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Ua3/4/1 President's Correspondence/Subject File - Continuing Education, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Memoranda dated August 5, 1975 through January 26, 1977 regarding Continuing Education housed in Dero Downing's presidential files. Correspondents include Dero Downing, Harry Largen, Paul Cook, James Davis, Raymond Carvens, Lynn Greeley, Rhea Lazarus and Carl Chelf.

Includes titled memos:

Bowling Green Community College, 8/5/1975

The Changing Profile of the College Student, 6/11/1976

Continuing Education: Congressional Comments, 5/1976

Proposed Reorganization for Continuing Education and Public Service Programs, 5/26/1976, includes organizational chart

A Study Of The Chronological Development Of The Elementary School Media Center In Kentucky & A Description Of The Kenwood Elementary Media Center As A Current Example, Linda Perkins

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The chronological development of elementary school media centers in Kentucky was traced through an examination of: state constitutions, school laws, biennial reports of the superintendent of public instruction, Department of Education Bulletins, school board minutes, books on education and library periodicals. Kenwood Media Center, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, Kentucky was chosen as the model example of a media center 1975. It was examined in the following areas: personnel, collection of materials and equipment, appropriations, services, organization of center and facilities.

Exploring Childhood: Discovering Teens, Nancy Erickson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This is a study of a practicum-based child development curriculum for eighth grade students in a middle school setting. One hundred students were tested on self-image concepts and attitudes toward young children after they had been exposed to the curriculum. The experimental group was involved in the "Exploring Childhood" course which gave them experience in actual child care agencies in the community. The control group students used the more traditional child development unit in the home economics program.

Testing showed that the experimental group made significantly higher self-concept scores than the control group. There was no significant difference between the …

Foreign Language Exploratory Programs In Grades 5-8 In Kentucky's Public Schools 1975-1976, Lila Wells

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Surveys were sent to the 182 school superintendents in the public schools of Kentucky in order to identify the teachers of exploratory foreign language programs. The survey dealt with three areas: (1) the foreign language program in grades 5-8, (2) the foreign language program in grades 9-12, (3) plans to implement an exploratory program. 153 superintendents (842) returned the surveys and 25 districts (14%) were identified as having a foreign language program in grades 6-8. No foreign language program below grade 6 was identified. Seven new programs were initiated in the 1975-76 school year and five additional school districts plan …

Ua11/4 Regents Clipping File, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Clippings, press releases and biographical sketches of WKU Regents, administrators, and activities of the WKU Board of Regents from 1962 through 1976.

1976-1977 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Ua68/1 Forum, Vol. Ii, No. 2, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters faculty newsletter regarding faculty research and publications. This issue includes:

• Mounce, Robert. The State of the Humanities
• Fine Arts Festival 1975-1976 Schedule

An Elementary Physical Education Curriculum For Jones-Jaggers Laboratory School, Joanne Powell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This project proposes the utilization of a movement education approach in a physical education curriculum for elementary school grades one through six. It is intended to assist elementary physical education teachers in establishing and maintaining a program based on current research and literature in the field.

The movement education philosophy differs from the traditional physical education approach in the following ways:

1. The program is child-centered rather than subject-centered with successful experiences for each child of prime importance.

2. Consideration of the affective domain is as necessary to the program as the psychomotor.

3. Creativity is encouraged in that the teacher seeks new …

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A Proposed Supplemental Curriculum For Educationally Disadvantaged Students In Grades Seven & Eight In Green County, Kentucky, Maxideen Pruitt

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this project is to design a proposed supplemental curriculum for grades seven and eight in the Greensburg Elementary School, Green County, Kentucky. This supplemental curriculum is aimed at decreasing the number of students classified as educationally disadvantaged.

