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Dissertations from 1994
Perceptions of urban school principals toward administrative preparation programs : an assessment., Wayne Raphael Millette, Education
Liquid crystal block oligomers of linear and star topology/, K. Troy Milliken, Polymer Science and Engineering
Opposition to unequal education : toward understanding Black people's objection to apartheid education in South Africa., Mpho Mohlala, Education
Feminism, empowerment and popular education in Nicaragua., María Elena de Montis Solis, Education
Leadership development for women students in a traditional women's program., Martha Baker Moran, Education
Executive leadership and political decision-making : a case study of the development and evolution of the community college system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1957-1962., James H. Mullen, Education
A study of the planned and operating public relations programs of representative metropolitan Boston public schools and the relationship of such programs to the school choice initiative., Edmund J. Nazzaro, Education
Miscibility in blends of poly(vinyl chloride) and chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) with polycarbonates/, John Thomas Neill, Polymer Science and Engineering
Gaia, the planetary religion : the sacred marriage of art and science., Doctress Neutopia, Education
Women engineering faculty at research universities : a qualitative study., Kay Anne Nielsen, Education
Effect of satellite programming that is telecast to cable subscribers as perceived by public school liaisons., James M. Noiles, Education
Educational leadership : an examination of issues and factors that promote and hinder utilization of African women in educational leadership positions., Meria Damalisy Nowa-Phiri, Education
Nanoscale scaffolding by folding of monodisperse and sequentially precise poly[(AG)3EG(GA)3EG] :: biosynthesis and characterization by x-ray diffraction, FTIR and NMR/, Ajay Dattatraya Parkhe, Polymer Science and Engineering
Supervenience relations and their significance., Richard Cranston Paull, Philosophy
The influence of anisotropy on the stress transfer process between polymeric resins and substrates in planar and cylindrical geometries/, Mario A. Perez, Polymer Science and Engineering
Three to five year old remembering : one window into the construction of knowledge., Gail P. Perry, Education
The school as a workplace : the perspectives of secondary school physical educators., Kathy M. Pinkham, Education
Mendocino: race relations in a northern California county, 1850-1949., Linda Pacini Pitelka, History
Solipsistic contents., David C. Powell, Philosophy
A study of the visual creative process through the examination of an artist and his art., Roger Preston, Education
English language development of Haitian immigrant students : determining the status of selected ninth graders participating in transitional bilingual education., Marc E. Prou, Education
Two modal paradoxes and their solutions., Jun Ren, Philosophy
The attitudes of Puerto Ricans toward the participation of women in the labor force of the island., Ana R. Rivera Rivera, Education
Understanding forces that influence role construction and enactment : a study of mid-level managers at Paradox University., Susan M. Roberts, Education
An explorative study of socioeconomic characteristics and needs of Hispanic parents of children with special needs in one western Massachusetts school district., Julio Cesar Rodriguez Quiles, Education
The role of federal programs in internationalizing the U.S. higher education system from 1958-1988., Nancy L. Ruther, Education
Interaction effects between ethnic identity and academic achievement among adolescent ethnic minorities., Edison Santana, Counseling Psychology
Collective bargaining in the divisions of continuing education in the Massachusetts community colleges : negotiations toward a first contract, 1983-90., Andrew M. Scibelli, Education
African American art and artists in the elementary art curriculum., Joan D. Semedo, Education
A qualitative study of how eight teachers moved toward whole language., Marie Louise Sorensen, Education
Feminine leadership as a response to new challenges in higher education : myth or reality?, Charmian B. Sperling, Education
Effects of computer simulation construction on shifts in cognitive representation : a case study using STELLA., Marlo B. Steed, Education
Therapists' conceptualizations of the function and meaning of "delicate self-cutting" in female adolescent outpatients., Karen L. Suyemoto, Psychology
Microstructure and deformation mechanism of thermoplastic elastomers/, Hun-Jan Tao, Polymer Science and Engineering
