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Dissertations from 1998
Among advisors : an interview study of faculty and staff undergraduate advising experience at a public land grant university., Donna J. S. Lynch, Education
Effects of legume-cereal cover crop mixtures on nitrogen management in sweet corn., Francis Xavier Mangan, Plant and Soil Sciences
The relationship of directors to quality within child care programs in Massachusetts : an exploration into some contributing characteristics., John P. Manning, Education
From here to maternity : motherhood, culture, and identity., Marsha V. Marotta, Political Science
Antecedents and distractors in the anaphor resolution process : the influence of relative strength of association in memory., Robert A. Mason, Psychology
Macrocyclic polymers from cyclic oligomers of poly(butylene terephthalate)., Samuel, Miller, Polymer Science and Engineering
Constructing ritual space for displaced teen voices : a study of power and pedagogy using theater and interactive television with adolescent young women., Janet Lynne Mittman, Education
Retrospective analysis of epidemic Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis transmission in Massachusetts., Abelardo C. Moncayo, Entomology
Desert, virtue, and justice., Eric F. Moore, Philosophy
A descriptive study of Japanese biliterate students in the United States : bilingualism, language-minority education, and teachers' role., Yoshiko Nagaoka, Education
Epistemologies of champions : a discoursive analysis of champions' retrospective attributions : looking back and looking within., Edward K. Norris, Counseling Psychology
The necessity of organization' : Mary Kenney O'Sullivan, the American Federation of Labor, and the Boston Women's Trade Union League, 1892-1919., Kathleen Banks Nutter, History
A study of expectant mothers' knowledge, choice and practice of infant feeding., Ijego V. Nwachuku, Education
Impacts of a self-esteem curriculum on the educationally mentally retarded and trainable mentally retarded students in the Food Service Program at Dorchester High School., Ellen Ball O'Brien, Education
Secret culture, public culture and a secular moral order : masonry and antimasonry in Massachusetts (1826-1832), the Third French Republic (1884-1911), and the Russian Empire (1906-1910)., Julianne, O'Brien, History
A multicultural organization development examination of school-based change strategies to address the needs of gay youth., Mathew L. Ouellett, Education
Louis the Pious and Judith Augusta : in defense of sacral kingship in the imperium christianum of the early ninth century., Jane Swotchak Ourand, History
Witnesses to war : the war stories of women Vietnam veterans., Margaret Ellen Perri, Education
An exploratory study of community trauma and culturally responsive counseling with Chamorro clients., Patricia Taimanglo Pier, Counseling Psychology
Multicultural voices : a study of Puerto Rican first generation students' perceptions of their guidance counseling services and their opportunity to achieve a post-secondary education., Sonia Correa Pope, Education
Developmental challenges and barriers : how senior executive women cope with difficult situations in their careers., Katherine C. Powell, Education
Becoming a psychotherapist : applications of Kegan's model for understanding the development of psychotherapists., Linda L. Pratt, Counseling Psychology
Models of conceptual understanding in human respiration and strategies for instruction., Mary Anne Rea-Ramirez, Education
Children's memory and comprehension for a story : comparison of audio, audio-visual, and interactive CD-ROM media presentation., Christine M. Ricci, Psychology
Infrared reflectance spectroscopy as a characterization probe for polymer surfaces and interfaces., Sophie A. Riou, Polymer Science and Engineering
The experiences of Puerto Rican female students in U.S. public secondary schools., Carmen A. Rolón, Education
The incompatibility of determinism and moral obligation., Neil Schaefer, Philosophy
Semantic priming by words and pictures in lexical decision and pronunciation tasks., Hildur Elisabet Halliday Schilling, Psychology
The chiral induction of polycarbodiimides through diastereomer formation., David Scott Schlitzer, Polymer Science and Engineering
Computer shop girls : an ethnographic study of gendered positionings in a vocational high school., Leslie A. Shaw, Education
Psychological effects of physical exercise and Yoga., Aryeh L. Shestopal, Psychology
Capillary electrophoresis of polyelectrolytes in dilute neutral polymer solutions : simulations and model experiments., Margaret E. Starkweather, Polymer Science and Engineering
