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Dissertations from 1983
The role of meaning in the patterning of response to chronic illness., William Douglas Frost, Psychology
The relationship of contract attitudes to conflict-handling modes of elementary school principals., Paul Carmine Gagliarducci, Education
Nonformal education for rural youth : an inquiry into planning issues in NFE skill training programs in Sri Lanka., Jaya. Gajanayake, Education
A family systems approach to parent education : an integration of the structural family model and parent education., Linda M. Giardina, Education
Authority in politics: an investigation of their place in rationalist and interpretive theories., Michael T. Gibbons, Political Science
An empirical investigation of Bayesian procedures in item response models., Janice A. Gifford, Education
Adjustment to changes in caloric density of diet in rats., Karen Maxwell Gil, Psychology
MM-wavelength measurements of CO in the atmosphere of Mars and SO2 in the atmosphere of Venus., John Conrad Good, Astronomy
An examination of an analogic-metaphoric approach to museum education and art appreciation., Marilyn JS Goodman, Education
Institutional research : a distinct function of a subsumed function of higher education management?, Loren Nelson Gould, Education
Polymeric antioxidants from 2,6-Di-t-Butylphenol derivatives., Paul V. Grosso, Polymer Science and Engineering
Confirmatory analysis of market structures., Rajiv Grover, Management
The federal regulation of pesticides., Charles L. Guerin, Political Science
The campus coordinator's role as technical assistant to the principal/headmaster in Boston pairings, 1975-1982., Bard Rogers Hamlen, Education
Electron microscopy and small angle scattering studies of ionomer and block copolymer morphology/, Dale L. Handlin, Polymer Science and Engineering
Paper City : class development in Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1850-1920., William F. Hartford, History
Explanations of the political behavior of American women: an analysis and critique., Shirley Haslip, Political Science
Conduct disorder of adolescence: an object relations approach., James E. Hennessey, Psychology
Effects of type of visual information on characteristics of standing sway., Ann-Patrice Hickey, Psychology
Location and structure of the pheromone gland, and physiological control of sex pheromone release in the female gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.)., Andrew Lee Hollander, Entomology
Men and women special education administrators : discrepancies between perceptions of the ideal administrator and self-evaluations, in terms of traditional sex-role traits., M. Denise Holmes, Education
A study of the role of Massachusetts community college faculty in institutional image building., Vincent Salvatore Ialenti, Education
A two stage model of on line processing during the reading of short stories., Albrecht Werner Inhoff, Psychology
Unfinished as a person : the course of attachment in the life of an eighty-year old woman., Alexander R. James, Psychology
An educational approach to create an awareness and understanding of the marine mammals that inhabit the waters of Puerto Rico., Juan Carlos Jimenez, Education
New polymers for biomedical application; synthesis and polymerization of malolactonate esters., Douglas B. Johns, Polymer Science and Engineering
Educating the dying., Walter W. Johnson, Education
Gestational undernutrition and the development of obesity in rats., Alan Paul Jones, Psychology
In dialogue with a larger world : literacy as a contributing factor to social self-concept., David William Kahler, Education
Case study : Advocates for Children of New York, Inc., Steven Robert Kaminsky, Education
Conditions necessary for the constructive utilization of conflict., Marshall I. Kaufman, Education
The effects of the [alpha]-adrenergic agonist clonidine on the flexor reflex in intact and spinalized rats., John Herr Kehne, Psychology
The effects of gender on responses to assertion., Bruce Britton Kerr, Psychology
A syntactical approach for teaching writing to English as a second language Hispanic college students., Jose Luis Keyes, Education
An investigation of factors influencing first grade teachers' selection and use of diagnostic procedures in beginning reading., Barbara Garner Koech, Education
Conceptions of probability: reality between a rock and a hard place., Clifford E. Konold, Psychology
The relationship between economic development and mental health : Nigeria, a case study., Ellen Nelly Kornegay, Education
Inservice for the professional development of educators., John E. Kortecamp, Education
Validation of bacterial retention by membrane filtration : a proposed approach for determining sterility assurance., Timothy J. Leahy, Plant and Soil Sciences
Survey on community mental health service manpower for Asian/Pacific Americans., Evelyn. Lee, Education
The effects of a short-term parent education program on the moral development of latency age children., Catherine O'Connell Leveroni, Education
An exploratory study of leadership development., Danny X. Liggett, Education
The masculinity of management : a study of Type A behavior in male and female executives., Mark Lipton, Business Administration
Individual differences in managers' perceptions of their work., Henry Turner Loehr, Management
An analysis of dyadic conflict among toddlers., Jeffrey D. Lowell, Psychology
Inservice education program development for Lagos state primary school teachers in Nigeria., Juliet Maduka, Education
The effects of a career guidance program for Hispanic high school students on knowledge of job acquisition skills, career expectations, and post-high school plans., Lynda K. Mandlawitz, Education
Mainstreaming the hearing impaired : the development and field testing of a training module for secondary level educators., Frederick David Manning, Education
A study of the English language proficiency, Spanish language proficiency, and reading strategies of selected Hispanic beginning readers of English., Dorothy Maria, Education
Community based cultural education : the process and content of curriculum development., Madelaine S. Marquez, Education