Voice, a call and response : understanding voice in writing through storytelling., Fern Tavalin, Education
A case study of mentoring processes in the student teaching component of one elementary preservice teacher education program., Marion Farrell Templeton, Education
The effects of cross-age tutoring on the achievement levels of thirty second graders and their tutors., Betty Jane Thornton, Education
The role and content of literature in college foreign language programs and the integration of literary criticism into undergraduate curriculum., Shiun-Fen Tsai, Education
Development of a participatory community video model as a post-literacy activity in Nepal., Sumon Kamal Tuladhar, Education
Arbitration in the Boston schools., Michael R. Vannata, Education
Exploration of formation of elementary school students' constructs regarding decomposition of organic matter., Terez Waldoch, Education
Abscission in coleus : hormonal and enzymatic control., Yalai Wang, Plant and Soil Sciences
The application of developmental counseling and therapy (DCT) theory to group treatment of binge eating and weight management., Terese M. Weinstein, Counseling Psychology
Disruptive behavior in the classroom in an urban, restructured middle school : does systemic thinking help?, John Edward Wright, Education
Regio- and stereo-specific propylene-carbon monoxide alternating copolymers :: synthesis, characterization, and application/, Frank Yi Xu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Poly(alpha,L-glutamic acid) :: synthesis of its monodisperse derivatives and interaction of its alkylated derivatives with phospholipid bilayer membranes/, Guanghui Zhang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Pollen selection under acid rain stress., Yuanhai Zhang, Plant and Soil Sciences
Dissertations from 1993
The five basic protocols of cooperative learning in the classroom., Charliemae G. Allen-Heard, Education
Teaching college adults remedial mathematics : is there a best way?, Leslie K. Arriola, Education
A study of the effects of homelessness upon the academic achievement of elementary school-age children., Henrietta Shaldonia Evans Attles, Education
Study of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst faculty's knowledge of disabilities, experience with educating students with disabilities, and attitudes that faculty possess towards students with disabilities., David William Baggett, Education
Voice in collaborative learning : an ethnographic study of a second language methods course., Francis M. Bailey, Education
Melt crystallization of ferroelectric copolymers of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/, Katherine Antolin Bakeev, Polymer Science and Engineering
Parent involvement in a post Proposition 2-1/2 era : the effects of politics and education funding on parent involvement in an urban setting : a case study., Lora McNeece Barrett, Education
Barriers to mental health care access for the individual in crisis., Anne L. Bateman, Education
Studies of the friction and wetting behavior of polymer surfaces with controlled surface structures/, Timothy G. Bee, Polymer Science and Engineering
Rethinking political culture : counterinsurgency, democracy, and political identity in Guatemala., Joseph Marc Belanger, Political Science
Singing the lives of the Buddha : Lao folk opera as an educational medium., Jean Bernard-Johnston, Education
Elementary school teachers' ways of doing and knowing mathematics., Elizabeth S. Betke, Education
The effects of different child rearing practices and types of curriculum approaches upon the creative thinking of kindergarten students in Thailand., Preeyaporn Bhasavanich, Education
Failure in the classroom : a study of differentiated expectations for children in two urban elementary schools., Marilyn E. Bisbicos, Education
Moral reasoning about violence and conflict among young mothers who were maltreated as children., Marcia Gail Black, Counseling Psychology
Self-monitoring and feedback : reducing the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in keyboard entry tasks., Kathleen E. Blake, Psychology
The comparison of adolescent development issues and learned optimism between learning disabled and non-learning disabled college students., John Martin Body, Education
The lives of people born after the death of a sibling., Debra Boltas, Psychology
An investigation into the teaching of and curriculum development for inheritance and genetic diseases on the secondary school level., Betty Davis Bridgforth, Education
Retention of Black students at a predominantly White university : an in-depth qualitative approach., Blossom A. Burton, Education
Multicultural perspectives : a case study of staff development in an urban elementary school., Marie-France Cambronne, Education
