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Dissertations from 1995
Family violence in Chile : a qualitative study of interdisciplinary teams' perspectives., Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Education
America's polytechnics : bridging a skills gap for learning and applying technological change., George T. Balich, Education
Synthesis, characterization, and modelling of PBLG-PI rod-coil diblock copolymers :: microstructure in solution and at interfaces/, Diane E. Bennett, Polymer Science and Engineering
The chemical and physical structure of giant molecular cloud cores., Edwin A. Bergin, Astronomy
The role of the National Institutes of Health Extramural Associates Program in improving the biomedical research capacity of historically black colleges and universities., Theodore W. Blakeney, Education
Interactional strategies and modes of adjustment : African heritage students at a four-year predominantly white institution of higher education., C. Khandi Bourne, Education
An analysis of the recruitment and the retention of black teachers in an urban school system., Celeste T. Budd-Jackson, Education
The meaning college women make from their television viewing experience : a study using in-depth interviewing., Karen P. Burke, Education
Racial categorization of multiracial children in the schools., Jane Ayers Chiong, Education
Retirees perceptions of changing familial relationship patterns from pre- to post-retirement., JoAnn Christiansen, Education
A portrait of a school poised for change : bringing governance, time and culture into focus at Chestnut Middle School., Mario F. Cirillo, Education
A qualitative and quantitative methodology in interpreting the results of field toxicity survey., Ming-Jung Coler, Plant and Soil Sciences
Student teachers in urban high schools : an interview study of neophytes in neverland., William R. Compagnone, Education
An analysis of student achievement and attitudes by gender in computer-integrated and non-computer-integrated first year college mainstream calculus courses., Mary Ann Corbo Connors, Education
Managerial style as a function of adult development stage., Ronald P. Corbett, Education
Explaining metaphor : a pluralistic approach., Daniel J. Costello, Philosophy
The care perspective in medical ethics education : perceptions of physician-educators., Jane Cronin, Education
Assessing the learning of undergraduate students when using a social justice education game., Maura J. Cullen, Education
Functional polyesters produced by pseudomonads/, Joanne M. Curley, Polymer Science and Engineering
Synthesis and characterization of fluorinated polypeptides/, Eugenia Dessipri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Women's working models of relationships : the role of parental marital status, attachment style, and perceived family conflict., Catherine L. Dimmitt, Counseling Psychology
Alternative approaches to staff development in adult literacy : analysis of a study circle support group., Joan Dixon, Education
Implementation of Information power : the experiences of state library media consultants in New England., Janice C. Dore, Education
A study to test the effectiveness of an intervention program designed to reduce grade retention and social promotion in an urban elementary school., Willie E. Duff, Education
The evolution of dust in the terrestrial planet region of circumstellar disks around young stars., Diane Dutkevitch, Astronomy
Differential characterization of two novel antinematodal biological control agents : Streptomyces costaricus sp. nov. and a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis., Joseph Esnard, Plant Pathology
A constructivist instructional approach to arithmetic word problem solving : children as authors and collaborators., Susan M. Etheredge, Education
The role of nongovernmental organizations in social transformation : a participatory inquiry in Indonesia., Mansour Fakih, Education
Kindergarten teachers' beliefs and practices : assessing teachers' use of developmentally appropriate practice in Massachusetts., Gail J. Fei, Education
The chemistry and adhesion of functionalized polymers and surfaces/, Robert J. Fleming, Polymer Science and Engineering
Learning to teach without teacher preparation : a case study of two beginning high school science teachers., Susan J. Flickinger, Education
The effectiveness of United Nations human rights institutions., Patrick James Flood, Political Science
The integration of a child with autism into a fourth grade class : a case study., Paula J. Fredericks, Education
Women's literacy, indigenous form and authentic co-learning : a research approach to participatory training for national language literacy in rural Senegal., Deborah A. Fredo, Education
Zinc Metabolism in the Streptozotocin (STZ)-Diabetes, Aizhong Fu, Public Health
Transformation of education in a transitional economy : the education reform in China in the 1980s., Changan Gao, Education
Creativity : from the developmental perspective of high school adolescents., Ariane Goodwin, Education
Expanding the healing circle : private stories become public., Emily D. Goodwin, Education
Preservice and inservice peer counseling training components in higher educational opportunity programs in Pennsylvania., Patricia Graham, Education
Change and continuity in rural Cambodia : contours of a critical hermeneutic discourse of third world development., Edward P. Graybill, Education
Refugee transition : an educational opportunity to support the advancement of women., Hollyn Green, Education
Successful strategies used by single working parents to motivate their children to remain in high school until graduation., Patsy Martin Harrell, Education
Herbig Ae/Be stars : an investigation of molecular environments and associated stellar populations., Lynne A. Hillenbrand, Astronomy
What happens when a teacher stops judging student work? : a case study of student responsibility for learning in a high school English class., Judy E. Holmes, Education
Literacy and cultural transmission in the reading, writing, and rewriting of Yisker Bikher., Rosemary. Horowitz, Education
A conceptual model for literature-based musical education., Jerry L. Jaccard, Education
Navigators, challengers, dreamers : African American musicians, dancers, and visual artists who teach at traditionally white colleges and universities., Theresa Jenoure, Education
Discovering a discourse in a multicultural community through participatory video production., Michael C. Johnston, Education
Detection of differential item functioning in multiple language groups using item response theory and logistic regression procedures., Anil Kanjee, Education
