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Dissertations from 1978
A methodological investigation of reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Amherst Pupil Rating Form., Joseph Jacob Shay, Psychology
Developing an early screening system by examining characteristics of several special education groups., John E. Shea, Education
The consequences of the limits to growth debate for the future of American politics., Bruce M. Shefrin, Political Science
A vision of wealth: speculators and settlers in the Genesee Country of New York, 1788-1800, William H. Siles, History
Family environment, personality and vocational behavior : a test of Holland's theory., Elizabeth Ann Slaughter, Psychology
A description of an experimental program for the recruitment and training of minority students in the engineering discipline., Kenneth R. Smikle, Education
Life satisfaction and activity preferences among Black inner city senior center participants: an exploratory study., Alicia Deneise Smith, Education
Collaboration of educators and mental health professionals for the delivery of services to young children., Margaret C. Smith, Education
Success only and attribution retraining in the alleviation of depression and learned helplessness., Linda Jane Sobelman, Psychology
The development and validation of an evaluation system to facilitate the determination of professional training program effectiveness., Susan R. Solomon, Education
The septum and behavior : an experimental analysis of functional anatomy., Leanna J. Standish, Psychology
Staff development : approaches in theory and practice., Philip Joseph Stec, Education
Peirce's critique of introspection., Gayle Lynn Stephens, Philosophy
Bankrolled educational opportunity : a policy study., Leonard B. Stevens, Education
Agricultural and educational development in rural Ghana., Howard L. Steverson, Education
Scholastic achievement and personal characteristics of adolescent boys from lower social class families., George Franklin Strutt, Psychology
Implementation and evaluation of a social skills training program for preadolescents., Don Philipp Sugai, Education
The Education for Community Service Program : an interpretation of a university and community collaborative teacher education model., Terrence Arnold Sweeney, Education
Adult performance on cognitive development tests as a function of task content, career level, and cognitive style., Janice Papeika Thibodeau, Education
A study of the effects of a university experience on career planning: the career awareness and planning course., Lenora Hicks Thompson, Education
Motivating students towards a satisfactory career choice : a study of student attitudes regarding career exploration sites., William Thompson, Education
Racial attitudes in white preschoolers : an exploratory investigation., Mona Williams Thornton, Education
Synthesis and polymerization of vinylsalicylic acid derivatives and 2,4-dihydroxy-4-vinylbenzophenone., David A. Tirrell, Polymer Science and Engineering
Developing a strategy for analyzing sex role stereotyping in reading skills materials., Yvonne Villanueva, Education
A case study of the Worcester Intensive Care Program for aggressive youthful offenders., Ronald E. Vogel, Education
Legal rights and natural objects., Karen Warren, Philosophy
A study to ascertain the relationship between pre- and post- Nelson-Denny reading test scores of two hundred seventy-five freshmen and their reading and writing grades at a suburban state college., Shirley Nan Washington, Education
The accused student and student offender : criteria of a policy framework for the University of Massachusetts to collaborate with the courts and correctional facilities on educational interests of students., Janis Marie Wertz, Education
The dream world of comsumption : its emergence in French thought, 1880-1914., Rosalind H. Williams, History
Extinction of Pavlovian conditioned inhibition., Elizabeth Snyder Witcher, Psychology
Quasi-elastic light scattering study of the polyelectrolyte Na-copoly(ethyl acrylate-acrylic acid)., Stephanie Louisa Wunder, Polymer Science and Engineering
Perspectives on the future of student affairs : a modified Delphi study in higher education., Bernadine Young, Education
Activity, control, and the designed environment : the ELEMR project., Craig. Zimring, Psychology
Dissertations from 1977
Self-concept and cultural change in the Hausa of Nigeria., Ramatu Abdullahi, Education
Role of the predator, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), in the management of the apple aphid, Aphis pomi DeGeer (Homoptera: Aphididae)., Roger Gilbert Adams, Entomology
A study of the perceived attributes of innovations and their adoption., Glenn Stewart Allan, Education
Topics in diachronic English syntax., Cynthia L. Allen, Linguistics
Capacity utilization and investment in manufacturing : a theoretical and empirical explanation., Patricia M. Anderson, Business Administration
The effects of federal policy on the small independent liberal arts college., Priscilla J. Angelo, Education
A study to determine the need for an advanced graduate program focused on career/occupational education., Gerard P. Antonellis, Education
A study of factors facilitating continued implementation of educational change., Margaret A. Arbuckle, Education
Small angle x-ray scattering studies of the deformation of Polyethylene., Stanley K. Baczek, Polymer Science and Engineering
Family at dinner : the development and application of a method for describing interactive behaviors., Jeffrey Baker, Psychology
A study of the diffusion practices of alternative schools in the New England area., Michael D. Barkhurst, Education
Soldiers, sportsmen, and politicians. : Military sport in Germany, 1924-1935., Michael B. Barrett, History
The synthesis and characterization of selected copolyoxamides with special emphasis on their complexation behavior., Allan Howard Beeber, Polymer Science and Engineering
Psychological education training and developmental theory., Francis P. Bellizzi, Education
Towards individuated socialism : contradictions, parallels and confluence between Marxism and Jungian depth psychology., Steven M. Bengis, Education
The facilitation of mourning : a preventive mental health approach., Diane Bernice Berman, Education
