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Dissertations from 1980
The utilization and financial characteristics of tax-exempt auxiliary corporations affiliated with the major public universities in the United States., Robert W. Gailey, Education
The development and testing of a psychological education program in systematic problem solving., Maryanne Galvin, Education
Parental assessment of social and emotional adaptation of children at high risk for schizophrenia., Michael Allen Glish, Psychology
A model for graduate education in human services : entry-level management training in collaborative and/or integrated service systems., Leonard A. Gravitz, Education
Cytoplasmic progestin binding in adipose tissues, and the effect of progestins on food intake, adiposity, and lipoprotein lipase activity., Janet Martha Gray, Psychology
A study of the correspondence between personal and media experiences : right brain modes of response and implications for therapy., Nancy Lorene Gregg, Education
Developing a systematic observation instrument to identify sex role dependent and sex role independent behavior among physical education teachers., Patricia Scott Griffin, Education
Synthesis and characterization of novel polymer structure., Steven Jay Grossman, Polymer Science and Engineering
Learning styles : knowledge, issues and applications for classroom teachers., Patricia O'Rourke Burke Guild, Education
Disowned without just cause : Quakers in Rochester, Massachusetts, during the eighteenth century., Carol Hagglund, History
Very long baseline interferometry observations of the masers toward Orion A., Stanley Severin Hansen, Astronomy
On working for public welfare : a descriptive analysis of the working environment from the perspective of social service workers., Dolores P. Harrall, Education
Family dependency as a transgenerational process : an ecological analysis of families in crisis., L. Franklin Harrell, Psychology
Family planning, socio-political ideology, and black Americans : a comparative study of leaders and a general population sample., William Gerald Harris, Psychology
Hedging effectiveness and market efficiency of financial futures., Shantaram P. Hegde, Business Administration
Adolescent suicidal behavior : a family systems perspective., Roma J. Heillig, Psychology
A design for developing programs to assist early adolescents in the transition from elementary to junior high school., Nancy Bottone Hellman, Education
Oaks of righteousness: formation of character in British higher education, 1800-1850., James Steven Hewitt, History
Food, energy, and population : are they "world" problems? : an analysis of policy responses in Brazil, Tanzania, the United States, and Yugoslavia., William Thomas Hill, Political Science
Predictive factors in aggression., Robert Alan Hines, Psychology
The development of a viable philosophy of education for the African-American learner : a statistical needs assessment., Caryn Sturgis Hobbs, Education
In-service education for teachers : development of a program for selected fundamentals of curriculum., Susanne Town Holloman, Education
Behavioral and developmental responses induced in Caenorhabditis elegans and in some plant-parasitic nematodes by 5-hydroxytryptophane and dopamine., Shiou-Pin Huang, Plant Pathology
The development of a residential program prototype for mentally retarded individuals in Franklin/Hampshire counties., Harold Mitchell Hutchings, Education
American socialist thought : from Debs to Harrington., Robert. Hyfler, Political Science
Keeping Alternative Institutions Alternative: A Comparative Study, Grant M. Ingle, Psychology Department
Effective leadership in urban education through parent involvement., Percy W. Jenkins, Education
Conformation and branching studies of polymers: using gel permeation chromatography coupled with on-line low angle laser light scattering photometry., Robert Francis Jenkins, Polymer Science and Engineering
Introducing respiratory health education in Vermont elementary schools : an analysis of instructional modes used in demonstrating the Vermont Lung Association School Health Education Project., Robert Penfield Jones, Education
The development, implementation and evaluation of a program to train supervisors of microteaching., Louise A. Kanus, Education
A study of cross-cultural communication, Arabs and Americans : paradigms and skills., Catherine Kano Kikoski, Education
A non-racist framework for the analysis of educational programs for black children., Margaret A. King, Education
A descriptive method for child language disability : the formal semantics, logic, and syntax of small languages., Stan Kulikowski, Education
Development and evaluation of curriculum materials to teach secondary students about the changing roles of women through the use of poetry., Gayle Dodson Lauradunn, Education
Art and the early Third Republic designs for social engineering in France (1876-1890)., Miriam R. Levin, History
Major concerns in social ecology and new directions for improvement of secondary school curricula., Jerry M. Lipka, Education
A descriptive study of the design, operation and evaluation of a competency based in-service module program in mainstreaming students with special needs for teachers of vocational education., Gregory William Little, Education
An analysis of the effect of daily performance feedback and contingent supervisory praise on performance in an industrial work setting., Thomas E. Loper, Education
Priming processes in semantic memory., Robert Frederick Lorch, Psychology
Two-profession couples : developmental patterns in careers and families., Roslyn K. Malmaud, Psychology
Educational needs of rural adolescents: the anatomy of a rural secondary school curriculum., William Clark Marshall, Education
An exploratory investigation of the appreciation of humor and hostile wit among adolescents with emphasis on psychoanalytic conceptualization., Julie Eileen McCarthy, Education
The psychosocial experience of physicians who treat cancer patients., Anne L. McComb, Psychology
Language and learning : an interpretive study of the work of Martin Heidegger and an exploration of the implications of his thought for processes of learning., Patricia Ann McNally, Education
Dreams and their relationship to the social world., Barbara Ann Meyer, Education
Cognitive style matching in human relations training., Bob Mezoff, Education
The persisting problem of the ship of Theseus., Meredith W. Michaels, Philosophy
Stimulus properties of conspecific behavior., William John Millard, Psychology
The history of the nature-study movement and its role in the development of environmental education., Tyree G. Minton, Education
The process of mentoring in the career development of female managers., Agnes K. Missirian, Business Administration
