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Review Of Our Kids: The American Dream In Crisis. Robert D. Putnam, And Labor's Love Lost: The Rise And Fall Of The Working-Class Family In America. Andrew J. Cherlin. Reviewed By Edward U. Murphy, Edward Murphy

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Robert D. Putnam, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Simon and Schuster (2015), 386 pages, $28.00 (hardcover)

Andrew J. Cherlin, Labor's Love Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Working-Class Family in America. Russell Sage (2014), 272 pages, $35.00 (paperback).

Review Of Climbing Mount Laurel: The Struggle For Affordable Housing And Social Mobility In An American Suburb. Douglass. Massey, Len Albright, Rebecca Casciano, Elizabeth Derickson, And David N. Kinsey. Reviewed By Aretousa Bloom, Aretousa Bloom

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Douglas S. Massey, Len Albright, Rebecca Casciano, Elizabeth Derickson & David N. Kinsey, Climbing Mount Laurel: The Struggle for Affordable Housing and Social Mobility in an American Suburb. Princeton University Press (2013), 288 pages, $35.00 (hardcover).

Western News, Dec. 4, 2014, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Events staged to honor Martin Luther King; Need-based scholarship aids top incoming students; WMU international student enrollment continues to grow; Unique event touts WMU's 11th, 12th LEED certifications; On Campus with Sandra Kelly.

An Examination Of The Mental Health Services Provided To Students At Western Michigan University, Melissa Rex

Honors Theses

Introduction: All college students will experience stress related to academic demands, changing social situations and new environments. For some students, these multiple stressors can create overwhelming challenges. Students who are not able to receive needed support may be unable to successfully navigate the world of higher education, and are at higher risk of developing mental illness. The purpose of this study is to assess mental health services available at Western Michigan University (WMU) in comparison to other similar size universities within the state.

Method: The information used in this study was collected via several methods. Information was gathered from …

25 Year Club: 33rd Annual Gala, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

25 Year Club: 33rd Annual Gala

December 2, 2014

• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees

Connections, Issue 4, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

In this issue

• College experiences busy, productive
• Homecoming weekend
• Dean presents annual awards and state of the college address
• Blindness and low vision studies awarded $3.7 million
• Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research Conference presents research and awards
• OT Professor Debra Lindstrom to receive national award
• Departments sponsor annual scholarly events
• BRAIN lab in the news
• Outstanding Alumni

Processes, Tools, And Procedures Section 504 Coordinators Use Tocreate And Provide Uniformity Of Section 504 Requirements Across Their Districts, Caroline Breault-Cannon

Dissertations

For public schools to receive federal funds, districts must develop and implement policies that assure a free and appropriate public education to all children including those with disabilities ages three through 21. This can be accomplished through special education or Section 504 policies and services. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and interpret the processes, tools, and procedures Section 504 Coordinators use to create and provide uniformity of Section 504 requirements across their districts. Specifically, I examined how coordinators ensured their schools (a) identified and located students, (b) made provisions for providing a free and appropriate public …

Anorexia/Bulimia, Transcendence, And The Potential Impact Of Romanticized/Sexualized Death Imagery, Heather D. Schild

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented November 10, 2014. Papers presented for the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Western Michigan University

Connections, Issue 3, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• Dean Washington welcomes students, alumni and friends
• Nursing outstanding alumna named Brilliant New Investigator
• PA and SLP student groups honored
• New, innovative offerings and options enhance academic programs
• School of Social Work welcomes visiting scholar from Spain
• Ireland study abroad leads to OT international exchange
• Serenity Park proposed on college grounds
• Updates: new and transitioning faculty and staff

Welcome To Seita Scholars, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

2014-2017 Agreement Between Western Michigan University And The Wmu Chapter Of The American Association Of University Professors, Western Michigan University, Wmu Chapter Of The American Association Of University Professors

Agreements between Western Michigan University and the WMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors

No abstract provided.

Western News, Sept. 4, 2014, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Cooley Law, WMU affiliation finalized; Six to receive one of two Universitywide awards; All WMU campuses are now tobacco free; Faculty Senate announces leadership for 2014-16; On Campus with Dale Hagens.

Discovery, September 2014, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Discovery advances
• Contaminants industry, agriculture
• September 30 funding awards deadline: MDOT
• $1.23 MSNSF grant on STEM and URM
• National journal launched online
• Discover discovery
• Facilities & administrative cost rates

Kellogg Community College Opening Panel Remarks, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

International Journal Of African Development, Vol. 1, Issue 2

International Journal of African Development

Complete issue of International Journal of African Development, Volume 1, Issue 2.

Book Review Of "Resilient Grandparent Caregivers: A Strengths-Based Perspective", Matthew Kaplan

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

[No need for abstract since it's a book review.]

