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Dissertations from 1975
The concept of participation in contemporary political interpretations : a critical analysis., Elizabeth Schneck Palter, Political Science
The role of standards, accountability, and extrinsic rewards in an industrial job enrichment program., E. Lauck Parke, Business Administration
Performance appraisal : guidelines for staff-managed staff development in adult basic education., Theresa Elaine Gagné Paterno, Education
The effects of variations in the uncertainty of prequestions and information feedback on the short and long term retention of prose materials., Edward M. Patrick, Psychology
A study of the effects of different scoring plans on student performance in an elementary accounting course., Ronald Benedict Pawliczek, Business Administration
A model of supervision for teacher improvement of elementary school teachers., Robert William Pellicone, Education
The use of teachers as change agents : a case study., William Rodwell Perry, Education
The constructive process of memory for sentences and pictures., Kathy. Pezdek, Psychology
The application of fuzzy sets to system diagnosis and the design of a conceptual diagnostic procedure., Leo Lawrence Pipino, Business Administration
A study of the usefulness of analytical models in higher education administration., Paul J. Plourde, Education
The hidden agenda : the administration of mental health, the mental health of administration., William R. Poe, Education
Relative importance of manganese and iron oxides in cobalt adsorption., Kathleen M. Polgar, Plant and Soil Sciences
Television news as a source of political information ;: a content analysis of "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" covering the period of September 1, 1970 to October 15, 1971., Peter Edmond Poor, Political Science
Support systems of the separated/divorced., Richard Spencer Putney, Education
Toward alternative theories of poetry therapy., Judith Putzel, Education
An in-depth analysis of organizational communication patterns as influenced by an organization's technology., W. Alan Randolph, Business Administration
God, freedom, and Plantinga., Delvin Lee Ratzsch, Philosophy
The true believer and the moral agent : alternative images of feminist action., Susan Friedman Risch, Political Science
A design for developing multicultural curriculum., Helen Roberts, Education
The effects of authoritarianism, competition, reward and punishment on the psychological climate of schools., Ronald Dean Robinson, Education
The development of occupational and bilingual curricula designed to serve the needs of Spanish-speaking trainees within manpower systems., Benjamin Rodriguez, Education
The rehospitalization of acutely disturbed mental patients : identification of significant post-hospital variables., Dennis J. Rog, Education
The establishment of an educational information program and an assessment of its utilization in local school districts., Paul Anthony Ross, Education
A model integrating personal and social change in teacher education; its implementation in a racism and sexism training program., Nancy Schniedewind, Education
An analysis of the stone paradox., David E. Schrader, Philosophy
An empirical comparison of criterion-referenced data collected by mastery testing versus repeated item-examinee sampling., Peter Edward Schriber, Education
The problem of children learning to read in a fluent, continuous manner., Peggy H. Schwarz, Education
Integrated-creative-arts : a rationale, method and content for an elemental, experiential, aesthetic education., Harry Semerjian, Education
Organization of African Unity (Organization de l'unite africane [sic]) : its role in education., Betty S. Shabazz, Education
Social responsiveness as a function of examiner involvement and history of maternal involvement., Leatrice Mankin Sherer, Psychology
The development of a video training model for community service agencies., Alan Ely Shulman, Education
A survey of Boston's Afro-American organizational representatives regarding school decentralization., Lawrence Singleton, Education
The inquiry learning center : an educational model., Norma Daniels Smith, Education
Conscientizacao : an operational definition., William A. Smith, Education
A competency-based approach to humanizing education., Sandra Beth Sokolove, Education
The role of the hippocampus in blocking and conditioned inhibition of the rabbit's nictitating membrane response., Paul R. Solomon, Psychology
Influence of sex, training and aspiration of innovative and laggard educators upon innovation adoption., Frank Peter Stetz, Education
Composition : a competency-based model for improving the writing skills of urban youth., Alonzo Stevens, Education
A model for a regional teacher education consortium : the Regional Education Services System., Raymond C. Sullivan, Education
Rheo-optical studies of poly(N)-vinyl carbazole., Tien-kuei Su, Polymer Science and Engineering
Measuring self-knowledge development : construction of a preliminary scoring manual., Roy T. Tamashiro, Education
The history and development of jazz piano : a new perspective for educators., Billy Taylor, Education
Compatibility of the system; poly(2,6-Dimethyl phenyleneoxide)/poly(styrene coparachlorostyrene)., James J. Tkacik, Polymer Science and Engineering
Skepticism and transcendental arguments., Jeffrey Stewart Tlumak, Philosophy
Social networks and the coping process., Christopher Charles Tolsdorf, Psychology
Implementation of the Title I competitive partnership : a new approach to quality education and accountability in reading in the District of Columbia public school system., Helen Wood Turner, Education
A tri-level model of human support and its applications., Barbara Wainrib, Education
Learning competence and the development of prenumerical thinking : implications for a parent-teacher training program., Stephen Hamilton Waite, Education
The administration of the ANISA model : the release of a collective potential., Penelope Graham Walker, Education
A local approach to cosmology., Allan Martin Walstad, Astronomy
Prediction and unsaturation : an essay on Frege's philosophy of logic., William Harvey Walters, Philosophy
A psycho-historical analysis of elderly Afro-Americans : an exploratory study of racial pride., Harold Thomas Washington, Psychology
