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Western News, January 8, 1976, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Biofeedback Workshop Jan. 9-11, C/T Union Vote Jan. 21, Meyer Heads Emerti Council, 'La Mancha' Here Jan. 14, Gabier Heads Development; Alumni; Clarkson Moves Up, Seek Whitney Young Applicants, Offer Gymnastic Youth Instruction, Couples Workshop Begins Next Week, Teacher Education Meeting Tuesday

The Informant Volume Viii, Number 2, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume VIII, Number 2

Winter 1976

• The Use of Para-Linguistic Features in the Teaching of Spanish to English Speakers
• Bicentennial Project
• Tutors Needed
• Hendriksen Publishes Article
• New Students (18)
• Winter Enrollment
• Alumna/Student News
• Conference on Non-Verbal Communication
• Musico/a, Maestro/a!
• The Last of the Susans
• Spring/Summer Schedules
• Course Changes
• Linguistics Department Fall 1976
• Call for Papers

University Magaizine Vol. 1 No. 4, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• Letters To The Editor • Message From The President • News, Price: Only Two Coppers • In Kalamazoo On July 4, 1876 • Bicentennial Plans Unrivaled • Retiring Dean Says "Go Political" • On Campus • Alumni • From The Alumni Director's Desk • Bronco Sports • Class Notes • In Memoriam

We Suggest, Eleanor Buelke

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Robert Coles. 1975. "The Mind's Fate."

How Johnny Can't Learn, Howard G. Ball

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Johnny's learning problems have troubled his parents and haunted his teachers since the first group of students met in the pervasive "little red schoolhouse." Because of Johnny's academic inadequacies, his teachers are admonished by public officials; teachers censure Johnny's parents; Johnny's parents criticize his lack of motivation, capability or interest; and Johnny, through his frustrations, condemns all society for its insensitivity and lack of understanding. This description includes the Johnny who is black. This Johnny responds to his society in a similar way, but his problems are more intense. His relationships with his environment are more complex. His learning problems …

Boston University's College Of Basic Studies: A Non-Traditional Approach Which Successfully Serves Marginal Applicants, Charles P. Fogg, Gene M. Smith

Perspectives (1969-1979)

The authors are pleased to acknowledge the generous support of the Esso Education Foundation and the George A. Ramlose Foundation; as well as, the vital institutional support and encouragement of Judson Rea Butler, the founding dean of the College, Horatio M. LaFauci , under whose leadership the College flourished for 14 years, Brendan F. Gilbane the current dean and Dean B. Doner the Academic Vice President of Boston University.

The College of Basic Studies (CBS) offers a successful, 2-year, post secondary educational program designed specifically to serve low-achieving students. It admits applicants who are denied admission into 4-year programs at …

Humanism As Demystification, Alfred Mcclug Lee

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Under a variety of labels, many academic disciplines focus on the unsettling impact of fresh and vivid interpersonal experiences upon pre-existing beliefs and behaviour patterns. Reference is to philosophical discussions of sophism and humanism, historical theories about frontier influences, anthropological interest in culture shock, psychiatric concern with empathy and with perceptive listening, and sociological analyses of marginality, uses of participant observation and life-history data, and clinical studies of social behavior. Their significant similarity is that they are all discussions of demystifying influences on social thought and action. They are demystifying in the sense that they tend to translate the distant, …

Capstone 75: Interdisciplinary Turmoil And Triumph At The College Of Basic Studies, Boston University, William E. Davis Jr., George F. Estey

Perspectives (1969-1979)

We here report on an integrative interdisciplinary effort at the College of Basic Studies of Boston University. We are persuaded that the kind of project examined here is well within the grasp of all general liberal programs, whereas a total program of interdisciplinary studies probably is not achievable, for a host of professional and departmental reasons.

Western Michigan University 1976, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Yearbooks (1906-1985)

• Pictures from across campus
• Pictures of students

Student Ratings Of Instruction: The Developmentalist Viewpoint, Lawrence J. Israel

Perspectives (1969-1979)

A recent review of studies concerning student ratings of instruction¹ indicates some probabilities that may be related to the intellectual and moral development of the college student. The studies indicate that the following apply:

1. Most rating forms measure the amount of rapport the instructor establishes.

2. The dimension of teaching skill is strongly influenced by teacher characteristics.

3. Teacher characteristics are more influential than course characteristics in skill ratings.

4. There is probably a weak positive correlation between instructor rank and student ratings.

5. The inconsistency of results in such studies may be the most singular element of …

Testing In The Arts: Aesthetic Perception Is A Part Of Human Intelligence, Warren Sylvester Smith

Perspectives (1969-1979)

Simply stated like this , who would argue about it? The recognition of forms and patterns - visual or aural - the sensitive distinction among colors, the interpretation of movement or gesture - all of these are patently human accomplishments , and mastery of them is generally recognized as evidence of a kind of superiority. The statement would seem more commonplace than revolutionary.

But, as with many a principle honored in the abstract, putting it into educational practice would be revolutionary. Although the notion of measuring intelligence is no longer fashionable, our aptitude and achievement tests do imply two major …

What Are We Going To Do About The Current Threat To The Idea Of A University?, Joseph R. Royce

Perspectives (1969-1979)

The university never has been a "strong" social institution, but it has seen better days as a bastion of learning. Since it is one of the few havens for the creative minority, it is obvious that continued neglect of this institution will be detrimental to the development of "high" culture. The point is that it is the creative minority - artists, philosophers, scientists - who provide the new awarenesses, values, and sensitivities which are necessary for the dynamics of a complex, modern culture.

