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Patterns Of "I Don't Know" Responses In Telephone Surveys, Christine Lewerenz Hinkle

Masters Theses

The question of how best to handle "don't know" responses continues to be a troublesome problem to survey researchers. There are no guidelines for handling "don't know" responses because little systematic investigation for the problem has been made. This research addresses the characteristics of those who answer "don't know" in social surveys. I am focusing on four independent variables, sex, age, income, and education. Included in this research will also be an independent variable of interviewer gender. The fact that most survey research does not record the sex of the interviewer has caused this research to be somewhat limited. I …

Planning For Change: Feminist Standpoint Epistemology Informing The Program Planning Process, Laura Nichols

Masters Theses

This thesis examines the process by which social programs are developed and explores how feminist standpoint epistemology may inform the process. A peer education program developed for college women is used as an example to illustrate the planning process. Secondary data collection, focus groups and a self-administered survey were the research techniques utilized in this planning approach.

The specific steps involved in program planning are identified and explained based on the program planning process presented and literature about this topic. The thesis concludes by exploring how certain ideas in feminist standpoint epistemology can be applied to the planning process in …

Western News, July 27, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Elliott replaces Meinert as Bronco athletic director, Students get head start at summer academy, $200,000 grant to help make research more relevantfor educators, Photo-ill card can be used for financial transactions beginning this fall, Two win award for efforts on national team

Western News, July 13, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Transfer program wins national award, WMU finishes in top 10 of solar race, Paavola selected for post in WMU News Services, VanDenBerg named associate registrar, Writing program grows to include students as well as teachers

Western News, June 29, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: WMU to receive largest percentage increase in appropriation, Board holds tuition increase to 2.6 percent; figure is lowest among state public institutions, Retired Kellogg exec to advise the president

Western News, June 15,1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: 7.8 percent appropriation increase intact as Legislature hammers out final budget bill, Four win Fulbright grants for work and study abroad, Students hope to be beaming all the way from Indiana to Colorado in biennial solar car race, Students get taste of college life through KCP Program, Rodeo, science program set for this weekend, Media tap Earhart's expertise on Japanese religions, Robertson pens text on integrative approach to psychotherapy for students and faculty

Western News, June 1,1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Top students selected for $25,000 Medallion Scholarships, Education, government, industry representatives here June 2-3 for international trade conference, Classes of '45, '50 and '55 gather for Reunion Weekend, WMU faculty and students to join with others in observing first local medical research day, WMU researchers on educational reform selected to evaluate NSF project in Vermont

Religious Fundamentalism In Indian Politics, Linda Elder

Masters Theses

The Hindu nationalist movement, known as "Hindutva," which originated during the British colonial period in India, manifests itself in Indian politics today in the form of the Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.). Its affiliates, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, V.H.P. consisting of Hindu priests and sadhus, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, R. S.S., a paramilitary organization, form the core of this party. As the organized militant arm of Hindutva, the R.S.S. is compared to other religious fundamentalist organizations worldwide, based on characteristics provided by Martin Marty and R. Scott Appleby in the Fundamentalist Research Project at the University of Chicago.

Since 1977 …

Social Work In The Netherlands: Current Developments. Karl-Ernst Hesser And Wibo Koole.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Karl-Ernst Hesser and Wibo Koole (Eds.), Social Work in the Netherlands: Current Developments, Utrecht, Netherlands: SWP Publishing Co., 1994. $19.00 papercover (Available from SWP Publishing, P. 0. Box 578, NL-3500 Utrecht, The Netherlands).

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 22, No. 2 (June 1995)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• FEMINIZATION OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC - Mark S. Kaplan
• LIFE STORIES: A PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH TECHNIQUE - Rena D. Harold, Margaret L. Palmiter, Susan A. Lynch and Carol R. Freedman-Doan
• ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND CASE MANAGEMENT: INFUSING MACRO SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE - Dennis D. Long
• THE IDEOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF CHANGING JUVENILE JUSTICE - Preston Elrod and Daryl Kelley
• PROTECTING WOMEN'S JOBS: UNIONS AND DEINDUSTRIALIZATION - Marietta Morrissey
• FAMILY CORRELATES OF DELINQUENCY: COHESION AND ADAPTABILITY - Glenn Shields and Richard D. Clark
• SECOND-ORDER VICTIM-BLAMING - Paula L. Dressel, Vincent Carter, and Anand Balachandran

BOOK REVIEW ESSAY

• Unfaithful Angels: How …

Feminization Of The Aids Epidemic, Mark S. Kaplan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Although males still constitute a substantial number of persons with AIDS, it is becoming clear that this is a disease affecting women and minority populations more adversely. Today women, while representing approximately 16 percent of all AIDS cases nationwide that are reported to the Centers for Disease Control, make up the fastest-growing segment of the population with AIDS. This article contends that AIDS is increasingly afflicting women who have little economic, political, or social power. Furthermore, misdirected public policy has been partly responsible for the greater incidence of the disease in certain regions and populations.