Adult male students in higher education : perceived need for and sources of support., Gordon Stephen Matheson, Education
Women's autonomy and social networks in a Puerto Rican community., María de Lourdes. Mattei, Psychology
Innovations in teacher education in developing countries : a case study., Margaret Lynn Maxwell, Education
The Pan African Institute for Development-West Africa : a case study in institution building., Stephen Nji Mbandi, Education
Toward a general model of collective learning : a critique of existing models of specific social systems and a sketch of a model for social systems in general., John McClellan, Education
Inservice training needs for special and regular education teachers related to the Massachusetts Chapter 766 Pre-Referral Process., Shirley McDuffie-Taylor, Education
Identification of the characteristics of effective and ineffective mainstreaming teachers., Robert Craig McGarvey, Education
Coaching for application : a school-based staff development project., Grant Edward McGiffin, Education
Differences in self-concept in learning disabled vs non-learning disabled adults., Martin John McGlynn, Education
Reflection as praxis : an exegesis of the work of Jurgen Habermas and a consideration of the implications of his thought for a radically-motivated education., Deborah Anne McIntyre, Education
Practices and requirements in Boston-area word processing centers with curriculum implications., Peter F. Meggison, Education
On-site staff retraining : a new dimension to staff development., Joan M. Merrill, Education
The alcoholic family and larger systems : a systemic assessment of interactional patterns and metaphoric communication., Dusty Miller, Education
The Nicaraguan literacy crusade : education for transformation., Valerie Lee Miller, Education
A review of counseling among cultures with emphasis upon culture-specific counseling within the Inuit society : a method and training program., N. Kathleen Mary Minor, Education
Solvent effects in the anionic polymerization of [alpha], [alpha]-disubstituted-[beta]-propiolactones., Eileen M. Minter, Polymer Science and Engineering
The social interaction patterns of handicapped and nonhandicapped children in an integrated preschool : an exploratory study., Dorothy E. Molnar, Education
An analysis of the internal career concepts of female middle managers in the banking industry., Lynda L. Moore, Education
The Greek origins of the idea of revolution., Geoffrey Morrison, History
Manipulation of stimulus onset delay in reading: evidence for parallel programming of saccades., Robert Earl Morrison, Psychology
Organizational effectiveness in research and development organizations : an application of Cameron's methodology., Martin Roy Moser, Management
Structured courses as a strategy for rural development : a case study of the Kenya farmer training centres., Thomas Mulusa, Education
Intercultural sensitivity : theory development, instrument construction and preliminary validation., Annie Dumisile Myeni, Education
Dietary sodium and the premenstrual syndrome., Judith Nissenbaum, Psychology
Student culture in black South African universities : some factors contributing to student activism, 1960-1980., Mokubung O. Nkomo, Education
Human resource planning practices and organization performance : an exploratory investigation., Stella M. Nkomo, Management
Starting over : rethinking adult higher education., Lucy Johanna Nylund, Education
An empirical investigation of the economic impact of accounting standards for lease disclosure., Thomas Wilson Oliver, Management
Children's story comprehension as a result of storytelling and story dramatization : a study of the child as spectator and as participant., Anita. Page, Education
Social interaction and cardiovascular reactivity of Type A and Type B men., John Thomas Peters, Psychology
An evaluation of the performance of marketing and management transfer students at the University of Massachusetts., Nelson Everett Pion, Education
A framework for curriculum development for Portuguese students in the United States., Maria Adelaide Pires, Education
The school behavior problem : a family systems view., Raul Quesada, Education
Perceptions of job loss : a descriptive study of managerial and professional men and women., Patricia Smith Randolph, Education
A metaphoric theory of creative change., Dan W. Rea, Education
The origins of individual differences in competence: attachment history and environmental support., Margaret H. Ricks, Psychology
Psychological criteria of personal identity., Melinda Allien Roberts, Philosophy
Selected relationships between client vocational self perception, vocational assessment programming and rehabilitation outcome., Charles W. Robinson, Education
The excitation of SiO in circumstellar envelopes., Steven Emery Robinson, Astronomy
Between 'true women' and 'new women' : Mount Holyoke students, 1837 to 1908., Tiziana. Rota, History
Creating educational access : the Alaska educational telecommunications project and the Open University., Howard Bruce Schechter, Education
Developmental stage matching in psychological education : relationship between participant self-knowledge level and success in education of the self., Harry Bayard Schiller, Education
Compatibility in stereoregular polymer blends., Jessica Alison Schroeder, Polymer Science and Engineering
Characteristics of selected women in key administrative positions in vocational education who overcame factors contributing to their underrepresentation within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts., Marilyn Scrizzi, Education
A neuropsychological model of human behavior and therapeutic change., Efrain Segarra, Psychology
A study of the effect of field-dependence/independence on student ratings of faculty at the community college level., Mary Anne Nally Self, Education
Managerial interdependency : predicting managerial effectiveness according to Roy Heath's Personality Theory., Michael Shandler, Education
The choice of a language for adult literacy programs : a guide for decision makers., Willard D. Shaw, Education
Deinstitutionalization : accidental reform or planning for Valhalla?, Edward F. Shea, Education
Contracting and client satisfaction : an inquiry into the delivery of effective nursing care., Eva Ann Sheridan, Education