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Western Washington University

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1999

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The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption And Academic Performance: Findings From The 1999 Lifestyles Survey, Patricia M. Fabiano, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Kristoffer W. (Kristoffer Williams) Rhoads Oct 1999

The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption And Academic Performance: Findings From The 1999 Lifestyles Survey, Patricia M. Fabiano, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Kristoffer W. (Kristoffer Williams) Rhoads

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Western grade point average and alcohol consumption are studied.

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Seniors Assess Their Experience At Western Washington University: Senior Survey Results From 1993 Through 1998, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker Sep 1999

Seniors Assess Their Experience At Western Washington University: Senior Survey Results From 1993 Through 1998, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Local and national CSS survey results are presented. Student characteristics, attitudes, values, educational achievement, and goals.

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Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Concerns And Comforts With Multicultural Education, Carmen Montecinos, Francisco Rios Jul 1999

Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Concerns And Comforts With Multicultural Education, Carmen Montecinos, Francisco Rios

Woodring College of Education Faculty Publications

Currently, racial/ethnic minority students represent a third of the K­12 student enrollment across the United States; by the year 2035, they will represent over 50 percent (American Educational Research Association, Division K Newsletter, 1998). This significant increase in the ethnic diversity of the K­12 population, coupled with persistent disparities in educational attainment among various ethnic/racial groups in the United States, has supported an educational reform movement known as multicultural education (Banks, 1997). This movement’s goal is to redesign schooling in ways that "increase educational equity for a range of cultural, ethnic, and economic groups" (Banks, 1997, p. 7). Teacher …

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A Profile Of The 1998 Freshman Class At Western: Comparative Trends And Patterns With A National Sample, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble Jun 1999

A Profile Of The 1998 Freshman Class At Western: Comparative Trends And Patterns With A National Sample, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Presentation of selected findings from Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) survey of first-time, in-coming freshmen. The CIRP is administered nationally by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). In the report, some national/local comparisons.

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The Scholarship Of Teaching At Western Washington University: The Carnegie Teaching Academy Program, 1999, Kris Bulcroft Jun 1999

The Scholarship Of Teaching At Western Washington University: The Carnegie Teaching Academy Program, 1999, Kris Bulcroft

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A 'White Paper' discussing the Carnegie Teaching and Learning Program. As a participating institution, Western stands to gain important insight into the scholarship of teaching.

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A Profile Of The 1998 Western Washington University Graduating Class, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker May 1999

A Profile Of The 1998 Western Washington University Graduating Class, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Information on Western graduates of a given year: grades, retention, GEI, athletes, time-to-degree issues, demographics, college, degree, transfer facts, and predictors of academic success (regression analysis).

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Best Practices In Departmental Advising, George Kriz May 1999

Best Practices In Departmental Advising, George Kriz

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A "manual"-style report of the best practices for departmental level advising.

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Cbe Auction Database: Its Creation, Explanation And Use, Jillian Wallach Apr 1999

Cbe Auction Database: Its Creation, Explanation And Use, Jillian Wallach

WWU Honors College Senior Projects

The CBE Auction Database is the result of an assignment designated by Professor Auer in the College of Business and Economics. At the start of the 1999 Winter quarter Database Development course, Auer announced to the class he was replacing his usual quarterly work load with a sort of "experimental" hands-on assignment. He believed the class would greatly benefit from an opportunity to build a "real-world" database, rather than his trademark textbook assignments. With this goal in mind, Auer requested that the class form groups of four and begin planning a database to accommodate the informational needs of the upcoming …

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Lifestyles, 1998: Patterns Of Alcohol And Drug Consumption And Consequences Among Western Washington University Students - An Extended Executive Summary, Patricia M. Fabiano, Yu-Ree Hyun, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Heather K. Mertz, Kristoffer W. (Kristoffer Williams) Rhoads Mar 1999

Lifestyles, 1998: Patterns Of Alcohol And Drug Consumption And Consequences Among Western Washington University Students - An Extended Executive Summary, Patricia M. Fabiano, Yu-Ree Hyun, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Heather K. Mertz, Kristoffer W. (Kristoffer Williams) Rhoads

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A summary of findings from the 1998 Lifestyles Survey of AOD consumption and consequences among Western students.

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A Profile Of The 1997 Western Washington University Graduating Class, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker Feb 1999

A Profile Of The 1997 Western Washington University Graduating Class, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Information on Western graduates of a given year: grades, retention, GEI, athletes, time-to-degree issues, demographics, college, degree, transfer facts, and predictors of academic success (regression analysis).

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Assessment, Accountability, And Student Learning Outcomes, Richard Frye Feb 1999

Assessment, Accountability, And Student Learning Outcomes, Richard Frye

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A 'White Paper' discussing the differences between assessment and accountability, and how each is connected to student learning outcomes.

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Running Start Student Profile: Western Washington University, Richard Frye, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney Feb 1999

Running Start Student Profile: Western Washington University, Richard Frye, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A profile of a cohort of WWU Running Start students. GPA, GEI and other variables are presented, along with appropriate comparisons to non-Running Start students.

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Wwu Lifestyles Project Iii: Patterns Of Alcohol And Drug Consumption And Consequences Among Western Washington University Students, Patricia M. Fabiano, Yu-Ree Hyun, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Heather K. Mertz, Kristoffer W. (Kristoffer Williams) Rhoads Feb 1999

Wwu Lifestyles Project Iii: Patterns Of Alcohol And Drug Consumption And Consequences Among Western Washington University Students, Patricia M. Fabiano, Yu-Ree Hyun, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Heather K. Mertz, Kristoffer W. (Kristoffer Williams) Rhoads

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A study of AOD consumption and consequences among WWU students.

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