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Dissertations from 1991
A study of the perceived benefits of mainstreaming students of special education in an urban junior high school., Jayne Flemister-Leigh, Education
"It's more than just a technique" : international graduate students' difficulties with analytical writing., Helen, Fox, Education
Parental divorce and decreased optimism about success of marriage : perceptions of unique or universal vulnerability?, Kathryn M. Franklin, Psychology
Systemic school change as a comprehensive approach to dropout prevention : examining Cambridge's Hooking Kids on School program., Daniel V. French, Education
Influences impacting on parent involvement in an inner-city elementary school., Frances Gamer, Education
"Parents on the Move" : a qualitative study of a self-help organization of homeless parents., Gloria Gasper, Education
The secondary school principal's organizationally based stress : sources and coping strategies., Robert F. Gazda, Education
Becoming authors : the social context of writing and local publishing by adult beginning readers., Marilyn Kay Gillespie, Education
An assessment of thinking skills instruction in Massachusetts schools., Normand C. Girouard, Education
Factors which impact effective succession in small family-owned businesses : an empirical study., Steven D. Goldberg, Education
External barriers that limit or impede the occupational achievements of professional Black women working in predominately White organizations., Edith Bernadette Battle Gonsal, Education
Equalizing education : an exploratory study of the deisolation of two urban schools., Jean M. Gray, Education
Preparation and physical studies of polyarylene vinylene copolymers and their analogous blends/, Roberto Ma. S. Gregorius, Polymer Science and Engineering
A comparison of two approaches to the diagnosis of measurable burnout among employees of selected state operated community residences in western Massachusetts., George M. Greiner, Education
Gatekeepers of the special education regulations., Hazel Elizabeth Grenham, Education
Activism, teaching, and moral philosophy., Kenneth W. Grossman, Education
Hindered diffusion of polymers in porous materials/, Yihong, Guo, Polymer Science and Engineering
Rolling in the dirt : the origins of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the politics of racism, 1870-1882., Andrew, Gyory, History
A comprehensive analysis of teacher/school administrator attitudes toward outdoor education/school camping in Kyonggi Province, Korea., Eun Sok Han, Education
A case study of cognitive style in a collaboratively structured management class., Carol P. Harvey, Education
A case study of a secondary school's training for entry-level employability and its relationship to employers' demands., Ann J. Henry, Education
Building company spirit in multi-divisional organizations., Susan Jane Goldsmith Herman, Education
The effectiveness of slide versus gallery presentations on adults' understanding of subject matter and artistic style in an art museum setting., Maureen Johnson Hickey, Education
An ethnographic study of Boston Prep : a secondary school program for at-risk adolescents., Pamela Jean Hilton, Education
A study of teacher empowerment : Lucretia Crocker fellows in Massachusetts., Charles F. Hopkins, Education
Differences in job expectations, satisfactions, and rewards between White and Black middle managers in urban health care organizations., Carole F. Hysmith, Education
Characteristics of two-year public colleges and foundations with successful fund raising programs., Elaine B. Ironfield, Education
Careers in cross-cultural context : women bank managers in Finland and in the United States., Sarah Williams Jacobson, Management
Experimental comparison of alternative map scales at an urban middle school., Hind Jarest, Education
Intuition, hypothesis, and reality., David K. Johnson, Philosophy
Attitudes and characteristics of women reentering higher education at one four-year private women's college., M. Linda O'Connor Jurgela, Education
Desiring reason : reason as an unavoidable discourse of desire., Cynthia C. Kaufman, Philosophy
Transcultural nursing : health care providers and ethnically diverse clients., Katherine M. Kelly, Education
A model of teacher evaluation employing clinical supervision techniques : Newton, Massachusetts secondary public schools., Patricia Ann Crumlin Kempton, Education
Preparation, characterization, and modification of poly-[beta]-hydroxyalkanoates from Pseudomonas oleovorans/, Young Baek Kim, Polymer Science and Engineering
Exploring the potential of knowledge engineering and hypercard for enhancing teaching and learning in mathematics., Donna E. LaLonde, Education
A study of the experience, use, and development of intuition., Linda Landry, Education
Contextual misreadings : the US reception of Heidegger's political thought., George R. Leaman, Philosophy
The effect of the assumed boundary in the solving of the nine-dot problem on a sample of Chinese and American students 6-18 years old., Jie Li, Education
Developmental changes in sound localization precision under conditions of the precedence effect., Ruth Y. Litovsky, Psychology
The intuitive counselor : a study of development and training for the use of intuition in counseling., Janet Sue Little, Education
Turnip crinkle virus (TCV) and its sub-viral RNAs., Xiao Hua Li, Plant Pathology
Comparative analysis of dynamic assessment using a non-verbal standardized intelligence test and a verbal curriculum-based test., Peliwe P. Lolwana, Counseling Psychology
A psychological explanation for the differential effectiveness of selected dropout prevention program components., Norah Ashe Lusignan, Education
A study of non-credit management education regarding the relationship between business and higher education., James D. Malone, Education
Conflict and anger in women religious., Janet Malone, Education
Barriers to parental involvement in an urban parochial school., Kathleen Ann McCarthy Mastaby, Education
An extended case study in planning in a human services agency : a history of human services of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc., William Thomas McCarriston, Education
Effective home care nursing : perceptions of clients, nurses, & nurse supervisors., Valerie A. McCarthy, Education
Genetically controlled syntheses of novel polymeric materials/, Kevin Peter McGrath, Polymer Science and Engineering