Policy Update: Federal And State Legislation To Support Grandfamilies, Ana Beltran

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

Building on the progress of the last 20 years, helpful federal and state legislation continues to be pursued on behalf of grandfamilies. This update summarizes policy efforts during the last year and looks ahead to what is on the horizon. At the federal level, legislative efforts are focused on grandfamilies who are involved with the child welfare system. States are responding to federal activity by enacting policies to place more children with relatives and better serve grandfamilies who come into contact with the system, including “family finding” laws and including fictive kin as “relatives.” State policymakers are also striving to …

Grandfamilies Outcome Workgroup’S (Grow) Review Of Grandfamilies Support Groups: An Examination Of Concepts, Goals, Outcomes And Measures, Kerry A. Littlewood

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

A support group is the most widely used intervention for grandparents and other relatives raising children. Support groups require few resources to establish and are relatively inexpensive to implement. Despite the popularity of support groups for grandfamilies, there is little evidence evaluating their effectiveness to improve the lives of its members. In response to this issue and to support outcome-based research in the field, the Grandfamilies Outcome Workgroup (GrOW) was established. This study highlights GrOW’s review of the literature on the effectiveness of support groups for grandfamilies. Next, the GrOW Inventory of Support Groups (GrOW Inventory) was developed to explore …

The Rewards Of Caring For Grandchildren: Black Canadian Grandmothers Who Are Custodial Parents, Co-Parents, And Extensive Babysitters, Esme Fuller-Thomson, Sarah Serbinski, Leanne Mccormack

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

Grandparent caregiving is a growing phenomenon in both the United States and Canada. The burgeoning research on the topic has focused on custodial grandparents with an emphasis on negative aspects including poor physical and mental health outcomes for older adults. Less attention has been paid to the rewards of grandparent caregiving and to different intensities of caregiving provision. This grounded theory qualitative study of 16 Black Caribbean Canadian grandmothers sought to address this gap in the literature. We examined three types of grandparent caregivers: custodial grandparents (n=7), co-parent grandparents (n=5) and extensive babysitters (n=4). The average age of the children …

Complete Issue - Grandfamilies - #1

GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy

GrandFamilies

The Impact Of Fear Of Falling On Functional Independence Among Older Adults Receiving Home Health Services, Katherine A. Lawson, Eugenia Catalina Gonzalez

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: Falls are the fifth leading cause of death for adults aged 65 years and older. Several intrinsic and extrinsic fall risk factors have been identified, butthere is less understanding of the impact of a fear of falling on falls. Seventy percent of recent fallers and 40% percent of non-fallers report a fear of falling. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between a fear of falling and a history of falls, as well as the impact on the functional independence of community-dwelling older adults receiving home health services.

Methods: The participants completed the …

Discovery, July 2014, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Discovery communities
• Discovery experts, July 31 deadline
• $1.4 million HHMI grant
• Sustainability award from second nature
• Diversity change initiative grant RFP
• $4 million for autism
• Facilities & administrative cost rates

Connections, Issue 2, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• WMU international magazine features college
• Academic centers make news
• WMU BRAIN Lab: Music, Mind and Medicine
• Center for Disability Services
• Alumni in action
• Faculty accolades
• Recent retirements

College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 15: July 2014, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• WMU to receive $4 million to boost autism research and training
• Dr. Keith Hearit named new CAS associate dean
• Twenty-two CAS faculty celebrated during Board of Trustees luncheon
• Sean Laraway '03 wins Teaching Excellence Award from San Jose State University
• Bob Hercules '79 producing and co-directoring documentary on Maya Angelou
• Koty Neelis '11 goes viral with her top ten lists
• PhD student, Becky Straples named editor of The Hilltop Review
• Mallinson Institute for Science Education international students share their experiences

Western News, June 19, 2014, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New trustee named to governing board; Zhang Center earns certification as 'green' building; Snyder announces Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Fellows; On Campus with Jennifer Halseth.

The Effects Of Trauma On Brain Development In Infancy, Sasha Kellogg

Honors Theses

This thesis explains how trauma, which can be defined for this study as traumatic experiences, affects brain development in infants. For the purpose of this report, infants are defined as being fifteen months or younger. As gathered from the book and articles researched, typical infant brain development, including the eight processes of neurodevelopment and the four main parts of the brain, will be explained in this report, along with how the brain grows and matures. This thesis shows how maturation of the brain in infancy is dependent upon the bonds and connections infants form with others and explains how trauma …

Western News, June 5, 2014, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Grant focuses on STEM instruction reform; WMU receives national Climate Leadership Award; Sessions set to explain employee, dependent enrollment benefits; On Campus with Brenda Hamlyn.

Connecting The Disciplinary Dots: Faculty Attitudes Toward The Professionalization Of Web Development, Kathleen Mary Kalata

Dissertations

Professionalization offers rewards such as prestige, financial benefits and autonomy. Fields such as nursing and social work have undergone the professionalization process. This exploratory study examined faculty attitudes regarding the professionalization of web development as defined by the Hall model of professionalism. The purpose of the study was to understand how faculty view web development as a profession. Based on the Hall’s Professionalism Scale (1968) and modified survey by Snizek (1972), the Web Development Professionalism Inventory (WDPI) was used to explore faculty attitudes toward professionalization.

This study surveyed faculty about their views on the structural and attitudinal components of web …

Katherine A. Lawson, Otr, Lmssw, Phd

OJOT Sponsor Profiles

No abstract provided.

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner 2014, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner Program

May 29, 2014

Honored Guests:

• Larry Ahleman
• Robert Balik
• Nora Berrah
• Dwayne Channell
• J. Gregory Fitzgerald
• David Guth
• Dean Halderson
• Eva Jerome
• Stephen Jones
• Peter Judd
• Peter Krawutschke
• Leonard Lamberson
• Albert LaVergne
• Gary Lawson
• Ronald Miller
• Dasha Nisula
• Donna Ring
• Nancy Schullery
• Gerald Sievers
• Robert Spradling
• Leo Stevenson
• Karen Thomas
• Donald Thompson
• Neal Turner
• Charles Warfield