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The Informant Volume Xiii, Number 1, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume XIII, Number I

Fall 1980

• Deference: Persian Style
• New Students
• Recent Graduates
• Student/Alumni Abroad
• Student/Alumni News
• Name Changes
• Secretarial Change
• Record Enrollment
• Language and Linguistics Forum
• Emeriti News
• Department of Linguistics and Critical Languages Winter 1981

Guest Editorial: The Elderly Reader Of The Future--Need We Be Concerned?, Richard D. Robinson, Anne Marie Bernazza Haase

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Letter from the editor.

How Preservice Teachers Perceive Traditional And Competency-Based Reading Education, Richard T. Vacca, John L. Johns

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The study, we should emphasize, was exploratory in nature. Its purpose was to generate tentative insights into the effects of traditional and competency-based reading education so that relationships between the two instructional approaches could be better understood and lead to further hypothesis making and empirical verification.

The Effectiveness Of Intensive Phonics, Gwen Fulwiler, Patrick Groff

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

An examination of the history of reading instruction reveals that there has been a long-standing controversy over the effectiveness of the teaching of phonics. It is readily apparent from such an historical study that the enthusiasm for phonics as an effective methodology by the experts in reading instruction has waxed and waned over the years (Matthews, 1966). Only in relatively recent times, however, have carefully controlled and analytical reviews been made of the total of the respectable research evidence that deals with this issue.

Factors Associated With Teacher Knowledge Of Reading At The Secondary Level, Harbans Lal Narang

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Though widespread use is made of non print media to enrich and supplement teaching, most academic learning takes place through the study of printed materials. The secondary school relies heavily on textbooks for its daily work in the classroom. Secondary teachers are, therefore, expected to teach reading skills in their particular content areas. Most colleges and universities offer one or more classes in reading instruction for teachers in training. Bader (1975) indicates that more and more institutions in the United States are requiring prospective secondary teachers to take at least one course in reading as a part of their certification …

Vocabulary Acquisition During Elementary And Post-Elementary Years: A Preliminary Report, Martha Rapp Haggard

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Variables which contribute to language learning have been the subject of a great deal of research interest and study. Generally, research has concentrated on preschool language acquisition and, until the past decade, has supported the conclusion that language development is very nearly mature by about age six. Growing numbers of researchers, however, are acknowledging the need for research concerning language acquisition beyond the preschool years (C. Chomsky, 1969; Ruddell, 1976; Wardhaugh, 1976). Of specific interest are the developmental processes through which elementary and post-elementary children gain grammatical and lexical control of their language. Embedded in this larger concern are questions …

Professional Concerns, R Baird Shuman, R.W. Reising

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

R. W. Reising, Professor of Communicative Arts and Native American Studies at Pembroke State University in North Carolina, provides a point counterpoint on the question of whether students' dialects interfere with their ability to read. He suggests three specific actions to which educators concerned with reading instruction might turn their efforts in order to enhance the quality of such instruction for students who normally use a dialect other than standard.

Reading Horizons Vol. 21, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 21, issue 1.

Reading Skills In A Paperback Classroom, Lynne G. Rehder

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Humanities teachers have been reluctant, with justification, to trust mathematical measurements of literary experience. They know that the learning in which students participate in the classroom cannot be put on a bubble sheet with a number two pencil, but the threat of accountability and standardized testing is forcing them into a defensive position. Those teachers who have enjoyed the satisfactions of working with relevant material in the past few years are now threatened by basics. The good teachers, of course, never stopped teaching the basics but found that relevancy could be used as a motivational tool. The best of the …

Diagnosis Of Teacher's Reading Instruction As Well As The Pupil's Reading Program, Timothy R. Blair, William H. Rupley

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Diagnosis is the heart of effective reading instruction. This educational tenet em bodies the expertise of the teacher to collect relevant data on pupils, to interpret and synthesize the data, and to prescribe appropriate instruction. One assumption underlying the traditional diagnostic-prescriptive model is that the teacher possesses techniques and materials to provide appropriate instruction. The primary focus of such an approach is on the pupil and little attention is given to teachers and their instructional programs. It is our contention that tantamount to diagnosis of the pupil is close scrutiny by teachers of their instructional practices. Teachers should be encouraged …

What Is Being Done For Black Children In Reading?, Sandra F. Guillory, Charles S. Gifford

