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A Comparative Study Of Academic Achievement Of Students From Phased-Elective Social Studies Curriculum With Students From A Traditional Social Studies Curriculum, Dennis Minnix

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this study, the academic achievement of two groups of University students was compared. The control group consisted of 15 students who had attended a traditional high school. The experimental group consisted of 25 students who had attended a high school which utilized a phased-elective curriculum design.

The students were observed at three points in their schooling. First, students were compared at the end of the eighth grade to determine if any significant difference existed prior to their exposure to the two high school programs. Next, students were observed at the end of their high school education by comparing scores …

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1979): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1979): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol 2, No 2 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

The Tahitian Language: A Historical And Vernacular Controversy, William E. H. Tagupa

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Education Explosion In Truk, Francis X. Hezel

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Community College Of Micronesia: Present Situation And Future Prospects, Dirk A. Ballendorf

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Books Received, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Books Received for the Vol 2, No 2 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Sibyl 1979, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 6, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Dero Downing Steps Down
• Douglas, Michele. Top Banana – Gary Riggs
• Egan, Sherry. WKU State Climatic Center
• Gibson, Debbie. I Kind of Believe It’s a Gift – Burt Feintuch, Folk Music
• New on the Gridiron
• Adams, Bob. Digital Voltmeter – Engineering Technology
• Schock, Jack. The Projectile Point – Archaeology
• Armstrong, Bryan. Confessions of a Journalism Intern
• Highland, Jim. Terry Climer
• Beauchamp, Donnie. Commonplace Things – Photography
• Miller, Richard. The Exceptional Student – Psychology, Biology
• Harry Snyder Speaks at Commencement
• Douglas, Michele. Students Take Advantage of Study Trips Abroad
• Western …

Rubellite Kinney Johnson Review Of Bernice Judd, Janet E. Bell, And Clare G. Murdoch, Hawaiian Language Imprints, 1822–1899: A Bibliography, Rubellite Kinney Johnson

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Papers representative of the variety of scholarly research conducted at WKU.

• Adams, Kathy. The Appalachian Language
• Barnett, Philip. A Study of Deviant Behavior of XYY Individuals in Regard to Environment and Genotype
• Bell, Brooks. Loving, Loyal Linda Loman: An Interpretive Note
• Danhauer, Janice. Motivating Workers Through Job Design
• Davis, Barbara. The Transformation of a Man into a Man of Understanding in Murinbata Society
• Davis, Diane. The Argot of the Homosexual
• Jewell, Teresa. The Life Story of the Hero of World War I - Sergeant Alvin C. York
• Lanham, Wayne. Das Knarrenschiff and a Ship of Fools: A Study in Influence …

Sibyl 1978, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Steps Towards The Development Of A Written Culture In Oral Culture Communities: The Role Played By A University Of Hawaii Bilingual Project For Micronesians, Suzanne E. Jacobs

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Intercultural Communication: An Educator’S Personal Point Of View, Jay Fox

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Lntercultural Adjustment In An Academic Enrichment Program, Mary Frances Samuel Ricks

Dissertations and Theses

This paper is a description and examination of an Academic Enrichment Program for students from a Bureau of Indian Affairs Day School in Stebbins, Alaska. Sixty Eskimo students travelled to Beaverton, Oregon in the winter of 1975, accompanied by their teachers and by village representatives. They were enrolled in Beaverton schools for a six-week period, and participated in a program designed to acquaint them with aspects of American culture previously known to them only through their textbooks.

The major emphasis here is on description of the interface between two cultural systems. While there is an attempt to identify the problems …

Sibyl 1977, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Ua62 Grapevine, Vol. I, No. 1, Wku Gordon Ford College Of Business

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the Bowling Green College of Business & Public Affairs.

• Jenkins, William. The Dean's Soapbox
• The Word on the Paper Itself
• This is US - The Dean's Doings
• Business Administration
• Business Education & Office Administration
• Economics
• Government
• Mid-Management & Distributive Education
• Public Service Institute
• Sociology & Anthropology
• The Editor's Ramblings

Ua62/2 Grapevine, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Gordon Ford College Of Business

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Bowling Green College of Business & Public Affairs which is now the Gordon Ford College of Business.

