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Benefits For The Disabled: How Beneficial For Women?, Elizabeth Ann Kutza

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The social and economic consequence of disability is of increasing interest in American society today. The numbers of persons reporting disabling conditions is rising, as is the number of persons qualifying for public disability benefits. This article examines the impact of current United States disability policy on disabled women, and concludes that the major programs -- disability insurance, supplemental security income, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation -- because of their relationship to labor market participation, disadvantage women. Women not only receive fewer, but less generous benefits. Explanations of this outcome, and implications for future policy are addressed.

Western News, February 26, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 'Partners in Progress' total reaches $3.7 million, Limited break hours for libraries; Student Center, January gifts and grants total $509,239, Board passes resolution honoring Dykema, Schaper named to risk-management post, Bendix; Klammer granted emeritus status, Maxwell heads Benton Harbor Center

Wmu Board Of Trustees Meeting February 20, 1981, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Appointment - Advisory Committee
• Resolution re Emeritus Trustee John R. Dykema
• Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report

Wmu Board Of Trustees Meeting February 20, 1981, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Promotions
• Gift and Grant Report
• Residence Hall Association Constitution
• Phase II - Energy Conservation Control System
• Board Committee Reports
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, February 19, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Trustees meeting Friday to be first for Edwards, Great Decisions 1981 forum begins tonite, Chicago TV executive to keynote forum, Here are 1980 W-2 earnings for University faculty; staff members, $8,200 scholarship to Japan is available, Libraries begin 'credit-card' copying plan, List of faculty research travel awards published, Trumpeter; vocalist and villain at Miller

Western News, February 13, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Ehrle stresses need to reduce number of GE courses, Howard University faculty member to give talk here during Whitney Young program, Lansing budget session friendly and brief, DRSP describes services that help in grants search, Boston University specialist to lead off Van Riper lecture series in speech path, Set deadline for CHHS student competition, Ehrle asks Senate for help on 10 issues

Western News, February 5, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University faces 'financial siege;' Bernhard says, Impact of crisis explained by VPs Wetnight; Ehrle; Face situation; plan effectively for Western's future, together-Parfet, Seminars scheduled on sexual harassment, BBC film by Ted Bank on Ch. 3 Saturday, Talk on Central American Development scheduled

Western News, February 3, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Remarks by President John T. Bernhard, Remarks by Vice President Robert B. Wetnight, Remarks by Vice President Elwood B. Ehrle, Concluding Remarks by President Bernhard

The Westerner Vol. 1 No. 5, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• College of Business alumni challenged to match donor • State cutbacks effect University • Welcome home! • Governor names Edwards to replace Dykema; Parfet reappointed to Board • Industrial Education changes name • Athletic director search begun • Bouma comments on failure of criminal rehabilitation • Kellogg awards libraries grant • Sports • Among Alumni • Alumnotes • Profile

Western News, January 29, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Eaton pledges $150,000 to 'Partners in Progress', Opportunity to teach in Nicaragua is offered, Week-long winter-fest to begin Monday, South Africa press lecture to be Feb. 5, Travel seminar to USSR; Eastern Europe offered

Western News, January 22, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Campus reception well-received; to be annual event, December gifts and grants total $2.3 million, Trustees authorize signing contract for Business Development Center

Western News, January 19, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Trustees re-elect Michael Kemp Board vice chairman, Trustees approve $66.7 million general fund budget, Alfred Edwards is named Trustee, Three faculty members to retire; granted emeritae status by Board, Board appoints Carroll interim librarianship director, Drews named corporation/ foundation director by Board

