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Engaging Students In Community Issues, Kara A. Mccraw, Susan S. Taylor

School K-12

How can you integrate community resources in the classroom in an exciting and dynamic way? We set out to answer this question in the summer of 1999 when we attended a conference sponsored by the North Carolina Institute of Government. Our immediate goal was to help the freshmen students we teach in a course called ELPSA (Economic, Legal and Political Systems in Action) understand the importance of active citizenship and prudent fiscal decision making. What better way to teach this than through real life examples? After our conference and the introduction to a number of valuable resources and contact points …

Learning Our Freedom, Ingrid Flory, Debra Henzey

School K-12

Over the past three years, several events have drawn attention to the startling stare of civic education in North Carolina.

What Kind Of Citizen? The Politics Of Assessing Democratic Values, Joel Westheimer, Joesph Kahne, Bethany Rogers

Civic Engagement

I was visiting a middle school the other day and saw a sign on a teacher's classroom wall that said "Assessment is your friend." It had a picture of a cuddly looking puppy on it. There was no explanation for the puppy, so I'm not sure why it was there. But it was cute and the message seemed to be saying that "assessment" if perhaps not man or woman's best friend, is, at the very least, something you need not fear. Now we are living in an era of high stakes testing and standards, so many would believe that there …

Pre-Columbian Contact With The Americas Across The Oceans: An Annotated Bibliography, Second Edition, Roger W. Wescott

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

A Socio-Cultural Comparative Study Of Freshmen Of Mexican Descent Attending Western Michigan University, Diane M. Ariza

Dissertations

Institutional racism, encouraged assimilation, and ignorance of Latino/a values are current barriers to the academic success and leadership development of students of Mexican descent in higher education. This study examined the lives and personal stories of 22 college freshmen of Mexican descent from Texas and Michigan and how they transitioned and adapted their first year at Western Michigan University. This study used interviews and participant observation to examine the individuals in each cohort in order to construct their life stories.

An additional purpose was to critically examine the role of the researcher who was highly involved in the recruitment and …

A Comparison Of African American Elderly Women Abstainers And Light To Moderate Consumers Of Alcohol, Treva L. Bostic

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences that may exist between two identified groups of older African American women: (1) light to moderate consumers of alcohol, and (2) abstainers from alcohol. Within these two groups are four subgroups of women that were studied: (1) abstainers with high social support, (2) abstainers with low social support, (3) light to moderate consumers of alcohol with high social support, and (4) light to moderate consumers of alcohol with low social support.

Through a contact-and-referral technique, a purposive sample of 97 African American women who were 65 years and over living …

Save The Date President's Advisory Committee On The Arts June 1-4, 2000 Meeting

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Save the date card for April 2000 PACA Meeting.

Paca Response Form For April 7-9, 2000

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Response form for The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts April 7-9, 2000 meeting, Washington, D.C..

Paca Tentative Itinerary April 7-9, 2000

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Tentative itinerary for The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts April -9, 2000 meeting in Washington, D.C..

Social Factors Related To Recovery After Hip Fracture, Debra Lindstrom Hazel

Dissertations

Objectives. The relationship between social variables and performance of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) was examined in participants three to nine months after they experienced a hip fracture. All participants were over the age of 60 and living in their own homes before and after their hip fractures.

Method. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. There were 19 participants in the quantitative portion of the study that compared three subjectively rated questionnaires with an objectively rated IADL scale. The independent variable, subjective scales were: (1) Antonovsky’s “Orientation to Life” Scale, which measures the sense of coherence, (2) …

The Effects Of An Acute Stressor On Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults: The Moderating Effects Of Social Support And Age, Kimberly A. Tyler, Dan R. Hoyt

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This study uses longitudinal data to examine the potential moderating effects of social support and age among older adults exposed to an acute stressor. Using a sample of 651 older persons, data were gathered in the spring of 1992 and in the fall of 1993, approximately 60 days after the peak impact of flooding in the Midwest. Results indicate a positive association between pre- and post-flood depression and a negative association between social support and post-flood depression. For the youngest of the two older age groups, there is also a positive association between flood exposure and post-flood depression, controlling for …

Kicking At The Closet Door: The Opinions, Attitudes, And Experiences Of Military Homosexuals, Rodney Lee Parks

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to investigate the opinions, attitudes, and experiences of active-duty homosexual/bisexual military servicemembers. Very little research currently exists on this topic because the sample population remains hidden among the ranks of their heterosexual counterparts for fear of discrimination, harassment, and physical violence. Using a snowball sampling technique, survey analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship among homosexual/bisexual military servicemembers and assess their experiences. Most homosexual men and women serve effectively in the military and are proud of their military performance. Although many homosexuals join the military to suppress their desires, the majority (70%) felt that …