The Paper Repertoire Of The Students In One Elementary School, Ruby Rufty

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This collection project is concerned with traditional paper objects made by students in fifteen classes in one elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Chapter I describes the school and classroom environments and the procedures followed during the collection project. Chapter II differentiates between the play and ornamental items collected, describes the different items and their variants made by the students, and attempts to show what persons (relatives, teachers, other children) or other factors (mass media, the students' environment) affected the paper items made by students. Chapter III statistically evaluates the collected paper items according to the sex, race, and grade …

Ua1d Kenneth Clarke, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of professor Kenneth Clarke, includes correspondence and newspaper clippings.

Sibyl 1976, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Margaret M. Bryant Papers - Accession 21, Margaret M. Bryant

Manuscript Collection

The collection consists of Dr. Bryant’s professional and organizational files, biographical data, correspondence, and speeches. Most of the material relates to her publishing efforts, her work as a faculty member at Brooklyn College, and her involvement with professional organizations, especially the New York branch of the American Association of University Women. Most of the material extends form 1950-1975. A list of the more prominent individuals who corresponded with Margaret Bryant has been included as an appendix to the inventory. (For more extensive and comprehensive list of correspondents, see the list included in the collection control file.)

Ua68/1 Forum, 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:

• Clarke, Kenneth. Snake Handling & Plato: Identifying Academic Folklore
• Mayhew, Larry. John T. Stahl, obituary

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• Dilmarter, Ronald. What Is a Cave, Anyway?
• Gray, David. Water Quality Studied
• Snodgrass, Jim. Spelunking in Big Cave Country
• Morse, Mike. The People of Cave Country
• Wilson, Gordon. Remember When . . . Folklore of the Cave Region
• The Seventh Wonder 'Makes It' to Celluloid - 'First' Cave Film - Mammoth Cave
• 1+2+4=1 Great Season - Track & Field
• Given, Ed. The Little Man Who Stood Tall, Al Almond
• Sutherland, David. Teacher Corps: Western Interns Learn/Teach on the Job
• Thompson, Kelly. An Appreciation - Gordon Wilson
• Cassidy, Frederic. Importance of Depth Collecting - …

Sibyl 1975, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Professor Stoker On Campus (Continued), James Koldenhoven

Pro Rege

Stoker's first lecture is discussed in Pro Rege 2:19-20, Dec 1973. His third lecture is discussed in Pro Rege 2:23-24, June 1974.

Sibyl 1974, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

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.

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Little Of The Old . . . Little Of The New, Vol. 50, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1973 Talimsan yearbook pp. 262-end.

Organizations – continued:

• Alpha Delta Pi Wins Softball & Speed-a-Way
• Five Alpha Gamma Rho’s In Associated Students
• Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Sponsor Two Benefit Programs
• Alpha Omicron Pi’s Win 500 Four Years in a Row
• Alpha Phi Alpha’s Are 3^rd in Overall GPA
• Alpha Tau Omega’s Collect for Cerebral Palsy
• Delta Sigma Theta Holds Talent Show
• Thirteeners Celebrate 34^th Western Year – Delta Tau Delta
• Kappa Alpha Psi’s Have Top Grade Averages
• Kappa Delta’s Win Greek Sing, Spirit Derby
• Three Kappa Sigma’s Win National Award
• Lambda Chi’s Win Spring Sing 6 of 7 Years …

Ua35/11 Student Honors Bulletin, Vol. I, No. 1, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Articles written by honors program students. They were originally research projects, class papers or essays written for academic credit, but in each case the student has done further work editing and improving his or her manuscript for this publication. The articles represent a broad range of interests and disciplines, and they indicate a healthy attempt on the part of at least some students to dig for deeper knowledge and understanding than is usually associated with undergraduate study.

• Harris, James. The Trent Affair; Restraint vs. Irresponsibility
• Massey, Scott. Foolishness
• Oskins, Doug. Reuse of Sewage as a Potable Water Supply
• Alvey, Richard. …