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

That there are concerns for reading problems in general is evident by the profusion of studies that have been, are being, and will be reported. However, the history of research reports regarding the reading ability of speakers of Black English is rather brief. Only in recent years have there been published reports on the high frequency of failures of Black children in reading (Smith, 1975), the urgent situation of language differences of Blacks (Knapp, 1975), and the disparity between the reading achievement levels of Black children and White children (Rupley and Robeck, 1978). This report is intended to review the …

Cross-Age Tutoring--Using The 4 T'S, Lawrence L. Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Cross- age tutoring or peer tutoring can be an effective instructional strategy for remedial reading teachers who are overloaded with students. While the concept is not new, the purpose of this paper is to describe an organizational change in remedial reading classes using a cross-age or peer tutoring paradigm developed by the author.

Quick Reviews, Nancy Weddle

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.

The Effect Of Interest On The Reading Comprehension Of Gifted Readers, Kathleen C. Stevens

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

All too often, little attention in our classrooms goes into "getting the most out of' superior students. This is particularly true in the field of reading. As long as their reading performance is consistently above average, superior students are often considered to be doing "well" in reading. However, this overlooks the fact that such readers may still be performing far below their potential. That is, gifted students should exhibit extremely superior reading ability-yet teachers are often content with less-than-minimum performance from these individuals.

National Food Brokers Association Members Communicate Attitudes About Women Working In Food Brokerage Positions, Dennis S. Moore

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study is to identify the attitudes of the National Food Brokers Association Members in the East North Central states about women working in the food brokerage positions of retail sales representative, sales supervisor, and sales manager. This study examines three hypotheses: (1) The small percentage of women in these positions is due to unawareness of the job titles and opportunities available, (2) The small percentage of women in these positions is due to the fact that top management believes male employees are more effective in relating to principles than women, and, (3) The small percentage of …

Western News, September 25, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Homecoming starts with king; queen contest Sunday, Tax proposals to be discussed next week, Ann Reynolds; Ohio State provost; to head meeting, First three of 12 visiting scholars here today, Hospice author to speak Tuesday at local church, Bernhard points up achievement to Board, Symposium on future of NCAA; AlAW, Rep. Ryan presented with PA certificate

Western News, September 22, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Griffeth named interim chairman, Targowski appointed professor, Gifts; grants total reaches nearly $2.5 million for July; August

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting September 19, 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Petitions and Communications
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Fine Arts Building Lease
• Purchase of Property
• Board Committee Reports
• Student Services
• Evaluation Center Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, September 18, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 'State of University' address Financial crisis 'imminent, of indefinite duration', George Bush speaking tonight at Student Center, Good news: Enrollment up slightly, Seek more applicants for Fulbright funds, How to apply for Faculty Research Fund, 'Gingerbread Lady' to open Wednesday

Western News, September 11, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Somali administrators on one-month visit here, George Bush to speak Sept. 18, 'Fragile stability' for public higher ed -report, Here's a summary of campus events during spring; summer sessions, Fleischhacker named acting chair in theatre, Zupko work to be performed at Kennedy, Conference on women researchers to be Sept. 27

Western News, September 4, 1980, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: $4.5 million in energy costs avoided in program, Senate to meet tonight in Trimpe, It's been a very wet June, July and August here, 75-year history of the University by Leo Stine published this summer, Mission statement to help chart future course of the University, Wolpe; Gilmore speak this month, Computer Center to offer free workshops

The Westerner Vol. 1 No. 3, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Summer commencement: For 1,800 graduates, it was a very big day • An open letter from President Bernhard: Proposal D: 'Devastating ... for higher education' in Michigan • Financial crisis 'imminent, of indefinite duration' –Bernhard • Dickason awarded Fulbright grant • Costs avoided by energy management • Good news: Enrollment up slightly • Distinguished Alumni Awards presented at summer commencement • 75-year history of the University published by New Issues Press • Mission Statement: 'Touchstone for all other planning activities at University' • Among Alumni • Alumnotes • People • Sports

Social Work And Social Welfare: A Conceptual Matrix, Louis Levitt

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Through a structural-functional analysis, the relationship between the profession of social work and the institution of social welfare is examined. Social welfare Is defined as an institution concerned with those legitimated needs of people which relate to the quality of life which cannot be met in the marketplace. The central mission of the institution of social welfare is seen in three dimensions: social control, humanitarianism and feedback to society of patterns of social hurt which prevent the achievement of humanitarian aspirations and threaten the stability of the social order.

