Doctoral Dissertations at the Center for International Education
This folder contains the doctoral dissertations of students in the International Education doctoral program in the College of Education.
During the 50 year existence of the doctoral program associated with the Center for International Education at UMass Amherst almost 300 students have successfully completed their doctoral degrees. The majority of their dissertations will be available on this site..
The topics of these dissertations reflect the experience and research interests of the students. They also provide a good indicator of the commitment of CIE and its associated degree programs to working with education of all kinds, especially in conflict or emergency contexts.
Dissertation abstracts from 1969-2019, indexed by author, topic, and country can be found in the document link here. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cie_diss/1/.
Dissertations from 1989
English curriculum for medical students in the People's Republic of China., Xian-Min Zhuo, Education
Dissertations from 1988
Self-reliance or dependency in the Horn of Africa., Tom Neilson, Education
Dissertations from 1987
Developing a framework for feminist participatory research : a case and assessment with former battered women in Gallup, New Mexico., Patricia. Maguire, Education
Dissertations from 1986
An educational program on indigenous foods for better health and better economy for the Philippines., Dahlia C. Aspillera, Education
Training Needs of Village-Level Leaders for Participatory Rural Development: Focus on Sri Lanka, D. Stanley D. Gajanayake
Environmental perception studies of Andean peasants for educational and development planning., Basha Vianne Hicks, Education
Introducing technological innovations for education in a developing country : implications for planning., Vijay M. Kumar, Education
Dissertations from 1985
Soviet training and research programs for Africa., Harold Weaver, Education
Dissertations from 1984
Indigenous and nonindigenous entrepreneurs in Botswana : historical, cultural and educational factors in their emergence., Elvyn Jones-Dube, Education
Nonformal education and university participation : planning considerations for universities of Korea., Yong-hyŏn Kim, Education
Nudging the House of Cards : brain physiology and critical consciousness., Gail S. Von Hahmann, Education
Dissertations from 1983
Innovations in teacher education in developing countries : a case study., Margaret Lynn Maxwell, Education
Intercultural sensitivity : theory development, instrument construction and preliminary validation., Annie Dumisile Myeni, Education
Dissertations from 1982
Integrating higher education and nonformal education for the training of nonformal education fieldworkers., Kathleen Ann Cash, Education
Life science curriculums in Kenya : a study of a secondary school science project biology., Michael Kipkoris Koech, Education
Uses of popular culture in nonformal education : three case studies., Robert Isaac Russell, Education
Dissertations from 1981
Curriculum development for internationalism : the international baccalaureate revisited., Manjula B. Salomon, Education
Dissertations from 1980
Learning styles : knowledge, issues and applications for classroom teachers., Patricia O'Rourke Burke Guild, Education
Dissertations from 1979
Collaborative programs in international education : an analysis and appraisal., John W. Bing, Education
The participatory development of materials and media for nonformal education., John P. Comings, Education
Processes of transformation : creative formulation during transition., Deborah Ruth Golub, Education
Labor market segmentation, credentialism and educational development., Victor Manuel Gomez Campo, Education
Nonformal education as an empowering process : with case studies from Indonesia and Thailand., Suzanne. Kindervatter, Education
The indigenous education of the Basotho and its implications for educational development in Lesotho., Z. A. Matŝela, Education
Informal skill acquisition in Africa : the wayside mechanics of Koforidua, Ghana., Stephen Douglas McLaughlin, Education