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Dissertations from 1978
Alienation and interpersonal perception among female adolescent runaways and truants., June Faye Chisholm, Psychology
Effects of parent training and group counseling on children's functioning in elementary school., Philip John Clarkson, Education
An investigation into computer programming as an academic discipline which provides education for both sides of the brain., Sally A. Coppus, Education
Education as environmental design, teacher as designer : perspective and strategy for evolution of a contextual system of public education., Peter Way Cotton, Education
Application of the general linear model to the analysis of time series data, and philosophical reflections., Douglas Bill Coulson, Psychology
Urban school alternatives : a rationale and conceptual framework for the development of alternatives in urban high schools., Rudolph Franklin Crew, Education
A study of attrition relative to institutional performance policies within the context of the unique environment of Springfield Technical Community College., J. Stanley Cummings, Education
The development and initial field test of a methodology for teaching by inquiry., Penny Cuninggim-Horowitz, Education
Salience of teaching behaviors and its relationship to teaching mode, academic orientation and student year in school., Sylvia E. Cuomo, Education
Mutualistic interactions in the microbiological control of Lymantria dispar (L.)., Richard Alan Daoust, Plant and Soil Sciences
Studies in Bhartrhari's Vakyapadiya., Lawrence Ward Davis, Philosophy
Performance-based vocational teacher education : an assessment of attitudes of teacher trainees and teacher educators at Westfield State College., Alberta D. Deas, Education
The problem of conditional obligation., Judith Wagner Decew, Philosophy
Developing a behavior modification safety program in an industrial setting., M. Consuelo De Santamaria, Education
Dynamic mechanical and melt rheological properties of ethylene copolymers and ionomers/, Thomas Robert Earnest, Polymer Science and Engineering
An alternative in community education : a study of participant controlled projects in rural New Hampshire., Arthur Shumway Ellison, Education
Studies of the crystallization behavior of the poly(1, 4 butylene terephthalate)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends., Antonio Escala Sisquellas, Polymer Science and Engineering
Race and teacher perception of organizational climate., Walter Evans, Education
Anatomy of a helping situation : some personality and situational determinants of helping in a conflict situation involving another's psychological distress., Helene K. Feinberg, Psychology
Semantic memory of bilinguals., Anna Elisabeth Fiszman, Psychology
Supervising student teachers : an individualized systemic approach., Robert William Fitzmaurice, Education
A study of adolescent perceptions of schooling in two urban high schools., Anne Sybil Flaxman, Education
Orientation-specificity and disinhibition in type B pattern masking., Michael E. Fotta, Psychology
The problems of resistance of the contemporary Christian radical movement., Robert Charles Freysinger, Political Science
The establishment of competencies pre-requisite to the development of an undergraduate competency-based juvenile justice curriculum., Janice M. Gamache, Education
Conceptual frameworks in psychology : a modified Kuhnian analysis of the emergence of double bind family therapy., Denise J. Gelinas, Psychology
Organization meeting skills : their effect on satisfaction with meetings and jobs and a suggested model for training., Mary Gelinas, Education
Privacy audits and the certified public accountant., Ulric J. Gelinas, Business Administration
The teacher education program at Mark's Meadow School: description and analysis of a school-based program., Peggy Eklund George, Education
Macromolecular diffusion in polymer melts., Paul T. Gilmore, Polymer Science and Engineering
Logical implications and presuppositions in English complement constructions., Karl Dieter Gutschera, Psychology
A survey of pre-high school future studies programs., Cynthia Brainerd Guy, Education
The effects of surveillance on clinical ratings., Suzanne W. Hadley, Psychology
A comparison of several algorithms for maximum-likelihood estimation of parameters in unrestricted common factor analysis., Michael Patrick Hagerty, Education
A historical analysis of the barriers to Black academic achievement in the United States., Willie Richard Hasson, Education
The future of musical performance training: the conservatory vs the university., Robin Hendrich, Education
A model for an alternative degree program : especially for those now excluded from post-secondary opportunity., John J. Hibert, Education
The biography of a campaign strategy, management, result : McCarthy in New Hampshire, 1968., David C. Hoeh, Political Science
A modified clinic process for the supervision of student teachers., Mark William Hoglund, Education
Encouraging student initiative and involvement in group discussion through functional group interdependence., Giles Patterson Hopkins, Education
Reconceptualizing inservice : a teacher designed staff development program., Merrita Hruska, Education
The regulation of endo-polygalacturonate trans-eliminase synthesis in Erwinia carotovora., Jonathan Pierson Hubbard, Plant Pathology
Has Chapter 766 accomplished its goals? : The views of parents of children with special needs., Paul Howell Hutchinson, Education
The effects of two undergraduate counseling courses on self-actualization and on three facilitative conditions of a counseling relationship : empathy, respect, and genuineness., Roger G. James, Education
A process to create public awareness of the need and value of metropolitan education., John J. Kerrigan, Education
An investigation into auditors' going concern decisions., Thomas E. Kida, Business Administration
Psychological effects of sublingual allergy testing : a double-blind evaluation., David S. King, Psychology
The tensile properties of compatible glassy polyblends based upon poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)., Lothar Walter Kleiner, Polymer Science and Engineering
Good faith social science and the activity of inquiry., Robert Christopher Knight, Psychology
The etiology of an excessive water sprouting and dieback disease of apple and of brown lines observed on the wood of apple and chokecherry., Garry J. Lahey, Plant Pathology
Reformation, war and society in Caen, Lower Normandy, 1558-1610., Maryelise Suffern Lamet, History