Effects Of Gender Role Socialization And Investments In Human Capital On The Decision Of A Woman With Children Under School Age To Work Outside The Home, Marion A. Edrington

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

The decision of whether or not to work while one's children are under school age is one that is faced by millions of women each year. Using data from the General Social Survey, this study was designed to address the research question: What are the factors that influence the decision of a woman with children under school age to work outside the home full-time, part-time or not at all? The specific effects of gender role socialization and investments in human capital were explored in depth. This study found that both gender role socialization and investments in human capital do have …

Environmental Sociology: An Analysis Of Trends, Gregory M. Fulkerson

Masters Theses

This thesis describes the current status of environmental sociology, and presents an invitation to the reader to engage in the topic of the environment. It begins with a review of the literature, focusing on the origins of sociology and the theory of ecology, and presents the framework for the content analysis. The content analysis investigates the content and number of environmental sociology articles in mainstream sociological journals. In addition to the articles themselves, it analyzes the schools and authors of these articles. This analysis is supplemented with an analysis of environmental journals, enumerating the total number of environmental journals in …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Back, Shannon. Lisa Newton’s Rebellion – Blindness, Handicapped Persons
• Ragan, Jason. Spring Fling Ends in Arrest – Fraternities and Sororities
• Gaines, Jim. Greek Village Won’t Fly – Fraternities and Sororities
• Ragan, Jason. Journalism, Broadcasting Students Capture Top Regional Awards
• Hall, Rex. More Money Needed for Surveillance – University Libraries
• Luther Hughes Honored with Student Advocate Award
• Census Is More Than Junk Mail
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon 2000 Census Results
• Johnson, Jeff. Social Workers Like Any Other Professional
• What Can Be Done to Improve the Dorms?
• Karen, Mattias. It’s That …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Gaines, Jim. Faculty Regents Says Review Not Needed – Mary Miller
• Ragan, Jason. Kim Collins Gets Job at College – Housing & Residence Life
• Hall, Rex. Cassie Martin, Duan Wright to Battle for Student Government Association President – Elections
• Bennett, Jacob. Auto World to Invade Bowling Green – Global Automotive Conference
• Bowling Green Named Tree City USA
• Psychology Club to Have Free Movie Showing
• Karen, Mattias. National Association of Home Builders to Meet
• Visionary Dorm Deal Good for All – Student Life Association, Housing & Residence Life
• Tabor, Chris. …

Fifth Annual Women's Studies Symposium Program, 2000, Illinois State University, Women's Studies Program

WGSS Student Research Symposium

Program from the Women's Studies Symposium

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Sutton, Lyndsay. 9 of Hearts – Basketball
• Gaines, Jim. Western Hands Over 17 Dorms – Student Life Foundation, Housing & Residence Life
• Ragan, Jason. Investigation Reveals $5K Missing from Housing & Residence Life, Kim Collins
• Bennett, Jacob. Forensics Team Named International Champs
• Lady Toppers, Steve Small Show Real Teamwork – Basketball
• Eslinger, Justin. Editorial Cartoon WKU International House
• Farmer, Michael. Concert Alternative Offered – Mr. Neutron
• Bricker, Lisa. Athletics Won’t Be Cut
• What’s the Craziest Thing You Did Over Spring Break?
• Karen, Mattias. University Boulevard Changes Pretty, Useless & …

Naccs 27th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Sabiduría, Lucha, y Liberación: Youth, Community & Culture en el Nuevo Sol
March 22-25, 2000
Downtown Hilton

The New Philanthropy In The New West Virginia, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Although philanthropy is a very old concept, many authorities today see a new philanthropy, including dramatic increases in donations and the assets of foundations. Also a new West Virginia may be emerging from the past of the forest agriculture of buckskin-clad mountaineers and coal mining. This presentation examines the convergence of the new philanthropy and this new West Virginia.

Globalization And Race Hierarchy In The United States, James Jennings

New England Journal of Public Policy

National economies have become irreversibly globalized while racial and ethnic divisions continue to be a reality in many societies. The author has set forth three different scenarios in an attempt to explain the link between globalization and racial and ethnic relations: (1) globalization limits national growth, thus contributing to increased racial and ethnic tensions; (2) globalization does not affect racial and ethnic relations either positively or negatively; and (3) globalization expands domestic economies, consequently helping to reduce racial and ethnic tensions within national borders. This article explores these scenarios and shows that globalization through immigration and movement of capital can …

Black Women In Durham Politics, 1950-1996: From Grassroots To Electoral Politics, Grace Walton

