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Dissertations from 1993
On the temptation of Jesus., Thomas P. Sullivan, Philosophy
The transition to parenthood : a descriptive study of first-time mothers in nuclear and traditional families in Korea., Byounghi Park Synn, Education
Restructuring in practice : a qualitative case study of restructuring efforts in four urban junior high schools., Susan E. Szachowicz, Education
Perceptions of administrators, faculty and students of selected regional vocational technical high schools regarding the effects of selected environmental factors on the students' ability to learn., Dominic Michael Tamagna, Education
An experimental evaluation of the state of stress and mechanical performance of a polyacrylate photoresist coating/, Jeffrey Facer Taylor, Polymer Science and Engineering
A structure property investigation of a multi-component polyacrylate photoresist/, Quinn K. Tong, Polymer Science and Engineering
Staff development participation of Connecticut technology education teachers and receptivity to change and innovation., William E. Tracey, Education
Conformation and dynamics of the weak polyelectrolyte, poly(acrylic acid), as a function of ionization via vibrational spectroscopy :: comparison to theory/, Wanda J. Walczak, Polymer Science and Engineering
A new approach in the enhancement of student-law enforcement relations on college campuses : a case study of the University of Massachusetts., Evon Walters, Education
Working class women in a women's studies course from a community college : awakening hearts and minds., Anne M. Wiley, Education
School regionalization in Massachusetts : an assessment of voter attitudes in eight western Massachusetts rural communities concerning school regionalization., Bruce E. Willard, Education
A survey of special education administrators'/directors' perceptions concerning alternative special needs programs for emotionally disturbed students and the influences surrounding choice of intervention approach., Walter W. Witengier, Education
An examination of international students in three public two-year colleges., Thomas F. Wylie, Education
CO observations in external galaxies and gas mass determination., Shuding Xie, Astronomy
A study of the political education section of the People's Republic of China's national college entrance examination, 1985 to 1990., Renlai Yao, Education
A comparative study of the role of vision and olfaction during in-flight maneuvers in wind by four species of insects to semiochemicals., Pieter Olivier Zanen, Entomology
Dissertations from 1992
Linking visual and linguistic composition : a study of cognition using computer microworlds., Hilton Abbott, Education
Using a peer supervision model to implement recommendations of the NCTM standards in algebra classes in an urban school system., Linda Yager Abbott, Education
Linking theory and practice in popular education : conceptual issues and a case of training popular educators in Colombia., Mario A. Acevedo, Education
A case study of the educational, economic, operational, administrative, and societal impact of the reorganization of a partial regional school district to a K-12, unified regional school district., John J. Aherne, Education
The cessation of marital violence., Etiony Aldarondo-Antonini, Psychology
The role of western Massachusetts in the development of American Indian education reform through the Hampton Institute's summer outing program (1878-1912)., Deirdre Ann Almeida, Education
The development of procedures for measuring aspects of social/cognitive development of very sexually coercive male college students., Bonni M. Alpert, Education
Catholic women's colleges and feminism : a case study of four Catholic women's colleges., Mary Lou Anderson, Education
Congruence of elementary school teachers' and principals' perceptions of the goals, methods and process of teacher evaluation in a large urban school system., Claire L. Angers, Education
An exploratory research project of factory workers in the ESL worksite classes : the effects of immigration on high-status/low-status immigrants to the United States., Eileen N. Ariza, Education
A comparative study of executive decision making in the United States and Ghana., Mattson K. Atsunyo, Management
The effects of preharvest factors on the accumulation of antioxidants in fruit peel, and their relationships to superficial scald development after cold storage of apples (Malus domestica Borkh.)., Cynthia L. Barden, Plant and Soil Sciences
Human timing performance., Heather J. Barnes, Psychology
An exploration of approaches for teaching reading to elementary Hispanic students in a west Massachusetts school district., Maria del Carmen Barreto, Education
Individual differences in impulsiveness : a conceptual and empirical analysis., Lisa Marie Beck, Psychology
The study of reactive thermoplastic oligomer modified epoxy-amine resin systems., Greggory S. Bennett, Polymer Science and Engineering
The relationship of family environment to writing anxiety in college students., Deborah B. Berkman, Counseling Psychology
Work and family : the experience of clergywomen., Maureen McCarthy Bingham, Education
Occasionalism in the Malebranche-Arnauld debate., Andrew G. Black, Philosophy
Developmental variables of undergraduate resident assistants when negotiating conflict with peers., Michael I. Bloomfield, Education
Walking the walk : towards creating more multiracial institutions of higher education., James Francisco Bonilla, Education
Consumer evaluation and response to philanthropic advertising., Leland Campbell, Management
Developing a social studies curriculum for second grade students based on the history and culture of Puerto Rico., Hilda I. Candelaria, Education
A descriptive study of self-perceived functional roles and attitudes of a sample population of community college development officers in relation to selected performance indicators of successful implementers of planned change., Gail E. Carberry, Education
Internal and external factors influencing change in an urban high school : a case study., Lorraine Julia Mary Carcerano, Education
Children's understanding of conflict : a developmental perspective., Nancy. Carlsson-Paige, Education
Assessing communicative intents in maltreated toddlers, Sally B. Carlton, Counseling Psychology
What is the relationship between what teachers believe about how children learn mathematics and how those teachers teach mathematics? : a case study of elementary school teachers' beliefs and behaviors., Sarah Furman Carter, Education
Collaborative community research and change in an aboriginal health system : a case study of participatory education and inquiry for introducing system change in a First Nation in northern Canada., Donald Hugh Castleden, Education
At arm's length? : commercial research agendas, academic science, and the construction of organizational boundaries., John Michael Cavanaugh, Management
Analysis of a transcultural innovation : the socialization of Filipino graduate nurses into an acute health care organization in the United States., Carol A. Charest, Education
