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Social Interaction Among Fifth Graders, Dawn Michelle Hinton

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the social isolation of black girls as compared to the social isolation experienced by black boys, white girls and white boys. One fifth grade classroom was chosen as the population of interest. There were twenty seven students in the classroom. Of those there are: six black females, nine white females, five black males and seven white males. Two methods were employed to collect and analyze the data for this investigation. The first method was sociometric surveys which were used to measure social isolation among those being studied. The second method utilized was …

Students Against Driving Drunk (Sadd): Testing The Organization's Effects On Students' Behavior And Attitudes Toward Alcohol Use, William Post Jr.

Masters Theses

This research examines the influence of Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) chapters on the reported behavior and attitudes towards alcohol use of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in 208 public school districts in Michigan. This research is conducted at the intersection of social movement theory coupled with self-help group issues; theoretical approaches to explaining adolescent alcohol use; and SADD's etiological assumptions about adolescent alcohol use as derived from the organization's activities. These lead to comparing two types of SADD chapters (active and inactive) to school districts without SADD chapters, using students' (N=92,257) responses to the Michigan Alcohol and Other …

Attention Deficit Disorder And Case Management: Infusing Macro Social Work Practice, Dennis D. Long

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Intervention with children with attention deficit disorders is complex and requires change at multiple system levels using a social work perspective. Case management, macro social work practice, time allocation issues, the structure of a professional self, constraints in expanding a narrow definition of the social worker, and specific macro level intervention areas for social workers are examined in this context.

Review Of From Child Abuse To Permanency Planning: Child Welfare Services, Pathways And Placements. Richard P. Barth, Mark Courtney, Jill Derr Berrick And Vicky Albert., Terri Combs-Orme

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Richard P. Barth, Mark Courtney, Jill Duerr Berrick and Vicky Albert, From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning: Child Welfare Services Pathways and Placements. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1994. $41.95 hardcover; $19.95 papercover.

Review Of Critical Issues In Child Welfare. Nora S. Gustavson And Elizabeth A. Segal. Both Books Reviewed By Terri Combs-Orme, University Of Tennessee., Terri Combs-Orme

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Nora S. Gustavson and Elizabeth A. Segal, Critical Issues in Child Welfare. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994. $17.95 paperback.

Review Of Reflection And Controversy: Essays In Social Work. Ann Hartman. Reviewed By Ram A. Cnaan, University Of Pennsylvania., Ram A. Cnaan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Ann Hartman Reflection & Controversy: Essays in Social Work, Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers Press, 1994, $21.95, papercover.

Review Of Generalist Practice: A Task-Centered Approach. Eleanor Reardon Tolson, William J. Reid And Charles D. Garvin. Reviewed By Leon H. Ginsberg, University Of South Carolina., Leon H. Ginsberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Eleanor Reardon Tolson, William J. Reid and Charles D. Garvin, Generalist Practice: A Task-Centered Approach. New York: Columbia, University Press, 1994. $37.50 hardcover.

Review Of Interprofessional Care And Collaborative Practice. R. Michael Casto And Maria C. Julia. Reviewed By Daniel Harkness, Boise State University., Daniel Harkness

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

R. Michael Casto and Maria C. Julia, Interprofessional Care and Collaborative Practice. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co, $43.25 hardcover.

Performance Review And Quality In Social Care. Anne Connor And Stewart Black.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Anne Connor and Stewart Black (Ed.), Performance Review and Quality in Social Care. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1994. $39.50 hardcover. (Available from Taylor and Francis, 1900 Frost Road, Bristol, PA 19007-1598)

The Welfare Of Children. Duncan Lindsey.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Duncan Lindsey, The Welfare of Children, New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. $29.95 hardcover.

The Sociology Of Social Work. Martin Davies.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Martin Davies (Ed.), The Sociology of Social Work. New York: Routledge, 1994. $17.95 papercover, $23.95 hardcover.