A study to examine learner efficiency and institutional effectiveness as measured by perceived self-concept and locus of control of Black students in segregated v. desegregated schools., Yvonne L. Blanchard, Education
Progesterone : inhibition of female rat sexual behavior and investigations of its mechanism of action., Jeffrey D. Blaustein, Psychology
Process consultation : a case study of the role of a process consultant in an early childhood program., Mary Bradford Bohn, Education
Women's self-images : an experimental study., Eleanor Beatrice Bossi, Education
A comprehensive approach to child health through parent and teacher education., Elizabeth L. Bowen, Education
Academic advising : a study of faculty goals and student needs., Susan Mary Brady, Education
A case study: the role of technical assistance in minority small business development catalyzed by a community organization, with implications for urban adult education., Thomas Brady, Education
Social literacy education for women educators : will it facilitate their entry into public school administration?, Clotean H. Brayfield, Education
Leaving home : family adjustment to the oldest child going away to college., Lewis S. Breitner, Psychology
Work/life segmentation and human service professionals : a social network approach., George T. Brennan, Psychology
The counselor's dilemma : a unique view of secondary school counseling based upon the notion of complementarity., Alan Kent Bridges, Education
A study to determine staff training needs for job corps centers., Kellene Underdown Bruce, Education
Culture shock and its effects on American teachers in overseas schools: an exploratory study., Theodore Warner Calhoun, Education
The hope factor : the situation is not hopeless., Richard Cardinali, Education
Microelectrode analysis of the response properties and loci of neurons in frog telencephalon., Russell George Carey, Psychology
The learning competence paradigm of the ANISA model and the preparation of teachers., Margaret Magdalene Carney, Education
The use of source versus message cues in persuasion : an information processing analysis., Rochelle Lynne Chaiken, Psychology
Economic analysis of public policy with respect to international trade : a case study of the U.S. aerospace industry., Myung-Gun. Choo, Business Administration
Population education in American high schools : towards a theory and application., Leon E. Clark, Education
Quantitative problem solving processes in children., John J. Clement, Education
Improving the instructional use of test data through an in-service staff development program for educators., Charles Joseph Clock, Education
The significance and purpose of family organization in families whose children have inflammatory bowel disease., Edward G. Corrigan, Education
A folklore curriculum for junior high school youth : Ghanaian folklore., Carolyn Greene Coverdale, Education
Criminal justice and the mentally retarded., Joseph P. Cozzolino, Education
A process for change and its implementation at Mt. Edgecumbe Eskimo-Indian school, 1974-1975., Edgar G. Craver, Education
A survey of principle attitudes toward community involvement in a Southern public school system., Willis Herman Crosby, Education
A study to determine the role of attending physicians in the clinical training of medical students and resident physicians., Christopher Jarvis Daggett, Education
An investigation of the relationship between the kindergarten goals ascribed to by parents, kindergarten teachers and grade one teachers., Herbert Gary Dank, Education
A comparison of fear-of-success imagery between Black male and female undergraduates., Evangeline Royall Darity, Education
Massachusetts Blacks and the quest for education, 1638-1860., Gerald Nelson Davis, Education
Planning some practical models for short-term training of rural teachers in Asia., Dariush Dehghan, Education
Polyoxymethylene ionomers and other trioxane polymers., Lawrence P. Demejo, Polymer Science and Engineering
An alternative curriculum for computer literacy development., Stewart Allen Denenberg, Education
Laterality, personality, and the perception of emotional stimuli., Gary W. Dewitt, Psychology
Life events, social support, and adjustment in women : a field study., Elizabeth Dunbar Dickey, Education
Facilitating citizen participation in education decision making through an iterative assessment of citizen opinion., Benjamin Dixon, Education
Factors affecting interorganizational cooperation., Robert Stephen Donnelly, Education
Pathogenicity of selected resident microorganisms of Lymantria dispar (L.) after induction for chitinase., Normand Rene Dubois, Plant and Soil Sciences
Multidisciplinary early childhood staff development : a model for regional coordination and supervision., Steen Esbensen, Education
Light scattering from Saturn's rings calculated by a Markov chain formalism., Larry Wayne Esposito, Astronomy
The integrated management control audit : a study of selected aspects of the need, means, and feasibility of modernizing state post-auditing., Robert Howard Farrar, Business Administration
Frustration among non-promoted Puerto Rican elementary school children., Gloria Maria Figueroa de Guevara, Education
A study of the effects of a short-term inservice education program on regular classroom teachers' attitudes towards and knowledge of mainstreaming., Michael Fiorentino, Education
Moral sentiment and moral judgment in Hume., Dennis Farrell Fried, Philosophy
Shifts in perception of size after adaptation gratings., Francine Sara Frome, Psychology
Modal coding as a method of identifying developmental stages of self-knowledge., E. John R. Geesink, Education
The role of insulin and thyroid hormones in the behavioral effects of estradiol in rats., R. Thomas Gentry, Psychology
Alternative educational environments : marginal learner perceptions of curriculum conditions in public alternative high schools., Ward J. Ghory, Education
An interpretation of Paulo Freire's theory of education., Ronald S. Goldman, Education
An application of educational change theory to a Christian education innovation., Gregory Goodman, Education
An analysis of relationships among selected socio-economic factors and manifested vocational behavior of southern rural black college students., Joseph A. Gore, Education