Examining services to postsecondary students with learning disabilities through the use of Ivey's developmental counseling and therapy (DCT) model., Kregg Charles Strehorn, Counseling Psychology
Lifestyle management education : a case study of the closing of Fort Devens., Janet B. Sullivan, Education
Middle school student perspectives about misbehavior in physical education classes., Salee Supaporn, Education
The talk's the thing : an ethnographic study analyzing the critical reflective dialogue of a collaborative curriculum development team composed of a high school Spanish teacher, a native language informant, and a researcher., Joyce L. Szewczynski, Education
Development of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of mutagenic metabolites of the herbicide alachlor., Daniel M. Tessier, Entomology
Hume's skepticism., Dennis F. Thompson, Philosophy
The interfacial behavior of Bombyx mori silk fibroin., Regina, Valluzzi, Polymer Science and Engineering
Black student perceptions of predominantly white University of Massachusetts Amherst and their relationship to the CCEBMS Program., Sean S. Warner, Education
Student perceptions of alcohol policy education and enforcement in the residence halls at a large state university : a study of environmental press., Sandra J. Whitcomb, Education
Optimization and characterization of solution-processed fluoropolymer coatings., Meredith L. White, Polymer Science and Engineering
Development of structure in natural silk spinning and poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel formation., Patricia Jeanene Willcox, Polymer Science and Engineering
The ethnicities of philosophy and the limits of culture., Joseph S. Yeh, Philosophy
Effect of benzyladenine on fruit thinning and its mode of action on 'McIntosh' apples., Rongcai Yuan, Plant and Soil Sciences
Smectic ordering of rod-like polymers owing to monodispersity of chain length : synthesis and characterization of benzyl and (4-hexadecyloxy)benzyl esters of monodisperse derivatives of poly(a, L-glutamate)., Seungju, Yu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Puerto Rican client expectations of therapists and folkloric healers., Josefina, Zeda Batista, Counseling Psychology
Dissertations from 1997
Redefining region : social construction of region and place in a watershed education partnership., Marsha Alibrandi, Education
Perspectives of distinguished teaching award winners : personal meanings of teaching., Debra Decker Anderson, Education
Anger and the learning process : the roles anger plays in learning about sexism., Joan Griswold Anderson, Education
Evaluation of an experimental distance education course for training teachers as community development agents in rural Bolivia., Eloy Anello, Education
Wandering behavior in the nursing home setting., Loren M. Angiullo, Psychology
Classroom climate in middle school eighth grades., Deborah A. Antosca, Education
The integration of students with disabilities : an analysis of two school districts' special education costs., John D. Barry, Education
Social cogntive development and transformational leadership : a case study., Phyllis Benay, Education
Meeting the challenge : pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers identify conditions in school for successful learning., Deborah J. Black, Education
Prenatal exposure to cocaine and other substances : its effect on newborn behavior and subsequent attachment behavior., Cynthia L. Bombardier, Education
Narratives of teenage addiction : a thematic unfolding of shared epistemology through multiple levels of cognitive development., David R. Boyer, Counseling Psychology
Preservice teachers' voices : images of teaching and the self., Irena Bozin-Mirkovic, Education
Anger and Black identity development : construction and validation of a theoretical model., Evelyn V. Brooks, Counseling Psychology
Out of the abundance of the heart : Sarah Ann Parker Remond's quest for freedom/, Sibyl Ventress Brownlee, History
Infantilization of the elderly in the institutional environment., Erin Lynne Cassidy, Psychology
Indian women's lives and labor : the indentureship experience in Trinidad and Guyana, 1845-1917., Sumita, Chatterjee, History
Polymer surface modification : chemical surface modification, layer-by-layer adsorption, and surface reconstruction., Wei, Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Energy policies, liberalization and the framing of climate change policies in India., Anilla, Cherian, Political Science
Spectroscopic studies of short/long range ordering in polymers., Bert, Chien, Polymer Science and Engineering
"Social mirroring" : nine African American artists reflect on their origins through in-depth interviews., Michael E. Coblyn, Education
