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Dissertations from 1973
Development and evaluation of a model for improving university teaching., Jael Noam, Education
Course-aid (curriculum) for successful entrepreneurship in Nigeria., Jonathan Popoola Odusina, Education
An investigation of the physiological basis of nitrate accumulation in spinach, cucumber and pea., Frederick Combs Olday, Plant and Soil Sciences
Rheo-optical property studies of cis-1,4-polybutadiene., Christine Shih-May Ong, Polymer Science and Engineering
A new guidance mission : a psychoecological model for helping in the schools., David Powell Ovenell, Education
Philosophical foundation of Chinese political ethics., Yun-Tong Pan, Political Science
Documentation and analysis of the development of the Camp Greenough Environmental Education Center, an alternative public school at Yarmouth, Massachusetts., Thomas Francis Paquin, Education
A reform strategy in urban education : community action and education in New Haven, Connecticut, 1962-1972., Mark Steven Peel, Education
The reorganization of the central administration and the restructuring of education in an urban school system., William F. Pepper, Education
A study of the effect of summer vacation on the reading habits and interests of high school remedial reading students., William T. Pommy, Education
The rationale, design and validation of an urban teacher attitude inventory., Charles Patrick Proctor, Education
Disruption of the taste aversions acquired subsequent to LiCl poisoning : an investigation of some factors which interfere with an organismic defense mechanism., Timothy L. Ralph, Psychology
Yankees, immigrants, and social climbers : a study of social mobility in Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1850-1970., William August Reader, History
A facilitation process for self-directed learning., Linda Reisser, Education
A conceptual model for individualizing instruction : the Kullerstrand story., Nick Revielle, Education
A descriptive analysis of selected aspects of the Urban Staff Development Laboratory, Washington, D.C., Jacqueline T. Robertson, Education
In-service teacher education in England : a descriptive case-study of the Oxfordshire Advisory., Peter R. Roberts, Education
Crabgrass and witchgrass susceptibility to simazine and atrazine., Donavan Errol Robinson, Plant and Soil Sciences
South Carolina's black colleges : a strategy for survival., James C. Robinson, Education
The effect of gender on responsiveness to internal and external cues associated with eating behavior., Seymour Lipman Rudman, Psychology
Development and implementation of an early intervention program for a selected group of kindergarten children., Marianne Ellis Rud, Education
Life experience accreditation : a case study and a process for the ex post facto examination and accreditation of non-academic learning experience., Elizabeth Goodell Russell, Education
Creativity in human relationships : theoretical bases and workshop application., Adam David Sacks, Education
An analysis of the Bilingual Education Act, 1967-68., Gilbert Sanchez, Education
The role of the corrections teacher in juvenile rehabilitation., Anthony M. Scacco, Education
Education through manual labor : a comparative study of selected self-help schools in the United States and Africa., Gordon L. Schimmel, Education
A comparison of school bonding practices and procedures in Massachusetts with several other selected states., John T. Schomer, Education
A basic communications curriculum model for collegiate students with marginal and/or varying degrees of learning skills competency., William R. Schreck, Education
An educational change model : pre-service, in-service continuum., Ann Byrd Schumer, Education
The University of Massachusetts School of Education Marathon program : description and analysis., Charles Joseph Schwahn, Education
The effects of contingent praise and token reinforcement on the classroom behavior of emotionally disturbed primary students., William George Selig, Education
Implementing psychological curriculum : an investigation of the instructional concerns of teachers., Doris J. Shallcross, Education
The teacher as liberator : an analysis of the philosophy of education of Friedrich Nietzsche., Ann Margaret Sharp, Education
Humanistic education and the actualization of social development in young children : an exploration of possibilities., Mary T. Sheerin, Education
Predicting group leader/member interaction : the efficacy of the Ivey taxonomy., Peter Andrew Douglas Sherrard, Education
The application of transactional analysis to the contemporary educational scene., Gilbert M. Slote, Education
In situ measurement of acetaldehyde in senescing apple fruits., John Michael Smagula, Plant and Soil Sciences
A cross generational study of the parental discipline practices and beliefs of Gullah blacks of the Carolina Sea Islands., Franklin O. Smith, Education
Music curriculum : an expressionist approach to music listening., Ronald Cecil Smith, Education
SASSI : an alternative for inner-city education., William H. Smith, Education
Computer simulation study of tailored testing strategies for objective-based instructional programs., John P. Spineti, Education
Identifying and developing the basic skills of friendship building., Raymond J. Steffen, Education
An investigation of the administrative functioning and educational leadership of Henry Pendexter Emerson, Buffalo school superintendent, based on selected theories of educational administration., John Edward Sturm, Education
A study of selected factors related to the successful institutionalization of educational change., John Joseph Sullivan, Education
An x-ray study of the morphology of ionomers., William P. Taggart, Polymer Science and Engineering
Metamethodology : the first field test., James B. Thomann, Education
From crown colony to associate statehood : political change in Dominica, the Commonwealth West Indies., Cuthbert J. Thomas, Political Science
Observation, indeterminacy, and ontological relativity : an examination of the philosophy of W.V. Quine., Jacqueline M. Thomason, Philosophy
"Machiavelli and education: the principal of power.", Jarold Frederic Tomas, Education
The function of locus of control in the appreciation of aggressive humor., Kendall Wayne Toney, Psychology
Development and analysis of program planning procedures in the management of adult basic education programs., Carroll F. Towey, Education
Educational renewal through teacher training for a diverse urban school population., Dennis Haywood Tyler, Education
Thegn and Ceorl in traditional history interpretations of pre-conquest society from Lambarde to Sharon Turner : 1568-1805., George A. Vannah, History
Cognitive vs. confluent approaches to instruction via a weaker language., Robert Kenyon Walker, Education
The interactive effects of eye movement patterns with modes of stimulus presentation on the recall of paired-associate learning sequences., Zlmarian Walker, Education
The concept of alienation : its application to emergent African states., Benson Kaguongo Wambari, Philosophy
Rheological and physical properties of poly-1-olefin series., Jeou-shyong Wang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Serrano v. Priest : school finance inequities and potential remedies., Laird Preston Warner, Education
Origins of bureaucratic stress., Kenneth F. Warren, Political Science
Developing a method of training for cross-cultural effectiveness., Terry Kenyon Whaling, Education
Implementing psychological curriculum : an examination of teacher behavior and student self-concept., Marilyn B. Wightman, Education
Rural educational challenges : a comparative study of 10 western Massachusetts rural preschools in reference to 10 nearby urban preschools., Torcy R. Wiley, Education
The relationship between the self concept of pre-service teachers and two methods of teaching value clarification., Richard Allen Wilgoren, Education
Teaching non-Western studies in secondary school : an in-service strategy., Robert M. Wilk, Education
Congressional hearings on child care : an identification and analysis of selected issues., Andrew Kenton Williams, Education
The myth of cultural deprivation, or a case for cultural pluralism., Barbara Lazarus Wilson, Education
Relationships among selected variables and the involvement of home economics teachers in professional growth activities., Marian L. Wilson, Education
Wittgenstein's ontology in his early works., Richard Mark Wolters, Philosophy
A historical-descriptive case study of the community resource program at Monument Mountain Regional High School., Joseph L. Wood, Education
A delphi study assessing occupational education needs., William E. Wood, Education
A study to determine the suitability of utilizing the audio-modular instructional approach as an alternative in-service training technique for teachers of adult education in the area of adult learning theory., M. Peter Wright, Education
Light scattering and deformation studies of crystalline polymers., Do Yeung Yoon, Polymer Science and Engineering
Status, satisfaction with the status quo, and helping behavior., Charles William Zanor, Psychology
Community resources and drug abuse : a strategy for preventive drug education., Michele Moran Zide, Education
Dissertations from 1972
Student permanent record files : the right to privacy related to the content and accessibility of student records in Massachusetts public high schools., William Edward Allen, Education
Conceptual model for a modular approach to the first course in foundations of education., Nicholas Appleton, Education
Utilization and training of paraprofessionals : New York City, 1967-1971., Gladstone H. Atwell, Education
The influence of non-sexual cues, sexual explicitness and sex guilt on female's erotic response to literature., Robert M. Bahm, Psychology
Habituation as a measure of perceptual integration., John D. Balling, Psychology
Student teaching in urban schools., Frank T. Bannister, Education
Identity, reference, and quantifying in., Kenneth Thomas Barnes, Philosophy
Existentialism and education : toward participation, mystery, and dialogue., Stanley Barondes, Education
Calorimetric Studies of Bulk Polymers., Charles L. Beatty, Polymer Science and Engineering
Teenage disclosure patterns in suburban school settings., Ralph Beren, Education
Study of Sweden's child centers - day nurseries : its applicability in developing a conceptual model for an early child care - day care program in the United States., Joan M. Bergstrom, Education
Affect and reading : theory and practice., David Barnes Boffey, Education
The Pine Grove residential college area coordinator position, 1970-1971 : a humanistic/collaborative intervention., Nicholas Ford Boys, Education
Composition for personal growth., David D. Britton, Education
An analysis of federal delivery systems for early child development services., Preston Bruce, Education
An evaluation of an academic design to upgrade the achievement scores of children in the Washington D.C. public schools., Joseph F. Brunner, Education
Differentiated staffing : a practical means to organizational health., Bruce Gordon Caldwell, Education
The story of the development of the total community school in the city of New Haven, Connecticut for the period 1962-1971., Henry T. Cameron, Education
An assessment of the future in-service training needs of school principals in Massachusetts : a delphi study., Dennis M. Carey, Education
Visual environmental education : the use of vision as the primary sensory mode of perception employed in the teaching of the fundamentals of environmental education., Doris Marie Carter, Education
Political development: the case of Latin America., N. Joseph Cayer, Political Science
The flexible curriculum :: a practical experiment in restructuring higher education., Philip R. Christensen, Education
An exercise in administrative self-analysis., James Corbin, Education
Behavioral contrast and the development of inhibitory stimulus control., James V. Couch, Psychology
The use of children's literature in the teaching of critical reading., William F. Coughlin, Education
Mount Hermon from 1881 to 1971 : an historical analysis of a distinctive American boarding school., Joseph Robert Curry, Education