The Faculty Recognition Dinner 1995, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

The Faculty Recognition Dinner

May 16, 1995

Honored Guests:

• Harley Behm
• Milton Brawer
• Donald Brown
• Richard Burke
• Roger Cole
• William Combs
• Charles Davis
• Gordon Grinwis
• Otto Grundler
• Graham Hawks
• Thomas Houser
• Rachel Inselberg
• Robert Kaufman
• George LeBonte
• George Miller
• L. Michael Moskovis
• Abraham Nicolaou
• John Provancher
• Helenan Robin
• Stanley Robin
• Archie Watson
• Jeanne Williams

Western News, May 4,1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Schwarz says he will not lower 7.8 percent increase, 700 young artists here for statewide festival, 2,600 scholars expectedfor 30th Medieval Congress, Speech pathology and audiology lecture series to include celebration of the life of Van Riper

The Westerner Vol. 15 No. 3, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Neighbor helping neighbor has become an American tradition • Volunteer legislative advocates play crucial role in supporting more equitable funding for WMU • University News in Brief • Student spirit of volunteerism has far-reaching benefits • Graduates, fund-raisers, donors, and friends extend WMU’s reach into communities • Alumni Association announces new life members

30th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 30th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 4-7, 1995).

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting April 21, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Investigator Significant Financial Disclosures Policy for Sponsored Projects
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Reconveyance of Properties
• Vehicle Registration Rates
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Executive Session
• Ratification of CELCIS Contract
• Battle Creek Facilities Lease

Western News, April 13, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Budget bill clears House with WMU's 7.8 percent intact, Student satisfaction exceeds national norm in several areas, $650,000 grant helps WMU link schools with Internet, More than 2,400 degrees to be awarded during commencement exercises April 22, Former Kalamazoo city manager to speakfor public affairs and administration anniversary

Western News, April 6, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: WMU earns grant for prestigious NEH summer seminar, $100,000 gift establishes endowment supporting new Ethiopian Development Studies Program, Western Jazz Quartet CD released on prestigious label, Expert on effects of addiction to give lecture on helping high-risk children and families, Falk compiles annotated bibliography of sources on women and religion in India

A Study Of The Effect Of Developmental Kindergarten Placement On Student Achievement: Issues And Other Alternatives For The "Unready" Child, Sandra F. Earley

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of developmental kindergarten placement beyond third grade and whether differences exist in levels of academic achievement between students who participated in developmental kindergarten and those who were recommended to attend but did not.

The target population of this study spanned 3 years and included 203 kindergarten eligible students in a suburban school district in mid- Michigan who were recommended to attend developmental kindergarten. The accessible population was 105 of the original 203 students.

The Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) reading and mathematics test mean scores were analyzed for both groups …

Development In Drawings And Language Of Young Children With Hearing Impairments, Daniel Carey Nordenbrock

Masters Theses

The use of free choice drawings and contingent questions as prompts to enhance oral language development in young children with moderate to profound hearing losses was the focus of this descriptive and experimental study. The effects of contingent queries (scaffolding) on drawing and oral language were measured using a single subject experimental design in which a staggered baseline was followed by treatment replicated across two sets of students at two levels of language abilities. An extensive coding system for dependent drawing and language variables was developed and utilized for analysis.

The major findings of this study were that the use …

The Effects Of Interactive Songs On Syllable Production In A Child With Agenesis Of The Corpus Callosum, Kelly D. Beens

Masters Theses

Agenesis of the corpus callosum is a disorder which has been the focus of clinical research on various tasks involving interhemispheric transfer of information. However, therapeutic intervention for individuals with this disorder has not been located in the literature by this researcher. Speech-language therapy for a five-year-old male incorporating interaction with songs was employed to activate various portions of the congenitally separated cerebral hemispheres and to encourage information transfer through non-traditional ways to facilitate syllable production.

The child received speech-language therapy for 15, 30-minute sessions. He was prompted to participate physically (with actions or manipulation of props) and verbally in …

Sisters In The Hood, Deborah Burris-Kitchen

Dissertations

This research assembles and organizes the literature in the areas of African-American women, the political economy of racism, the Black feminization of poverty, drug use and distribution, and gang violence. This dissertation explores extant theoretical approaches with a special emphasis on their relationship to the underground economy. The researcher uses ethnographic methods to examine the role that female gang members play in the underclass drug infested community of south central Fort Wayne, Indiana. Of the Black females interviewed, some were drug dealers, others were using illegal drugs, and still others were females who just found themselves in the inner-city, in …

The Role Of Elites In The Quality Of Life In Kalamazoo And Calhoun Counties, Sam S. King

Dissertations

My research examined the role of elites in the quality of life from 1890 to 1990 in two southwestern Michigan communities: Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties. This research is grounded in three research literatures: community power, elites and quality of life. My approach combined a quantitative analysis of six dimensions of quality of life and an historical analysis using case methods to look at the two communities over a 100 year time span.