Understanding African American students' perceptions of the campus climate at a predominantly white college : a study of student affairs administrators., Susan T. Costa, Education
"The magic of the many that sets the world on fire" : Boston elites and urban political insurgents during the early nineteenth century., Matthew H. Crocker, History
Denaturalizing international development education : silence and the new-world dis-order., James A. Cumming, Education
Transmission of the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus : theory and experiment., Vincent D'Amico, Entomology
Synthesis, randomization, and characterization of liquid crystalline copolyesters containing substituted phenylene terephthalate and ethylene terephthalate units for blending studies with poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)., Darius K. Deak, Polymer Science and Engineering
The social cost of acting "extra" : dilemmas of student identity and academic success in post-colonial Papua New Guinea., Peter Wells Demerath, Education
Metaphysical theories of modality : properties, relations and possibilities., David A. Denby, Philosophy
The baseball anomaly : a regulatory paradox in American political development., Jerold J. Duquette, Political Science
Puerto Rican first and second generation single parent shared child-rearing practices : relationship with the extended family., Henry J. East-Trou, Education
Religious belief, social establishment and autonomy., Christopher J. Eberle, Philosophy
A writing box for every child : changing strategies for teaching writing in a first and second grade classroom., Sharon A. Edwards, Education
"I am more who I am here than I am anywhere" : an ethnographic study of the influences of safety and connection on the co-constructions of gender and sexual orientation identities in adolescents in small groups., Sally S. Fleischmann Ember, Education
The meaning of foregoing motherhood in the context of a nontraditional identity : a phenomenological exploration., Elizabeth Ann Feeney, Education
Attention allocation during sequential eye movement tasks., Martin H. Fischer, Psychology
Affiliation and athletic participation among African-American university students : an exploratory study., Susan Elizabeth Flood, Psychology
Dancing America : modern dance and cultural nationalism 1925-1950., Julia L. Foulkes, History
The state of nature and the genesis of commonwealths in Hobbes's political philosophy., Thomas J. Fryc, Philosophy
The experiences of language minority students in mainstream English classes in United States public high schools : a study through in-depth interviewing., John Gabriel, Education
Testing the systems model in Mexican distance education : the case of the Virtual University at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey., Luis Galarza Pérez, Education
The meaning of development : African women speak., Barbara Anne Gardner, Education
Social identity development in pluralistic societies : a study on the psychological stages of development of the Lebanese identity., Marwan Makarem Gharzeddine, Counseling Psychology
The ordeal of Edward Greeley Loring : fugitive slavery, judicial reform, and the politics of law in 1850s Massachusetts., Kevin L. Gilbert, History
Peer group talk in a language arts classroom : an ethnographic study of Hawaiian adolescents., Theresa A. Gnatek, Education
"I love to read!" : self-selection as the driving force of a reading program for middle school students., Virginia M. Goncalo, Education
Power and motivated impression formation., Stephanie A. Goodwin, Psychology
The influence of polyaspartate additive on the growth and morphology of calcium carbonate crystals., Laurie A. Gower, Polymer Science and Engineering
Participation by students in the senior class day show as part of the extra-curriculum at an urban high school : a case study., H. Elaine Halkopoulos, Education
Starting right : diagnosing institutional readiness to engage in successful strategic planning., Bryan C. Harvey, Education
The socialization of adolescent youth in conflict : crossing texts, crossing contexts, crossing the line., Valerie R. Haugen, Education
Positioning, power and the construction of knowledge in groupwork in a graduate second language teacher education course., Margaret R. Hawkins, Education
Multicultural teacher preparation : experiences that affect the perceptions and behaviors of teachers in their ability to embrace diversity., Maxine Headley-Howell, Education
In their own voice : a study of preservice early childhood and elementary teachers reconstructing their beliefs about teaching and learning mathematics., Barbara D. Henriques, Education