms are poor in all areas of language. They read on a fourth-grade level; they write and spell so as to obscure most communication; they speak in simple sentences; their listening ability is so low that they can't seem to follow most directions. What can we do to fill in the innumerable gaps in all these areas? It is the purpose of this article to present two ways to improve a student's level of language development: 1) daily exposure to good literature in the original (not adapted …

A Recreational Reading Program For Disabled Readers: It Works!, Marilyn A. Colvin, Elton Stetson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Much has been written about the desirability of turning disabled readers on to reading. Replacing negative feelings and disinterest which disabled readers typically have toward books is one of the most difficult tasks of all. But when disabled readers report little or no encouragement from home the challenge becomes even greater. Recent research has shown three very important factors in developing interest in reading-all three factors within the home: (1) fathers who read to children; (2) mothers who read to children and; (3) the availability of easy reading material in the home (Sucher, Note 1). When asked about reading habits …

Reading The Readability Rules: Erisa And The Spds, William N. Thompson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

EDITOR'S NOTE- While we are unable because of space limitations to print Dr. Thompson's study in its entirety, we know our readers will be interested in this excerpt regarding readability levels and the rules. Its irony may not be delightfully humorous, but it will elicit a wry smile, even from taxpayers.

Gifted Reading Programs: Uncovering The Hidden Potential, Patricia Alexander, Joseph A. Muia

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Within the last decade there has been a noticeable increase in the attention afforded the special segment of the school population termed "gifted" by reading educators. This interest has been engendered in part by the availability of Federal and State funds set aside for gifted instruction. Even with the rising concern for improved reading instruction of the gifted student, the questions arise as to whether the applied methods of identification used to affirm "giftedness" are indeed adequate and if reading instructional programs initiated for these students meet their highly specialized needs.

The Over-The-Shoulder Conference: Teaching As Children Read, George E. Mason, Sharon V. Arthur

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Over-the-shoulder conferences are not replacements for formal conferences at the teacher's desk, nor for the disciplinary conference outside the door, but rather are brief, less-structured encounters. Over-the-shoulder conferences, loosely defined as the teacher interacting about reading material with a student at the student's seat, are neither unique nor novel. Nearly all teachers have worked with students in this manner. However, few teachers seem to make use of over-the-shoulder conferences in a systematic fashion which maximizes their effectiveness.

Jungian Theory And Social Work Practice, Herman Borenzweig

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Carl Jung's contributions to psychology, psychotherapy, and social science have had little impact upon social wonk practice. Social Work Abstracts to lists only one article where Jungian theory is utilized by social workers. McBroom has recently written an article "The Collective Unconscious as a Unifying Concept in Teaching Human Behavior Cross Culturally:" If only two articles about Jungian psychology have appeared in the social work literature in the last twelve years it seems safe to assume either that the ,Jungian oriented social workers practice their Jung underground and fail to publish on that Jung remains anathema to the profession.

In …

Rural Sociology And Rural Social Work: An Historical Essay, Emilia E. Martinez-Brawley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The relationship between rural sociology and rural social work can be traced back to the days of the Country Life Commission (1908), and has experienced many fluctuations throughout the years. This paper examines the interconnections between the developments in the two fields, drawing from historical data which lead to che hypothesis that those fluctuations were caused by forces within each discipline as well as by developments affecting the interactions of each field with the other. It appears that academic and theoretical issues were not alone in causing contention in the relationship between rural sociology and the practice of rural social …

Western News, June 26, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Hay study is progressing; Kelley says, Set salary increases for three groups, Ehrle to begin VP duties Tuesday, Bernhard returns from trip to Bulgaria, Outstanding attractions coming to Miller Auditorium this fall, Aetna explains emergency room coverage, Fine Arts building lease authorized, Caine is elected vice chairman, Schedule Institute on American economy, Western students begin Alaskan journey

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 13, 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Petitions and Communications
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Western Michigan University Board of Trustees Meeting Dates for 1980-81
• Mission Statement
• Revision of 1979/80 Budget
• Resolution re Building Maintenance and Repair Projects
• Resolution re Continuation of 1979/80 Budget in 1980/81
• Fine Arts Building Lease
• Tuition and Fees
• Special Fees
• Bronco Transit Fares
• Mileage Reimbursement Rate
• Bank Resolutions
• Sale of Land
• Consumers Power Easement
• Energy Conservation Project
• Board Committee Reports

Partners In Progress: Faculty Recognition Dinner 1980, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Partners in Progress

Faculty Recognition Dinner

June 7, 1980

Honored Guests:

• Elsa Alvarez
• Irene S. Bibza
• Lawrence J. Brink
• Mercedes Cardenas
• James H. Griggs
• Joseph T. Hoy
• Wilda Large
• Dominic Leonardelli
• Carl A. Lindstrom
• John H. McBeth
• Josephine Nicolette
• Leon D. Nobes
• Leonard Orr
• Frank Robinson
• Vera Jean Russell
• Charles A. Smith

