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A Study Of An Administrator's Use Of Authority As It Relates To Teacher Loyalty, Job Satisfaction, And Alienation In The Public Schools Of Guam, Jose S. Leon Guerrero Jr.

Dissertations

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A Report Of An Internship In The Office Of Instructional Development Western Michigan University, Emmanuel Mariampillai

Masters Theses

The major internship for the Specialist Project was served in the Office of Instructional Development on the Western Michigan University Campus. This Office has established a variety of programs and services to improve the University's educational programs and to aid other institutions of higher education. The Supervisor of the internship was Dr. Howard Poole, the Head of the Office of Instructional Development, and the University advisor was Dr. Kenneth E. Dickie. The major goal of the internship was to experience the role of an instructional developer and to participate in the activities of a university level instructional development program.

The …

Acquiring And Maintaining Conflict Management Skills: An Experimental Validation Of The Effects Of Homework, Laurie L. Assadi

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Two Non-Vocal Language Systems For The Severely Physically Handicapped, Bonnie I. Hurlbut

Masters Theses

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The Effect Of A Training Program To Improve Abilities In The Accurate Perception Of Emotion And Facilitative Skills In Undergraduate Music Therapy Students, Susan M. Higgins

Masters Theses

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Habilitation In Michigan’S Developmental Centers Since The Enactment Of The Michigan Mental Health Code, Janet Maccormack

Masters Theses

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Prostaglandin E2: A Study Of Intestinal Secretion As A Mechanism Of Action For The Gastric Antisecretory Property In The Rat, Cleo Lancaster

Masters Theses

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Hypoglycemia And Related Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Sharon Ruth Porteous

Masters Theses

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The Application Of Techniques For Specific Staining And Enhancement To The Ultrastructural Study Of The Pancreatic Islands Of Langerhans, Vern Leonard Shellman

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Behavioral Contracting On Student Participator Activities In A Junior High Student Service Center, Sandra K. Bickel

Masters Theses

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Operant Control Of Pathological Tongue Thrust, George A. Thompson

Masters Theses

Pathological tongue thrust (reverse swallowing) has been linked to malocclusion, articulation problems, difficulty in eating, and excessive drooling. Observable tongue thrust in a 10-year-old severely retarded male was modified during lunch using a contingent pushback procedure. Comparison of baseline and treatment data collected by the partial interval method showed a significant reduction in tongue thrust and food fallout and a substantial increase in observed chewing. Results indicated the possibility that an operant approach to treatment can be effective in the modification of this physiological response.

A Study Of Schistosomiasis In The Mizurata Area, Libya, Abubaker I. Swehli

Masters Theses

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A Comparative Study Of Effectiveness Of Users And Non-Users Of The Management-By-Objectives System In Student Personnel Divisions In Baccalaureate Institutions, Berthold Michael Price

Dissertations

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The Content Of Consumer Education Teacher Preparation As Reported By Business Education And Home Economics Professors In Michigan, Michael Thomas Glenn

Dissertations

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The Relationship Between Cognitive Style Match And Observer Ratings Of Cotherapy Teams, Philip R. Mitchell

Dissertations

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An Alternatives Prevention Approach To Drug Abuse, Wilma Joan Busse

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a primary prevention alternatives strategy with undergraduate college students. The prevention approach was examined to determine its effect upon the students' drug knowledge, drug attitudes, drug use behavior, and participation in alternative behaviors.

The design used was the pre-test - post-test control group design. There were five groups and two group leaders. The five groups consisted of two reinforcement of alternatives groups, two placebo/discussion groups and one control group. A total of sixtyseven volunteer subjects were randomly assigned across the five groups. The reinforcement and placebo/discussion groups were exposed …

The Effect Of Self-Concept Enhancing Activities On Students In Classrooms For The Emotionally Impaired, Pamela Neal Britton Schutz

Dissertations

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Western News, July 26, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Four Administrators Are Reassigned, Vice President Loew Resigns, Trustees Appoint Associate Dean, Second Elderhostel this Summer Ends Saturday, Lou Rawls Appearance Here Postponed, WIDR-FM Will Ask for Increased Power, New Student Vehicle Rates Approved, Doctoral Examination Dates Set, Bowers; Alvarez; Orr and Nobes Will Retire

Black Students Get An Edge In Reading, Barbara C. Palmer, Lawrence E. Hafner

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this article is not so much to report that minority children are having trouble in learning to read all kinds of children are for that matter·· but to point out that with the proper kind of instruction black children can do as well as other children. Consider briefly the findings of a few research studies documenting contentions about the reading acquisition problems that numbers of black children have.