Perspectives Vol. 8 No. 1

Perspectives (1969-1979)

No abstract provided.

The Social Sciences In General Education, Bobby G. Bell

Perspectives (1969-1979)

Proponents of general education maintain that every person is worthy of an education that is most general. Translated into a formal curriculum general education refers to that part of a student's education lying outside his area of specialization. Cultural and social literacy remain the dominant goals. Even though controversy surrounds the definition of general education and the philosophical approaches to its realization, the objective seems to be clear, that education "for an informed responsible life in our society" and "that part of a student's education which looks first of all to his life as a responsible human being and citizen." …

Perspectives Vol. 7 No. 3

Perspectives (1969-1979)

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustee Minutes 1976, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• MINUTES
  • January 16
  • February 20
  • March 26
  • April 23
  • May 21
  • June 18
  • July 16
  • September 17
  • October 15
  • November 19
  • December 17
• APPENDIX A - HONORARY DEGREES
  • DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS
  • UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
• APPENDIX B - WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
  • April 24, 1976
  • June 23, 1976
  • August 20, 1976
  • December 18, 1976
• INDEX

Social Policies And Social Development - A Humanistic-Egalitarian Perspective, David G. Gil

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This essay explores the relationship of social policies and of policy-relevant societal values to social development. Its thesis is that the scope, direction, and quality of the social development process are largely shaped by the social policies and the dominant value positions of societies.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 3, No. 3 (January 1976)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Social Policies and Social Development-A Humanistic-Egalitarian Perspective - DAVID G. GIL, pp. 242
• Public Welfare: Utilization, Change, Appropriations, Services - JOHN E. TROPMAN, pp.264.
• The Punishment of Divorced Mothers - HERMAN BORENZWEIG, pp. 291
• Low Income, Ethnicity and Voluntary Association Involvement - NANCY G. KUTNER, pp. 311
• Social Change and Social Action - BERNARD J. COUGHLIN, S.K. KHINDUKA, pp. 322
• The Mystique of Expertise in Social Service: An Alaska Example - DOROTHY M. JONES, pp.332
• Humanism as Demystification -ALFRED McCLUNG LEE, pp. 347

The Punishment Of Divorced Mothers, Herman Borenzweig

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

As the clinical social worker to seven young divorced mothers I began to wonder why the lives of these women had become so remarkably unbearable. I compared the experiences of the women who were coming to me for group psychotherapy with about thirty similar divorced mothers who were also members of the West Side Jewish Community Center of Los Angeles. All the women were experiencing similar difficulties. I also explored some of the literature about the problems faced by divorced mothers! This essay is the culmination of my research. It summarizes some of my conjectures about the disadvantaged social status …

Social Change And Social Action, Bernard J. Coughlin, S. K. Khinduka

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

We define social action as a strategy to obtain limited social change at the intermediate or macro levels of society which is generally used in nonconsensus situations and employs both "norm-adhering" and "norm-testing" modes of intervention. In this formulation, the key concept is social change. This paper proposes to explore certain aspects of social change as they apply to social action.

The discussion is divided into two parts. The first is a brief summary of pertinent social change theory, presented as background for part two in which are presented and discussed certain propositions about planned change that are critical to …

The Mystique Of Expertise In Social Services: An Alaska Example, Dorothy M. Jones

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In this paper I shall examine the roots and manifestations of the mystique of expertise, its consequences for agency evaluation practices, and its consequences for clients.

Western News, December 4, 1975, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: What Are Legal; Economic Effects If Faculty Strike?, Phone Changes Reduce Costs, American Nut Show Tuesday, Black Poet Here Today, Music Department to Present Community Christmas Card, Para School Receives Grant, Bernhard Sees No Increase in 1976-77 State Funding, Marion R. Spear Story Kicks Off O.T. Fund Drive, Trustees Grant Emeritus Status to Hannon; Van Den Berg, Western Receives CETA Support, Matthew; Forrest Chalk Up Career Football Records

A Study Of Selected Variables For Prediction Of Success And Placement In General Chemistry At Western Michigan University, Stephen M. Yekeson

Dissertations

Chapter I

The Problem

Introduction

The traditional philosophy that a college-or a university is an exclusive institution in which only highly selected individuals receive a concentrated training in the traditional liberal arts no longer exists. In America, for instance, as early as 1870, Harvard, the colonial college with a narrow curriculum, was transformed rather rapidly into a modern university with many new subjects and the elective system (Garrett, 1949). Also, since 1642, when the first entrance requirements were instituted for American higher education, a continuing debate has developed over what constitutes a sound curriculum for education. There are those who …

An Experimental Study Comparing The Effects Of Small Group-Discovery Learning And Conventional Instruction On Student Achievement And Attitudes In Calculus, Mary Catherine Brechting

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Statural Growth In Down Syndrome, Christine E. Cronk

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Recovery Of Responsiveness Subsequent To Habituation, Lowell G. Smith

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Stimulus Repetition On Performance Of A Discrimination Task, Nancy A. Neef

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Causes And Treatment Of Orgasmic Dysfunction: A Behavioral Approach, Francisco Jose Noleto Neto

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An A Priori Analysis Of The Internal Validity Of Interval Recording, Christopher R. Milar

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Report Of An Internship Experience With The Kent Intermediate School District Grand Rapids, Michigan, Marcia Harriet Mills

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.