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Dissertations from 1979
The indigenous education of the Basotho and its implications for educational development in Lesotho., Z. A. Matŝela, Education
A role model for change agentry based on perceptions created by selected intervention strategies., Edward Maurer, Education
The needs of individuals labeled adult mentally retarded living in community residences in western Massachusetts., Stephen Barry Maxner, Education
Academic achievement and resultant achievement motivation as related to the racial and sex-role attitudes of college-level Black women., Vickie M. Mays, Psychology
An assessment of needs of adult women returning to higher education at Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, Massachusetts., Ruth Stellatella McClain, Education
Toward a rationale for the development of a multi-cultural curriculum for young children : the role of flexible classification skills in the reduction of stereotyping., Kathleen Canavan McKay, Education
Locke on primary and secondary qualities., Marcia Ann McKelligan, Philosophy
Informal skill acquisition in Africa : the wayside mechanics of Koforidua, Ghana., Stephen Douglas McLaughlin, Education
Mathematical objects and mathematical structure., Alan Frank McMichael, Philosophy
Toward an achievement motivation development curriculum for Black people., Ronald Storer McMullen, Education
Effect, feasibility and desirability of the use of the art elements of shape, pattern and balance in classroom curriculum., Mary Elizabeth Melonis, Education
An evaluation of supplementary education programs in state schools for the retarded., Jane Theresa Miller, Education
Prophet without honor : a biography of Edmund Ruffin., Betty L. Mitchell, History
The development and evaluation of curriculum materials to teach specified objectives of carrying and borrowing in mathematics to selected elementary school pupils., Curtis Junius Morris, Education
Black perspectives in children's literature., Margaret Wynkoop Musgrove, Education
A psycholinguistic investigation of the influence of prior knowledge on the oral reading miscues and comprehension of selected high school seniors., Davida Warrington Mutter, Education
Aesthetic education : interdisciplinary and interrelated arts approach based on the ANISA model (activities in movement, music and language arts)., Catherine A. Nadon-Gabrion, Education
Curriculum decision-making : the Puerto Rican family and the bilingual child., Sonia Nieto, Education
The use of the orienting response as an indicator of selective auditory stimulation in the educational evaluation process of multiply handicapped individuals., Elizabeth Ethel Noonan, Education
A study of the relationship between television awareness training and cognitive growth., Phillip E. Norris, Education
Communication patterns in depressed relationships., Martha Jane Nugent, Psychology
The strategic determinants of working capital., Kenneth Pressley Nunn, Business Administration
The effects of reorganization : an analysis of the consolidation of Louisiana's health and welfare agencies., Mary Karen O'Brien, Political Science
Teacher behavior directed toward individual students in physical education classes : perceived student skill and personality as variables., Fred M. Oien, Education
Analysis of contract litigation to determine the focus of quasi-legal study for higher education professionals., Mary Elizabeth O'Leary, Education
The growth and development of the Urban Studies Center : a Boston Public School alternative program of the English High School, 1971-1977., Kevin Patrick O'Malley, Education
Job satisfaction and university faculty : an empirical investigation of the factors influencing the job satisfaction of lecturers at the University of Lagos, Nigeria., John Olusola Oni, Business Administration
A Freirian model in-service teacher education program., Harriet L. Parker, Education
A rheo-optical study of the stress-induced crystallization of Poly(Ethylene terephthalate)., Margaret Kaye Parpart, Polymer Science and Engineering
Listening to children : a descriptive study of children's expressions of curiosity, concern and role enactment., Eva Ann Peterson, Education
The expansion of postsecondary schooling in Puerto Rico., Janice Petrovich, Education
An exploratory study of the Powers-Deevy model for training paraprofessional psychological counselors., Paul C. Powers, Education
A model for assessing error in goal measurement., Elizabeth Cole Proper, Education
Generalization effects of involving behaviorally disordered children as teachers., Gregory Ramey, Psychology
Memory and memory demands of very young children., Hilary Horn Ratner, Psychology
Requirements for the scientific study of one's own species., Brian F. Reynolds, Psychology
The effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation in preschool children., Delia Robinson Richards, Education
Small angle x-ray scattering studies of ionomers., Edward J. Roche, Polymer Science and Engineering
Faculty attitudes toward teaching : a descriptive interview-based study of three departments of physical education., James A. Rog, Education
A structuralist view of the self, parenthood and life pathways, involving transgenerational impact of early experience., Patricia Ross, Psychology
Identification processes in psychotherapy supervision : the effect of sex of student and supervisor., Karel E. Rubinstein, Psychology
A study of usefulness, influence and accurate perceptions in relation to participant satisfaction with parent-teacher conferences., Carol Williams Rundberg, Education
Scattering studies from polymer blends., Thomas P. Russell, Polymer Science and Engineering
Calorimetric studies of polymer blend systems/, Charles Luce Ryan, Polymer Science and Engineering
Beyond the ballot box : a social history of the Boston Irish, 1845-1917., Dennis P. Ryan, History
The synthesis and characterization of stereoregular Poly(alkyl [alpha]-bromoacrylate)s., Keith G. Saunders, Polymer Science and Engineering
Teachers' sense-of-control in the school organization and its relationship to their attitude toward open education., Audrey Evelyn Sawayer, Education
Vagal mediation of hypothalamic hyperphagia and obesity., Paul E. Sawchenko, Psychology