Wmu Board Of Trustees Annual Meeting January 16, 1981, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Election of Officers
• Appointment of Board Committees for 1981
• Appointment of External Auditor
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Asylum Lake Sewer Easement
• Architect's Contract - University Business Development Center
• Associated Student Government Constitution Amendments
• 1980/81 General Fund Operating Budget
• Board Committee Reports
• Marketing Department Reports
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Wmu Board Of Trustees Annual Meeting January 16, 1981, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Election of Officers
• Appointment of Board Committees for 1981
• Appointment of External Auditor
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Asylum Lake Sewer Easement
• Architect's Contract - University Business Development Center
• Associated Student Government Constitution Amendments
• 1980/81 General Fund Operating Budget
• Board Committee Reports
• Marketing Department Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, January 15, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New Honors-in-Course Policy approved, MPSERS interest rate will rise to six percent on repayments as of July 1, Zupko composition is selected for U.S. entry in music judging in Belgium, NASA scientist to speak on Voyager I Project, CWS publication wins NACO Honor

Western News, January 8, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Parfet reappointed to Board of Trustees, Dykema honored by Board of Trustees, November grants to University total $408,517, Name Forsleff, Kramer acting directors; Counseling Center and Social Work School, Trustees grant salary raise to Bernhard, Trustees approve revisions to U 'Code of Student Life;' first since 1974, Sabbatical leaves are granted to 36 faculty members by Board of Trustees

7-An Archaeological Survey Of The Approaches And Bridge Relocation Along Us-12 Over The Fawn River, White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Archaeological Technical Reports

Pursuant to the signing of a cooperative agreement (dated 4 Sep 81) between the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Department of State and Western Michigan University, authorizing an archaeological survey of the approaches and bridge relocation along US-12 over the Fawn River near White Pigeon in St. Joseph County, Michigan, a team of archaeologists from the Department of Anthropology initiated a literature and documents search and on-site evaluation of the project area in order to ascertain whether road improvement activities planned for this segment of the US-12 corridor would adversely impact cultural resources. There follows a report of this …

The Informant Volume Xiii, Number 2, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume XIII, Number 2

Winter 1981

• Linguistics and Critical Languages Opportunities at Western
• December Graduates
• New Students
• Faculty News
• Student/Alumni News

Obstacles To Reading Acquisition: Preventative And Corrective Concerns, Carl Braun

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In spite of the vast expenditure and research on the process of learning to read, there is little if any evidence that the incidence of reading disability is declining. Some, in fact, would argue that the contrary is true.

Help For The Mobile Student, Linda Mixon Clary

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Teachers today know firsthand that sociologists are correct when they describe Modern American society as mobile. It is not at all unusual for many students - sometimes half a class - to enter classrooms while numerous others leave during the normal school year. This situation of course has always been true in areas that serve very transient groups such as military families, but it appears to now also apply to many other populations. Some up-to-date estimates predict that workers will change jobs eight or nine times in a lifetime and children are often involved in these moves. Consequently, today's teachers …

8-The Portage River Archaeological Survey, St. Joseph County, Michigan, Lawrence G. Dorothy, Elizabeth B. Garland

Archaeological Reports

A 20-day field/informant type of archaeological survey was performed on a 13 section corridor in Park and Mendon townships in St. Joseph County and section 32 of Brady Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. This survey universe bordered on portions of the Portage River and its tributaries and along the shores of Portage and Fishers lakes. Twenty-nine prehistoric human occupation sites were located, described and recorded during the survey, five of which had been previously known (four unrecorded). Many of the sites were multicomponent but the majority of components are believed to represent Archaic period cultural manifestations. About 300 recognizable artifacts …

9-Settlement Pattern Survey In Allegan County, Michigan: 1980 Field Season, Elizabeth B. Garland, Kathryn Parachini

Archaeological Reports

The 1980 Settlement Pattern Survey in Allegan County, Michigan observed and recorded 75 prehistoric sites representing a total of 81 components. This report describes and evaluates these sites and the archaeological materials recovered from them. Site location relative to second and third order streams in this portion of the Lower Kalamazoo River basin is evaluated, and the importance of this relationship in comparison with soil association and landform is assessed.