A study of dissemination in adult education programs in western Massachusetts., Robert Francis Moriarty, Education
Studies of melt crystallized poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends., Bruce Steven Morra, Polymer Science and Engineering
A field study investigation to define the roles of university inservice educators working in a selected high school., David Lynn Mutter, Education
Electrical resistance and stem water relations in Verticillium dahliae infected red maples and Ceratocystis ulmi infected American elms., Dennis Newbanks, Plant Pathology
The advisor as teacher supporter : a study of selected advisors' perceptions of their role as compared to guidelines for the advisor's role identified in the literature., Carol Rubin Newman, Education
Private foundations and the development of standardized tests, 1900-1935., Rita Joyce Norton, Education
The self-report inventory : development and validation of a multidimensional measure of the self-concept and sources of self-esteem., Edward Joseph O'Brien, Psychology
Turnaround strategies in the commercial banking industry., Hugh Martin O'Neill, Business Administration
A study of the Goodman socio-psycholinguistic approach to beginning reading instruction in a first grade classroom., Donna Park, Education
Holiday celebrations in the elementary school : a conceptual framework for curriculum design., Robert George Peters, Education
Substance abuse prevention : effects of a developmentally based psychological education curriculum., Kathleen J. Phillips, Education
Application of the behavior-person-environment paradigm to the analysis and evaluation of early childhood education programs., Elizabeth Phyfe-Perkins, Education
Curriculum implementation and the role of the principal : a study of the elementary schools in one district of Boston., Karen Pick, Education
Interfacial tension theory for low molecular weight and polymer systems., Claudia I. Poser, Polymer Science and Engineering
The effectiveness and efficiency of corporate fitness programs., Richard Lynn Pyle, Business Administration
A conceptual analysis of the framework and implications of work satisfaction research and practice., Gretchen M. Ramirez Sosa, Psychology
Social networks before and after marital separation : a study of recently divorced persons., Marylyn Rands, Psychology
An indepth study of the mainstream individual educational plan in an urban district., Jacqueline Grace Reeves, Education
The declining level of trust in American corporations : a psychographic segmentation of the general public., Arie Reichel, Business Administration
A survey of parent attitudes towards the evaluation process of Chapter 766 in the town of Brookline., Nathaniel J. Resnick, Education
Community control of schools: a change strategy for altering the lifestyle and improving educational opportunities for inner city residents of Anacostia, a Washington, D.C. community., William Stantley Rice, Education
Bilingual/bicultural teacher needs and attitudes : the mismatch between teacher training and teacher needs as documented in a Massachusetts community., Marcel Ringawa, Education
Sociological analysis of psychotherapy with an application to gestalt therapy., Miguel A. Rivera, Education
Planning and budgeting in adult and part-time education., Diana Haynes Romer, Education
An exploration of bilingual bicultural educational goals in Massachusetts for the 1980's : a community and institutional perspective., Juan Rosario, Education
The role of elementary school principals in the curriculum development process., John Robert Rosenberg, Education
Critical moments in psychotherapy : a qualitative analysis of the therapist's contribution., Judah Charles Safier, Psychology
An examination of the formulas by which federal funds are allocated to the states for three federal student financial aid programs : their history, their present form, and several proposed alternatives., David Allen Sartwell, Education
The high school teacher and special education services : a study of classroom teacher participation in the chapter 766 special education law., Richard L. Schaye, Education
An interpersonal approach to alcoholism : the transformation of self through Alcoholics Anonymous., Sandra Joy Schnall, Psychology
Foxfire-Vermont : a retrospective case study of a rural staff development curriculum program., Howard S. Shapiro, Education
Electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction studies of high modulus solid state extruded polyethylene., Edward S. Sherman, Polymer Science and Engineering
Surface photometry of the Coma Cluster of galaxies., John Spencer Sloan, Astronomy
Design and simulation of an experimental microcomputer-based instructional system for music., Irwin Stuart Smith, Education
Lifelong education for rural adults : problems and planning considerations for the central region of Thailand., Kla Somtrakool, Education
Intellectual freedom in the public schools : an assessment of Tinker and its progeny, 1969-1979., Gail Paulus Sorenson, Education
An investigation into the effects of a training program upon leaders of educational innovations., Nancy Moonan Spencer, Education
An examination of the succorance variable as a predictor of dietary success in a self-managed program of weight reduction., Jack Alexander Szpiler, Education
The temporal sequence of symptoms in acute psychotic episodes., Barbara Ann Tinker, Psychology
Theoretical considerations in delinquency intervention., Carleton S. Townsend, Education
Retention services provided for bilingual students enrolled in the minority engineering program, School of Engineering: an analysis., Villanueva Mariano Trujillo, Education
An empirical investigation of the consequences of error model misspecification., David A. Wagstaff, Psychology
Truth-value gaps in natural language., James Hewins Waldo, Philosophy
The Beecher-Tilton adultery scandal : family, religion, and politics in Brooklyn, 1865-1875., Altina L. Waller, History
Black female undergraduates in a predominantly white university : their concerns, counselors' perceptions of their concerns, and their attitudes toward counseling., Carole Regina Watkins, Education
Leadership in established rural teachers' centers : a study of roles, characteristics and advisory activities of leaders in small centers., Anne Sturgis Watt, Education
The concept of mind and political theory., Mark R. Weaver, Political Science
Selfhood : discovery of survival values in low income black families in Hartford, Connecticut. Two case studies using family systems theory., Linda Webb-Woodard, Education
The use of a reciprocal peer interaction as a means of evaluating a preschool mainstreamed classroom., Leslie Ellen Weidenman, Psychology
First semester freshmen college dropouts : a family system perspective., Richard Alva Whiting, Education