The development of self-directed learning : a systematic approach utilizing human relations skills in the classroom., Alice Jean Schleiderer, Education
Borderline personality organization : a family perspective., Eva Schoenfeld, Psychology
Stimulus and affective control in weight reduction : evaluation of spouse participation, restraint and binging., Deborah Leigh Schonitzer, Psychology
A study of the perceptions of minority administrators concerning their leadership status using the national urban fellows as a sample population., James Alva Scruggs, Education
The use of food in early childhood learning., Frank Self, Education
Dynamic mechanical property studies of segmented polyurethanes and epoxy resins/, George Albert Senich, Polymer Science and Engineering
Education planning for South African refugees., Nana Ruth Mbelle Seshibe, Education
The cultural learning process : diffusion versus evolution., Paul Shao, Education
Transition to parenthood in adult and family development., Ester R. Shapiro, Psychology
Self-concept in consumer behavior., M. Joseph Sirgy, Psychology
Psychoanalysis and feminist scholarship : toward a women's studies curriculum in counseling and psychology., Bonnie Smolen, Education
The role of letter order information in visual word recognition., Patricia. Sorce, Psychology
Sex role self-concept, ego development, and self-esteem in college males., Paul David Suslowitz, Education
A policy analysis of institutional career education goals and the implications for academic planning : articulated perceptions of faculty and administrators at a state university., Bonita Maria Taylor, Education
Defining a self in one's family., Anne Tobin-Ashe, Education
The effects of an incomplete diet on the reproductive biology of the male black blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Edward N. Tobin, Entomology
Boundary spanning in the cooperative extension service., Susan Jane Uhlinger, Education
An empirical investigation of the relationship between market share and the competitive market position of a firm., P. Varadarajan, Business Administration
Hemispheric specialization in congenitally deaf and hearing children and adolescents., Faraneh Vargha-Khadem, Education
Community education for self-reliant development., Jane Kathryn Vella, Education
Understanding pictures : a study in the design of appropriate visual materials for education in developing countries., David Addison Walker, Education
Development policy, political party and ideology in Colombia., David Eugene Whitcomb, Political Science
Arts for community's sake : an analysis of organizational strategies in community arts development in rural areas., Margot Willett-Getsinger, Education
An action research project to facilitate person-environment congruency., John Edward Wilson, Education
Ethno-specificity : an important factor in the career awareness and development of the Black post-secondary student., Wayne Jerome Wilson, Education
Family rites of passage : a study of ritual and the school entry transition in five healthy families., Edward L. Yeats, Psychology
Psychological education and developmental theory : differential processing of a human relations training exercise based on self-knowledge stage theory., Joel David Ziff, Education
A theory of free human action., Michael J. Zimmerman, Philosophy
Dissertations from 1978
Toward a new conception of skills., John Adelsheim, Education
Studies of polymer compatibility., Peter Steven Alexandrovich, Polymer Science and Engineering
The prediction of small business failure utilizing financial and nonfinancial data., Jeffrey R. Alves, Business Administration
Faculty perceptions of a self-instructional teaching analysis program., Jon Martin Anastasio, Education
Design, implementation, and evaluation of an inservice teacher training model for health education in an urban elementary school setting., Carole Anne Anderson, Education
Design and evaluation of a personal responsibility training program., Robert Michael Anderson, Education
Participatory needs analysis methodology for community planning., Eduardo Aponte, Education
The effect of sex-role stereotyped picture books on the play behavior of three- and four-year-old children., Eleanor Ashton, Education
An investigation of the effectiveness of a secondary reading inservice program on teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and teaching behavior., Margaret Ann Bacon, Education
A study of the flexible curriculum system at the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts., Arthur Harry Barber, Education
Leadership in education : a field test of Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory., John D. W. Beck, Education
A study of selected algal-bacterial interactions., Paul S. Berger, Plant and Soil Sciences
Socio-cultural variables in counseling: interaction effects of race and sex in responding to culturally varied client vignettes., Jude Berman, Education
Couple interactions : a study of the punctuation process., Guillermo. Bernal, Psychology
The effects of children teaching younger children on thoughts, feelings, and prosocial behavior., Michael Roy Bernstein, Psychology
Generality of treatment effects in single parent-child problem solving., Linda Bizer, Education
Personal expressiveness in creative writing programs., Lois Kalb Bouchard, Education
Faculty collective bargaining in higher education : a case study of the University of Massachusetts Amherst election, November, 1973., Anne Lincoln Bryant, Education
The security of computer accounting software : the use of firmware., David R. Callaghan, Business Administration
X-ray relaxation studies on low and high density polyethylene., Robert J. Cembrola, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Politics of Urban Renewal in Holyoke, Massachusetts: 1957-1974, Donald Wayne Chamberlayne, Political Science
Who is involved in making decisions about classroom organization and child placement in classrooms in two elementary schools : a case study., Kenneth Stephen Chapman, Education
Facilitating the transition from external direction in learning to greater self-direction in learning in educational institutions : a case study in individualized open system postsecondary education., Mark Irwin Cheren, Education
An examination of the need to match parent and school goals in alternative schools programs., Susan Margaret Chilvers, Education