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Dissertations from 1981
The auditor's evaluation of internal accounting control : a systems view of professional judgement., Alfred J. Nanni, Business Administration
The psycho-social characteristics of white community organizers and activists in interracial settings., Paul Christopher Navin, Education
Childhood loss and later consequences., Christine Whiteley Nelson, Psychology
A proposed model for the operation of schools in the Imo State of Nigeria : a collaborative basis between state and church., Raphael Nwafor Njoku, Education
Teachers' perceptions of their roles as decision-makers under Chapter 766., Gordon L. Noseworthy, Education
The use of communication skills in the community college classroom., Raymond D. O'Connor, Education
The oppression syndrome in Africans colonized in the United States., Anika Olinga, Education
A psychological methodology for Afrikans' control of their own community after school educational program., Nkrumah Lumumba Olinga, Education
"Operationalization of the fuzzy concept" : employability improvement of the curriculum in the public school system in the Virgin Islands., William C. Owens, Education
The development of parallel school programs in Paterson, New Jersey (December 1977 to January 1979) : a case study of urban education reform., William Brett Parent, Education
Rise now and fly to arms : the life of Henry Highland Garnet., Martin B. Pasternak, History
Choice in public high schools : options as a management strategy for large urban high schools., Robert Stephen Peterkin, Education
Predicting power spectral density curves of lateral sway in human upright stance on the basis of anthropometry., Gerald Michael Powell, Psychology
A comparative test of the Delphi and the Gearing, Swart, and Var techniques for strategic planning purposes., John Frederic Preble, Business Administration
A study of black women in management., Maria C. Ramos, Education
An inquiry into organizational learning., William Thomas Ratliff, Education
Structure and function of the esophageal bulb of the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh., Stuart S. Ratner, Entomology
An investigation of students', faculty's and parents' attitudes towards a modified home economics curriculum from a feminist perspective., Gloria J. Ray, Education
Testing and the Puerto Rican child : a practical guidebook for psychologists and teachers., Carmen M. Rodriguez-Fernandez, Education
Montesquieu and early liberal thought : the dilemma of the citizen in the modern state., Stephen J. Rosow, Political Science
Staying in school : peer support group intervention with high risk community college students., Robert Gary Ross, Education
Premarital and couple counseling with Co-SEE : couples' self-awareness exploration and evaluation., F. Peter Sabey, Education
Creating multi-cultural organizational responsiveness to rape victims : a study of organizational change., Kathryn M. Salisbury, Education
Curriculum development for internationalism : the international baccalaureate revisited., Manjula B. Salomon, Education
Social psychological correlates of expected school drop out among mainland Puerto Rican females., Nydia I. Santiago-Nazario, Psychology
A children's book in perspective., Emily Susan Schaefer, Education
An evaluation of the Social Indicator Research and Community Action Study, 1978-1980., Nancy Ellen Schroeder, Education
Effects of estradiol and progesterone on food intake, body weight, and carcass adiposity in weanling rats., Susan M. Schwartz, Psychology
Formal reasoning in Portuguese junior high school students., Manuel Joaquim Cuica Sequeira, Education
A study of the evaluation efforts of innovative educational programs funded under Title IV Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in Massachusetts., Mary Antoinette Seroski, Education
Questions teachers don't ask : the impact of a microtraining program on the questioning strategies of student teachers., Jeanette Hilda Shopland, Education
A study of co-therapy in couple psychotherapy., Lawrence B. Siddall, Education
Androgen effects on food intake, body weight and carcass composition in male rats., Linda Irene Siegel, Psychology
Training university students in counseling and psychotherapy., Lynn Simek-Morgan, Education
Prosodic units as language processing units., Maria Louisa Slowiaczek, Psychology
Affirmative action and reduction in force in an urban school district : a case study of Worcester, Massachusetts., George Storms Smith, Education
The effects of irradiated anaerobically digested municipal sludge on symbiotic root infections in vegetable crops., Roberta Spitko, Plant Pathology
Leibniz : unity, thought, and being., Thomas Anthony Steinbuch, Philosophy
A simultaneous investigation of biological and family factors in schizophrenia., Sunita Mahtani Stewart, Psychology
Two rural communities' collaboration for school construction and governance : the legislative process., Eugene Francis Thayer, Education
Factors associated with the development of a methodology for the dissemination of educational innovations : a reexamination., William Robert Thayer, Education
An exploratory study in the use of laboratory education with college-enrolled inmates., Edward W. Travis, Education
Cerebral lateralization and its relation to academic variables in a community college population., Kendall Sherman Way, Education
Research on environmental images : the perception and use of urban parks., William H. Weitzer, Psychology
The Soviet perception of detente : an analysis of the ideological continuity of the policy of peaceful coexistence from Lenin to Brezhnev., Stephen Robert Willand, Political Science
Traits associated with chilling temperatures in maize., Richard Paul Willing, Plant and Soil Sciences
A comprehensive analysis of the needs of educational personnel for professional development in the areas of special education/vocational education., Kathleen Ann Winkler, Education
Sonocollage : a multi-media process to reorganize experience., Judith Lee Wise, Education
