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Dissertations from 1974
"Counter-trial" : Leon Trotsky on the Soviet purge trials., Thomas Ray Poole, History
Social ecology in the classroom : curriculum treatment for hearing impaired elementary school children., Winthrop Freeman Puffer, Education
Examination of the role of brain amines and cyclic amp in benzodiazepine-induced suppression of aggression., Linda F. Quenzer, Psychology
Racial fear and political factionalism : a study of the secession movement in Alabama, 1819-1861., Marshall J. Rachleff, History
Summary profile of the transfer students at selected four-year educational institutions in Massachusetts., Charlotte Ann Rahaim, Education
Biological dimension of the value theory of the ANISA Educational Model., S. Pattabi Raman, Education
American foreign policy and the Portuguese territories., Andrew R. Raposa, Political Science
An exploratory study of developmental education and its potential as an educational treatment for delinquent youth., John Aitken Rattray, Education
A study of the relationships between teacher educational attitude and sanction of student creative behavior and student creative potential and preference for creative behavior., Glenn A. Ray, Education
The upward mobility of women in higher education : a profile of women home economics administrators., Anne Holloway Rideout, Education
Empathy training as the major thrust of a staff development program., Elaine La Monica Rigolosi, Education
Developing behavioral objectives and criterion-referenced tests in occupational education : the evaluation of a pioneering endeavor., Alfred R. Rios, Education
Regionalism, populism and federalism in Argentina, 1916-1930., Celso. Rodriguez, History
La metáfora en las estructuras poéticas de Jorge Guillen y Federico García Lorca., Israel Rodríguez, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
A descriptive study of the supervision of bilingual programs for Spanish speaking students during the first year of implementation of Chapter 71 A, Transitional Bilingual Education Act of Massachusetts., Juan Chimaco Rodriguez Munguia, Education
The Shanti evaluation : a study of the Fortune-Hutchinson methodology in a public alternative school., David Jules Rosen, Education
The secret six : a study of the conspiracy behind John Brown's raid., Jeffery S. Rossbach, History
A formative evaluation of a mediated program to facilitate communication between hearing parents and deaf children., Allison Rossett, Education
The open partnership., Charlotte Ryan, Education
Consciousness raising groups : a strategy for sex role liberation., Alice G. Sargent, Education
The development, testing and assessment of a model for establishing perceived community needs for career education alternatives., Robert A. Schiff, Education
A method to operationalize Max Weber's analysis of charisma and a theory for its routinization., George Anthony Schlichte, Business Administration
The wonder wheel; an abstract lightshower as a new age tool for celebration/education/creation., Barry Schonhaut, Education
A study of the role and functions of the Undergraduate Advising Office of the School of Education, 1972-73., Michael Gene Schwartz, Education
Self-realization and personality change., Cora Annette Scott, Psychology
Rehabilitation process through resource programming., Paul G. Shafiroff, Education
Arthur Balfour and the Irish question, 1874-1921., Catherine B. Shannon, History
A trial exercise in curriculum articulation between community college and university faculty., Eli Winter Sherman, Education
The control relationship between higher education policies and black politics., Coby Vernon Smith, Education
A survey of the helping skills of the student personnel staff and other community members at Trenton State College., David Walker Smith, Education
Effectiveness in urban elementary schools as a function of the interaction between leadership behavior of principals and maturity of followers., Mary J. Smith, Education
Ethical drug industry return on investment., Rodney Fenton Smith, Business Administration
An application of Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring to a component of a teacher preparation program., Stephen Morgan Smith, Education
Alternative life styles in university residences : personal and environmental factors., Barbara Tabor Southworth, Education
The politics of self-congratulation : a critique of völkisch idealism in the works of Stein, Lienhard, and Chamberlain., John Roderick Stackelberg, History
The relationship between dogmatism, ethnocentrism, fatalism, and social class : implications for the selection of prospective interns entering teacher preparation programs., Robert L. Stevens, Education
Couples in love., Eric S. Strauss, Psychology
A social history of admissions policies at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, 1900-1930, Marcia Graham Synnott, History
A radio quiz strategy for non-formal education., James M. Theroux, Education
Financing public alternative schools., John Brett Theroux, Education
The effects of modeling on cooperation in young children., Susan Stengel Theroux, Education
Political parties and explanation : a suggested heuristic approach., James Abbott Thompson, Political Science
The U.S. teacher center movement., Sherran Simson Toll, Education
A contract systems approach to human systems actualization., Jay T. Tooley, Education
Locke's theory of identity., Barbara Schinnerer Tovey, Philosophy
Investment performance and appraisal of dual purpose funds' capital shares., George H. Troughton, Business Administration
A historical descriptive analysis of the Follow Through Program., James H. Turk, Education
The reading problem in urban schools : who has it and what has been done about it?, Georgena Van Strat, Education
A functional measurement analysis of the development of dimensional coordination in children., Charles G. Verge, Psychology
A personalized approach to infant care., Kathleen L. Wagschal, Education
Aesthetic education : its aim within the context of an integrated arts curriculum., Daniel Nelson Walters, Education
