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Service-Learning And School-To-Work Linkages, Bob Bhaerman

School K-12

In this brief based on a section of a forthcoming NSEE monograph on The Role of Service Learning in Educational Reform by B. Bhaerman, B. Gomez, and K. Cordell, ti·om the American Association for Career Education (AACE), the concepts of service-learning and school-to-work transition are reviewed: linkages, similarities, and differences between service-learning and school-to-work are noted; and several key issues are discussed.

Ua1b5 New Faculty 1997-98, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

List of new WKU faculty.

Anderson College Student Handbook, 1997-1998, Student Government Association

Handbooks

The Anderson College student handbook for the 1997-1998 school year, following the tagline, "Master the Art of Living."

Developed in part by the Anderson College Student Government Association.

Catalog, 1997-1998, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1997-1998 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Clark Memorandum: Fall 1997, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum

• Where Art Thou? (Marlin K. Jensen)
• A Song to Sing (James D. Gordon, III)
• We Are to Love God and Our Neighbors (H. Reese Hansen)

The Status Of Faculty Professional Service And Academic Outreach In New England, Sharon Singleton, Cathy Burack, Deborah Hirsch

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

In 1994 the New England Resource Center for Higher Education surveyed New England colleges and universities about the professional service faculty are engaging in, and the policies and structures that support such activities. Information was obtained from 120 institutions. As seen through a wide lens, there is considerable institutional commitment to faculty professional service. A majority of respondents reported that service is both a stated part of their institutional mission and that faculty, administrators and staff supported that commitment. However, a sharper focus reveals a gap between statements and practice: only a third of the respondents were able to demonstrate …

The Rural Workplace And Technology Utilization: Results From The 1997 Annual Nebraska Rural Poll, John C. Allen, Rebecca Filkins, Sam Cordes, Amy M. Smith, Eric Jarecki

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

This working paper presents findings from the second annual Nebraska Rural Poll. The study is based on 3,264 responses from households in the 87 non-metropolitan counties in the state. The objectives of this paper are to answer the following questions:

1. What percent of rural Nebraskans have employment, and what is the nature of that employment: full-time? part-time? self-employed?
2. What benefits do rural Nebraskans have at their place of employment? Health insurance? Paid vacation? Other?
3. What is the extent and nature of self-employment in rural Nebraska?
4. What is the extent of telecommuting and the use of various …

Evaluating Human Resource Development: Edited By Udai Pareek, Jaipur: Hrd Research Foundation, 1997., Malathi Venugopal

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

Decentering Whiteness, Peter Mclaren

Education Faculty Articles and Research

"I wish to make two claims in this article. One is that multicultural education has largely refused to acknowledge how imperialism, colonialism, and the transnational circulation of capitalism influences the ways in which many oppressed minority groups cognitively map their paradigm of democracy in the United States. The other claim is that the present focus on diversity in multicultural education is often misguided because the struggle for ethnic diversity makes progressive political sense only if it can be accompanied by a sustained analysis of the cultural logics of white supremacy; While these two claims mutually inform each other, it is …

Review Of The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture And Deviance At Nasa, Peter F. Meiksins

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

Reviews the book "The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture and Deviance at NASA," by Diane Vaughan.

Power In Exchange Networks: Critique Of A New Theory, Barry N. Markovsky, David Willer, Brent Simpson, Michael J. Lovaglia

Faculty Publications

Markovsky et al criticize Yamaguchi's (1996) theory of power in social exchange networks, revealing internal theoretical contradictions. Yamaguchi responds to the criticisms.

Service Learning In Maryland: Making Academics More Relevant, Marian Rouse Finney

Special Topics, General

Maryland is the first state in the nation to require every student to perform service as a condition of receiving a high school diploma. During the last 15 years, a strong support system for service learning has emerged in Maryland. The diversity of opportunities for service are broad, challenging, and inviting.

Why The Environment Needs National Service, Brian R. Trelstad

Special Topics, General

On July 20, 1969, when “man” landed on the Moon, the United States achieved a remarkable scientific and technological breakthrough. “One small step for . . . man; one giant leap for mankind”; Neil Armstrong’s voice crackled through Mission Control to the millions around the globe who were watching that moment, transfixed by their television sets. Everyone was watching. Everyone that is, but my mother-and the handful of other mothers around the globe who were giving birth at the same moment-to people like me, a generation of moon children.

Florida Learn & Serve 1995-96: What Were The Outcomes?, Joe Follman, Kate Muldoon

Special Topics, General

This article is taken from a report on the second year of research on quantitative outcomes of K-12 students who participated in service learning projects in Florida in 1995-96. The study involved 29,000 students in 107 subgrants. It illustrates what one state has been able to accomplish .

Citizenship And Young People's Role In Public Life, Melissa Bass

Civic Engagement

Young people play many roles in public life. They are activists and entrepreneurs, officeholders and voters, taxpayers and consumers, advocates and beneficiaries. They are also, first and foremost, citizens.

In its narrowest, most technical sense, citizenship is something that we are born with. In its richest sense, it is something we can work our entire lives toward making real.

Many of our public roles happen to us. We become taxpayers when we get our first jobs. We are customers when we stand in line at the DMV. But some of our public roles require a little more effort. In order …

Service Learning: Connecting Citizenship With The Classroom, Mary Ellen Brandell, Shelly Hinck

Civic Engagement

Has the effective teaching of writing changed for the better, remained much the same, or become worse in the last 20 years? Have the major obstacles to the effective teaching of writing been removed? This 20- year follow-up examines the question.