The role of verb-specific lexical information in syntactic ambiguity resolution., Shelia Marie Kennison, Psychology
Evaluation of the role of social climate in a mental health treatment environment., Elaine Renate Kersten, Education
The effect of video printer technology on event memory in young children., Mi-suk Kim, Education
Exploratory case study of the power problem of the superintendency., Claire Sheff Kohn, Education
Strength-based family assessment : a paradigm shift utilizing a family functioning scale to identify strengths., Marcia L. Krasnow, Education
The journey : an ethnographic case study of multicultural education in a predominately white, rural, public elementary school., Jennifer Ladd, Education
Students' resources for learning reading in a second grade classroom., David B. Landis, Education
The origins and early development of the notion of the just war : a study in the ideology of the later Roman Empire and early medieval Europe., David A. Lenihan, History
The Learn, Explore, and Practice (LEAP) Intelligent Tutoring System : a demonstration project incorporating instructional design theory in a practical tutor., Franklyn N. Linton, Education
The studies of aromatic polyimides :: synthesis, characterization, and their related blends ; and the investigation of local structure of polymer blends by solid-state NMR/, Shaohua Li, Polymer Science and Engineering
Behavioral ecology of Myiopharus doryphorae and Myiopharus aberrans, tachinid parasitoids of the Colorado potato beetle., E. Rolando López-Gutiérrez, Entomology
Assessment skills of teachers : a study of black South African teachers., L. Mohapi Malaka, Education
The metaethics of feminist artwriting., Pamela McCarron, Education
Video in formal and nonformal education in Malawi : a comparative ethnography., David Scott McCurry, Education
Cognitive group therapy and exercise in the treatment of anxiety and stress., Derek J. McEntee, Psychology
Nitrogen chemistry in the interstellar medium., Douglas McGonagle, Astronomy
On being deserving., James Owen McLeod, Philosophy
Poetry writing and social identity in an American community of high school poets : a story of tensions., Virginia Franklin Morrissette, Education
Exploring what counts : mathematics instruction in adult basic education., Bonnie Blythe Mullinix, Education
Voices from the margins : a phenomenological interview study of twenty vocational high school students' educational histories., Jane P. Nagle, Education
Performance of the Mantel-Haenszel, Simultaneous Item Bias and Logistic Regression procedures for detecting differential item functioning., Pankaja Narayanan, Education
Synthesis and characterization of thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters for use in molecular composites/, Sridevi Narayan-Sarathy, Polymer Science and Engineering
Video performance assessment : student teachers., Deanna L. Nekovei, Education
Scientific communication in family therapy and family psychology : study of three journals and two electronic lists using bibliometric, network and controversy analysis., Luis Miguel V. A. Neto, Education
Compatibility of semicrystalline/amorphous ionomeric blends/, Chui-Wah Alice Ng, Polymer Science and Engineering
"Kid's talk" : a case study using audience through radio as a motivational factor in an elementary school classroom., Kathleen E. Nowicki, Education
Private values, public policy, and poverty in America, 1890-1940., Margaret Orelup, History
Clinical supervision as applied adult development., Elsa Orjuela Casas, Counseling Psychology
Theodor Adorno's "political deficit"., Michael D. Parkhurst, Political Science
The Supreme Court and the legal status of political parties., Paul R. Petterson, Political Science
Using historical narrative as a tool for organizational analysis : a twenty-five year history of the Center for International Education., Katherine G. Pfeiffer, Education
The developmental goals of first-time entering community college freshmen : an analysis of demographic influences on goal importance., Richard Thomas Powers, Education
The quest for universal literacy : who got what from International Literacy Year, why and how., Susan P. Rauch, Education
AIDS and pregnancy risk-taking behavior in adolescence : an exploratory study., Scott A. Rice, Counseling Psychology
Puerto Rican families with children with special needs in Puerto Rico : parental views about life, family support and services., Carmen D. Rivera-Bermúdez, Education
In their own words : mixed-heritage children in the United States., Debra Ross, Counseling Psychology
The genetic structure of northeastern populations of the tachinid Compsilura concinnata (Meigen), an introduced parasitoid of exotic forest defoliators of North America., Vicente Sánchez, Entomology
Darwin, Dad, Eleanor R. and Nancy Drew : a study of the heroes of nine creative people and their affect upon their lives., Diane R. Schlappi, Education
Using parent and teacher perceptions to improve learning conditions in schools., Mary Ann Mirarchi Sedran, Education
Community service-learning as empowering pedagogy : implications for middle school reform., Susan E. Seigel, Education
The effects of an interactive, interpersonal curriculum upon the development of self in seventh-grade girls., Lynn Lazarus Serper, Education
History versus nature : a reading of Aristotle, Hobbes, and Heidegger., Tong Shen, Political Science
A study of factors influencing adoption of a first programming language in introductory computer science courses in North Carolina four-year colleges and universities., Lalchand T. Shimpi, Education
Generating a handbook for school adjustment counseling services in schools : a systemic perspective., Carole G. Siegel, Education
Repairing analogies : a case study of learning and teaching physics., Sara Betz Sinclair, Education
Facilitation of memory for events at age 2 : physical and conversational reminders of actions and outcomes., Cindy J. Speaker, Psychology
Racial and ethnic differences in the college choice process : a study of minority high school seniors in southeastern Massachusetts., Marian L. Spencer, Education
Confronting the incompetent teacher., Gail V. Stasky, Education
Hurdles for the powerless : control deprivation, self-esteem threat, and anxiety., Laura E. Stevens, Psychology
Development and use of an instrument for assessing the social environment of Peace Corps training programs., David J. Styles, Education
The educational impact on preschool teachers of an adaptation of the Reggio Emilia documentation process., Amy G. Sussna, Education