Dimensions of late adolescent popularity in two cultures : Taiwan and the United States., Feching Chen, Education
Environmental education needs assessment among elementary school teachers in Massachusetts., Pei-Jen Chen, Education
Elementary school teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning mathematics : selected case studies in Taiwan., Su-Hui Chou, Education
Study circles : promoting caring learning environments for Latino women., Carla Clason-Höök, Education
The development of children's attention to television at home : the role of commercial content boundaries., Patricia A. Collins, Psychology
An exploration and validation of computer modeling of evolution, natural selection, and evolutionary biology with cellular automata for secondary students., George R. Collison, Education
The influence of television imagery on selected African-American young adults' self-perceptions., Camille O. Cosby, Education
Biliteracy development : a case study., Rocio Costa, Education
The spiritual aspect of loss : a phenomenological exploration with psychotherapists., Antoinette Anna Cournoyer, Education
Educational change and its implications for social control and power in technical/vocational education., Serafim Veríssimo Leite da Cunha, Education
Issues in Aristotelian essentialism., Angela F. Curran, Philosophy
An analysis of the Future Problem Solving Program and its impact on Massachusetts participants., Irene Theresa Czerwiec, Education
A comparison of accepted freshmen at an independent college : matriculants and non-matriculants., Linda M. Dagradi, Education
A study of attitudes about school improvement councils as perceived by principals and teachers in selected leadership and non-leadership site elementary schools in southeastern Massachusetts., Thomas J. Daley, Education
Conditions for school reform : the views of urban high school teachers., William L. Dandridge, Education
Cranberry nutrients, phenology, and N-P-K fertilization., Carolyn J. DeMoranville, Plant and Soil Sciences
An historic analysis of the development and implementation of equal educational opportunity programs at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, 1964-1990., Charles F. Desmond, Education
Organizational inquiry and the assessment of human resource development needs : a study in university-industry partnership building., Dianne Kaplan deVries, Education
A stress management program in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and manual., Paul S. Ducharme, Education
University student culture in China, 1978-1990 : formal and informal organization., Paul M. Englesberg, Education
Help-seeking attitudes and psychological symptoms of African college students in United States colleges and universities, Pius Kwame Essandoh, Counseling Psychology
Beyond Puerto Ricanism : social class and migration issues as therapist variables., America Facundo, Counseling Psychology
The perceptions of ex-science teachers of the most essential aspect of science to be taught in Somali secondary schools., Saeed Osman Fahia, Education
An application of Ericksonian hypnosis in an academic setting., Michael Farady, Counseling Psychology
Ammonium as a factor in ethylene production in plants under environmental stress., Jinan Feng, Plant and Soil Sciences
Considering culture and oppression in child sex abuse : Puerto Ricans in the United States., Lisa A. Fontes, Counseling Psychology
A predictive validity study of SEARCH : a screening instrument used for identifying kindergarten children who may be vulnerable to school failure., Joy E. Fopiano, Education
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Neuman systems model as a theoretical framework for baccalaureate nursing programs., Barbara J. Fulton, Education
Kids & books : a model for television as a medium to lead children to literature., Kathleen Dunne Gagne, Education
Women's experience of hair loss associated with cancer chemotherapy : a qualitative study., Joan Gallagher, Education
School/business partnerships : a case study in an urban area., Marlene J. Gentile, Education
A calorimetric evaluation of the peel adhesion test/, Jay L. Goldfarb, Polymer Science and Engineering
Design of modified atmosphere packaging systems for fresh produce., Sannai Gong, Plant and Soil Sciences
U.S.-Argentine relations in the 1950s., Norma D. Gonzalez, History
Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) nation, state policies, and community resistance : a pedagogical tool., Donna K. Goodleaf, Education
Peer status of mainstreamed elementary school children with learning disabilities : a meta-analysis., Mary Gormally-Franzosa, Education
Fluctuation theory of phase behavior in polymer liquid crystalline systems/, Michael S. Graff, Polymer Science and Engineering
Informational needs of college student clients., Denise A. Green, Counseling Psychology
Distance of detection of host tree visual and olfactory stimuli by the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Diptera: Tephritidae)., Thomas A. Green, Entomology
Environmental attitudes : a structural developmental model., Jill M. Greenwald, Psychology
Understanding and expectation in Early Intervention : a qualitative study., David M. Haddad, Education
Changing roles for a settlement house in a New England city : 1965-1990., Gordon P. Hargrove, Education
The status of vocational training for limited English proficient adults in Hampden County, Massachusetts., Charles Michael Harns, Education
A case study of a collaborative approach to early field experiences in a systematic teacher preparation program in the District of Columbia public schools, 1989-1990., Annie Lorraine Harris, Education
Comparison of food foraging behavior in the temperate apple maggot fly (Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh) and the tropical Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann)., Jorge P. Hendrichs, Entomology
Personal characteristics associated with effectiveness of caring adults who are participants in school-business partnerships., Mary Anne Herron, Education
Validation investigation of the Power Base Survey., Benjamin W. Hewat, Education
Intellectual property obstacles to university-industry collaboration., John D. Hoh, Education
The concept of organizational opportunity : the perceptions of women mid-level administrators in higher education., Gay Holliday, Education
Education for worker management and ownership of an inner-city enterprise., Mary E. Hoyer, Education
Effect of teacher's verbal expression on child's elaborated learning during the free-play period : study of activities., Rose I. Ihedigbo, Education
The interrelationship between the goals and the objectives of a school system and Hispanic parents' expectations within a small, urban industrial city in western Massachusetts., Jose H. Irizarry, Education
Bilingual education and the law : effectiveness of bilingual/bicultural program implementation in the Boston public schools., Maria R. Irizarry, Education