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Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 4, No. 3 And No. 4 (Jan. - Mar. 1977) Part 2

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

• The Welfare State Within the Military - CHARLES MAYNARD and ANN BLALOCK - 494
• The Military Establishment and Social Welfare, Past, Present and Future? - GEORGE W. AYERS - 522
• Social Work in Relief and Rehabilitation After Wars, at Home and Abroad - WALTER A. FRIEDLANDER - 530
• Alienation of Youth as an Unintended Consequence of Military Assistance in Africa - QUENTIN F. SCHENK - 534
• Human Security or National Defense: The Question of Conversion - BRUCE BIRCHARD - 543
• Economic Conversion, Productive Efficiency, and Social Welfare - LLOYD J. DUMAS - 567
• The Soft Spot: How to Attack the …

A Chapbook Of Poetry And Prose, Robert Post

Honors Theses

No abstract available.

Western News, October 27, 1977, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: College Automotive Instructors Meeting Here Today; Friday, Erickson Chairs National Meeting, Recover Stolen; WMU Property, National Learning Improvement Center Director Visits WMU, Study Sex Role Stereotyping, Plan Christmas Trip to Mexico, 'Cordial Corps' Formed Here, Guest Lecturer Looks at Future Market Opportunities; Life Styles, O'Connor Joins Development Staff in Corporation/Foundation Relations, Western's 5-Year Capital Requests Totals $63.4 Million, Personnel Department Memo

Western News, October 20, 1977, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Bate; Cordier; Hefner Given, Teaching Excellence Awards, Parents' Day Program Set, IOPA Receives NSF 'Science for Citizens' Program Grant, Octubafest is Sunday, Passero Named to Michigan Environmental Review Board, Personnel-Department Memo, National Needs is NSF Criteria for Postdoctorals, Music Department; WMUK Get National Endowment Grant, Shaw Stages 'Peter Pan', International Concerts Begin, Western Hosts NAFSA

Western News, October 13, 1977, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Homecoming Events Ready, American Indian Religions Lecture Here Tonight, Seek Labor '75 Project Ideas, Arctic Research Lecture Tonight, Campus Fire Tips Given, Visitor to Discuss Research; Privacy, WMU Films on CBS-TV, Broncos Visit Toledo at Night

Western News, October 6, 1977, Western Michigan University

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Story highlights: Arbitration Briefs Due November 1, Students Assist with Phonathon, Chicano/Latino Day Friday, University Foundation Meets, Western Hosts Aviation Energy Conservation Conference, Grant Supports Library Training, 'Hippolytus' Opens Arena Season, Peter Rabbit Visits Here Today, Children's Film Produced Here

University Magaizine Vol. 3 No.3, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• Letters • Earning while Learning • On Campus • Periscope on People • Distinguished Alumni Awards • Jubilee 75 WMU • Wm. John Upjohn – A Modern Renaissance Man • Bronco Sports • Estate Planning Ideas • Alumni News • Diary of a WMU Tourist • Class Notes • In Memoriam

The Informant Volume X, Number 1 Diamond Jubilee Year, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume X, Number 1

Diamond Jubilee Year

Fall 1977

• Aspects of Tibetan Phonology
• Dialects of the Tibetan Language
• New Program Students in Linguistics
• Recent Graduates
• Student and Alumni News
• Onward and Upward
• Faculty and Staff News
• Dedication
• The Language and Linguistics Forum
• Re-Informant
• Naws Hall, Spraw Tower
• Name That Tome
• Linguistics Department Winter 1978

Diamond Jubilee--Wmu, Kenneth Vandermeulen

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A letter from the editor.

The Crucial Transition Years, Leonard Courtney

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Three important years sculpted from a child's formal schooling, islanded as a period of guided passage from childhood to youth. Such is an ideal framework, unfortunately inconsistent with the actuality of the junior high years. Nonetheless, anyone who has worked closely with children of this age (11-14) or grades (7-9) acknowledge an array of differences physical, psychological and emotional which mandates a setting uniquely sympathetic to the pupils' needs. If for no other reason, junior high exists for the exceptional reading opportunity it provides: for intensification and diversification of skills, some ease and stability in dealing with varying content structures, …

Increasing Communication Between Administrators And Reading Personnel, Thomas P. Fitzgerald

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

What do administrators believe are the strong and weak points in their district's reading program? How do they evaluate the performance and capabilities of reading personnel? Do principals at the elementary and secondary levels differ in their expectations of the reading program?

Teaching Language Clues To Reading Comprehension, John W. Miller

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Reading Comprehension is an illusive entity. It is difficult to define, measure and teach. Researchers attempting to construct a theoretical model of the comprehension process for empirical examination are often confronted with a maze of confusing studies. The untangled maze is perhaps more discouraging. Confusion generally gives way to contradiction. Measurement problems are also prevalent in the area of comprehension. Naturally, any quality which is difficult to isolate and describe is equally difficult to measure. Finally, teachers must face the ominous responsibility of helping students obtain a quality which is vaguely defined and measured. It is the most difficult of …

A Test Of The Utility Of High Frequency Words, Patrick Groff

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

How much utility there is for reading instruction in the lists of the most frequently used words (MFUW) has been a topic of great interest for several reading experts. For example, Dechant (1970, p. 248) notes that the 150 MFUW (in this case those of the basal readers from several different series) are "especially useful in group activities such as experience charts, word games and word drills." Durkin (1970, p. 118) also believes that these MFUW are "highly serviceable" for basal reader stories. So much so, she says (1970, p. 424), that one good way to diagnose children's speed-of-reading habits …

