All specialist projects completed and available to us at Western Michigan University since 1961 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years may be available through interlibrary loan. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu
Specialist Projects from 1984
Alcoholism: The Insidious Disease, Kathryn Van Bruggen
An Experiential Project Examining the Development, Organization, Implementation, and Supervision of Summer Activity Programs, Thomas R. Weaver
Specialist Projects from 1983
An Evaluation of a Library Skills Workbook for Beginning College Students, David Dean Alleman
A Report of a Project in the Central Administrative Offices of the Jenison Public Schools, Gary W. Allen
A Report of an Internship in the St. Joseph Public Schools St. Joseph, Michigan, Richard H. Bartz
Instructional Leadership: A Comparison of the Roles of Principal and Curriculum Director, Bettina K. Brown
A Report of an Internship in the National Office of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Claire Callan
A Report of an Internship with Senior Services, Incorporated, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Monroe H. Johnson
A Report of an Internship at the Michigan State Department of Education, Lansing, Michigan, Reiniera Leroux
A Study of Financial Management Aspects of School Business Management, William Paul Le Tarte
Summary of an Internship at Kalamazoo Central High School and Portage Central High School, William James Mieras
A Report of an Internship in the St. Joseph Public Schools, St. Joseph, Michigan, Thomas J. Miller
The Effects of an Instructional Package on Study Question Completion Skills of High School Students, Jeffery David Montgomery
A Central Administration Internship in the Calhoun Intermediate School District, Donald J. Morris
A Short Data Based Inservice Program for Teachers of Direct Instruction, Patricia McKeen Salvi
Michigan Schools Must Provide Necessary School Supplies, Tommie D. Saylor
An Experiential Project Examining the Summer School and Enrichment Elements of Community Education, Susan V. Slade
A Report of an Internship in Berrien Springs Public Schools Berrien Springs, Michigan, Samuel L. Wright
A Comparison of Three Monitoring Systems on the Management of Contingency Contracting Behavior, James V. Yanna
Specialist Projects from 1982
Design and Implementation of Computer Assisted Instruction in Money Concepts for Elementary Students, Jack H. Bender
The Effects of Three Instructional Strategies on the Food Group Labeling Responses in Preschool Children, Jon Jeffery Boes
Research in the Use of State Diagramming as a Communication, Diagnostic, and Descriptive Tool in Applied Educational Programs, Roger S. Coates
A Comparison of Hutchings' Low Stress Algorithm and Three Other Methods in Multidigit Multiplication for Calculation Speed and Accuracy, John Byron Connors
The Effects of a Cumulative Review Procedure Upon the Acquisition and Retention of Basic Addition Facts Under Mastery Learning Conditions, Michael Jeffrey Harshman
The Effects of In-School and Out-of-School Contracting on Academic Performance, Kelly Lynn Kent
A Component Analysis of Hutchings' Low-Stress Subtraction Algorithm with Third Grade Students, Karen J. Lascurettes
A Report of an Internship in the St. Joseph Public Schools St. Joseph, Michigan, Dennis David Lundgren
A Review of an Internship with the Educational Services Department of Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, Michigan, Krista T. McKay
Effects of Contingency Contracting on the Academic Performance of Special Education Students, Carolyn Marie Nock
The Effects of Contracting and Self-Monitoring on the Academic Performance of Middle School Students, Carol Elaine Parker
Teaching Behavior Management Skills and Assessing Generalization to the Classroom Setting, Kathleen A. Ratchford
The Support and Maintenance of a Behavioral Teaching Methodology in the Public Schools, Sheryl M. Rippee
A Report of an Internship in the Admissions and Counseling Office at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Constance M. Speers
Community Education, a Cooperative Effort, Mary Tracey
A Comparison of the Hutchings "Low-Stress”, Fulkerson Tens Method, and Conventional Addition Algorithms for Speed, Accuracy and Preference with Regular Education Students, Gregory N. Vaughan
Specialist Projects from 1981
Increasing Job Performance by Training Employees How to Request Instructions and Feedback, LaVerne Talley Alebiosu
Addressing Community Awareness of Self-Help Groups, David Glenn Anderson
A Report of an Internship in the Kalamazoo Police Department, Roy C. Aslanian
Development and Implementation of an Outlining Preskills Program Utilizing a Multiple-Probe Design, Patricia Ellen Bird
An Experiential Project Examining the Realm of the School Business Function, Robert J. Gabel
The Effects of Hutchings’ Low Stress Addition and Subtraction Algorithms on the Accuracy and Rate of Problem Solving with Low Performing Math Students, Stephen Edgar Hadden
Career Exploration at the Calhoun Area Vocational Center, David Johnson
Control of Eating Behavior: An Evaluation of the Effects of Serving Less Preferred Foods Prior to the Meal on Preschoolers' Eating, Paul Joseph Smith Knight
A Diagnostic Teaching Analysis of the Feasibility of Teaching Trainable Mentally Impaired Students Hutchings’ Low-Stress Addition Algorithm, Marsha K. Markle
A Comparison of Calculation Speed and Accuracy on Two Levels of Problem Difficulty using the Conventional and Hutchings’ "Low Stress" Subtraction Algorithms and the Pocket Calculator, Margaret T. McGlinchey
A Diagnostic-Teaching Investigation of the Feasibility of Using the Hutchings' “Low-Stress" Algorithm for Addition Skill Development in Trainable Mentally Impaired Pupils, JoAnn Bankston McKay
