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Under The Dome - August 1993, Mckissick Museum--University Of South Carolina

Under the Dome, McKissick Museum Newsletter

Contents:

Cover.....p. 1
Louis Sullivan: Unison with Nature.....p. 2
Recent Drawings: Deanna Leamon.....p. 3
Charleston.....p. 4
Callaway Gardens and Warm Springs, GA.....p. 4
Museum Receives Grant.....p. 5
Self-Study Project Underway.....p. 5
Museum Opens African American Celebrations Exhibit.....p. 6
Cultural Awareness Club.....p. 8
Jubilation in the Classroom.....p. 8
Documenting and Preserving Your Family History.....p. 8
Haunted Horseshoe and Museum of Horrors.....p. 8
Jane's Journeys.....p. 9
Museum Purchases Significant Pieces of Jugtown Pottery.....p. 10
McKissick to Showcase Traditional Musicians at South Carolina State Fair.....p. 10
Calendar.....p. 11
General Information.....p. 12

Omitted-Ability Bias And The Increase In The Return To Schooling, Mckinley L. Blackburn, David Neumark

Faculty Publications

Over the 1980s, there were sharp increases in the return to schooling estimated with conventional wage regressions. We explore whether the relationship between ability and schooling changed over this period in ways that would have increased the schooling coefficient in these regressions. Our empirical results reject the hypothesis that an increase in the bias of the schooling coefficient, due to a change in the relationship between ability and schooling, has contributed to observed increases in the return to schooling.We also find that the increase in the schooling return has occurred for workers with relatively high levels of academic ability.

Linking Teacher Educators, Knowledge, And The Quality Of Practice In Schools, Murrary F. Mitchell

Faculty Publications

Children in this country are entrusted to teachers in schools for 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, approximately 36 weeks a year, for 12 to 13 years. Citizens concerned with the future want to know if the children of today are being prepared for the world of tomorrow. Parents want to know what is being done to and for their sons and daughters. And in these times of financial cutbacks, taxpayers want to know where their tax dollars are going. There is widespread belief that schools in general, and teaching in particular, should be much better today than …

Under The Dome - May 1993, Mckissick Museum--University Of South Carolina

Under the Dome, McKissick Museum Newsletter

Contents:

Cover.....p. 1
Tradition and Craft: Conserving South Carolina's Heritage.....p. 2
From Deep Roots to New Ground: The Gullah Landscapes of Jonathan Green.....p. 3
Important African-American Exhibit.....p. 3
First Fundraiser a Major Success!.....p. 4
McKissick Plans for the Future.....p. 4
Painting Images from our Past.....p. 5
McKissick Mornings Programs 1993.....p. 5
From Media to Metaphor: Art About AIDS.....p. 6
Women and AIDS Lecture.....p. 7
AIDS in the Classroom.....p. 7
Folk Heritage Award Winners Announced.....p. 8
Folklife and Oral History Program Welcomes Jane Pryzbysz.....p. 9
McKissick Museum Members' Fall Extended Trip.....p. 9
Stoneware Preserve Jar Acquired from Georgeanna H. Greer Collection......p. …

Under The Dome - January 1993, Mckissick Museum--University Of South Carolina

Under the Dome, McKissick Museum Newsletter

Contents:

Cover.....p. 1
Quilts and Communities.....p. 2
Annual Student Art Exhibition.....p. 2
Annual MFA Exhibition.....p. 3
34th Springs Traveling Art Show.....p. 3
Put Some Spring in Your Step With McKissick's Weekend Programs.....p. 4
Recognizing the Contributions of Women in South Carolina.....p. 4
Moonpies and Magnolias: The Southern Experience on Film.....p. 5
From Deep Roots to New Ground: The Gullah Landscapes of Jonathan Green.....p. 6
Important Old-Time Music Collection Donated to McKissick Museum.....p. 8
McKissick Initiates Major Research Project on the Southern Craft Revival.....p. 8
Last Call for London!.....p. 9
Day Trip Opportunities.....p. 9
Philadelphia/Winterthur/Longwood Gardens.....p. 9
The Museum and the …