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University Employee Service Recognition Program 1988, 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

83-An Archaeological Survey Of The Covert Township Wastewater Treatment Facility, Van Buren County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to receipt or authorization From Mr. Carl Malsom, Project Administration, WW Operation Services (dated 21 Dec 87), For a Phase I archaeological study or a 5.5 ha parcel in the NE 1/4 or Section 17, Covert Township, Van Buren Count~, Michigan, archaeologists in the Department or Anthropology, Western Michigan University undertook a literature and site File search and, with the arrival or appropriate weather and soil conditions, on 8 Mar 88 conducted onsite evaluation or the project area in order to determine whether construction of wastewater treatment facilities would adversely impact potentially significant archaeological resources. There Follows a report …

Western Michigan University Graduate Catalog 1988-1990, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

Section I: General Policies and Procedures

Section II: Master's Degree Programs and Requirements

Section III: Specialist Degree Programs and Requirements

Section IV: Doctoral Degree Programs and Requirements

Section V: Description of Graduate Courses

Section VI: The Graduate Faculty

Ethics In Academia, Diether H. Haenicke

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

This paper is based on a presentation made to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, April 4, 1986.

Controlling Corporate Crime Through Reform Of The Criminal Justice System, Mary A. Vogt

Honors Theses

Corporate crime, according to Clinard and Yeager (1980: 16), "is any act that is committed by corporations which is punishable by the state, regardless of whether it is punished under administrative, civil, or criminal law". This form of crime is a major social problem within our society (Kramer, 1982). The purpose of this project is to examine a variety of proposals to improve the capability of the criminal justice system to control the problem of corporate crime, and to make specific recommendations for reform.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 18, 1987, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Recommendation re Continuing Education Faculty Compensation
• Recommendation re AIDS Policy
• Recommendation re Faculty Senate Constitution
• Evaluation of President and Recommendation re Presidential Compensation
• Resolutions re Trustee Emeritus Fred Adams and Trustee Emeritus Charles Ludlow
• Recommendation re Ratification of Contract between Western Michigan University and Western Michigan University Police Officers Assocation
• Comments
• Ernst & Whinney Management Letter and Response
• Quarterly Cash Investment Report
• Report on Select Student Services
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment
• Attachment A - AIDS Policy
• Attachment B …

Western News, December 10, 1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke adds $5,000 to fund, WMU part of $50 million communications network, Malaysian official to get honorary degree, DNR Academy recognized for professional excellence, Early end to celebration runs counter to tradition, Senate reviews AIDS policy, Touchtone advance registration deemed a success

Western News, December 3,1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Suspect arrested after 10-day murder investigation, Western to benefit from Wolpe' s pay raise, Hispanic students here for visitation day, Unique 'Educateur Program' provides special training, Branchaw wins business communication award

Mental Practice: Its Effects On Walking Balance In An Elderly Population, Cheryl A. Linden

Masters Theses

The effect of mental practice on improving walking balance in an elderly population was studied. Walking balance was measured by the number of upper extremity equilibrium reactions elicited and placement of feet observed as subjects traversed an activity course. Twenty-three female subjects between the ages of 67-90 were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The experimental group mentally practiced traversing the activity course with the aid of a six minute audio tape. The control group participated in sedentary activities of equal duration. Both groups met for eight sessions. Independent and correlated t-tests indicated no significant difference in walking balance …

Development And Evaluation Of An Infant-Care Training Program With First-Time Fathers, Ronald S. Dachman

Dissertations

We evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent package in training infant-care skills to first-time fathers. After developing and socially validating a set of infant-care skills, we assessed the effects of training in a hospital-based program with expectant fathers (Experiment 1) and in a home-based program with fathers having varied degrees of experience with their infants (Experiment 2). In both experiments, a multiple probe design demonstrated that the training package was responsible for producing criterion performance by the expectant and first-time fathers. A one-month generalization probe in Experiment 1 showed that the effects transferred across training conditions (training doll to human …

The Effects Of Altruism On Activity Productivity In Elderly Women In Skilled-Care Nursing Facilities, Carol J. Getz

Masters Theses

This study investigated altruism as a factor in productivity in elderly women. Eight groups of institutionalized elderly women (n = 33) stenciled personalized (initials) stationery. Groups were randomly assigned to either the non-altruistic condition or the altruistic condition; there was control for time of day and location of the activity. Subjects in the non-altruistic condition made stationery for themselves, while subjects in the altruistic condition made stationery for abused children living in an innercity. The number of pieces of stationery produced and the duration of time engaged in activity were recorded for each subject. Mann-Whitney U tests revealed that subjects …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 14, No. 4 (December 1987)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

