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Dissertations from 1971
Art style preference relationships to personological and sociological variables., Aino Jarvesoo, Education
The predictability of theoretical knowledge of a psychomotor skill to the actual performance of that skill., Ray Alan Johnson, Education
An environmental examination of a governmental agency : an analysis of a policy decision in the federal employment service and operational implementation in a state employment service., Harvey Kahalas, Business Administration
Nonverbal communication in the counseling and psychotherapeutic interaction : an investigation of the differential effect of selected therapist proxemic variables on client attitude., Francis Donovan Kelly, Education
Attitude change through observation : an investigation of two social psychological theories., Joan Paulette Kerpelman, Psychology
A study of teacher education programs in selected Catholic and nonsectarian liberal arts colleges., Kathleen Marie Kirley, Education
The development of self-acceptance in counselor educators through the use of gestalt therapy., Russell Charles Kraus, Education
An analysis of selected quantitative techniques for application to process cost accounting systems for planning and control purposes., Wayne E. Leininger, Business Administration
An examination of the relationship of phenomenological existential and perceptual theory to humanistic education., Kenneth Lenchitz, Education
Pupil assessment of elementary classroom teaching behavior : a study of atypical ratings., David Hoyle Lepard, Education
The schema of the potential concept of representation in adolescent public school children., Paul H. Levy, Education
A status study on the characteristics of elementary school guidance programs in selected parishes of Louisiana., Prentiss Michael Love, Education
Comparisons of perceptions of methods professors, practice teachers, and regular teachers concerning certain aspects of methods courses., Norman Charles Lyster, Education
The thoracic chaetotaxy of the last three larval instars of four New England species of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae)., Duncan West MacKenzie, Entomology
Alternatives in African education : the need for a synthesis between the tradition and the new systems., Chukwuemeka Manuwuike, Education
The ontogenesis of proxemic behavior among school-aged children., Martin James Markey, Psychology
Toward individuality with community : an exploration of three styles of life., Richard Edward Markham, Education
The model elementary training sequence : a personal growth program for student teachers., Frederick Hanoch McCarty, Education
Analysis of critical issues and incidents in the New York City school crisis, 1967-1970, and their implications for urban education in the 1970's., Rhody Arnold McCoy, Education
Principals, teachers, and elementary youth : measurement of selected variables of teacher-principal social interaction and educational environment., Alexander Bruce McKay, Education
A case study of the federal response to the education component in the model cities program., Oscar Lugrie Mims, Education
An analysis of the effects of group counseling on the reduction of transfer-shock on community college students transferring to the University of Massachusetts., William E. Minichiello, Education
Differences in perception of admissions procedures criteria of Massachusetts community colleges., Ellington Cortez Moore, Education
Video programmed instruction in elementary psychotherapeutic and related clinical skills., John Rogers Moreland, Psychology
An experimental investigation of the effect of using the arts as media to create an aesthetic learning opportunity., Donald William Morris, Education
An investigation using a humanistic approach in the supervision of student teachers., Bernard Nisenholz, Education
An analysis of the operations of police compulsory arbitration boards in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations., Craig Eddy Overton, Business Administration
The effect of ammonium ions on the physiochemical properties of proteins and protein synthesis., Rabindranath Patnaik, Plant and Soil Sciences
A study of computer-assisted learning with artificial intelligence games., Howard A. Peelle, Education
Characteristics of adopters and non-adopters of an industrial product., Michael P. Peters, Business Administration
A study of the effects of patient-therapist expectations regarding short-term therapy on therapeutic outcome., Kent Poey, Psychology
A study of selected factors related to the turnover of public school superintendents in Connecticut., Wayne Smith Porter, Education
A study of relevancy in higher education as perceived by black college students : implications for structural and program changes., Frederick R. Preston, Education
Viscoelastic properties of blends of high molecular weight polymers., William Marchan Prest, Polymer Science and Engineering
A comparison of total scores on the learning atmosphere attitude scale with high school student characteristics and behaviors., William J. Quinlan, Education
The black college community., Leroy Ronald Ray, Education
A study of the relationship between interpersonal trust level and orientation toward college of entering freshman students at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst., John David Robinson, Education
Development of a model for recruitment of potential adult basic education students., Mark H. Rossman, Education
Schools as seen by children : a factor analytic study of the perceptions of fifth and sixth grade students toward elementary school environments., David Gerald Sadker, Education
Modification of the frequency of student-initiated higher-order questions through microteaching and a token economy., Myra. Sadker, Education
A pilot study : can games be used to diagnose reading difficulties?, Alice M. Scales, Education
Assessing and creating the community environmental press in selected independent secondary schools., William Preston Scheel, Education
A study of leadership emergence in task groups., Robert William Scull, Business Administration
Retrieval processes for organized semantic information., John G. Seamon, Psychology
Behavioral components of the utility of gambling., George William Sheldon, Business Administration
The black college as a contributor to the intellectual common market : readiness of faculty and students of the black college for international involvement., Cynthia Norton Shepard, Education
Effects of supraoptimal carbon dioxide concentrations on mitochondrial activity of 'Richared Delicious' apples., Michael Richard Shipway, Plant and Soil Sciences