The morphology and mechanical properties of ultra-oriented polyethylene/, Norman Eugene Weeks, Polymer Science and Engineering
Decisiveness : its nature and its relationship to psychological adjustment., Michael S. Weissman, Psychology
An experimental analysis of some behavior-environment interactions in autoshaping with pigeons., Michael Gibbs Wessells, Psychology
Guidance through counseling in the inner-city high school : the development of a structured counseling program., Margaret Batchelor White, Education
Educational placement credentials in higher education : a rationale for nonconfidentiality., Robert Cornelius White, Education
Three theories of events., Edward Ray Wierenga, Philosophy
The design and evaluation of a simulation planning model for resource allocation within colleges and universities., George Fogg Williams, Management
Aristotle on paradoxes of accidence., Anthony Willing, Philosophy
Chapter 766 of the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : implications for public education., Peter T. Willner, Education
British teachers' centers and their implications for American education., Phillip H. Woodruff, Education
A study of triglyceride metabolism in Mycobacterium smegmatis., Chun-Kwan Wun, Plant and Soil Sciences
Disqualification : an implicit verbal communication pattern and its relationship to avoiding or accepting personal responsibility for behavior, locus of responsibility, and sex of the subject., Gene Berardi Zanor, Psychology
The role of the university president as a boundary person : a case study., Andrea Zigarmi, Education
The university president and organizational change : case studies., Patricia Zigarmi, Education
Dissertations from 1973
Changes in self-regard and regard for others as a function of interaction group experiences., Mapule Frances Ramashala Addy, Education
The development of auditory skills in young children : an interdisciplinary view., Paulette Marlowe Alexander, Education
Learning systems development for the classroom teacher., Richard G. Allan, Education
The historical roots of educational innovation., John H. Alschuler, Education
Towards a more humanistic approach to family therapy., Abraham Avesar, Education
The closing down of institutions : new strategies in youth services: a case study of the Massachusetts experience., Yitzhak Bakal, Education
An assessment of four HEW-USOE summer research/evaluation training institutes at the University of New Hampshire., Everett William Barnes, Education
Foreign language instruction using the open classroom approach : a model., Leora Baron-Nixon, Education
A science curriculum for preschool children based on a model designed to release human potential., Gerard Patrick Baruch, Education
Competency-based leadership : a conceptual model and case study., Ronald E. Bell, Education
Response-shock delay as the controlling mechanism on avoidance behavior., James Orel Benedict, Psychology
The goals gap in education evaluation : identification and development of methodology., Larry Gordon Benedict, Education
From existence to essence : a conceptual model for an Appalachian studies curriculum., Billy F. Best, Education
The Worcester Alternative School : a study in the development of an educational innovation., John E. Bierwirth, Education
Lessons of consequence : women's perceptions of their elementary school experiences, a retrospective study., Sari Knopp Biklen, Education
The program conceptualization process : a set of procedures for conceptualizing a teacher training program., Alan Rogers Blackmer, Education
A comprehensive paradigm of teaching., Robert Lorin Blodget, Education
Deriving predictors of effective educational leadership for innovative situations through situational testing and regression analysis., Clinton E. Boutwell, Education
Austria as a Carolingian frontier (700-907), Charles Russell Bowlus, History
Radical change in a school of education, September 1967- November 1969 : a study of leader-dominated change in a university subcomponent., Lyman Bushnell Brainerd, Education
The effect of syntactic form on retrieval from semantic memory., Marilyn Bresler, Psychology
A study to determine the suitability of utilizing the audio-modular instructional approach for training school administrators in skills pertaining to staff development., George Bryniawsky, Education
Politics and petroleum development in Argentina, 1916-1930., James E. Buchanan, History
A survey of allied health curricular capabilities of selected traditional black institutions of higher education., Donald Raymond Buckner, Education
Description and evaluation of the systematic human relations training component of a teacher preparation program., Charles Robert Burns, Education
The prepracticum : review, discussion and strategies for implementation in an off campus teacher education program., William Edward Byxbee, Education
The effects of diet, age and diapause on the respiratory rates of adult male and female black blowflies, Phormia regina (Meigen)., Edward J. Calabrese, Entomology
A comparative analysis of the perceptions of the staff of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District as they relate to the Performance Objective Program., Joseph Martin Cangro, Education
The cognitive significance of dialect variation in formal education : a survey of research and an analysis., Paul Edward Carlson, Education
The development of an alternative school : Harlem Prep, 1967-1972., Edward F. Carpenter, Education
Peer group violence as a factor in the high school dropout problem., Robert H. Carriere, Education
The stimulus control of a response system in the absence of awareness., Edwin N. Carter, Psychology
A descriptive study of three legal challenges for placing Mexican-American and other linguistically and culturally different children into educably mentally retarded classes., Henry J. Casso, Education
The re-education of black people : education for liberation., Rochelle Tate Chandler, Education
Effect of alachlor on avena seedlings., Tso-Cheng Chang, Plant and Soil Sciences