CONTENTS

• Policy Gambit: Conservative Think Tanks Take on the Welfare State - DAVID STOESZ
• Reconsidering Drug Involvement Among Youth and Young Adults: Implications for Targeted Primary Intervention - MARK W. FRASER
• Reforming the Juvenile Correctional Institution: Efforts of the U.S. Children's Bureau in the 1930s - MARGUERITE G. ROSENTHAL
• Historical Perspectives on the Care and Treatment of the Mentally Ill - ALBERT R. ROBERTS AND LINDA FARRIS KURTZ
• Sexual Abuse at Charity House: A Case Study of Social Policies in Action - MAUREEN KELLEHER
• Predictors of Job Satisfaction Among Three Racial/Ethnic Groups of Professional Female Human Service Workers - R.L. …

Reconsidering Drug Involvement Among Youth And Young Adults: Implications For Targeted Primary Prevention, Mark W. Fraser

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of this; paper is to review two dominant social perspectives on the etiology of substance abuse among youths and young adults-the stage and risk factor outlooks-and to discuss them in light of recent demographic and ecological research. The differential demography of drug abuse strongly suggests that the environmental context influences the use and abuse of substances. In an era of great public concern about substance abuse, the use of individually-focused perspectives appears to have resulted in person-centered skills training programs and "say no" media campaigns. Consideration of community-level factors in the etiology of drug abuse permits the identification …

Reforming The Juvenile Correctional Institution: Efforts Of The U.S. Children's Bureau In The 1930s, Marguerite G. Rosenthal

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The U.S. Children's Bureau, the federal agency responsible for social policy for children in the early part of this century, delayed studying the problems associated with the institutionalization of juvenile delinquents for nearly twenty-five years. In the 1930's, the Bureau undertook several projects and studies related to training schools for delinquents which were designed to create reform in an area long recognized as harmful to children. This article traces the history of the Bureau's work in the institutional field from 1912-54, analyzes the reasons for the agency's initial reluctance and later activity in this area, discusses the results of these …

Sexual Abuse At Charity House: A Case Study Of Social Policies In Action, Maureen Kelleher

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper explores Wiseman's theory of policy intervention using a case study of institutional abuse for illustration. Social policy intervention is an ongoing process. In this case, a single policy agenda, deinstitutionalization, was modified by a variety of stakeholders and compounded by a series of other child specific policy agenda including child abuse reporting procedures

Predictors Of Job Satisfaction Among Three Racial/Ethnic Groups Of Professional Female Human Service Workers, R. L. Mcneely

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Three hundred and thirty-six female human service workers were studied to determine whether or not racial/ethnic status was related to job satisfaction among managerial, supervisory and professional employees. Both overall and intrinsic satisfaction were assessed. Two groups were similar in the patterns predictive of their satisfaction but the third group appeared to be influenced by concerns peculiar to those achieving recent professional status.

The Efficacy Of Relaxation Training On The Affective Behavior Of Early Elementary Minority Students, Mary L. Veele

Dissertations

The relationship between affective behavior and academic achievement has been addressed by a community based education program for minority student achievement in a southwestern Michigan school district. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the effectiveness of selected components of the intervention program whose design or goal was to change the affective behavior of early elementary Black students enrolled in the community based education program. It was hypothesized that there would be a difference in affective behavior between groups of children who received regular training or intensive relaxation training; between boys and girls; and among Grades 1, 2, …

Congruence Between Type Of Activity And Volition And Its Relationship To Life Satisfaction In Nursing Home Residents, David De Noble

Masters Theses

This study examines the relationship between life satisfaction and the volition subsystem of 32 older adults who reside in nursing homes. Specifically, it attempts to measure congruence or the perception of the individual that the inherent characteristics of an activity "fit" his or her sense of personal causation, values and interests. The study examines the relationship between this congruence and life satisfaction.

Results of the study identified positive correlations between congruence and life satisfaction. Correlations between congruence of volition subsystem components and activity were at a statistically significant level (p <.05) for personal causation, values and total volition. Correlations between congruence of volition subsystem components and some specific activities were also found.