The procedure used in the project is to review general information related to the problem of disadvantaged students and to present specific information concerning the existing situation in Green County. The means of identifying disadvantaged students are described and the special needs of these students are enumerated. The latter part of the project is devoted to recommendations concerning implementation of …

Development And Proposed Implementation Of A Career Education Curriculum Utilizing A Matrix Technique, Theo Vickers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The results of a needs assessment and a review of other career education programs, administered by a federally funded career education project in Region 3, Kentucky, indicated that one of the requirements for developing a successful occupational program was to produce sequential career education curriculum materials for all students in the region, kindergarten through post-secondary.

The process by which Region 3’s Project Green River Opportunities for Work (GROW) career education leaders defined the scope and sequence of the materials and determined the materials’ design into a matrix format were described. Also included was a summary of the research, production, and …

A Descriptive Study Of Ninth Grade Reading Programs In Schools Of The Second Education District Of Kentucky, Eloyse Jean Groves

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Questionnaries concerning the nature of the state-required Ninth Grade Reading Programs were sent to principals of secondary schools in the Second Education District of Kentucky. The program, which had been in effect for two years, was studied as to the different organization, curriculum, students, faculty, resources, conclusions, and projections of each school involved an then compared to a standard reading program. It was found that Kentucky is a forerunner in the area of state requirements as to provision for help in reading for ninth grade students. The type of referral and physical setting of the program were both found to …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 2, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• International Education - The Scene
• Kem, Judy. Westerners in France
• Dubose, Rick. Going Abroad Are Our Fulbright Winners
• South America, Welcome to Colombia, Senor Hilltopper
• Dickey, Debbie. May Term in Central America
• Given, Ed. Q: When is Retired Not Retired? Ted Hornback
• Conway, Sheila. Kentucky's Heritage, Homecoming '74
• Armstrong, Don. Cherry Hall - The Chimes Return
• Cherry Hall - You're Not Getting Older Your Getting Better
• Policinski, Mark. The Fraternity System, A Search for Relevance
• Photos by Robert Stuart
• Cravens, Raymond. Testimony on International Education
• Kennamer, Lorrin. CBTE – …

A Position Paper Of Environmental Education For Nelson County, Geneva B. Hunt

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The results of a survey, concerning environmental education taken of the educators of the Nelson County School System, indicated a need for environmental education workshops and classes.

The status of environmental education in the nation and in Kentucky were studied and compared. A research was done of the status of environmental education in Nelson County, and implications were drawn for implementing environmental education in the Nelson County School System.

A tentative program for implementing environmental education in the Nelson Country schools was given, and a bibliography of resources and materials to be used in said program was included.

1974-1976 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Ua68/1 Forum, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters faculty newsletter regarding faculty research and publications. This issue includes:

• Why Forum?
• American Council on Education - Freshmen Survey

Ua66/1/2 Scrapbook, Wku Ogden College Of Science & Engineering

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of clippings, press releases, photographs and other items related to the history of Ogden College of Science & Technology from 1961 to 1974.

Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. 1. No. 4, Wku Folk Studies Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by the Folk Studies Society. This issue contains a bibliography of legend sources and list of upcoming courses.

Ua37/6 Gayle Carver & L.Y. Lancaster Interview, Sara Tyler, L. Y. Lancaster, Gayle Carver

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Interviews conducted by Sara Tyler with Gayle Carver and L.Y. Lancaster. The majority of the interviews are about the history of the Kentucky Building and Kentucky Museum collections. There is also information regarding WKU in the 1910s through 1950s, student activities, WKU Bookstore, faculty and staff members, Henry Cherry and other information about the early history of WKU.

Ua12/2/2 1972 Talisman, Part I, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1972 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-223.