The Nature And Role Of High School Reading And Language Competency Tests In Today's Society, Donald C. Cushenbery

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

During the past several years a sizable segment of the general public has expressed varying degrees of dissatisfaction with the overall academic skills demonstrated by graduates of public and private high schools. According to some reports, scores on national achievement tests relating to reading achievement have been decreasing in many areas of the United States and various colleges and universities such as Stanford have found it necessary to implement massive remedial programs for freshman students in the basic skills areas. Several recent newspaper accounts reveal that the results obtained from different public surveys indicate that a significant percentage of the …

We Suggest, Eleanor Buelke

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Rogers, Carl R. (1977) Carl Rogers on Personal Power

Professional Concerns, R. Baird Shuman, Evelyn Hill

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In the article which follows, Evelyn Hill, principal of Gertrude Ealy Elementary School in the West Bloomfield School District of Birmingham, Michigan, suggests specific ways in which the elementary school administrator can promote the reading program within his/her school. Ms. Hill provides sensible suggestions which any elementary school administrator should find rather easy and practical to apply.

Profile Analysis Of Diagnostic Reading Tests: Is It Warranted?, Kenneth Kavale, Alfred Hirshoren

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Through the use of various screening instruments and achievement measures, a number of children are identified as possible reading disability cases. Once identified, these children are subjected to further testing usually with a reading diagnostic test which attempts to identify specific strengths and weaknesses in performance. Discussions with school psychologists, educational diagnosticians, and teachers of children with reading disabilities suggest that much credence is still placed on profile analysis of diagnostic reading test data as suggested by their authors (Durrell, 1957: Karlsen, Madden, and Gardner, 1966) among others. Reviews by Wechsler (1974), Sattler (1974) and Hirshoren and Kavale (1977), in …

Understanding The Hypothesis, It's The Teacher That Makes The Difference: Part I, Jerome C. Harste

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Any explication of the essential components of an effective reading program will likely include a discussion of the teacher's role. Research findings have made it abundantly clear that the single most important element of an effective reading program is the regular classroom teacher. Many other factors are important, of course, but these research findings suggest pupil success or failure is most directly related to the "teacher variable" in the teaching of reading.

Reading Problems--Prevention Rather Than Cure, George Canney

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

As the title suggests, there is concern among many of us that children can experience serious difficulty in learning to read. We expect to see some evidence of confusion and incomplete skill development as our pupils are learning to read. The quandry we face, however, is that some of these children do not grow beyond these stages—they continue to be confused, to not work up to their full potential. Often we have been unable to identify these children from the others in order to provide special instruction early enough to avoid compounding the learning problems that soon arise. In many …

Quick Reviews

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.

New Materials, Sandra Ahern

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.

The Components Of A Competency Based Elementary Reading Program, Laveria F. Hutchison

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In a competency based reading program, the instructional emphasis is on each student's successful attainment and completion of the specific learning objectives provided. As such, the length of time required for each individual student to complete the objectives may be different.

Reading Horizons Vol. 18, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 18, issue 1.

Western News, September 29, 1977, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Appoint Salary Committee Reps, Genetic Screening Specialist to Visit WMU Next Week, Bernhard Urges GKUW Support, Business Observes Diamond Jubilee, Alumnus Van Buren Heads Paper Technology Foundation, Workshop for Couples Set, Gridders Visits Bowling Green, Visually Impaired Transcribers Meet Here

25-Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Sewage Treatment Facilities Site In The Village Of New Era, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

On September 27, 1977, an archaeological survey was conducted at the request of Mr. James T. Nordlund of Richardson, Nordlund, and Dunlap, Inc. of Ludington, Michigan. The survey was intended to locate cultural resources in a proposed sewage treatment plant site near the village of New Era, Oceana County, Michigan.

1977-1978 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

No abstract provided.

Western News, September 22, 1977, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: MCEOP On Campus, Year-Long Course Examines Abstract Reasoning; College Teaching, Dedicate Paper Recycling Plant Health Center Extends Hours, Loew New Academic V.P., Wallace Directs Social Work, Urge Employees to I.D. Items, Solar Heating Seminar Here, Chartrand Author of New Book, Campus Bus Service Popular, Steve Martin; John Sebastian; Coming to Miller Sept. 30, Frank Zappa's Coming to Campus, Trustees Ratify Faculty Contract; Compensation Level Is 8 Percent

24-Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Sewage Treatment Facilities Site Near The Village Of Oakley, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

An archaeological survey was conducted on September 22, 1977, at the request of Mr. Richard Kraft of Kraft Engineering, Inc., Flint, Michigan. A proposed sewage treatment plant site was surveyed in an attempt to locate any cultural resources in the area prior to construction.

23-Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Sewage Treatment Facilities Site Near The Village Of Morrice, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

On September 22, 1977, an archaeological survey was conducted at the request of Mr. Richard Kraft of Kraft Engineering, Inc., of Flint, Michigan. The survey was conducted near the Village of Morrice in Shiawassee County and was intended to locate any extant cultural resources in the designated area prior to environmental impact.

Western News, September 15, 1977, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Dedicate Paper Recycling Pilot Plant, Bernhard Heads Local Council, Campus Facility One of a Kind, Western Must Face Challenge of Change, Complete Text of State Of University Address, Dames Plan Diamond Brunch, Discuss Careers; Outreach; Liberal Education; Planning, Bruce Jenner Visits Western