Sociodrama in education., Ronald W. Simmons, Education
Strategy for teaching Afro-American cultural curriculum in the humanities., Nathaniel Sims, Education
An integrated sex education program for urban schools : implications for guidance and counseling., Gloria Stephens Smith, Education
Some of our children may live : a study of students in alternative and innovative schools., Leonard J. Solo, Education
Assessing community perceptions of the public schools using public opinion polling., Dudley I. Solomon, Education
Academic success of special service students in relation to some antecedent and demographic variables., Eugene Robert Spiess, Education
A trained and validated style of counseling : reconstructive therapy., Jacquelyn Yvonne Stanton, Education
Hutchins of Chicago : philosopher-administrator., Lloyd Everett Stein, Education
The Markham Elementary School : a descriptive study of the organization and implementation of an experimental compensatory education program., Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, Education
The development of perception., Donald T. Streets, Education
The effect of issue involvement and discrepancy on latitude width as an individual difference variable in attitude change., Kathleen Ann Telaak, Psychology
Legal Rights of Students in the Public Schools: A Descriptive Case Study of the Center for the Study of Student Citizenship, Rights and Responsibilities in Dayton, Arthur E. Thomas, Education
In-service teacher education : a tool for change., Herbert Thomas Tilley, Education
The Southampton slave revolt., Henry Irving Tragle, History
The construction of an attitude scale : a psychometric method of measuring community orientation in a college residence hall., John Curtis Welles, Education
Case study of the University of Hartford/Hartford school system Teacher Corps' project - fourth cycle., Elliott Coleman Williams, Education
A descriptive study of the salary, fringe benefits and pattern of negotiation of the non-instructional employees in thirteen Ohio school districts for 1970-71., Melvin Earl Williams, Education
The effects of training on the variance of teacher ratings., George Emil Worle, Education
An information system for the planning and control of a food service operation., Albert L. Wrisley, Business Administration
Preparation and polymerization of 3-methylenecyclobutene and of 1-methyl-3-methylenecyclobutene., Chester Cherng-chiou Wu, Polymer Science and Engineering
The effects of stimulus variation on learning from lecture., Winnefred Lee Wyckoff, Education
The physical properties of polyurethanes, Michael W. Yang, Polymer Science and Engineering
The effects of anticipated future contact upon responses to interpersonal disagreements., John Edward Youngblood, Psychology
A regional investigation of the effective utilization of teacher aides in Head Start Centers., James Clayton Young, Education
Dissertations from 1970
The effects of sequential fluid concentration shifts upon short term ingestive behavior in the rat., Alan Bryce Ashton, Psychology
Complexation of calcium by water soluble soil organic matter., Larry Gene Ballantine, Plant and Soil Sciences
The relationship of selected factors to academic achievement in economics., Russell Paul Bellico, Education
The interaction of sinusoidal oscillation and sinusoidal electrical stimulation on the sensation of movement., Howard Culver Berthold, Psychology
Interpersonal schemas : a cross-cultural comparison., Salma Bhalla, Psychology
Combining identical sets of pre- and postquestions in prose learning., William McKendree Boyd, Psychology
Individual behavior and the small work group : a simulation study., Harvey J. Brightman, Business Administration
Interracial group process in an experimental course in race relations : an evaluation based on indirect techniques of measurement., James Mark Brine, Education
The effects of cooperating teacher teaching style on student teacher teaching style., Michel Alan Burton, Education
A study of mail communication strategies and response characteristics associated with the obtaining of evaluative feedback from selected secondary school graduates., William Martin Cary, Education
Strain dependence of dynamic birefringence and dynamic x-ray diffraction in low density polyethylene., Eng Pi Chang, Polymer Science and Engineering
A comparison of two methods of training raters for dyadic encounters., Loren William Cheney, Education
Sniffing and motivation in the rat., Samuel Henry Clarke, Psychology
The conditionability of positive and negative self-reference emotional affect statements in a counseling type interview., Thomas James Crowley, Education
Beyond bureaucratic staffing : an organic-adaptive model for schools., Michael L. DeBloois, Education
A study of the predictive relationships between admission criteria and academic achievement for the Stockbridge School of Agriculture., John William Denison, Education
Experimental analysis of the interactional behavior of severely disturbed children., John Everett Denny, Psychology
A comparison of video-tape and programmed instruction as training devices to discriminate the emotion commonly referred to as depression., Dominic Joseph Di Mattia, Education
Intensity of cross-modal meaning discrimination in academic achievers and underachievers., Grant Carey Drakeford, Psychology
The interpersonal perceptions, interactions, and marital adjustment of hospitalized alcoholic males and their wives., Thomas Roland DuHamel, Psychology
Labyrinthine contribution to static equilibrium., Richard Nils Ek, Psychology
An analysis of counselor interaction with disadvantaged youth in a compensatory educational program utilizing four selected case studies., Dennis Eugene Elgrim, Education
Interpersonal responses to stigma as a function of age., Robert Isaac Fischer, Psychology
A dimensional investigation of self-other orientations of preschool age boys and girls., Donald Patrick Flammer, Psychology
A technique for analyzing the costs of an educational program based on behavioral stated instructional objectives., Roy H. Forbes, Education
The University of Massachusetts concept identification under complete learning., Blase Paul Gambino, Psychology
An investigation of the relationship between participation and organizational climate : an empirical study of the perceptions of high school senior students, teachers, principals and district superintendents in innovative versus noninnovative schools., Theodore Herbert Gehrman, Education
The hope factor. : The growth of the westside study center, 1965-1968., Atron Gentry, Education
Verbal conditionability in schizophrenia as a function of behavioral characteristics of the subject., Michael Leonard Glassman, Psychology