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Reading Horizons Vol. 31, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 31, issue 1.

The Reading Teacher As A Workplace Literacy Consultant, Patrick P. Mccabe

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A number of leaders in industry and government have asserted that many workers in this country lack the basic skills to perform adequately on the job; they claim that a wave of workplace illiteracy is sweeping this nation as never before. Whether the cause of this problem is perceived to be a deficit in the educational delivery system or a lag in skills due to the sudden technological explosion, it seems that there are many adults who need training in basic workplace skills in order to obtain and keep employment.

Western News, September 27, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board gives Haenicke 5.25 salary increase, he once again donates it to WMU Foundation, DeRight; Erickson earn University service awards, Bafna to oversee off-campus engineering programs, Haenicke to discuss race relations institute at statewide workshop on minority affairs, Robert Russel to celebrate 100th birthday, Series to explore new hearing aid technology

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting September 21, 1990, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Executive Session
• Ratification of WMU/AAUP Contract
• Presidential Compensation
• Board Meeting Dates for 1991
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Acquisition of Property
• Condemnation of Property
• Water Main Easement Agreement
• Disaster Shelter Agreement/American Red Cross
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, September 20, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Janet Blanchard to help dedicate GR regional center, Enrollment reaches new record level, Faculty Senate approves proposed policies designed to keep library books circulating, Six scholars will teach as King/Chavez/parks Visiting Professors

Western News, September 13,1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Report for re-accreditation nearly ready for review, AAUP ratifies three-year contract, Magazine says WMU is among top 100 schools that give the 'best education for the buck', Lecture series to focus on changing economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Promoting volunteerism is aim of Venture Grants, Nominations sought for faculty scholar award, Department of Theatre accredited by national group, WMU senior elected to policy-making post with National Education Association

Western News, September 6, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Faculty, staff endorse present leadership, according to Institutional Functioning Inventory, Behm named acting associate VP, University, AAUP reach tentative agreement, Relations with Asia-Pacific region is focus 'of Sept. 13-15 conference, Journalistic 'Truth or Consequences' talk will launch fall lecture series on ethics, Four Michigan scholars find that climate is right for new state atlas, Professional society boosts engineering education, Barcelona shares groundwater monitoring and analysis expertise with British officials, Mom and Pop spend money, while baby boomers maintain saving rates, Sociology journal garners attention from abroad

1990-1993 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

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The Westerner Vol. 11 No. 1, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Rubbish? Recycling requires rethinking as well as reusing • WMU expands recycling efforts • Distinguished Alumni Award winners announced for 1990 • Kellogg Foundation grant provides $1 million to expand library access, information services • Two years of hard work end in top-ten finish for WMU and Sunseeker • Fourteen students earn Medallion Scholarships • University News in Brief • Three endowed gifts support important University programs • Program provides safety net for student-athletes • Student-athletes speak out on issues related to their dual roles • Here’s looking at WMU • Constituency Activities • Here's one 'pig' who's flying …

Perceived Stress, Social Support And Survival: North Carolina Farm Operators And The Farm Crisis, Michael D. Schulman, Paula S. Armstrong

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The current farm crisis draws attention to the sources and consequences of the stress process among farm operators. Using panel data from statewide surveys of North Carolina farm operators collected during a period of economic and ecological crisis, the relationships among perceived stress, social support, and survival in agriculture are investigated. Analyses reveal that while the level of perceived stress has no relationship with survival, social support has a significant impact upon both social psychological (plans to remain in farming) and behavioral (continuing as a farm operator) dimensions of survival in agriculture. Perceived social support increased plans to remain in …

Permanency Planning And The Child Abuse Prevention And Treatment Act: The Paradox Of Child Welfare Policy, Mary Ann Jimenez

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 and the Adoptions Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 have imposed conflicting mandates on the public child welfare system. CAPTA places the moral weight of the federal government behind professional intervention with troubled families, while the Adoptions Assistance Act was designed to protect the autonomy of families. As these policies currently stand, the goal of protection of vulnerable children is seriously undermined.

Illness Career Descent And The Descending Hierarchy: The Organizational Structure Of A Retirement Facility, Bradley J. Fisher

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Illness career descent is a process involving the downward trajectory of chronic illness and the residents' downward movement through the organizational structure of the retirement facility. This structure can be conceptualized as a "descending" hierarchy where residents experience downward mobility through successively lower statuses. These conceptualizations are grounded in three years of participant observation and interviews with over 150 residents at a multilevel care retirement facility. Downward mobility, within the facility, entails relocation to more regimented and stigmatized residency situations. The individual's goal is to slow down the pace of this illness career timetable. Descending hierarchical structures within facilities for …

The Use Of Volunteers By Governmental Social Services In Israel, Ram A. Cnaan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article studies an important aspect of coprovision in social service agencies. It focuses on how social welfare departments utilize the resources of volunteers. An indepth study of 14 Local Departments of Social Service (LDSS) in Israel identifies several issues regarding the use of volunteers that have theoretical and practical implications not only for social services but also for other government service organizations engaged in coprovision.

