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Dissertations from 2006
The nature of phonological representation in reading :: evidence from eye movements and event-related potentials/, Jane, Ashby, Psychology
Participatory video projects in multicultural learning environments., Gregory D. S. Bascomb, Education
Living politics by awakening history : a critical approach to Walter Benjamin through Sigmund Freud., Alex, Betancourt-Serrano, Political Science
Gender ideology, depression, and marital quality in working-class, dual-earner couples across the transition to parenthood/, Heather, Bourne, Psychology
School board use of student achievement data in policy development and decision making., Cecelia O. Buckley, Education
The construction of whiteness by white anti-racism educators., Michael J. Burchell, Education
Morphological studies of graft copolymers with different molecular architectures., Engin, Burgaz, Polymer Science and Engineering
Emotional aftereffects of stereotype suppression., Kathleen C. Burns, Psychology
Competition among high school principals of charter schools, public schools and voucher-receiving private schools in the District of Columbia., B. J. Cain, Education
Molecular aspects of yield and fracture in glassy thermosets and their nano-composites., Kevin J. Calzia, Polymer Science and Engineering
Model organic-inorganic hybrid copolymers based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane., Gregoire, Cardoen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Equating high stakes educational measurements : a study of design and consequences., Bob Wajizigha Chulu, Education
Examining the efficacy of two computerized reading programs for kindergarten students at-risk for reading and behavior problems., Julie Clarfield, Education
Secondary mathematics and English teachers' perceptions regarding the impact of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System on curriculum and instruction decision-making in their classrooms., Patricia A. Donovan, Education
Mapping intersections: Black women's identities and the politics of home in transnational Black American women's fiction/, Sandra Caona Duvivier, Afro-American Studies
Chief academic officers in New England community colleges : leadership and regional collaboration., Pamela R. Edington, Education
The shield of Achilles and the war on terror : Ekphrasis as critique., Christopher D. Erickson, Political Science
Continuous carbon nanofibers prepared from electrospun polyacrylonitrile precursor fibers., Sian F. Fennessey, Polymer Science and Engineering
A case study of adventure education : an ecological analysis., Thaddeus J. France, Education
Courage under fire : African American firefighters and the struggle for racial equality/, David A. Goldberg, Afro-American Studies
The benefits of being a senior peer counselor., Marsha Bari Goldman, Education
The relationship between parental psychopathology and children's subtypes of disruptive behavior problems., Lauren Hillary Goldstein, Psychology
Carpets, beards, and baseball signs : an intertextual and interdiscursive look at meanings constructed in a cross-cultural setting for language learning., William E. Grohe, Education
Late adolescents coping strategies and their physiological reactivity to romantic relationship conflict : self, partner, and couple effects., Meredith L. Gunlicks, Psychology
Sustainable community development in Nepal : voices from the bottom-up., Totraman, Gurung, Education
Detecting exposed items in computer-based testing., Ning Han, Education
Development and evaluation of the student-counselor social capital instrument., James Harrity, Education
Grain growth kinetics in microphase separated AnBn star block copolymers., Xiaochuan, Hu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Deformation characteristics of thermoplastic elastomers., Kishore K. Indukuri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Structures and phenanthrene sorption behavior of plant cuticles and soil humic substances., Elizabeth Joy Johnson, Plant and Soil Sciences
Nickel salicylaldiminato catalysts for olefin polymerization in organic and aqueous media., Pushkala, Krishnamurthy, Polymer Science and Engineering
American pragmatism and democratic faith., Robert J. Lacey, Political Science
Variables in Natural Language, Meredith Landman, Linguistics
Leibniz and Locke on the ultimate origination of things., Marcy P. Lascano, Philosophy
A thermal approach to the generation of stable diblock copolymer templates using thin films., Julie M. Leiston-Belanger, Polymer Science and Engineering
Evaluating the consistency and accuracy of proficiency classifications using item response theory., Shuhong Li, Education
Patients and doctors in dialogue about chronic illness., Georgene R. Lockerman, Education
Lyrics and the law : the constitution of law in music., Aaron R. S., Lorenz, Political Science
Assessing fit of item response theory models., Ying Lu, Education
Transport polymerization for materials synthesis., Zhixiang, Lu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Incremental and predictive utility of formative assessment methods of reading comprehension., Amanda M. Marcotte, Education
Systemic educational reform in Massachusetts : teacher perspectives on standards, assessment and school based decision making in underperforming schools., Caryn M. McCrohon, Education
Conceptions of art : a case study of elementary teachers, a principal, and an art teacher., Kathy A. Miraglia, Education
Solvent enhanced block copolymer ordering in thin films., Matthew J. Misner, Polymer Science and Engineering
Reinventing indigenous knowledge : a crucial factor for an IPM-based sustainable agricultural development., Elias T. Moning, Education
Inclusive pedagogy for diverse learners : science instruction, disability, and the community college., Mary A. Moriarty, Education
Not in this family :: gays and the family of origin in North America, 1945-1990s/, Heather, Murray, History
Child abuse in contemporary children's literature : a critical multicultural analysis., Albertina Navarro Rios, Education
The convergence of the global and the local : what teachers bring to their classrooms after a Fulbright experience in Kenya and Tanzania., Kelly Bryn O'Brien, Education
Myths and realities of the role of officialdom in economic development in Ukraine : two case studies in small business creation, Kharkiv and Transcarpathia., Robert J. O'Meara, Political Science
Aliphatic polyesters with pendent unsaturation and poly(ethylene glycol) groups : synthesis, characterization, and encapsulation studies., Bryan K. Parrish, Polymer Science and Engineering