A description and needs analysis of the managerial skills for clinical supervisors in certified home health care agencies in Massachusetts as perceived by incumbent supervisors and their administrators., Phyllis A. Capers, Education
A study exploring the effects of a paradigm for integrated multi-cultural summer and academic support program of a university/school partnership., Eduardo B. Carballo, Education
A comparison of two single session hypnosis methods to accomplish tobacco cigarette smoking cessation : relaxation hypnosis versus Herbert Spiegel's method., Thomas G. Chiodetti, Education
Adverse selection costs and the dealers' bid-ask spread around earnings announcements : differential information and signal quality., Niranjan H. Chipalkatti, Management
Multicultural education as a tool for disarming violence : a study through in-depth participatory action research., Christine Elise Clark, Education
Factors influencing the performance of the Mantel-Haenszel procedure in identifying differential item functioning., Brian E. Clauser, Education
Minority retention programs in the North, South, and Mid-West : are they designed to increase retention rates in higher education in the 90s and beyond?, Doris Clemmons, Education
Four leading practitioners' perspectives on diversity work : organizational change through individual and systems focused approaches., Eileen M. Conlon, Education
Components of certification programs in school administration in five state colleges in Massachusetts that facilitate the professional development of female administrators., Joan Connolly-Costello, Education
Gilligan's theory revisited : a case study of organizational conflict., Denise Therese Cormier, Education
The sexually dimorphic output of the suprachiasmatic nucleus., Bradley J. Crenshaw, Psychology
Latin American philosophy and the case of Mariátegui : philosophy as "Caliban" or a defense of philosophical cannibalism., Raúl Armando Cruz-Cortés, Philosophy
Intentional skill development as an interventional tool., Henry E. Culver, Education
Transfer of control in instruction and classroom management from the cooperating teacher to the student teacher : the degrees of freedom in decision-making involved in the preservice clinical experience., Patrick J. Daly, Education
The Alpha-Omega Young Men's Association of H.D. Woodson Senior High School as an alternative to parental, adult, and community involvement in urban Black males., Cleo Davis, Education
Non-traditional adult education : a survey study of the Career Opportunity Program in Springfield, Massachusetts, as a prototype., William Matthew Dearman, Education
Faculty acceptance of special education teachers and successful mainstreaming programs : implications for staff development., Salvatore J. DeLuca, Education
Behavioral inhibition in children of parents with panic disorder : a comparative study., Laure Helene Dionne, Counseling Psychology
The effects of dimensionality and item selection methods on the validity of criterion-referenced test scores and decisions., Mohamed Awil Dirir, Education
Morphology and enhanced compatibility of immiscible polymers via specific interactions/, Elliot P. Douglas, Polymer Science and Engineering
Constructive-developmental theory : an application to motherhood., Ellen Doyle, Counseling Psychology
Case studies of a select group of organizational and social change practitioners who utilize a total systems change approach to address social diversity and social justice issues in organizations., Ann E. Driscoll, Education
Investigation of peroxidation-associated processes involved in senescence and superficial scald of apples (Malus domestica Borkh.)., Zhanyuan Du, Plant and Soil Sciences
A study of the developmental life cycle of work groups : a critical incident analysis., Bari Susan Dworken, Education
Career women, mothers, and wives : a qualitative analysis linking ethnicity, career development, and values clarification., Myra Ellen Edelstein, Education
The costs and benefits of literacy., Bernice Irene Evans, Education
A qualitative examination of organizational dynamics in relation to the changing operating environment of the Information Age., Francis S. Fletcher, Education
A model of educational productivity for science for secondary-two students in Singapore., Yoke Yeen Foong, Education
Surface chemical transformations of poly(ether ether ketone) ; Adsorption/migration of selectively-functionalized polystyrenes from a polystyrene matrix/, Nicole L. Franchina, Polymer Science and Engineering
Elastomers based on polyesters produced by the bacterium Pseudomonas oleovorans/, Karla Drew Gagnon, Polymer Science and Engineering
Decline of the Dreadnought : Britain and the Washington Naval Conference, 1921-1922., Raymond C. Gamble, History