An approach to inservice growth for teachers., Linda Welles, Education
The development of a peer counseling prototype for junior and senior high school students in urban schools., John Maurice Williams, Education
Studies in polymer compatibility., Eugene B. Wilusz, Polymer Science and Engineering
The New England Farm Workers' Council : case study of a community service organization., Bruce Young, Education
Dissertations from 1974
Harlem Preparatory School : an alternative., M. Hussein Ahdieh, Education
Education and development in Iraq : with emphasis on higher education., Falih A. Al-Shaikhly, Education
An evaluation of a couples' relationship-building workshop : the use of video and small group feedback in teaching communication skills., David Alfred Andes, Education
Growth and development of Puerto Rican studies departments : a case study of two departments at the City University of New York., Federico Aquino-Bermudez, Education
The political theories of Edmund Burke and Joseph de Maistre as representative of the schools of conservative libertarianism and conservative authoritarianism., Donald M. Austern, Political Science
A competency-based instructional approach for teachers in secondary schools in low-income urban areas., Gwendolyn Hackley Austin, Education
Developing language competence in children from Spanish language backgrounds : an analysis of an oral language field-test through oral language assessment instruments., Lisa Baldonado, Education
Teaching teachers in the seventies : the search for meaning: the history of the creation of the 1971-72 Master of Arts in Teaching program at the University of Massachusetts., Robert Jonathan Ball, Education
A comparative study of the reinforcing potential of verbal and nonverbal cues in a verbal conditioning paradigm., Donald Lee Banks, Education
An investigation of the metabolic and physiological effects of alachlor on avena seedlings and coleoptile sections., John Michael Bardzik, Plant and Soil Sciences
Social desirability, evaluative feedback, and concept attainment., William T. Barry, Psychology
Receptivity-adaptability : a dynamic model of information receptivity in problem solving., Kenneth Albert Beattie, Education
Behavior and attitude change in emotionally disturbed children through the combined use of modeling, roleplaying and reinforcement., Jon Kenneth Berenson, Psychology
Integrating and developing the use of diagnostic skills and problem solving techniques for faculty at the Shepherd Hill Regional High School., Perry Berkowitz, Education
An educational change model : consortium for educational renewal., Dean R. Berry, Education
Personalizing the pedagogical environment : a manual for educational administrators., Gerald J. Bissett, Education
An organizational analysis of the Cooperative Area Manpower Planning System in Massachusetts., Robert Lee Bjorklund, Business Administration
A preliminary evaluation of a teacher education program : application of an evaluation methodology to the concept of teacher as intellectual presence., Joseph K. Blackman, Education
Affirmative administration : a concept for making urban training programs work., Wilma Ellis Brady, Education
The attribution of freedom by oneself and an observer., Robert G. Bringle, Psychology
The critique of abstract individualism., John Webber Buell, Political Science
Exposure to interviewee and interviewer disclosure as a facilitator of disclosure in an interview., Kenneth Allen Bundza, Psychology
A descriptive study of the implementation of a transitional bilingual program for Spanish speaking junior high school children in Southbridge, Massachusetts., Clodomiro Cabañas, Education
The evolutionary basis of logotherapy., Edward J. Calabrese, Education
An in-service program for personalizing teaching in secondary schools., David Clifton Campbell, Education
New roles for urban universities in the social change process., James Francis Canniff, Education
The political culture of Russian Jewry during the second half of the nineteenth century., Ellen S. Cannon, Political Science
An analysis of the interactions between a county community mental health center and local school districts., Levester Cannon, Education
Equality of educational opportunity : a descriptive study on Mexican American access to higher education., Isaac Cárdenas, Education
Defining equal access to educational opportunity for Mexican American children : a study of three civil rights actions affecting Mexican American students and the development of a conceptual framework for effecting institutional responsiveness to the educational needs of Mexican American children., Blandina Cárdenas Ramírez, Education
Community involvement in evaluation : a case study of a selected Title 1 program., Jacob Louis Chatman, Education
Heterogeneous nucleation in the crystallization of high polymers from the melt., Ananda Mohan Chatterjee, Polymer Science and Engineering
Generalization and decision theory., Jeremiah P. Collins, Psychology
The relationship between different organizational structures and perceived control and satisfaction of organizational members., John Ronald Collins, Business Administration
The application of a specific questioning model to two-hundred thirteen teacher-pupil conferences in individualized reading in three elementary schools., Judith M. Connors, Education
Plato's early theory of knowledge., David L. Conroy, Philosophy
Attributed freedom, locus of control and the stimulus person's intrinsic and extrinsic motivations., Linda Diana Crinklaw, Psychology
Basileos Anglorum ;: a study of the life and reign of King Athelstan of England, 924-939., Philip Nathaniel Cronenwett, History
A study of nonpublic elementary and secondary school enrollment within Massachusetts., David Francis Cronin, Education
Toward a theory of change : three case studies in one university., Patricia H. Crosson, Education
The Quabbin story : a study of conflict in facilitating the change process in education., Bruce Harold Crowder, Education
A curriculum in medical technology based on perceptions of practitioners and students : a modification of the Delphi technique., Judeth Ann Crowley, Education
A comparative study of student and teacher perceptions regarding decision-making in selected open and traditional classrooms., Michael P. Cussen, Education
A qualitative study of prolonged positive states of being., Anthony Edward D'Aguanno, Psychology