New England Journal of Public Policy

Based on the author's senior thesis in African-American history; this article about black women by a black woman was conceived to educate Americans about a different kind of history. It illustrates the silent political struggles of black women in Durham, North Carolina, and their gradual acceptance into American politics from 1950 to 1996. The oral history design demonstrates that black women's political activity underwent a transformation from grassroots politics to full electoral participation, which brought them to the forefront of Durham politics. Through both types of political activity, the unique political consciousness of black women continues to have a great …

Education For Democratic Citizenship, Rosemary C. Salamone

Civic Engagement

Over the past decade, pollsters and pundits have raised warning flags of moral decay and declining political understanding and commitment among Americans. Scandals from Washington to Wall Street, voter apathy and cynicism, and the regeneration of the "me generation" in a climate of unprecedented prosperity have raised increasing concerns in the media over the moral state of the country. The most alarming evidence has emerged from education, validating and documenting the anxieties that Americans share over the failure of schools to create citizens of character. By the mid-1990s, half of the nation's high school students reported that drugs and violence …

Ua77/4 Uniting The Spirit, Vol. 1, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Society of African American Alumni and Minority Student Support Services to promote spring celebration 2000.

Diy, Community, And Technology: The Impact Of Technology On Community Cohesion In The Portland Indie Rock Production Culture, Jeffrey Ross London

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether differences exist between those steeped in the practice of the use of the computer in music production and those reared in a mostly analog environment. In addition, this study aimed to develop theory concerning who may be in or out of the technology revolution in music. The areas of inquiry included the artists' situated perceptions of the quality, production aesthetic, and community role of the computer.

Subjects were selected using a snowball sample of those producers with an interest in the topic area. As the research developed, subjects were chosen …

Service-Learning: Comparison Of Hospitality Programs In Two- And Four-Year Institutions, Verna M. Ward

Thesis, Dissertations, Student Creative Activity, and Scholarship

Partnerships between community and academic institutions are the cornerstones of academic service-learning. While the term "academic service-learning" emerged in the 90's, civic or citizenship education has been part of academic curriculums for centuries. Hospitality management programs at two-(n=63) and four-year (n=79) institutions were surveyed for this study using a 21 question faxed survey and two-year (52%) and four-year (48%) institutions responded. Results indicated that academic service-learning was not as prevalent in hospitality management programs of four-year institutions as anticipated, while two-year (67%) institutions had higher participation.

Overall results showed that hospitality program directors did not identify what influences inclusion/exclusion. The …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Gaines, Jim. Insurance Changes Rethought – Employee Benefits
• Walsh, Erica. From the Ashes – Ash Wednesday
• Bennett, Jacob. Forensics Team to Defend Title In Paris
• Western Photojournalists Honored in Pictures of Year Contest
• Gaines, Jim. Future of Dorms to Begin with Handoff – Student Life Foundation, Housing & Residence Life
• Hall, Rex. Congress Voices Concerns About Collegiate Health Care – Student Government Association, Student Health Services
• University Center Board, Amanda Coates Need to Be More Realistic – Concerts
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Jukebox Concert
• Porter, Carol. Students Deserve Support …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Gaines, Jim. Insurance Debt Debate Heating Up – Employee Benefits
• Mayo, Travis. Silence & Sorrow – Basketball
• Ragan, Jason. Thefts Are An Unpleasant Trend at Preston Health & Activities Center
• Gaines, Jim. Journalism & Broadcasting Seeking Program Distinction – Curriculum
• Private Health Care Useless for Most – Student Health Services
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Collegiate Health Care
• Selig, Wood & Jerry Goff. Sandwiches Weren’t Tainted – Minit Mart Food Stores, Baseball
• What Kind of Health Insurance Do You Have?
• Brewer, Jerry. Spring Break & Vanity: They Are One & …

Peace: An Active Approach; La Paz: Un Acercamiento Activo, St Mary's University

President's Peace Commission - Programs

The President’s Peace Commission existed from 1984 to 2013 at St. Mary's University. The Commission fostered an ethical commitment to participate in the establishment of world peace and social justice.

This program is about interpersonal relationships and Anger control.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hall, Rex. Insurance Puts Student Government Association on Edge
• Brewer, Jerry. Disease Won’t Slow Jim Pickens
• Ragan, Jason. More Money Missing from Housing & Residence Life Funds
• Hall, Rex. Student Government Association Election Codes May Ensure Fairness, Spending Limits
• Staff Members Receive Awards
• College Heights Herald Sports Writers Win Hearst Awards – Jerry Brewer, Travis Mayo
• Ragan, Jason. Penn State University Sociology Professor to Speak – Albert Luloff
• Karen, Mattias. Officer Elections for WKU Diversity Coalition to Be Held – Gays, Lesbians
• Interfraternity Council Changes Improving Greeks’ Image – …