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Feasibility Of A Single European Currency Unit, Marrey C. Cannon

Honors Theses

The question raised by this paper is that of the feasibilty of a single European currency. It is assumed that the currency will be substantially similar to the current European Currency Unit and not a more dominant national currency such as the German deutschemark.

Western News, July 25, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Board to meet Friday, July 26, Enrollment increases 5 percent, Krawutschke elected to board, Two selected for Academic Leadership Academy

Western News, July 11, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Grant to support study of entrepreneurs, Haenicke issues letter discussing budget situation, Academic personnel action approved by board, Grants already surpass last year's total, Trustees table tuition hike; OK other measures, Dominguez directs program for migrant students

Western News, June 20, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Cain and Doubleday selected to receive Distinguished Service Awards, Committee recommends computer consolidation, Bowman to coordinate professional development,

Developing Language Through A Musical Program And Its Effect On The Reading Achievement Of Spanish Speaking Migrant Children, Dora Dominguez

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a language development program that uses music as a medium of instruction on the reading achievement of Spanish speaking migrant children. Fifty-one preschool aged subjects from a Title I (Michigan Department of Education, 1987) Summer Migrant Education Program participated in the study.

The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups. They were provided oral language instruction to help them acquire the language of the basal readers. In other words, the vocabulary and language patterns found in a basal reading program were built into the daily language lessons. In the …

Contrived Versus Natural Reinforcers In The Acquisition Of A Verbal Repertoire By Adult Learners, Lisa Ann Leblanc

Dissertations

Previous research suggests that by making classroom contingencies for verbal responding more like those in the natural environment, i.e., by using motivative variables to evoke verbal responses which are followed by specific actions on the part of listeners, verbal repertoires can be taught more effectively to children and language impaired individuals. The present study examines the role of specific versus generalized conditioned reinforcement following adult students' question-asking on the acquisition of a verbal repertoire in a classroom setting and on the generalization of this repertoire to a more natural verbal environment.

Subjects were 32 university students in two American Sign …

The Siriono People Of Eastern Bolivia: Cultural Survival Amidst Directed Social Change, Ronald S. Scholte

Masters Theses

This thesis is an ethno-historical reconstruction of the Siriono from their roots among the Paraguayan Guarani of the 16th century to the present Siriono life styles in eastern Bolivia. A description of the Siriono culture at the time of contact is juxtaposed with analyses of the current varying results of post-contact approaches to directed social change taken by outsiders among the Siriono.

The findings from this study indicate that: (a) to the extent that underdevelopment does exist among the Siriono it is not only the result of contact this century, but began as a process of deculturation long before contact; …

26th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 26th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 9-12, 1991).

Western News, April 18, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Eight faculty members earn $2,500 teaching awards, At age 92, woman will be oldest to graduate -- 62 years after she began to take classes, Book finds that 'fitting in' isn't easy for many immigrants from East India, Apple grants provide benefits to core instruction, Maier book details non-biblical findings that support New Testament records

Western News, April 4, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Two faculty, two students to be honored by MAGB, New lab; institute to combat work-related injuries, Recent Federal Reserve governor to speak at business research conference April 9, Year-to-date gifts and grants exceed $8 million mark, Faculty member to read her translations of Yugoslavian women's writings April 8, Pritchard book explores development of morality

Western News, March 28, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: 'We shall persevere' in dealing with tight budget situation; Haenicke says, Funding marks 25th anniversary of Upward Bound, Trustees name Rooney to head Fetzer Center; Barley to replace Sanders in Evaluation Center, Festival to focus on performance of Shakespeare, Volunteers sought for Hunger Cleanup projects, Hustoles; Petropoulos appointments approved, Gilmore house donated to University

Collaborative Writing: History And Art History, Kathleen Ashley

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

When More Is Less, Thelma Fenster

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Carol Falvo Heffernan, The Phoenix At The Fountain: Images Of Women And Eternity In Lactantius's 'Carman De Ave Phoenice' And The Old English 'Phoenix.' University Of Delaware Press, 1988., Karma Lochrie

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

History, Literature, And Medieval Women's Medicine, Monica Green

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Western News, February 21, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: WMU research units help boost economic development, Program to spur middle school students to college, Carlson selected for Soviet exchange program, Morris Massey to deliver talks here Feb. 26-27

Western News, February 14, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Senate hears results from 1989-90 COMP test; students with high GPAs score above the mean, Grant to enable better analysis of ground water, Arbitrator announces decision on Inselberg, Personal and professional choices for women to be theme of 10th annual conference Feb. 22, American civil religion scholar to speak on 'sacred' battlefields; memories of war

Teaching Reading In The Nigerian Primary School, Ezekiel A. Abe

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Nigeria is a multilingual society with about 250 different languages accompanied by many dialects. Such a situation makes for a comfortable adoption of the English language as the official language of government and as the language of instruction in schools. Internal politics apart, the English language affords Nigerians easy communication among the many linguistic groups in the country and with other English speaking peoples all over the world. The position the English language holds in Nigeria, therefore, calls for the need to look more closely into the teaching of the arts of the language in order to enhance adequate mastery …

Reading Horizons Vol. 31, No. 3

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 31, issue 3.