Carolyn Dinshaw, Chaucer's Sexual Poetics. University Of Wisconsin Press, 1989, Elaine Tuttle Hansen

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Child Support Enforcement Reform: Can It Reduce The Welfare Dependency Of Families Of Never-Married Mothers?, Ann Nichols-Casebolt, Marieka Klawitter

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Among all groups of single-parent families, those created by a birth to an unmarried woman have the least likelihood of receiving child support and the greatest risk of becoming dependent on welfare. Wisconsin data indicate that child support reform-specifically the immediate income assignment-is improving child support payment performance. But the modest increases in payments to nonmarital children will have little effect on their welfare recipiency. The fathers of these children lack the economic resources to aid their families much in the short term. However, cost effectiveness should not be the only criterion used in enforcing child support. It is important …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 17, No. 3 (September 1990)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Contents

• PERCEIVED STRESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SURVIVAL: NORTH CAROLINA FARM OPERATORS AND THE FARM CRISIS - Michael D. Schulman and Paula S. Armstrong
• CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT REFORM: CAN IT REDUCE THE WELFARE DEPENDENCY OF FAMILIES OF NEVER-MARRIED MOTHERS? - Ann Nichols-Casebolt and Marieka Klawitter
• PERMANENCY PLANNING AND THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT: THE PARADOX OF CHILD WELFARE POLICY - Mary Ann Jimenez
• A CRITIQUE OF FAMILY CASEWORKERS 1900-1930: WOMEN WORKING WITH WOMEN - Beverly A. Stadum
• GENDER, EMPLOYMENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING - David C. Congdon
• ILLNESS CAREER DESCENT AND THE DESCENDING HIERARCHY: THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF A RETIREMENT …

Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Newsletter, No.10 1990

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Mary F. Wack, Lovesickness In The Middle Ages. The 'Viaticum' And Its Commentaries. University Of Pennsylvania Press, 1990, Margaret Schleissner

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Announcements, No.10 1990

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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A Critique Of Family Case Workers 1900-1930: Women Working With Women, Beverly A. Stadum

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Case records from a charity organization/family case work agency in the early century provide means for evaluating the interaction of nascent social workers with female heads of poor households receiving relief 1900-1930. Class differences and social control appear in retrospect as defining certain elements of this activity; although social workers provided needed material resources, positive impact on poor women's lives was limiited by workers' lack of knowledge and unquestioning commitment to traditional values. Casework, however, is shown as a complex process with concerned leaders in social work trying to shape professional behavior and recipient families engaged in their own problem …

Gender, Employment And Psychosocial Well-Being, David C. Congdon

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Although authors are increasingly addressing the specific needs of men and women at work, no theory based comparison of how employment affects their psychosocial well-being has been available. A six dimensional index was developed to explore a social exchange model of the associations among employment, psychosocial well-being, and worker productivity for men and women. Findings based on two samples of 41 (instrument pretest) and 143 (model test) employed and unemployed union workers suggest strong reliability and validity estimates for the index, support for the model, high explanatory power, and different results for men and women. Implications for further research and …

Women In Blue-Collar Occupations: An Exploration Of Constraints And Facilitators, Kris Kissman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study reports on some of the variables which facilitate and impede work satisfaction among women in nontraditional occupations. A small sample of women working as machinists, pipe fitters, carpenters, electricians, technicians, and construction workers reported that sexual harassment on the job impeded their work satisfaction. Respondents' perceptions of equality in pay and promotion on the job, and congruence between work and domestic roles, served to enhance work satisfaction. Age was related to a sense of competence, perception of equality on the job, and congruence between work and domestic roles. Social support significantly enhanced work satisfaction.

Collaborative Work In Literature And History: An Historian's Perspective On What We Need, Sharon Farmer

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Recent Bibliography In History, Chris Africa

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Selected Reference Sources For The Study Of Medieval Women, Margaret Schaus

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Anglo Saxon Studies: Gender And Power: Feminism In Old English Studies, Gillian Overing, Helen Bennett

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Ed., The Writings Of Margaret Of Oingt, Medieval Prioress And Mystic. Translated From The Latin And Francoprovencal With An Introduction. Notes. And Interpretative Essay. Newburyport, Mass: Focus Information Group, 1990, E. Ann Matter

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Mary Erler And Maryanne Kowaleski, Ed., Women And Power In The Middle Ages. University Of Georgia Press, 1988, Maureen C. Miller

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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From The York Conference, Lesley Johnson

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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From The Warwick Conference, Linda Paterson

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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