My assumption at the beginning of this study was that elites play a major role in the quality of life. My data showed that some elites did have …

Use Of A Structured Interview To Evaluate The Validity Of The Alcohol And Drug Dependence Scales Of The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Ii, Bert Van Hoek

Dissertations

This is an external validation study of the Alcohol and Drug dependence scales of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory II ([MCMI-II], Millon, 1987). The Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R ([SCID], Spitzer, Williams, Gibbon, & First, 1990) was administered to a sample of 73 adults who presented for treatment at a substance abuse facility to establish all possible substance abuse diagnoses based on the nosology of the revised Diagnostic Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (3rd ed. [DSM-III], American Psychiatric Association, 1980). Subsequently, scores on the Alcohol and Drug Dependence scales of the MCMI-II for the present sample were compared to …

Public Choice Or Public Spirit: Toward A More Comprehensive Theory Of Regulation, Gary R. Kitts

Dissertations

This study examines the decisions made by state public utility regulatory commissions from the perspectives of two primary theories of regulatory decision making-- the public choice and public spirit models. The public choice model posits that an agency’s decisions are responsive to the pressures placed upon the organization by competing external interest groups. The public spirit model postulates that an agency’s decisions reflect the relative values of those with authority or influence within the organization. The study hypothesizes that each is incomplete and proposes a process model based on variables derived from both theories.

The research analyzed 240 utility rate …

Stress And Healthwellness, A Longitudinal Study, Howard Allen White

Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to compare and examine the self-evaluated general health status of individuals in a five year longitudinal research study. Self-evaluations of health status have been shown to predict mortality, above and beyond the contribution to prediction made by indices based on the presence of health problems, physical disability, and biological or life-style risk factors.

The association between the stressful events of everyday living and the onset of the disease process suggests the importance of understanding the specific relationship under which stress is likely to result in illness. This research investigated the interrelationship of the different …

The Effect Of External Heat And Humidity On Levels Of Perceived Exertion While Performing A Submaximal Bicycle Test, Erika E. Hanselman

Masters Theses

The effect of changes in environmental conditions on perception of the intensity of exercise using the Borg scale for rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was the focus of this study. Subjects (n= 10) recruited opportunistically from graduate classes in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department performed the test in a climate control chamber located in the Exercise Physiology lab at Western Michigan University. The submaximal test followed the protocol established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, 1991).

Each subject performed each of the four conditions three times. Conditions were assigned in random order to each subject. Perceived …

The Use Of Selected Anthropometric Measures In The Prediction Of A One-Repetition Maximum For The Bench Press Weight-Lifting Exercise, Gerald L. Thomas

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if selected anthropometric measures would accurately predict a one-repetition maximum (1RM) for the bench press. Sixty-two college students, 29 males and 33 females, were measured on six selected anthropometric variables and the criterion measure, a 1RM for the bench press. The independent variables were upper arm circumference, chest circumference, wrist circumference, lean body mass, and a 10-repetitions maximum (10RM). Pearson product moment correlations and multiple regression analyses were calculated for all subjects and for each gender. Regression equations involving a number of different combinations of variables were explored. The results indicated the …

The Effect Of The Active Ankle Brace On Ground Reaction Forces, Andrew D. Howell

Masters Theses

The problem of this study was to determine the effect an ankle brace worn for stability had on ground reaction forces. Ground reaction forces present when performing a step down from a height of 8.0 in. while wearing an Active Ankle Brace were compared to the ground reaction forces when not wearing the brace. Subjects (N=50) were randomly assigned to a testing condition. A metronome set at a rate of 100 bpm controlled the walking cadence of the subjects. Subjects were told to walk with a normal gait pattern, at the required cadence, and to use a heel strike landing. …

Personal Interviews Vs. Awareness: A Health Promotion Program For Behavior Change, Elizabeth Klein

Honors Theses

In the United States, heart disease is currently the number one cause of death in the adult population (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1991). Unlike many of the major causes of death, heart disease is largely preventable through changes in health related behaviors. Although a portion of heart disease risk is attributed to genetics, the primary cause of heart disease development lies in the eating habits, exercise behaviors, and smoking habits of the individual.