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Western News, September 27, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 260 Faculty Get Salary Adjustments, University Researchers Cited, Gianakaris New Associate Dean, Western To Offer Doctorate In Public Administration, Emeritus Status Granted Griggs; Lindstrom; Cardenas, Kaufman To Direct New Environmental Affairs Center, Faculty Research Travel Fund Deadlines Set, Moscow State Symphony Returns

Western News, September 20, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Industrial Engineering Accredited, Service Award Created, Tri-Beta Dedicates Trail for Blind, Service Award Created, Fine Arts' 4 Departments To Perform Orff Cantata, Noted Psychotherapist Highlights WMPA Conference Friday, Western Co-hosts Health Symposium, Bernhard Discusses Mission; Research; Student Enrollment, 'State of University' Text, Zupko Wins Composition Competition

Western News, September 13, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: V.P. Search Is Underway, Kite Flite IV Saturday, Insurance Deductions Explained, Distinguished Faculty Scholar Awards To Chartrand; Hunt; Curtis-Smith, Mission Statement Discussed, New Cordial Corps Coordinator Wants Applicants, Womensports Festival Here

Western News, September 6, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Free Workshop For Faculty, Grad Student Reception Here, Job Search Workshop Set, Western Establishes Center For Aluminum Technology, Bronco Sports Shorts, Funt; Nader; Gregory Give Talks Here, Sichel Edits Book On Public Utilities

Lessons From Private Health Insurance, Martha N. Ozawa

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

All across the country there is a sense of urgency, and even of crisis over what is happening in the health industry. Of special concern are the rapid rate of increase in the cost of health care services and the increasing national expenditures for health care. For fiscal year 1976, the total U.S. spending for health care reached $149.8 billion, or a per capita expenditure of $638. Expressed as a percentage of the gross national product (GNP), the national spending for health care reached a record-breaking 8.6 percent.1 From the early 1960s--except during the period from August 1971 through April …

Work Place Collectives: A Strategy Toward Decentralized Democratic Socialism, David G. Gil

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

I explore in this essay a possible strategy for the transformation of democratic, capitalist states into decentralized, democratic, socialist societies. The strategy suggested here can be pursued now within the United States and similar nation-states whose formal legal frameworks provide for certain civil and political rights including freedom of speech, press, assembly, association and life-style, due process, etc. More specifically, I will examine the notion of voluntary, social, economic, and political collectives, and networks of such collectives, organized in and around existing urban and non-urban places of work -- fresh cells of participatory democracy and socialism within the aging, crises-ridden …

The Causes Of Turnover Among Social Workers, F.M. Loewenberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

There is general agreement that social worker turnover is not desirable. Yet social work administrators who want to institute changes which might reduce the rate of turnover have little accurate information about the causes of worker mobility -- and without such information, any change activity must be based on a trial-and-error approach. In this study general propositions and hypotheses about social work turnover have been deduced from what is known about worker mobility generally and have been assessed in the light of the available literature on social worker mobility.

Behavior Modification In The Classroom: Education Or Social Control?, Irwin Epstein, Christine Hench

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study presents an analysis of the empirical literature on behavior modification in the classroom. Data were drawn from all relevant articles published in four behavior modification journals from 1963 through 1976. An assessment of the intervention techniques employed and the behavioral objectives sought in this literature suggests that traditional intervention techniques are still primarily directed towards control rather than educational goals. Newer, more innovative techniques, however, are more likely to be directed towards academic achievement.

The Economic Status Of The Elderly: Is The Problem Low Income?, John B. Williamson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The thesis of this paper is that poverty among the elderly is increasingly becoming a problem of relative as opposed to absolute economic deprivation. Many of the elderly (persons age 65 and over) are oppressed by the absolute poverty they must endure, but for most of those for whom inadequate income is a source of concern, the real problem seems to be relative economic deprivation. If present trends continue this will be increasingly the case in future years.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 6, No. 5 (September 1979)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Work Place Collectives: A Strategy Towards Decentralized Democratic Socialism - DAVID G. GIL
• Behavior Modification in the Classroom: Education or Social Control? - IRWIN EPSTEIN, CHRISTINE HENCH
• Applied Sociology and Social Work Manpower and Theoretical Issues - CARLTON E. MUNSON
• The Causes of Turnover Among Social Workers - F.M. LOEWENBERG
• The Social Construction of Ages and the Ideology of Stages - VICTORIA FRIES RADER
• Baseline Evaluation: Evaluating Consistency Between Federal Standards and Local Provisions - JAMES R. SEABERG, DAVID F. GILLESPIE
• The Economic Status of the Elderly: Is the Problem Low Income? - JOHN B. WILLIAMSON
• Lessons …