10-An Archaeological Survey Of Calhoun And Jackson Counties, Michigan: 1980 Multiple Transect Survey In The Upper Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, Rebecca E. Dinsmore

Archaeological Reports

In 1980 the Kalamazoo Basin Survey moved upstream into the upper valley of Calhoun and Jackson Counties, establishing and investigating three transects located between the communities of Battle Creek on the west and Concord on the east (Fig. 1). Transect A encompasses 94.5 km² of Convis, Emmett, Marshall and Pennfield Townships in Calhoun County. Transect B comprises 74.1 km² of Albion, Eckford, Marengo and Sheridan Townships in the same county. Transect C includes 82.9 km² of Concord and Pulaski Townships in Jackson County and represents the final transect to be investigated as part of the project. As …

4-Phase Ii Testing Of Eight Prehistoric Sites In The Proposed Right-Of-Way Of Us-31, Berrien County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland, Caven P. Clark

Archaeological Technical Reports

In 1979 Western Michigan University undertook the Phase I archae.ological survey of 20 miles along the proposed route of US-31, Matthew Road to I-94, in Berrien County, Michigan. A report on this work by Elizabeth Garland and William Mangold was submitted to the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Michigan Department of State in May, 1980 (Garland and Mangold 1980).

The 1979 site location survey identified eight sites partially or completely within the proposed right-of-way which were deemed to be sufficiently significant to require further testing. Site locations (on topographic maps) are provided on Maps 1-A, 1-B, 2-A, 2-B. Listed …

6-Archaeological Survey Of The Allegan Apartment Project, Allegan, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland, Caven P. Clark

Archaeological Technical Reports

This project was carried out under terms of a contract between Western Michigan University and Gardner Management Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Mr. Jeff Gardner, President.

Mr. Gardner requested that this survey be done via a phone call to Elizabeth Garland in early May. He subsequently forwarded maps and provided information necessary for project planning and a budget was prepared. The contract was signed May 20, 1981.

The Nature And Measurement Of Secondary School Students' Attitudes Toward Reading, William H. Teale, Ramon Lewis

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In recent years attitudinal goals have increasingly become a planned facet of school curricula. As a result teachers have become more involved in assessing students' attitudes toward what is being taught. Reading is certainly one area that receives considerable attention in this respect. Secondary teachers and administrators have come to realize that improving students' attitudes toward reading is every bit as important as improving their reading comprehension, word recognition and word analysis skills.

A Major Revision Of The Reading Model For Classroom Teachers, David Elijah, Alice Legenza

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Although many models of reading have evolved in the history of the field of reading, these models generally lack the simplicity necessary to be readily translated into methodology. Both pre-service and in-service teachers enrolled in reading courses profit from a model of reading, since models aid the understanding of theory, and thus are prerequisite for translating theory into classroom practice.

What Does Research Say About Beginning Reading?, Michael R. Sampson, L.D. Briggs

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Reading, mankind's way of conveying thoughts and ideas across time and distance, has long been treasured by a literate society. Reading has become so vital in the American society that often people who do not read face difficulties in social interactions and in securing employment. This has resulted in an all-out effort by parents and teachers to guide children into discovering the process of reading.

Meeting Children's Reading Needs: Examining The Roles Of Special Teachers, William H. Rupley, Marty Abramson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Those who teach remedial reading in the schools have numerous titles, dissimilar training, and overlapping responsibilities. Children who have mild to severe reading problems may be instructed by reading specialists, Title I teachers, teachers of the learning disabled, and so forth. Similarly, the reading teachers' training may range from participation in an undergraduate or graduate reading program to never having taken a formal course in reading. Though there may be an inherent assumption that all these individuals are equally capable of teaching reading, there are marked differences in training that could make this assumption untrue.

Reading And Risk Taking: The Teacher's Role, Arleen Michael

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Among the most puzzling students for the reading teacher are the children who say they can't learn to read or don't want to learn to read. Despite excellent objectives and activities which the skilled reading teacher has planned, these children seem determined to avoid the reading task, and to deny the teacher the opportunity to help them learn.