Student Life Pictorial:

• Registration for Fall Semester Sets Students’ Heads Spinning
• Students Flock to Bookstore; Cash Registers Begin to Ring
• Western Class Successful in Preventing Sale of Estate to Russians
• No Hours, Refrigerator Rental Added to Dormitory Program
• Married Student Problems Encountered by Siewertsens
• Students Transform Campus Into Disneyland at Homecoming
• Small-scale Concerts Bring Top Entertainment to Campus
• Disenchantment Abounds with Concert Cancellations
• Associated Students Lectures Gain Momentum with Wide Range of Views
• Student Actors Breathe Life Into Scripts for Super Season
• Congestion Plagues Drivers
• Professional Artists Visit WKU Western Students Campaign for Gubernatorial Candidates …

1972-1974 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Ua35/2/1 Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Academic Council

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting regarding:

• Health Care Administration curriculum
• Honors Committee report
• Summa Cum Laude requirements
• Nursing course proposals
• Student grievance procedure
• Foreign Language course proposals
• Mass Communications curriculum
• General Justification, Advertising & Public Relations Sequence
• General Education
• Major & Minor requirements
• Physics & Astronomy course proposal
• Health Option for Junior High Middle School Teacher Certification
• Membership of Academic Council

Ua35/2/1 Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Academic Council

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting regarding:

• General Education guidelines
• University Honors Committee
• Honors curriculum
• Guidelines for Specialist Degrees
• Speech & Theatre course proposals
• History course proposals
• English course proposal
• Music course proposal
• Philosophy & Religion course proposals

Ua35/2/1 Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Academic Council

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting regarding:

• Rules Committee
• General Education guidelines
• Sociology & Anthropology course proposal
• Chemistry course proposal
• Library Science course proposal
• Legal Area Studies course proposal
• Biology course proposals
• Geography course proposals
• Psychology course proposals
• Speech graduate program
• Health Care Administration curriculum
• Health & Safety course proposals
• Home Economics & Family Living course proposals

Ua35/2/1 Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Academic Council

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting regarding General Education guidelines.

Ua35/2/1 Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Academic Council

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting regarding:

• Foreign Language course proposals
• Home Economics & Family Living curriculum
• Community Health curriculum
• Health & Safety course proposals
• Rules Committee election

The Application Of Self-Instruction To Elementary School Music, Jane Austin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of self-instruction on achievement in elementary school music at the fourth grade level. In order to study this effect, the investigator will seek answers to the following questions:

1. Which methods of self-instruction are most applicable to children at the fourth grade level?
2. What concepts are basic to the understanding of music?
3. What studies have been concluded to define the range of conceptual developments among fourth graders?
4. What materials and activities are most effective in achieving the desired results based on the above considerations?
5. Is I.Q. a significant factor in musical …

Ua3/4/9 President's Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook created by WKU President's Office of clippings regarding athletics, student life, administration, fraternities, sororities and departments.

Ua35/2/1 Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Academic Council

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting regarding:

• Class repetition & grade computation
• Class attendance
• English course proposals
• Sociology & Anthropology course proposals
• Education course proposals
• Biology course proposals
• Government course proposals
• Economics course proposal
• Pre-Physical Therapy curriculum
• Dental Hygiene course proposal
• Health & Safety course proposal
• Foreign Languages curriculum
• Pass-Fail Study
• Proficiency Test study
• Industrial Education course proposals
• Library Science course proposal
• Physical Education & Recreation course proposals
• Biophysics curriculum
• Physics & Astronomy course proposals
• Business Education curriculum
• Social Work curriculum
• Biology course proposals
• Engineering Technology course proposals

A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Teaching Drawing To High-School Students, Olive Wittman

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In order to gain some evidence as to what difference the use of some particular instructional methods would make, an experiment was carried out. The experiment reported in this study is an example of a small investigation which an in-service art teacher can make, along with his regular teaching. It compared the effects of two instructional methods or to different teacher behaviors, on the students, in teaching drawing. Two classes of students were taught drawing by the same instructor who deliberately modified the degree of "directiveness" used in his teaching. In the "directed" group the teacher employed a strict instructor-controlled …

Ua35/2/1 Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Academic Council

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting regarding:

• Library hours
• American Studies proposal
• Biophysics curriculum
• Physics & Astronomy course proposals
• English course proposals
• Sociology & Anthropology course proposals
• Social Work curriculum
• Education course proposals
• Biology course proposals
• Government course proposals
• Economics course proposals
• Pass-Fail Study
• Foreign Language course proposal