Western News, January 24, 1991, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Fraser; Franklin to lead trustees, Lives of King; Louis provide inspiration for change, Governor keeps promise to support education; Haenicke cautiously optimistic about budget, Series focuses on gender inequality

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 1991-1993, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• Glossary of Terms
• 1989-91 Calendars
• About Western Michigan University
• Accreditation
• For More Information, Contact . . .
• Physical Facilities and Campus Map
• Admissions Policies and Procedures
• Student Fees
• Financial Assistance and Scholarships
• Academic Policies and Procedures
• Registration, Records, and Regulations
• Services for Students
• University Services
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Degrees and Curricula
• Military Science
• The University Curriculum
• The Honors College
• International Education and Programs
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Haworth College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• College of Fine Arts
• College of General Studies
• College of Health and Human Services
• The Graduate College
• Division …

University Employee Service Recognition Program 1991, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

25 Year Club

• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees
• Thirty-five Years of Service
• Thirty Years of Service
• Twenty Years of Service
• Fifteen Years of Service
• Ten Years of Service

Gatherings (No. 3) Winter 1991, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete third issue of Gatherings. Editor: William K. Smith.

Western News, December 13, 1990, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Coyne announces plans to resign, $833,000 University budget cut less than expected, Haenicke speaks at Senate; issues statement to clarify position on property acquisition, Learning an ageless endeavor; says 85-year-old grad, Teacher preparation; research are keys to continuing WMU tradition, University center leads U.S. evaluation efforts, WMU projects focus on improved math training for U.S. teachers, Center for Science Education oversees WMU efforts to improve science teaching

An Examination Of The Effectiveness Of Teaching Nonverbal Sensitivity To Students In An Occupational Therapy Curriculum, Darla Kathleen Schurmeier

Masters Theses

The effectiveness of teaching nonverbal communication skills to undergraduate students in an occupational therapy curriculum at Western Michigan University was explored by testing students just entering the program and students leaving the campus for their fieldwork experiences. A control group was made up of undergraduate students from curricula that did not purposely teach sensitivity to nonverbal cues. The 50 subjects were tested using the Profile of Nonverbal Sensitivity (PONS; Rosenthal, Hall, DiMatteo, Rogers, & Archer, 1979). Comparisons were made between PONS scores and the subject's area of study, length of time in the program, gender and age. Results showed that …

The Museum Director's Chair: An Ethnography, Mark Richard Jenness

Dissertations

This study reports the findings of a longitudinal case study of the director of one community museum over an eight-month period utilizing ethnographic research methods. A significant gap exists in research-based museum literature about the administrative functions of museums. To help address this lack of information, this study was conducted to determine the role of the chief administrator of a community museum by describing the daily activities and behaviors of the director while interacting with the people, places, and things of the museum. Unique in American society, museums represent our "collective memory" by preserving, conserving, researching, and interpreting living and …

A Comparison Of A Topography-Based Language System And A Selection-Based Language System, Carl Sundberg

Masters Theses

This study examined whether it was easier for developmentally disabled individuals to acquire a topography-based or a selection-based language system. Four moderately and mildly mentally retarded adults served as subjects. Each of the subjects was taught to tact an object by either pointing to its corresponding symbol (with the selection-based paradigm) or making the corresponding sign (with the topography-based system). They were then taught an intraverbal relation by either selecting the symbol, or making the sign which corresponded to an auditory stimulus. Finally, the subjects were tested for the emergence of stimulus equivalence classes. Each subject was trained and tested …

Western News, November 21, 1990, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Five finalists for provost to visit campus, University community invited to hear candidates at forums, Backgrounds of candidates include teaching and administrative experience

Western News, November 1, 1990, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Fall minority enrollment increases by 8.7 percent, World changes affect 15 years of CELCIS enrollment, Hampton investigates new way to recover underground oil spills with EPA grant, Federal funding will support 'math revolution'

Western News, September 20, 1990, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Janet Blanchard to help dedicate GR regional center, Enrollment reaches new record level, Faculty Senate approves proposed policies designed to keep library books circulating, Six scholars will teach as King/Chavez/parks Visiting Professors