Western News, June 5, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU logo makes debut in university publications; letterheads, Faculty member accidentally drowned, Parking violators have until June 25, New motor transport rates announced, Mary Brown to address Senate, Six women athletes earn all A grades

Bulletin - Western Michigan University: The Graduate Catalog 1980-1982 , Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• Section I: General Policies and Procedures • Section II: Master's Degree Programs and Requirements • Section III: Specialist Degree Programs and Requirements • Section IV: Doctoral Degree Programs and Requirements • Section V: Description of Graduate Courses • Section VI: The Graduate Faculty

Western News, May 29, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Denenfeld heads advisory committee to assist selection of dean, Change fall semester academic calendar, Softball team is No.4 in country, Morrow named new publications editor, Hold conference on Philippines here, Sky Broncos make good showing at meet

Western News, May 22, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Announce establishment of Science for Citizens Center here, University will undertake a review of its disaster-preparedness procedures, Softball team earns place in Women 's College World Series which opens today, Memorial Day weekend will bring changes in usual hours for Western's libraries, Miami edges out Western for Reese Cup

Western News, May 19, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board announces it is considering tuition increase for 1980-81, Bernstein named physics chair, 'Minimal increase' seen in state funds; Hannah tells Board of Trustees Friday, Tenure granted to one; promotions to others in board action, Trustees accept gifts and grants totaling more than $260,000, Building to be named for Brink, Board approves resolution supporting efforts for 'Sesquicentennial Year'

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting May 16, 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Petitions and Communications
• Remarks by the President
• Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Naming of Building
• Sesquicentennial Resolution
• Special Programs Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, May 15, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Noted philosopher coming, Bernhard to discuss WMU's expectations, Former presidential mansion will open for public tours Tuesday, Golden anniversary program planned for Western's Class of '30, Holmes will leave for California post, Vaughan's condition is 'good', Commission on Status of Women elects

Western News, May 8, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Hunt to receive Distinguished Faculty Scholar award Tuesday, Sellin is fellowship finalist, Brink honored at luncheon Tuesday, WSU Black Theater coming May 10, Roekle inaugurated as 1980-81 president of APA last night, Sixteen retirees to be honored at Faculty Recognition Dinner, Women's softball team takes state title for third straight year

The Triumph Of Chiropractic - And Then What?, Walter I. Wardwell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The evolution of chiropractic from a marginal health profession to the strongest and most popular alternative to orthodox medicine in the United States is examined and compared with osteopathy and naturopathy. Evidence is offered that 1974 was the landmark year for recognition of chiropractors (e.g., accreditation of colleges, reimbursement for services under Medicare) and relaxation of the American Medical Association's policy of active and overt opposition (e.g., elimination from its code of ethics of the tabu on professional association. The public policy question of the future status of chiropractors is raised and alternatives considered. It is concluded that the most …

The Public And Care By Non-Physicians: Health Policy Consideration, Bebe F. Lavin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In an effort to resolve what some define as a crisis in health care, medical paraprofessionals have become an increasing part of the primary care scene. As the training and use of paraprofessionals expands there has been growing insistence that much of what office-based physicians do could be handled as well or better by these non-physicians. If it is health policy to encourage the use of paraprofessionals to alleviate the shortages and maldistribution of primary care doctors, acceptance of these personnel by the public is a critical issue.

A study of the public in a Midwest area suggests considerable variability …

Organizational Structure And Professional Norms In An Alternative Health Care Setting: Physicians In Health Maintenance Organizations, Judith K. Barr, Marcia K. Steinberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The development of new organizational forms for the delivery of health and medical care in the U.S. includes health maintenance organizations (HMOs), designed to provide a set of comprehensive basic health services to a defined population for a fixed prepaid premium. As complex organizations, HMOs have the potential for limiting the autonomy of professionals working in them. This paper describes the legal requirements and organizational mechanisms under which physicians practice in HMOs and considers the potential for conflict between the organization and professional norms.

On the basis of document and interview data from nine HMOs, it appears that mechanisms developed …

The Paradoxes Of Health Planning, Bonnie Morel Edington

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The National Health Planning Act of 1974 designated 200 Health Systems Agencies (HSAs) nationally and a State Health Planning and Development Agency in each state. Components of the law are analyzed to illustrate its ambiguities and contradictions. The components analyzed are: the findings which led to the passage of the law; the law's purpose; the ten national health priorities; the National Guidelines for Health Planning; the purposes of the HSAs and the data they are to assemble and analyze. The major contradiction is that agencies designated to focus on cost containment in health care are expected to make health care …

The Good Life: Who's Practicing Healthy Life-Styles?, Ann S. Ford, W. Scott Ford

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

With the birth of scientific medicine in the late 1800s, the responsibility for 'health' was increasingly removed from the individual and replaced by a dependence upon medical intervention and required public health measures. Individual responsibility was viewed largely in terms of assuring accessibility for the individual (and his/her family) to the professional health delivery system. The need for health care, therefore, was seen as episodic necessity -- not as a continuing individual responsibility.