Heroin--Myths And Knowledge: Impact On Public Policy, Robert Salmon

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Public Policy in the United States towards the heroin user and addict has been punitive as well as unsuccessful in deterring drug use or in treatment of the addict. Bias, myths, and prejudices have influenced our policy stance and have made heroin addiction a more serious problem than it otherwise would have been. This is explicated in the article, and contrasted with the British system which in attitude and practice tends to view the addict as ill rather than evil.

Applied Sociology And Social Work: Manpower And Theoretical Issues, Carlton E. Munson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Applied sociology and social work are compared and contrasted historically. Significant literature is reviewed that illustrates chronologically past cooperative efforts. Academic and practice integration of the two disciplines are identified in their modern context as well as trends are identified. Manpower issues that parallel and separate the two disciplines are explored. It is argued that current changes in funding of educational programs could have much impact on both disciplines and determine future differentiation.

Western News, August 31, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Western Welcomes Newcomers, Campus Strike Settled, Board Approves Personnel Changes, Loew Resigns as V.P., Program Looks At 'Burnout', Bronco Bus Service Begins Wednesday, 'Eubie' Opens Miller Series, Creative Living Series Here

Western News, August 16, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: A "First" for P.A. Program Here, Commencement Moved to Read Fieldhouse, Paper Course Attracts Twenty-Nine, Paper Industry Leaders Coming Here, "Burnout" is Symposium Topic, Services Held for Dr. W. David Kuenzi, Announce Program for International Students, Fans Invited to "Meet Your Team" Day

Western News, August 2, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Teachers Complete American Economy Workshop, WMU Aids Establishment of French School, British Visitors Due Here, Research Travel Fund Applications Due, Heating/Cooling Rules Listed, Doctoral Examination Date Set, Computer Terminal Maintenance Offered, Faculty and Students on Convention Program, Make Presentation at Conference, Jacobs in Africa for Masai Project

University Magazine Vol. 5 No. 2, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• How Many Turns In The Road Ahead For Higher Education.
• On Campus
• Periscope On People
• Bronco Sports
• Alumni News
• Who Needs A Will?
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam

An Evaluation Of Cued Speech Training On Lipreading Performance In Deaf Persons, Nancy A. Neef

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Changing Student Perceptions Of Police (1968-1974) And An Evaluation Of The Impact Of Police-School Liaison Programs, Rodney J. Mulder

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Delphi Study To Identify Possible Futures Of Community Education In Michigan, Ilene Gail Sheffer

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Staff Development Model For Student Affairs Administrators At Private Colleges, H. Bart Merkle

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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

No abstract provided.

Therapeutic Dance: An Annotated Bibliography Of Books, Articles, Records And Films Applicable For Use With Adults And Published From January, 1975 Through March, 1979, Susan Allene Meyer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Description Of The Development Of A Procedural Guide For Coordinating The Sturgis Public Schools' Language Arts Program, Viola A. Schuler

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A High School Attendance Policy, Wallace A. Brown

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Sensory Extinction In The Treatment Of Self-Injurious Behavior, Michael F. Dorsey

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Revision And Validation Of An Instrument Designed To Assess Spatial Conceptual Abilities In Visually Impaired Children, Everett W. Hill

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Non-Persisters From The Enrollment Of 1975-1976 Fall And Winter Semesters At A Medium Size Midwestern Public University, Claude R. Thomas

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Social Workers, Social Activism, And The Community Mental Health Center, Sandra J. Potter

Dissertations

No abstract provided.