American ideal : Theodore Roosevelt and the redefinition of American individualism., Paul M. Rego, Political Science
The complex interplay between school and home discourses and identities in a first grade structured English immersion classroom., Bernadette J. Rodríguez, Education
The "Negro market" and the Black freedom movement in New York City, 1930-1965, Julia L. Sandy-Bailey, History
Ideological dissention in the progressive era : uncovering the challengers to direct democracy reforms., Lonce H. Sandy-Bailey, Political Science
Activity of primisulfuron and Alternaria helianthi as affected by leaf surface micro-morphology and surfactants., Debanjan Sanyal, Plant and Soil Sciences
Selective metallization of well aligned block copolymers in thin films and confined geometries., James D. Sievert, Polymer Science and Engineering
Quantum dot-polymer nanocomposites : new materials for dispersion, encapsulation, and electronic applications., Kevin N. Sill, Polymer Science and Engineering
Self-assembly of silk fibroin under osmotic stress., Sungkyun, Sohn, Polymer Science and Engineering
Factors involved in high school completion and non-completion of Native Americans., Lorrie Starr, Education
A reflexive postdevelopment critique of development knowledge : exploring bases for alliance with development professionals., Peter A. Tamas, Education
Voices of rural women in Nepal : impact of literacy on the lives of women., Keshab Deep Thapaliya, Education
Strangers in good company? : the accuracy of students' perceptions of peer attitudes toward gays, lesbians, and bisexuals., Lauri Kay Turkovsky, Education
Impacts of technology coaching on teacher practices., Ruth-Ellen. Verock-O'Loughlin, Education
From the discovery to rationalization of others lies : how perceivers process and judge deception., Brent Weiss, Psychology
I. Composite polymer coatings prepared in supercritical carbon dioxide. II. Chemical modification of atomic force microscope probes. III. Liquid mobility on surfaces with patterned chemistry and topography., Kevin A. Wier, Polymer Science and Engineering
Creating a culture of political giving., David L. Wiltse, Political Science
Telling images : an ethnography of young children's creation of narratives in response to works of art., Faith T. Wint, Education
Becoming an elementary mathematics teacher leader : collaborative teacher growth and change., Amy S. Wolpin, Education
The role of feature accessibility in memory conjunction errors., Mungchen Wong, Psychology
Dissertations from 2005
Patterns of predation by natural enemies of the banana weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Indonesia and Uganda., Agnes Matilda Abera-Kanyamuhungu, Entomology
The conservation of crop genetic diversity in Turkey : an analysis of the linkages between local, national and international levels., Zuhre, Aksoy, Political Science
Teacher research as a response to "Miss, do we really have to pass this class?" : examining discourses in the middle school students' foreign language classroom., Adina C. Alexandru, Education
Bringing reading strategies home from a family literacy workshop : two case studies of parents and their children reading together., Marilyn L. Antonucci, Education
Cationic facially amphiphilic phenylene ethynylenes as host defense peptide mimics., Lachelle, Arnt, Polymer Science and Engineering
Clinical instructional strategies in athletic training education., Mary G. Barnum, Education
The psychodynamics of white racism : an historical exploration of white racial pathology as elicited by prizefighters Jack Johnson and Muhammad Ali., Michal Louise Beale, Education
Multicultural art education : voices of art teachers and students in the postmodern era., Patricia Bode, Education
The influence of mentoring in dyadic relationships on the leadership development of women college presidents., Cheryl E. Braxton, Education
First-generation college students : family influence and the road to college., Maria Vita Calkins, Education
Educational technology : learning in a computer-mediated environment., Karin Moyano Camihort, Education
Attention during action in infancy., Renee L. Carrico, Psychology
Upright dieback disease of cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. : casual agents and infection courts., Nora J. Catlin, Plant and Soil Sciences
Literacy and numeracy practices of market women of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala., Joan B. Cohen-Mitchell, Education
The politics of style :: building, builders, and the creation of Federal Boston/, Thomas E. Conroy, History
Math stories : troubleSUM relationships : a study of the importance of relationships on women's achievement in mathematics., Christine DeGregorio, Education
Academic choice provision in an urban elementary school classroom : an examination of the factors and processes that lead to growth in teaching and learning., Paula Denton, Education
Beyond the accountability-improvement debate : a case study analysis of institutional response to assessment., Kathryn P. Doherty, Education
American voting : the local character of suffrage in the United States., Alec C. Ewald, Political Science
The intergenerational transmission of educational values from working-class mothers to their adolescent daughters in two Western Massachusetts mill towns., Mary Jayne Fay, Education
Myotropic peptide hormones and serotonin in the regulation of feeding in the adult blow fly Phormia regina, and the adult horse fly Tabanus nigrovittatus., Aaron Haselton, Entomology
Desire-satisfaction theories of welfare., Christopher C. Heathwood, Philosophy
Surface chemistry of poly (p-xylylene) and nylon., Margarita, Herrera-Alonso, Polymer Science and Engineering
Identity and discoursal elements : three case studies of first-year writing students., Pamela Weisenberg Hollander, Education
Developing siblings and peer tutors to assist native Taiwanese children in learning habits of mind for math success., Hsing-Wen Hu, Education
Mao's American strategy and the Korean War/, Wanli, Hu, History
Preparation of novel amphiphilic polymers via ring-opening metathesis polymerization and the study of their antibacterial properties., Mehmet Firat Ilker, Polymer Science and Engineering
Representin' for Latino students : culturally responsive pedagogies, teacher identities, and the preparation of teachers for urban schools., Jason G. Irizarry, Education
How prior life experiences influence teaching : multiple case studies of mature age elementary student teachers., S. Kay Klausewitz, Education
Pressure effects on entropically driven phase transitions in block copolymers., Kristopher A. Lavery, Polymer Science and Engineering