Institution provides one set of coordinates to the grid of social …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 7, No. 5 (September 1980)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• The Self Disclosure Of Clinical Social Workers Social Work and Social Welfare: A Conceptual Matrix - LOUIS LEVITT - 636
• Sociological Precedents and Contributions To The Understanding and Facilitation of Individual Behavioral Change: The Case for Counseling Sociology - CLIFFORD M. BLACK & RICHARD ENOS - 648
• Factors Influencing The Decision of Minority Students To Attend Graduate Schools of Social Work - JEANNINE HENRY SANCHEZ, CHARLES H. MINDEL & DENNIS SALEEBEY - 665
• Sowing The Seeds of Trouble: An Historical _Analysis of Compliance Structures In Child Welfare - TERRY GIBSON & MARY R. LEWIS - 679
• Careers …

Careers Of Women Civil Rights Activists, Rhoda Lois Blumberg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Stages in the civil rights careers of a sample of women active in northern communities were studied. Committed to racial justice, most intensified their participation in the early 1960's. In the second half of the decade, the "Black Power" phase, roles for whites became fewer. Organizations experienced changes in membership and direction; factionalism ensued. Many, women welcomed black leadership and played roles in new black-lead community agencies. Arrests of blacks allegedly involved in riots elicited support in the formation of defense committees and prison reform organizations. Later, many women entered human service professions; they chose jobs with poor, minority or …

Loss Not Need: The Ethics Of Relief Giving In Natural Disasters, Thomas A. Leitko, David R. Rudy, Steven A. Peterson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The social ethics of relief giving (the bases on which relief ought to be given) in natural disaster situations are explored through a case study of public reactions to Red Cross activities. Red Cross policies and public reactions to them are reviewed, and survey data pertaining to attitudes toward the Red Cross and toward relief giving in natural disasters of residents of a western New York county are presented. Specifically, public satisfaction with present Red Cross dis:ribution policies is explored, and public perceptions of "loss vs need" as bases for relief giving are examined. Although there are some qualifications, findings …

Purposive Social Change And Interorganizational Networks: The Case Of Three Prepaid Health Programs, Gale Miller, Charles K. Warriner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

An important perspective emerging in the areas of community and organizational analysis is the political economy approach to interorganizational relations. This approach treats organizations as seekers of basic political and economic resources which are found in their environments. This approach has special implications for persons interested in the study and/or .implementation of programs of change, because it sensitizes the observer to the problems of political and economic conflict in interorganizational relations. The perspective also offers useful insights into the development of. intervention strategies that minimize the conflicts often associated with social change. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of this …

Social Work's Diminished Commitment To The Paraprofessional, Edward A. Brawley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper reviews the rise during the 1960's and the apparent decline during the 1970's of social work's support of the paraprofessional and concludes that failure to follow through unequivocally on its early commitment to the paraprofessional is likely to create future difficulties for the profession.

The Denying Of Death: A Social Psychological Study, Henry H. B. Chang, Carla Kaye Chang

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Cultural studies indicate the existence of a ubiquitous death fear This fear is usually manifest through the defense mechanism of denial. In American society, the contradiction between life-oriented cultural themes and the death theme intensifies the denial of death.

Past studies indicate that a host of social and psychological variables are associated with death denial. The present study consisted of a survey of death attitudes. The results showed that death denial is associated with age, marital status, death of a parent, feeling of nervousness, and participation in dangerous activities. On the other hand. sex, health, and religious activity were not …

Sowing The Seeds Of Trouble: An Historical Analysis Of Compliance Structures In Child Welfare, Terry Gibson, Mary R. Lewis

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Anitai Etzioni's concept of compliance structures is used as a focus for historical analysis of the organizational structures through which chld welfare services have been offered in the U. S. This article shows how a dual compliance structure arose, both normative and coercive, but with more emphasis on the coercive. The expansion of public child welfare services since 1935, especially foster care and placement services rather than in-home services, has drawn public attention to widespread ineffectiveness. Stress and strain are particularly intense at the service delivery level. Yet the problems and social polices have not been analyzed in terms of …