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A Study Of Career Preparation Activities Used In Michigan’S Public High Schools, Brian L. Pyles

Dissertations

This study assessed the status of Michigan's Career Pathway high schools 2 years after state Career Preparation funding was terminated early, in order to determine the institutionalization of Career Pathway activities. In particular, this study examined the use of Career Pathway curriculum guides, Educational Development Plans (EDPs), student Career Pathway designations, student career assessments, work-based learning activities, alternative scheduling, college credits earned in high school, instructional strategies, teacher professional development, and Career Pathway high school planning committees. This study also ascertained the perceived helpfulness of having students declare a Career Pathway and using EDPs as a guide in the selection …

Western News, May 24, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New office supports transfer students, veterans; Moser travels to Madagascar; Rubin receives Humboldt fellowship; On Campus with Michael Deblecourt.

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner 2007, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner Program

May 24, 2007

Honored Guests:

• Michael B. Atkins
• Robert M. Beam
• Andrew A. Brogowicz
• William M. Cremin
• Ronald W. Davis
• Stuart J. Dybek
• Jorge M. Febles
• M. Arthur Garmon
• Marie F. Gates
• Thomas L. Gossman
• Philip J. Guichelaar
• Arlen R. Gullickson
• John M. Hanley
• Thomas R. Holmes
• Elaine A. Jayne
• Linda L. Law
• Charles Bruce MacQueen
• Bettina S. Meyer
• Daniel P. Mihalko
• Richard O'Hearn
• Paul E. Ponchillia
• Eldor C. Quandt
• Charlene Renner
• Visho Sharma
• Subhash R. Sonnad
• Judith F. Stone
• Charles Stroh
• Daniel L. Stufflebeam
• Paul E. Szarmach
• Larry J. ten Harmsel
• Thomas L. Van …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session April 27, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Appointment of President
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the Chair Remarks by President
• Remarks by the WSA President
• GSAC Chair
• Renaming the School of Art - The Gwen Frostic School of Art
• Conferring of Honorary Degree - James Hettinger
• Room and Board Rates - Fall 2007
• Veterans Tuition Program
• Emergency Communication Policy
• TAU (Teaching Assistant Union) Contract

The Effects Of Post-Secondary Education On State Troopers’ Job Performance, Stress Levels, And Authoritarian Attitudes, Carl J. Lafata

Dissertations

This study was designed to determine the effects of post-secondary education on police officers' job performance, stress levels, and levels of authoritarianism as measured by Altemeyer's (1996) Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale questionnaire. It involved the analysis of data voluntarily and anonymously submitted via an internet-based survey by 356 of the Michigan State Police's approximately 1,800 enlisted members (those members who are state-certified police officers), along with information collected from informal personal interviews held with a select group of seven of the department's senior leaders. Subsequent analysis of the collected quantitative data revealed no statistical support for the project's first two hypotheses, …

Western News, March 29, 2007, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Math prof helps solve E8 puzzle; Oral history project comes to Kalamazoo; Obituaries for Ralph Chandler and Arthur Snapper; On Campus with John Winchell.

Western News, Feb. 22, 2007, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Rozelle gets Distinguished Service Award; Three named "Emerging Scholars"; Obituaries for Robert Barstow, Charles Davis, Edwin Meader; On Campus with Frances Morrow.

Western News, Jan. 25, 2007, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Open house showcases new Chemistry Building; Carlson and Johnston are new trustees; Service awards and retirements announced; On Campus with Jim Laser.

Western News, Jan. 11, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Ombudsman's office reopens; Grand opening set for new chemistry building; Obituaries for Henry Beam, David Flickinger, Maria Jonaitis; On Campus with Lee Smith.

Minutes Of The Faculty Senate Councils, 2007-08, Wmu Faculty Senate

Minutes of the WMU Faculty Senate Councils

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 2007-08, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Western News, Dec. 14, 2006, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Enslen, Mallison get honorary degrees; Engineering management grad program is nation's best; Pharmacy reopens on Sindecuse mail floor; On Campus with Rose Hathaway.

Funding Michigan K-12 Educational Adequacy Without Rewarding Inefficiency, James J. Walters

Dissertations

Resource equalization represents the historical and theoretical basis for American school finance and its ideals continue to dominate discussion and practice. During the last decade and a half, the national aspiration for equitable distribution of school finance resources has started a transformation into a derivative notion of adequacy. This equity policy derivative embraces the idea of sufficiency, which in turn implies a standard. The concept of educational adequacy has grown to mean the achievement of high absolute standards. Equity (equalization) theorists measure resource level on a relative basis; each student relative to all others. Adequacy adherents measure student achievement against …

Refocusing On Adult Probation: Theory Versus Practice, Paul David Gregory

Dissertations

This dissertation is a case study of an adult probation department in a southern state. Adult probation is an important part of the criminal justice system, as it provides a reduced program cost compared with incarceration. Current literature proposes that adult probation is in crisis due to poor to sub-standard performance by probationers, a collapse in supervision, and decline in probation funding. This dissertation attempts to answer the question of possible causes for problems in the adult probation system. To accomplish this, this work focuses on how probation officers and clients are affected by contradictions occurring between the theory and …

Problem-Based Learning: An Attitudinal Study Of Police Academy Students, Gregory P. Vander Kooi

Dissertations

Policing strategies have gravitated toward a consensus paradigm model, commonly referred to as "community policing." This is a significant paradigm shift, yet most police academies continue to use traditional lecture-based pedagogical methods to train police officers. One possible alternative to passive lecture-based teaching is a more active problem-based learning. Problem-based methodologies consist of presenting ill-structured problems whereby an instructor facilitates and directs the students in active inquiry toward possible solutions for a specific problem.