Second-Order Victim-Blaming, Paula L. Dressel, Vincent Carter, Anand Balachandran

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Second-order victim-blaming emerges within a host of rationales given when designated solutions to first-order social problems do not produce the desired results. In certain cases second-order victim-blaming is built upon first-order victim blaming. This article develops a typology of second-order victim blaming based on the nature of problems forthcoming from failed social interventions. It then explores the implications of the phenomenon for those upon whom the blame falls, for other actors in intervention systems, and for social policy and programs more generally. It concludes with a tentative model of the sociopolitical implications of accumulated institutionalized victim-blaming, including the extremes of …

Review Of Involuntary Clients In Social Work Practice. Andre Ivanoff, Betty J. Blythe And Tony Tripodi. Reviewed By Margaret Severson, Louisiana State University., Margaret Severson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Andre Ivanoff, Betty J. Blythe and Tony Tripodi. Involuntary Clients in Social Work Practice. Hawthorne, N.Y.: Aldine de Gruyter, 1994. $41.95 hardcover, $20.95 papercover.

Children In Poverty. Aletha C. Huston

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Aletha C. Huston (Ed.), Children in Poverty, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. $19.95 papercover.

Differential Distribution Of D4 And D2 Dopamine Receptors In Rat Brain: An Autoradiographic Study Using [3H]Ym-09151-2 And [3H]Raclopride, Nancy C. Stratman

Masters Theses

Extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) are associated with most antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia since these agents antagonize dopamine D₂ receptors in the nigrostriatal pathway, a brain system that regulates motor functions. Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic agent in that it does not produce EPS, was found to be more selective for the D₄ than the D₂ receptor. The purpose of this study was to locate the D₄ receptor in rat brain by autoradiographic comparison studies with [³H]YM-09151-2, a D₂ , D₃, and D₄ radioligand, to [³H]raclopride, a D …

The Ideological Context Of Changing Juvenile Justice, Preston Elrod, Daryl Kelley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The ideological nature of juvenile justice policy is analyzed, including the domain assumptions of the predominant juvenile justice ideologies which presently inform juvenile justice policy development. Further, it is argued that the failure of present juvenile justice policies to effectively respond to the juvenile "crime problem" may lead to the opportunity to develop a more critically informed juvenile justice policy, one which is better able to meet the needs of clients and respond more effectively to juvenile crime. Finally, some of the essential elements of a critical juvenile justice ideology and practice capable of more realistically and humanely responding to …

The Teachers' And Principals' Perceptions Of The Impact Of Operation Physics On The Teaching Of Elementary Science In Michigan Schools, Brenda Prater Earhart

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Michigan Operation Physics (MOP) on the teaching and learning of basic physics concepts in the elementary classroom as perceived by both the teachers and principals of those teachers. In addition, the study sought to identify the teachers' and principals' perceptions of the principal's role in promoting science at the elementary level.

The method used for this study was survey research. Questionnaires were mailed to Michigan Operation Physics participants, non- Michigan Operation Physics participants, and the principals of those teachers in southwestern Michigan.

Findings of this study were that teachers' …

Participative Management And Productivity: Partners Or Adversaries?, Michael Heenan Swearingen

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine what style of management was used by different office furniture manufacturers and whether or not a participative style of management affected organizational productivity. Organizational productivity was defined by factoring together the yearly sales and the financial stability for the organization, as defined by Dun & Bradstreet.

The five hypotheses studied were:

1. The higher the educational level of the organization's management is, the more likely they are to use a participative style of management.

2. The older an organization is, the less likely they are to use a participative style of management. …

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 …

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)

Faculty Recognition Dinner Photo 1995, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Recognition Dinner Photo

May 16, 1995

Photographed:

• Harley Behm
• William Combs
• Stanley Robin
• Otto Grundler
• Milton Brawer
• Roger Cole
• Archie Watson
• Charles Davis
• Donald Brown
• Robert Kaufman
• John Provancher
• Helenan Robin
• Thomas Houser
• President Diether Haenicke
• George Miller
• Rachel Inselberg
• Jeanne Williams

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

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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).

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

Investigating The Private Investigator, Michelle Garland

Honors Theses

A fast growing field of service is private investigations. There are an estimated 65,000 private detectives at work in the United States. This figure is up almost 65% from the estimated 40,000 in 1986. Investigation is a process of collecting data and applying logic which requires deductive and inductive reasoning. The purpose of this project is to examine these techniques, as applied to private investigation. This project will identify the various methods of investigation employed and focus on some ethical concerns of the profession. The structure is as follows: individuals who hire services will be identified, the ways in which …

The Effect Of Light Exposure On Sizing Response, Ron W. Aulbach

Paper Engineering Senior Theses

Sizing is the process by which a chemical additive provides paper with resistance to liquid wetting, penetration, and absorption. A common problem in the paper industry is size reversion, where the paper loses its ability to withstand liquid penetration. This problem has been significantly evident with the use of AKD, and becomes more of a concern as the paper industry shifts towards alkaline papermaking. Many variables have been studies however a direct correlation between the cause and effect of reversion has not been determined. One variable that has not been studies is the effect of light exposure. The objective of …