An assessment of the effectiveness of a kindergarten day care parent education program on the development of parents' problem solving abilities., Lucile H. Layton, Education
A study of residence hall development : shifting organizational patterns and roles of residence hall staff from 1961-1976., Marjorie Peace Lenn, Education
Case study of the strategies of planned change used in the implementation of the ANISA Model of Education in the Suffield, Connecticut public schools., Richard Thomas Lincoln, Education
The development of a methodology for institutional research., Ann Carmel Luciano, Education
Inhibition and blocking with temporal cues in conditioned suppression of barpressing., William Joseph Mahoney, Psychology
An investigation of the relationships between affirmative action compliance, characteristics of organization structure, and managerial values/attitudes., Kenneth E. Marino, Business Administration
Training educational change agents : a program of support and technical assistance., Richard Michael Mayo, Education
A method for developing the teaching skills of post-secondary teachers., Daniel Patrick McCarthy, Education
An organic approach to educational program development : model, method, and framework., Lawrence N. McCullough, Education
Corporate social involvement : an empirical investigation of the social decision process., Michael Joseph Merenda, Business Administration
No land too remote : women travellers in the Georgian Age, 1750-1830., Patricia Jaon Behenna Meyer, History
An evaluation of the development and implementation of a pilot leadership training program., Rima Miller, Education
A behavioral view of current cost accounting information in predicting failures., Gary S. Monroe, Business Administration
A study of the self-concept of Basotho male and female adolescents in secondary schools., Mercy Rapelesega Montsi, Education
The politics of pedagogical reform., Michael M. Morris, Education
Prioritization and pruning in multicriterion mathematical programming., Joel N. Morse, Business Administration
The identification of the components requisite for the teaching of English to primary school Navajo students: guidelines for English as a second language in Navajo/English bilingual education., Barbara Jean Murphy, Education
A comparative study of selected aspects of the undergraduate continuing higher education and the traditional undergraduate programs at a Massachusetts state college., John Thomas Murray, Education
Recasting Gandhian basic education in the light of nonformal education., Vasudevan Nair, Education
A psychological theory of leisure activity., Lawrence Henry O'Brien, Psychology
Bilingual desegregation : school districts' responses to the spirit of the law under the Lau vs. Nichols Supreme Court decision., Victor Alberto Monroy Ochoa, Education
An exploratory case study of the felt effect of race on job satisfaction by Black administrators in White institutions of higher education., Richard McDougald O'Daniel, Education
A study of pre-college psychology from a social studies perspective., Dennis O'Neil, Education
Affirmative action in higher education : strategies and perceptions about sex discrimination., Mary L. O'Neil, Education
An assessment of the ability of junior high school students to create mathematical models using computer-related curriculum materials., Anne Dolores Pasquino, Education
Measures of cognitive structure : do they really assess learning at the level of comprehension?, Marcy Ruth Perkins, Psychology
Solid state extrusion of high density polyethylene and nylons 11 and 12: the process and physical properties of extrudates., William George Perkins, Polymer Science and Engineering
Guilt, attribution of responsibility, and resolution of the divorce crisis., Linda Ceriale Peterson, Education
The role of nursing homes in the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients from state hospitals., Andrew James Phillips, Education
A national needs analysis of campus-based women's centers : implications for higher education., Cheryl Wendy Phillips, Education
Confrontation with modernity : Theodor Lessing's critique of German culture., Herbert Poetzl, History
A psycholinguistic analysis of the oral reading miscues of first grade children made during guided and unguided reading activities., Linda Gendron Pratt, Education
The synthesis and property study of novel ionomers based on a polypentenamer backbone., Douglas B. Rahrig, Polymer Science and Engineering
Ownership in young children's social interactions., Patricia G. Ramsey, Education
Chapter 622 : strategies for student implementation : an in-service training program for Massachusetts public high school students., Carlene Victoria Riccelli, Education
Informational and behavioral considerations of bankers in the small business loan decision., Anne J. Rich, Business Administration
A study of a selected sample of middle class high school students to determine environmental and child rearing factors which may have contributed to their becoming dropouts., Robert Elias Riemer, Education
A descriptive study of reading miscues of Spanish-speaking elementary school children., Diana T. Rivera Viera, Education
The comparative effectiveness of live, video-taped and audio-taped group relaxation training on the ability to reduce physiological arousal and self-report measures of anxiety., Donald Elliot Robar, Education
The relationship of class sex composition, teacher sex, and selected attitudinal variables to the verbal class participation of female college students., Angelika Robertson, Education
Genetics instruction : audiotutorial laboratory approach compared to traditional methods., Jean F. Ross, Education
The politics of intergovernmental coordination : the areawide project notification and review system., Philip A. Russo, Political Science
Psychoanalytic and shamanic initiation : a comparative study in mythmaking., Wendy Fidao Ryan, Education
A training model for feminist counselors., Margaret Fuller Sablove, Education
An emerging problem for educational planners in Zaire : unemployment among the educated: causes and tentative solution., Radja S. Bin Saidi, Education
Waste mycelium, sewage sludge and crab chitin as soil amendments to control the plant-parasitic nematodes Meloidogyne incognita and Pratylenchus penetrans., Vincent W. Saka, Plant Pathology
Parent advocacy for educational reform: a case study of the Harlem Parents Committee., Luther Whitfield Seabrook, Education
Representation and processing of logical relations in meaningful text: linear orderings and set inclusions., Susan Bennett Sefkow, Psychology
Equality of opportunity : a critical analysis., Stewart Philip Shapiro, Political Science