State-Corporate Crime In Kalamazoo Department Of Public Safety: A Case Study Of Deviant Activity Between The Police And Computer Vendors, Steven Edward Reifert

Dissertations

This study focuses on the state corporate crime that occurred when Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety implemented two computer systems that never functioned as promised. Failure of these systems resulted in death, injury, and substantial waste of taxpayer money. A case study method is used to describe and explain how this social harm occurred. An integrated theory of state-corporate crime developed by Kauzlarich and Kramer (1998) is used to examine theintersection of deviance between corporate vendors, the public safety department, and the federal government. More specifically, this study explores this intersection on three levels---the political economic setting before, during, and …

Western News, Sept. 21, 2006, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: External funding for research reaches nearly $39 million; WMU gets Jobs Fund dollars; Ballard, Case-Parris, Northey, Paff get service excellence awards ; On Campus with Linda Comrie.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session July 14, 2006, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Revised Procedure to Address the Board
• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Remarks by the WSA President and GSAC Past Chair and Current Chair
• Reorganization of the College of Education

Western News, June 8, 2006, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Pisaneschi named provost; Bundy appointed admission director; Joslin and Dybek star at Chicago book fair; Bailey unveils results of latest business survey; On Campus with Richard McMullen.

Western News, May 25, 2006, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Review leads to sweeping changes in grad programs; Anonymous donor gives $2 million to fine arts; Provost Delene resigns; Shields is new business dean; On Campus with Vicky Meinema.

Western News, May 11, 2006, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Geological facility for state gets new home ; Campuswide diversity plan approved; Marie Stevens earns STAR Award; Szarmach garners more medieval honors; On Campus with Mat Kanan.

Western News, April 6, 2006, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: New Graduated College dean named ; Bronco Spirit Days return beginning this month; Obituaries for Sharlene Miller, Marc Perkovic, James Robinson; On Campus with Lisa Carnell.

Repair, Inspection And Maintenance Methods Of Steel Bridges, Deepak Koirala

Masters Theses

Transportation infrastructure is the backbone of American commerce & industry at the advent of the 21^st century. Bridges are the key elements of the transportation system of a country. According to National Bridge Inventory 2005, there are approximately six hundred thousand bridges in United States, among them nearly one third of bridges are functionally obsolete. A lack in performance of such structures, with respect to minimum acceptable standards, has direct impact not only on the highway system but also on public safety as well as economic growth. Systematic and well-designed research will provide the most effective approach to the …

Implementing Community Policing Successfully: An Analysis Of The Degree Of Police Engagement With The Philosophy And Practice Of Community Policing, Robert G. Muladore

Dissertations

The police community in the United States began to adopt the philosophy of community policing in the early 1970s as a solution to rising crime rates. Since that time a great many police departments have officially stated that they have embraced and practice this concept. When later studies began to question theeffectiveness of community policing in reducing crime rates, measures such as reduction of citizens' fear of crime and citizen's attitudes toward policebecame the secondary measures of success of this philosophy. Few comprehensive studies have specifically looked at the degree of congruence betweenpolice agency adoption of the community policing philosophy …

Localization In Wireless Sensor Networks, Mark Terwilliger

Dissertations

With the proliferation of wireless sensor networks, providing location-aware technology and services to new applications have become important for developers. Localization is the problem of determining the positions of nodes in an ad hoc network. With the constrained resources of network sensors, providing robust localization services remains a fundamental research challenge facing the entire sensor network development community.

The initial localization problem that we addressed was to design and develop a working system that could locate equipment, such as a laptop or video projector. Ferret, the localization system developed, uses two different ranging techniques to help locate an object to …

A Study On Perceptions Of Civil Engineers Regarding Mandatory Continuing Education, Alee A. Sleymann

Dissertations

This study explored the perceptions of civil engineers regarding continuing professional competency requirements for license renewal. In this study,continuing professional competency is assumed to have a direct relationship to public welfare and safety. The policy of mandatory continuing education was adopted primarily for this reason. Currently, mandatory continuing education is adopted by 29 states as the method of assuring continued professional competency.

Many professionals, however, have not welcomed this mandatory continuing education (MCE) policy. The reason for this opposition is the claimed ineffectiveness of this policy in fostering continued competency. In addition, the regulatory boards and policy advocates have not …

Review Of Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Offenders With Mental Disorders. Thomas Grisso. Reviewed By James W. Callicutt., James W. Callicutt

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Thomas Grisso, Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Offenders with Mental Disorders. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2004. $29.00 hardcover.

Western News, Jan. 26, 2006, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Aviation college moving into airline security research; Four state universities partner to increase minorities in science, math; Krawutschke, McGurn, Minnick honored; On Campus with Maggie Coughlin.

2006 University Employee Service Recognition Program, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

• 25 Year Club
• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees
• Forty Years of Service
• Thirty-Five Years of Service
• Thirty Years of Service
• Twenty Years of Service
• Fifteen Years of Service
• Ten Years of Service

Fact Book 2006-07, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources