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Dissertations from 1972
An historical-descriptive assessment of the Performance Objective Program : a systems approach to individualizing instruction., John F. Reynolds, Education
The problem of individual change in Outward Bound : an application of change and transfer theory., John Stewart Rhoades, Education
Significance of cellulose production by planktonic algae in lacustrine environments., Jinnque Rho, Plant and Soil Sciences
An assessment of a team governance-team teaching project in the junior high school, Rockland, Massachusetts., John W. Rogers, Education
A study of the effect of the learning environment on selected factors related to the self-concept of school children., John David Ross, Education
An exploratory investigation of children's responses to commercial content of television advertising in relation to their stages of cognitive development., Ronald S. Rubin, Business Administration
A comparative analysis of two models of early childhood education on the variables of teachers' conceptions of motivation and motivational strategies., James M. Sacco, Education
The relationship of individual differences to two instructional approaches in a college reading-study skills course., Richard P. Santeusanio, Education
The ombudsman in higher education : a study of the limitations of ombudsing as a departmental conflict resolution tool within a larger university environment., Peter Coffin Sartwell, Education
Personal growth and interpersonal relations : the Triangle Model :, Leda M. Saulnier, Education
The expansion of constitutional rights to public school pupils through the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment., Hubert E. Saunders, Education
An analysis of the impact of Outward Bound in twelve high schools., Joseph R. Schulze, Education
A comparative study of the decomposition of cellulosic substrates by selected bacterial strains., Mark Charles Segal, Plant and Soil Sciences
A design for expansion of secondary education in Iran., Farideh Seihoun, Education
A delineation of evaluative criteria used in comparing five humanistic curricula., Gary Seiler, Education
The Norwood elementary school : an historical-descriptive study of a differentiated staffing project., Jerome R. Shapiro, Education
A study of the patterns of unrest in the Springfield public schools., John Victor Shea, Education
An application of psychometric models and ATI methodology to the evaluation of instruction., Daniel S. Sheehan, Education
Personality determinants of risk-taking behavior., Charles James Shelley, Business Administration
Process and personality : toward a unification of psychological theory and educational practice., Raymond Paul Shepard, Education
Personal growth and interpersonal relations : the triangle model., Teresa M. Simard, Education
A Bayesian decision theory approach to the investigation of standard cost deviations : an empirical study., Kenneth Paul Sinclair, Business Administration
Response of common purslane to dicamba treatment., Maria Stacewicz-Sapuncakis, Plant and Soil Sciences
Stereoregular poly-[alpha]-methylstyrenes., Judith Elliott Sutherland, Polymer Science and Engineering
The communication of counselor empathy, respect and genuineness through verbal and non-verbal channels., Donald Thomas Tepper, Education
The migration of British physical educators to American universities., Dale Paul Toohey, Education
Induction and mechanisms of cellular injury of potato and cucumber tissues by enzymes produced by a soft rot bacterium, Erwinia carotovora (Jones) Holland., Tsung-Che Tseng, Plant Pathology
Crystallization behavior of sheared polyethylene oxide melts., Robert D. Ulrich, Polymer Science and Engineering
The effects of school participation upon an individual's identity., Charles S. Ungerleider, Education
The evolution of labor union leadership : the making of a bureaucrat., Warren R. Van Tine, History
Anticipated roles of future educators : a Delphi study., Donald Robert Waldera, Education
The immediate effects of three instructional means in assisting prospective teachers to arrive at an empathic state., Lola Washburn, Education
Organizational training for a community action agency staff : a case study., Jean Marie Westcott, Education
The effect of hindsight on reactions to favorable and unfavorable fait accompli events., George Ira Whitehead, Psychology
Administrative techniques to improve relationships between cooperating teachers and their paraprofessionals., Donald L. Wilkinson, Education
A study of attitude change of classroom teacher aides in a formal teacher aide training program., Fred Edson Williams, Education
A pilot study of school administrators' comprehension of black English., Mitchell H. Williams, Education
Curriculum for teaching the black experience through music and dramatic history., Willie L. Williams, Education
The logical grammar of Kant's twelve forms of judgment : a formalized study of Kant's table of judgments., Kirk Dallas Wilson, Philosophy
The identification of teacher competencies central to working in an integrated day approach., Peter T. Wilson, Education
The political economy of higher education., Robert M. Winston, Education
Becket Academy, the first seven years, A case study., John J. Wolter, Education
A case analysis of institutional change and its relationship to conflict with a focus on policy formulation., Richard Thomas Wotruba, Education
A developmental investigation of cross-modal equivalence among normal and retarded children., Burton James Zung, Psychology
Dissertations from 1971
Protests and expedients in response to failures in urban education : a study of New Haven, 1950-1970., Cleo Abraham, Education
The microtraining paradigm in the instruction of junior high school students in attending behavior., Ernest Edward Aldrige, Education
A study of the effects of information sources utilized in the educational decision-making process : relative stages of adoption analyzed., Brien William Anderson, Education
Responsitivity : the evolution of creative synthesis., Richard Eugene Andre, Education
A conceptual undergraduate teacher-training program in the philosophical context of community development., Joel Balsham, Education
A study to identify teachers who are judged to be effective in inner city schools., Langston Clinton Bannister, Education
Biosynthesis of triglycerides in Mycobacterium smegmatis., Hisham A. Barakat, Plant and Soil Sciences
Some effects of overcrowding on the respiration of larval Aedes aegypti (L.)., Pedro Barbosa, Entomology
The effects of contingency management on the attainment of performance criteria in teaching high school chemistry., Pierre. Barrette, Education
The effect of theme association and visual stimulus upon aural retention and preference in a music listening experience., Donald Joseph Bastarache, Education
The development of an "expository-inquiry continuum" to measure relationships between "expository" and "inquiry" teaching methods and student cognitive characteristics in secondary social studies classes., Theodore Bernard Belsky, Education
The elementary school environment : perceptions of students and teachers., Jon Scott Bender, Education
A curriculum for an aesthetic program for teacher education., Susan Maxwell Brainerd, Education
Psychological variables and contraction of and recovery from infectious mononucleosis., Avrene Laura Brandt, Psychology
Tensed sentences., Stephen E. Braude, Philosophy
A system to mathematically analyze negative income tax and guaranteed minimum income proposals., Ralph Richard Bravoco, Business Administration
Evaluating teaching effectiveness in terms of behavior change in pupils., George Brent, Education
Status study of the characteristics of differences in student interests in course offerings and teacher perceptions of those interests on parallel items., Maiso L. Bryant, Education
Ethnic identification of Puerto Rican seventh graders., Argelia María Buitrago Hermenet, Education
The Dayton experience : a descriptive case study of the Dayton Community School Council., Ruth Wilson Burgin, Education
A case study in urban teacher education : the Center for Inner City Studies, 1966-1971., Gerald Butler, Education
Visual and haptic training and cross-modal transfer of a reflective cognitive strategy., Eliot Jay Butter, Psychology
Eye movement preferences as individual differences in learning from color and non-color pictures., Juan Pedro Cabán, Education
A study and clinical analysis of Trainer of Teacher Trainers : the preparation of educational leaders for urban inner city schools., Carol J. Carter, Education
The use of consultants in Massachusetts public schools (1967-1970), Joseph P. Cebula, Education
A study and analysis of the utilization and influence of the critical factors of change in the schools of Concord, Massachusetts, 1965-1970., John Rice Champlin, Education
Electrically elicited behavior in the rat : sources of reinforcement., Drake C. Chisholm, Psychology
Parents' use of behavior modification to enhance their children's self-concept of ability and academic achievement., William J. Conway, Education
The relationship between innovativeness and selected elements of group structure., David Prytherch Crandall, Education
Identification of elements of bias in teacher ratings., Theodore Robert Cromack, Education
Student perceptions of self-esteem and educational environment., Donald F. Cuniff, Education
The trapdoor effect : special education for inner-city schools., John Peter Delaney, Education
An experimental examination of conditions which may foster the use of price as an indicator of relative product attractiveness., Albert J. Della Bitta, Business Administration
Some effects of Machiavellianism and change of leaders on group productivity., Louis Robert Desfosses, Business Administration
Initiating commitment to change : a framework and a process for school managers., Philip Howard DeTurk, Education
The Pigtail war : the American response to the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895., Jeffery M. Dorwart, History
Certain verbal characteristics and visual interaction in an interview setting as a function of interpersonal distance, room size and induced stress., Florent Rene Dumont, Education
The physical properties of polar derivatives of polyethylene., Frederick Albert Emerson, Polymer Science and Engineering
A study of a tutoring program to benefit tutors and tutees., Marilyn Rose Erickson, Education
Feedback in the judicial process : the Warren Court and criminal procedure., George Gregory Fahlund, Political Science
Guidelines for negotiating teams interested in facilitating improvement in educational programs., Ronald Joseph Fitzgerald, Education
A validation study of a computer simulation model for an individualized curriculum., William Webster Foley, Education
The effects of methods courses and student teaching on the philosophical and educational beliefs of student teachers., Dorothy Morgan Freimarck, Education
An analytical study of teacher certification processes as perceived by leadership personnel within the teacher education and certification sections of the fifty state education agencies, with special emphasis on the development of the performance-based movement., Marshall Lee Frinks, Education
Cognitive styles of "externals" and "internals" in a probability learning task., Aline Mae Garrett, Psychology
The British-owned railroads and the Unión Cívica Radical : a study in the political uses of foreign capital, 1916-1930., Paul B. Goodwin, History
The development of Canadianism in the English-language universities of Quebec, 1960-1970., Robert A. Gordon, Education
Political and social structures as determinants of voter participation : a comparative study of American cities., C. Vernon Gray, Political Science
Microbial nitrogen transformations in aquatic and soil systems., Charles Habib, Plant and Soil Sciences
The effects of role playing in an instructional simulation., Alfred S. Hartwell, Education
Teacher voice tone and student academic achievement., James Myron Henderer, Psychology
A pilot study of the suitability of the audio modular instructional approach for the continuing education of school administrators., Ernest Donald Herriman, Education
A comparison of the recognition of psychopathology and attitudes towards mental illness between paraprofessionals and professionals in counseling agencies., Miriam F. Hirsch, Education
Seating patterns and patient behavior in an experimental dayroom., Charles J. Holahan, Psychology
Analyses of response latency and hypothesis behavior for learning set performance obtained from the bluejay (Cyancocitta cristata) using two and three dimensional stimuli., Maxwell W. Hunter, Psychology
Light Scattering and Microscopic Investigations of Mesophase Transitions of Cholesteryl Myristate., Saleh Abd el Karim Jabarin, Polymer Science and Engineering