Western News, June 28, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Police Find "Wright" Answer to Gas Problem, EVO Staff Members Win Awards, Into the Pool, Everyone!, Aviation Seminars begin Next Month, WMU is Represented in Australia, Student Chosen for a Year's Study Abroad, Oppliger Appointed Liaison Person, Doctoral Examination Date Set

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 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

Faculty Recognition Dinner 1979, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Recognition Dinner

June 2, 1979

Honored Guests:

• Elaine A. Albert
• Margaret Jane Brennan
• Elmer Brune
• Mary Burns
• Elwyn F.Carter
• Eleanor N. Douglass
• Lindsay G. Farnan
• Mary Gillham
• Herb B. Jones
• Margaret Large-Cardoso
• Kenneth Macrorie
• Jerome G. Manis
• E. L. Marietta
• Richard H. Schmidt
• Arnold E. Schneider
• Beth Schultz
• Leo C. Stine
• William C. Vandeventer
• Gertrude Van Zee
• William P. Viall
• William A. Wichers

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 • …

Lay Counseling: The Basis Of Prevention In Mental Health, James R. Seaberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of this paper is to increase the recognition of lay counseling as a basis of mental health prevention and to present a summary of the state of knowledge about it. Lay counseling is cast as one of several components of mental health prevention and treatment, a definition is offered which distinguishes it from paraprofessional and selp-help services, knowledge about it both direct and tangential is summarized, and future research and policy implications are discussed.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 6, No. 4 (June 1979)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• The Social Construction of Professional Knowledge: Social Work Ideology, 1956-1973 - DANNY L. JORGENSEN - pp 434
• A Study of Strategies Used In The Pursuit of Legal Regulation of Social Work - JOHN T. GANDY, FRANK B. RAYMOND - pp 464
• Exploring The Validity of Multi Causal Models In
• Problem Analysis: The Case of Child Abuse - NOLAN RINDFIEISCH - pp 477
• Racial Segregation: The Impact of Monthly Contract Rent and Family Income - GEORGE E. 0’C0NNELL - pp 494
• Do Agency Admínistrative Changes Affect The Effectíveness and Efficiency of DHR Employees? - RICHARD M. GRINNELL, JR., …

Social Choice And Policy Formulation: Problems And Considerations In The Construction Of The Public Interest, Irv Berkowitz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The need for and adoption of certain social policies for the nation are frequently rationalized by their advocates as being in the public interest. Often, though, the interest of the many merely disguises the special interests and wants of the few. It is obvious that the social choices made in the policy process only rarely benefit the interests of all without being adversely consequential to some. This paper argues that the problem of social choice in the conflictual process of policy making is as much a conceptual dilemma as a practical political or economic one. A major source of this …

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.

A Study Of Strategies Used In The Pursuit Of Legal Regulation Of Social Work, John T. Gandy, Frank B. Raymond

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The debate regarding legal regulation in social work has continued for a number of years. The issues are varied, including the desirability of licensing, the lack of progress in the achievement of regulation, and the discrepancy as to the form of such regulation.

The authors examined a topic area which they believe might be basic to the profession's problems with legal regulation, that being the procedure and process utilized by states in achieving such regulation. The primary purpose of the empirical research concerned the identification and description of strategies used by state chapters of the National Association of Social Workers …

Exploring The Validity Of Multi Causal Models In Problem Analysis: The Case Of Child Abuse, Nolan Rindfleisch

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of the study reported here was to assess the validity of a multi-causal view of child abuse as it is manifested in children's institutions. The analytical model utilized underlines the powerful role that norms play in creating differential predispositions to violence, that pressures and structural position play in creating differential chances of violence among people with different predispositions and that a sense of injustice plays as a dynamic through which violence is generated.

This ex post facto study utilized role playing techniques to examine voluntary harm doing in a purposive sample of 100 direct caregivers in 42 living …