Parental Involvement in Education: Issues and Procedures, Nancy Jane Nelson
A Report of an Internship in Central Office Administration in the Forest Hills Public Schools, Joyce M. Newhouse
The Design and Development of an Instructional Package on How to Locate Information in a Textbook, Steven P. Ragotzy
A Report of an Internship Experience at Three Rivers Community Schools, Robert E. Sickles
The Effects of Prompts and Feedback on Frequency of Teacher Referrals of Students to a Contract Study Center, Leslie Marie Skinner
A Peer-Managed Contract Study Program for High School Students, Jane F. Stinson
A Report of an Internship in the Buchanan Community Schools Buchanan, Michigan, Gloria M. Vanderbeck
A Comparison of the Hutchings' “Low-Stress", Fulkerson "Full-Record" and Conventional Addition Algorithms for Speed, Accuracy and Preference with Regular Education Students, John Robert VanHevel
Business Office Internship, Kathryn S. Weeden
Specialist Projects from 1980
Effects of Relative Heterogeneity of Competence in Peer-Tutoring Dyads, Meredith Dawson Argyropoulos
A Study of School Finance as it Relates to Cash Flow, Reserves, Negotiations, Board Philosophy, Inflation, and Budget Philosophy, James Alvin Brouwer
Preferences of Students for the Hutchings "Low Stress" Compared to the Conventional Algorithm under Conditions of Differentially Increasing the Number of Problems With and Without Reinforcement, Pamela G. Buitendorp Drew
A Report of an Internship in the Portage Public Schools, Diana Lung Castell
An Assessment of an Urban School District's Compliance with Its Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Program, Patsy Ann Fox
A Petrographic Analysis of Black Mesa, Arizona Ceramics, Elizabeth M. Garrett
An Analysis of the Usage Patterns of Cooperative Education Students by Employers in the Major Malls of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Glenn J. Gelderloss
Focus on Administration: An Internship Experience, Cheryl Lynn Holmes
A Study of the Effectiveness of the Beginning Reading Tutorial Program Administered by Elementary Aides, Reginald T. Hosner
The Development and Application of Service Management by Objectives within One Program of One Division of a Michigan Intermediate School District, James Harper Kaye
Availability and Utilization of Student/Personnel Services for Academic and Personal Development at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Verlyn R. Knowles
The Effects of Staff Training, Incentive, and Information and Feedback on Incidence of Vandalism in a Dormitory Setting, Donald G. Landeck
The Effects of Self-Recording on the Academic Performance of Elementary School Students, Saundra Eileen Epps Landry
A Report of an Internship Experience in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Public Schools, Daniel G. Licea
A Guide for Leadership Consultants, Michael Joseph O'Shea
A Report of an Internship in the Bloomingdale, Michigan, Public Schools, James F. Scholley
A Report of an Internship in School Administration at Mount Clemens Community Schools, Carolyn J. Smith
A Report of an Internship in the Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo, Michigan, Celeste Kaiser Vogan
Specialist Projects from 1979
Acquiring and Maintaining Conflict Management Skills: An Experimental Validation of the Effects of Homework, Laurie L. Assadi
Effects of Homework Assignments, Parent Prompts, and Contingency Contracting on Classroom Spelling Accuracy of Trainably Mentally Impaired and Severely Multiply Impaired Students, Christine M. Blakeman
The Development of a High School Attendance Policy, Wallace A. Brown
A Report of an Internship in the Parchment Public Schools Parchment, Michigan, Rita Linnenkugel Current
A Report of an Internship with a Uniserv Director of the Michigan Education Association Wayne County, Michigan, John Arthur Goniea
A Report of an Internship at Portage Public Schools, Mary A. Groening
A Report of an Internship at Paw Paw Public Schools, John A. Gunnell
A Suggested Sight Vocabulary Training Program, Martin Halvorsen
A Summary of Experiences in an Internship in the Area of Community College Administration, Charles E. Henkel
WISC-R Patterns for the Learning Disabled: A Study of the Recategorizations of Bannatyne and Kaufman, Dianne A. Johnston
A Report of an Internship Experience in the Central Administrative Offices of the Battle Creek Public Schools, Aileen M. Klingaman
Learner-Controlled Instruction and an LCI Program to Train Motor Carrier Sales Representatives, David Richard MacDonald
A Report of an Internship in the Office of Instructional Development Western Michigan University, Emmanuel Mariampillai
Establishing an Employee Assistance Program at Checker Motors Corporation, Eileen E. Rogers
A Description of the Development of a Procedural Guide for Coordinating the Sturgis Public Schools' Language Arts Program, Viola A. Schuler
A Learner Verification and Revision of a Linear Programmed Text, Frank J. Schwartz
Rationale for Vocational Programming in Barry County, Michigan, James W. Sutherland
A Survey of In-Service Training of Water Treatment Systems’ Operators in Michigan, Alouch Whitfield
A Report of an Internship in the Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo, Michigan, Barbara J. Wright
Specialist Projects from 1978
A Report of an Internship in Public Relations at Western Michigan University, John G. Dezek
An Evaluation of the Precision Teaching Project, Jerilynn Dorow
An Internship Experience at the Specialty Products Division Brown Company, Ronald L. Freemire
A Study of the Process by Which a Central Administrative Office Functions in a Selected School System, D. Bruce Galland