An Evaluation Of The Effects Of An Infant-Care Skills Training Program On Fathering Behaviors, G. Joseph Vrazo

Masters Theses

This study replicated the findings and expanded the assessment procedures of a previous study that had established the effectiveness of a multi-component infant-care skills training program for first-time fathers. A multiple probe design was used in this study to demonstrate that the training program produced criterion performance of the infant-care skills by four experimental fathers; also, an increase in the frequency of infant stimulation activities initiated by these fathers was observed. A pre/post training evaluation of the effects of the training program on the fathers' performance of play and affectional behaviors and daily infant-care activities yielded negative results. Four control …

Western News, November 19,1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Task force formed to coordinate murder investigation, Mallinson, Dykstra to be honored at reception, Haenicke-reviews. security measures and outlines precautions for WMU community, Western tops United Way goal; fund-raisers honored, New $1,200 awards offered by Honors College, Longevity feted with induction into 25 Year Club

Western News, November 5, 1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Sundial to be named for Haym Kruglak, Noted author to speak during Peace Education Week, Bookstore offers packaging/shipping services; customers can now send through United Parcel, Project to attack housing problems of handicappers, New computer system helps library patrons find background articles for research papers, Weaver writes on learning to read

Western News, October 29, 1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke says harmony among campus groups needed for success, Brady, 81. John sworn in as new Board members, Task force to help determine CWS focus, United Way gifts provide many services, Senate presents Haenicke with resolution, Conference to look at three years of research through groundwater program

Western News, October 22, 1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke to address convocation, Western, Digital to be partners in AdvANCE program, Fingers to do the talking in new registration system, Employees give more than money 'the United Way', Issues, risks of AIDS to be seminar topic

Western News, October 8,1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Consolidation a major benefit of enlarged library, Three to be honored at Academic Convocation for their superior skills in the classroom, V-Way goal: 100 percent participation for 100th year, Two-day retreat to center on teaching critical thinking, Dancer; religious historian to be Visiting Scholars, Thomas to deliver five public lectures, Kochan to address U.S. industrial relations

Western News, September 3,1987, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Carnegie Foundation classifies Western as unique in the state, Haenicke to recommend 6 percent salary adjustment pool for most P/As and C/Ts, WMU records largest grant total, WMU plays role in economic development, Burke tells task force on competitiveness, Falk and Kenig appointed as new chairpersons, Department established in College of Engineering

The Use Of Survey Methods In Researching Parents Of Adjudicated Teenage Prostitutes, John Longres

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper is methodological in its orientation. It describes experiences in applying survey methods to a difficult and hard to reach population - parents of adjudicated teenage prostitutes.

Burn-Out Among Social Work Professionals: A Behavioral Approach To Causal And Interventive Knowledge, Karen M. Sowers-Hoag, Bruce A. Thyer

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Although the phenomenon of staff burn-out represents a significant problem for the effective administration and functioning of social service settings, there has been a general paucity of empirically based research on this issue. The staggering financial, personal and social costs associated with staff burn-out emphasize the fact that we can no longer accept the sole use of descriptive and correlational studies of the problem. This paper suggests refocusing our theoretical perspective of the problem of staff burn-out from an emphasis on the dispositional qualities of burnedout staff members, to examining the social and situational contingencies of reinforcement responsible for the …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 14, No. 3 (September 1987)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Contents

• Privatization: Reforming the Welfare State - DAVID STOESZ
• Registering the Poor to Vote: Lessons from the 1984 General Election - IRA COLBY
• Refeminization of Child Care: Causation, Costs and Cures - ROBERT WEINBACH
• Stability and Fluctuation in Juvenile Delinquency in Israel - RAM A. CNAAN, ITZHAK HOCHERMAN
• The Use of Survey Methods in Researching Parents of Adjudicated Child Prostitutes - JOHN LONGRES
• Sex-Role Stereotypes about Social Work Administration - REGINALD O. YORK
• Burn-Out Among Social Work Professionals: A Behavioral Approach to Causal and Interventive Knowledge - KAREN M. SOWERS-HOAG, BRUCE A. THYER
• Advocacy and the Adversary System - …

Registering The Poor To Vote: Lessons From The 1984 General Election, Ira Colby

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Voter registration and educational programs for the poor and moderate income groups were a dominant political strategy embraced by a number of social welfare organizations during the 1984 general election. This article reviews one such project that registered 4,124 individuals and implemented a follow-up survey of 500 new registrants. Based on the survey, the author identifies a number of voting and nonvoting behaviors that should be considered in future voter registration and education projects. The author also identifies critical policy issues that impede voter participation among the poor.

Stability And Fluctuation In Juvenile Delinquency In Israel, Ram A. Cnaan, Itzhak Hocherman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A review of the literature indicates two major approaches in official crime rate analysis. The first approach postulates a positive correlation between recorded crime rates and a number of factors including police strength, organizational structure of social control agencies, opportunity, and social pathologies. The second postulate is based on Erikson's hypothesis of stability of deviance over time, namely that recorded crime rates in a given society will remain comparatively stable over time. We tested these approaches based on 15 years of juvenile delinquency statistics in Israel. Official statistics on both recorded juvenile delinquents and their recorded crimes were tested through …