Feminism as a developmental phase : the relationship of feminist involvement to the adult development of women., Sara Starr Wolff, Education
An introduction to a theory of abstract objects., Edward N. Zalta, Philosophy
Dissertations from 1980
Sexuality and the older adult., Catherine Adams, Education
Characterization, rheology and shear induced reactions of poly(vinyl acetate)., Surendrakumar Hukamchand Agarwal, Polymer Science and Engineering
Self-esteem, defensiveness, and psychophysiological reactions during self-disclosure., Robert Bruce Alexander, Psychology
A model for the evaluation of special education programs funded under P.L. 94-142 and P.L. 89-313., Louis Roger Amadio, Education
Parenting style and other familial antecedents of open mindedness among middle class adolescents., John H. Anderson, Education
An ecological study of the family system-child relationship., Richard C. Archambault, Education
Psychological attack : a case study of behaviors observed in a new, black parent-controlled, community-based pre-school setting., Marshena McCoy Baird, Education
The liberal arts major in the private sector : a marketing research study., Candace L. Bancroft, Education
A comparison of language treatment programs with echolalic autistic children., Ricardo D. Barrera, Psychology
Measurement of the organization of memory., John Anthony Bates, Psychology
Perceptions of elementary classroom teachers regarding the causes of the high incidence of reading retardation occurring among black pupils., Constance Wheat Batty, Education
Revisionist criticism of John Dewey's theory of schooling., Donald Henry Benander, Education
Planning an effective human development course for criminal justice personnel., Barbara Bennett, Education
The "Musiues" in Venezuela : immigration goals and reality, 1936-1961., Susan. Berglund, History
A multidimensional approach to city classification and need., Deborah Bickford, Business Administration
Action research and the participatory process in a rural community : the effort under way in Thy., Roshan R. Billimoria, Education
The Anisa model: a scientific paradigm for education and its implications for a theory of evaluation., George Bondra, Education
A systemic, psychological, contextual model and analysis of planned organizational change., Scott D. Bristol, Education
A study of the impact of mission on selected aspects of college administration., Jeanne B. Brockmann, Education
Generativity, stuckness, and insulation : community college faculty in Massachusetts., Michael C. T. Brookes, Education
An analysis of the parameters of effective educational advocacy participation as perceived by the participants., Bertrand James Brown, Education
An entry program for adults returning to college., Ann Byrne, Education
Synthesis and polymerization of perhalogenated acetaldehydes and epoxides., Richard William Campbell, Polymer Science and Engineering
Behaviors indicating teacher enthusiasm : critical incidents reported by teachers and students in secondary school physical education and English classes., Virginia Mary Caruso, Education
Characterization of a soil heterotrophic nitrifier and its synergistic interactions with Nitrobacter agilis., Domenic Castignetti, Plant and Soil Sciences
The effects of union exclusion on intergroup work behavior in the Massachusetts state college system., Anthony Francis Ceddia, Education
A study to determine the extent to which the leadership development program as a nonformal educational model served to enhance educational equity as perceived by leadership development program fellows., Kanawha Z. Chavis, Education
Justice and economic theory., Barry Stewart Clark, Economics
Consciousness and social explanation., Joan Cocks, Political Science
Pedestrians and wind in the urban environment., Howard J. Cohen, Psychology
A tale of two barrios : educational implications of community liberation-development., Fe Mary Collantes, Education
A study designed to create and validate a program to improve the abilities of educators to solve real-life problems., John J. Collins, Education
The ecology of effective academic functioning of Puerto Rican college students., Luis H. Colon, Education
Pleasure and intrinsic goodness., Earl Brink Conee, Philosophy
The expression of anger and aggression in an institutional setting., Allison Anne Cook, Psychology
The differential effects of matched stimuli maintenance methods upon the continued relaxation practice and headache activity of tension headache clients., David L. Cowles, Education
Reducing the stress of hospitalization for open heart surgery., Byrl Robert Crago, Psychology
An investigation into the cognitive styles of community college students and the effects of instructional treatment on their mathematics achievement., Mary Ann Cullen, Education
Parent involvement in educational decision-making., Jonathan David Daitch, Education
A holistic description of the phenomenon of observing., Susan Dalziel, Education
A retrospective analysis of community college participation in non-traditional forms of institutional self-study : impact on institutional planning and goal attainment., Philip R. Day, Education
A family multi-generational vocational history and its relationship to the occupational-personality profile of twelfth grade students., Dennis Craig Dillon, Education
Interactions among selected algae and ciliated protozoa., John Steven Dobi, Plant and Soil Sciences
Reproductive dysfunction in diabetes : behavioral, biochemical and metabolic analyses in female rats., Susan D. Dudley, Psychology
The Syntax and Semantics of Questions in Swedish, Elisabet Britt Engdahl, Linguistics
Constitutive equations for polymers undergoing changes in microstructure with deformation., Rosanna Falabella, Polymer Science and Engineering
Leadership style and organizational climate in higher education., Corinthian Fields, Education
A comparative study of Puerto Rican families with and without handicapped children., Clare Spector Figler, Education
The effects of school climate and selected school climate variables on the outcomes of clinical supervision., Thomas F. Fowler-Finn, Education