Zorastrianism And Its Earthly Tenure, Laina Farhat-Holzman

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of School Based Community Service On Nine Grade Students' Self-Esteem And Sense Of Civic Inclusion, Judy Reese

Thesis, Dissertations, Student Creative Activity, and Scholarship

PROBLEM: Community Service (CS) has been enshrined as a panacea for the problems of declining civic involvement among American Youth. Developing a framework to understand the impact of these programs is an essential component to evaluating their effectiveness.

HYPOTHESES: Four hypotheses were tested:
1. CS participation has a positive impact on the self-esteem of students.
2. Participation in CS has a positive impact on the students' sense of civic inclusion.
3. Participation in CS with the elderly has a greater positive impact on perception of the elderly than other types of CS.
4. Students that participate in CS show greater …

Silver Bulletin, Volume Xi, Number 4, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Silver Bulletin volume XI number 4 published October 1997. This publication of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was edited by William J. (Bill) Sagstetter.

Bringing The Gap Between Service And Learning, Julie Hatcher, Robert G. Bringle

Evaluation/Reflection

Learning theorists recognize that not all experiences result in learning, particularly discipline-based learning. John Dewey called for education to be deeply rooted in experience (1916), yet he acknowledged that experience in and of itself is not always educative (1933). Experiences often create controversy, and if the controversy is not reflected upon, it can be a misleading, even harmful experience, which produces a lack of sensitivity and responsiveness in the learner (Dewey 1933). Although an encounter has the potential to develop key perceptions that foster personal growth, it is only when the experience is thoughtfully considered and analyzed that generalizations are …

Proselytism, Religion, And Ethnification Of Politics A Sociological Analysis, Srdjan Vrcan

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

How Effective A Tool Is Student Community Service, Martha Naomi Alt

Service Learning, General

Despite the popular appeal among the public, educators, parents, and even students for community service, there is surprisingly little firm evidence that students who engage in service learn more, develop in different ways, or learn different skills than those who do not. What are the implications for policy, further research, and school practice?

Differences In Married Versus Maritally Disrupted Children's Frequency Of Contact With Their Mothers, Sonya Dee Thompson

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

This study explores the effects of children's marital status on the frequency of contact they have with their mothers. As American society ages and marital disruption remains high, it is important to determine if there are differences in the relationships adult children have with their aging parents. A secondary analysis was conducted on data collected in 1986 for the General Social Survey. Two hypotheses were created from theory:

(1) From dependency and obligation theories, it was predicted that maritally disrupted adult children would report having greater contact with their mothers than married adult children.

(2) From status and resource adjustment …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 73, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mains, Brian. Former Student Dies in Apartment Fire – Eric Hinkle
• Lanter, Charlie. Nursing Grading Scale Changes
• Kump, Katrina. Kids’ Feat – Children’s Classic Road Race
• Mains, Brian. Professor’s Baby Taken Off Life Support – Evan Figgs, Sally Hastings, Richard Figgs
• Dead Week Vote Put On Hold
• Court Date Set for Kappa Sigma – Hazing
• Back, Shannon. Western Racing to Guard Against Year 2000 Bug – Y2K, Information Technology, Year 2000 Date Conversion (Computer Systems)
• Batcheldor, Matt. Students Can Get Transcripts Online – Registrar
• Dead Week Could Make Finals …

The Desirability Of Social Desirability: More Than A Response Set, Response Style, Or Disposition?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some of the more significant denotations of social desirability and discusses the construct as boon or bane for political psychological researchers.

Perplexed And Circumplexed: The Structure Of Social Behavior In A Political World, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article posits some Issues needing to be clarified to increase the explanatory and predictive value of circumplex models of social behavior.

Ua3/9/2 Wku Initial Three Year Plan Of Action, Gary Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Plan of action created by Gary Ransdell when he assumed the presidency of WKU.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 73, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Lenz, Rebecca. Artists, Feminist to Visit Campus – Judy Chicago
• Lanter, Charles. Academic Council to Vote on Dead Week
• Lenz, Rebecca. 50-Year-Old Finds Youth, Health Through Running – Bob Somers
• Chestnut Street Lot Closed
• Internet Provider to Change – Information Technology
• Publisher to Visit Next Month – University of Kentucky
• Harper, Molly. Depression Common, But So Is Cure
• Baker, Emily. Grant Allows Expansion of Lab, Increased Services – Industrial Hygiene, National Science Foundation
• Dorm Living Should Offer More Freedom – Housing & Residence Life
• Harlow, Paige. Editorial Cartoon Housing …

The Rattler (Volume 84, Issue 2, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 73, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news:

• Stamper, John. Paul Patton Leaves Plan to Regents – Postsecondary Education Improvement Act
• Moore, Leigh. Students Rally Around Instructor – Valerie Haskins, Protests, Demonstrations
• Olmsted, Mikki. State Writers Draws Fans – Wendell Berry
• Back, Shannon. Radio Show Pulled – K.C. & the Brian
• Former Soviet Officials Coming to Bowling Green
• Stamper, John. Gary Ransdell Looks to Reform at Governor’s Conference on Postsecondary Education
• Stamper, John. Council on Postsecondary Education Sets Agenda
• Aramark Meeting Students Concerns – Dining Services
• Harlow, Paige. Editorial Cartoon Aramark, Dining Services
• Vaughan, Ryan. Audio Adrenaline …