Small groups : an approach to teaching and learning for underprepared minority college students., Helen Grace McMillon, Education
Staff development on academic learning time for at-risk youth : a case study., Kenneth Reginald Milner, Education
The informational content of dividend initiations in asymmetrical information environments., Devashis Mitra, Management
The long-term effects of having served as a resident assistant/counselor on college undergraduates : a study of University of Massachusetts alumni from the classes of 1954-1973., Laurence Moneta, Education
Chapter 560 : an act creating the Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications., James V. Morris, Education
Reasons for school graduation among at-risk urban secondary students., Patrick Joseph Murphy, Education
Nuclear polyhedrosis virus of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) : environmental and ecological factors influencing transmission and host susceptibility., Kathleen D. Murray, Entomology
How experienced nurses gather and use data., Patricia M. Navin, Education
Readiness for parenting teenagers : a structural developmental approach., Carla Newman Osgood, Education
Miracles with counselors : a clinical training application of A course in miracles, and the principles of attitudinal healing., David Aldrich Osgood, Education
Perestroika and the politics of the revolutionary left in Latin America., Stephen R. Pelletier, Political Science
Dynamics of the democratic system in small states : the eastern Caribbean model., Donald C. Peters, Political Science
The balm in Gilead : a descriptive study of two after-school tutoring models sponsored by African-American churches and the nurturing tradition within the African-American church., Ronald E. Peters, Education
The experience of Black male administrators at predominantly White four-year institutions of higher education., Carlton Pickron, Education
Habermas and Adorno on Dialectic of enlightenment., Alex, Pienknagura, Philosophy
Nutrition education for Cambodian refugees : evaluating a health intervention media project., Barbara A. Poremba, Education
Co-creating "realities" : an analysis of the interactive process of storytelling in therapy., Joseph M. Pumilia, Education
Concerns of southeastern Massachusetts elementary school principals regarding implementation of participative decision making in their schools., Susan M. Randall, Education
Animated cartoon : a pedagogy for the reinforcement of a particular world view in child viewers., Mulazimuddin S. Rasool, Education
Black alumnae of predominantly white colleges : their effect upon the development of entitlement in Black students., Elizabeth B. Rawlins, Education
Evaluation of the weighted least squares method for the analysis of categorical data., Rosemary A. Reshetar, Education
Nurse leaders' response to conflict and choice in the workplace., Joan M. Riley, Education
The Massachusetts state colleges : an unsupported past, an uncertain future., Curt Douglas Robie, Education
Exploring the relationship between administrative support and nursing faculty practice., Ruth H. Robillard, Education
The Afro-American community and the birth control movement, 1918- 1942., Jessie M. Rodrique, History
A study of the relationship between selected variables and the effectiveness of affirmative action officers in higher education., Maria Mercedes Romero, Education
Potential effects of increased atmospheric CO2 and climate change on thermal and water regimes affecting wheat and corn production in the Great Plains., Cynthia Rosenzweig, Plant and Soil Sciences
Educational change in urban public high schools through college and school partnership : a study of the Boston Secondary Schools Project., James B. Rothwell, Education
Compatibility, profitability, and leadership : successful innovation and the culture of higher education., Adrienne Aaron Rulnick, Education
Motivation and commitment among adult learners enrolled in an adult basic education class : the life histories of five adult learners., Sharon A. Santilli, Education
Diagnosing unexpected spelling difficulties : a test of the developmental arrest model., Beverley Joan Schell, Education
The orientation of low-molecular weight nematic liquid crystals in transverse electrical fields/, Kevin T. Schell, Polymer Science and Engineering
Clinical supervision and training with multidisciplinary staff in a day treatment program for emotionally troubled children and their families., Michael John Schultz, Education
Disagreement in the parent-physician relationship and control of childhood asthma., Patricia, Schumm-Rosen, Counseling Psychology
A study of factors that influence variability in the hospital nursing workload for twenty diagnosis related patient populations., Mary A. Schwartz, Education
The design, implementation and assessment of a core student development model for Massachusetts Bay Community College., Carol A. Scott, Education
An investigation of social involvement, social adjustment, and academic achievement of Black undergraduates attending a four year predominantly White public institution of higher education in northeastern Massachusetts., Lanett Crews Scott, Education
Facilitating teacher's instruction of primary students who use Black English : a staff development project., Angela H. Dix Seals, Education
Toward the establishment of a cognitive developmental model (CDM) of supervision., Edward Anthony Shaughnessy, Counseling Psychology
The status of ecophilosophy and the ideology of nature., Nancy Huffman Shea, Philosophy
The perceptions of faculty and students concerning the use of humor in nursing education., Ursula Shea, Education
Leibniz's revelation-inspired metaphysics : an exercise in reconciling faith and reason., Brian D. Skelly, Philosophy
Obstacles to student teacher reflection : the role of prior school experience as a barrier to teacher development., Robert W. Smith, Education
The life cycle of a small family-run entrepreneurial organization : a case analysis of change and growth., Michael John Stacey, Education
Improving instructional and non-instructional professional staff interactions., Kevin Stack, Education
Regular and chaotic mixing of viscous fluids in eccentric rotating cylinders/, Paul D. Swanson, Polymer Science and Engineering
A qualitative study of the experiences of Black undergraduate students at a predominantly White four year institution of higher education., Travis J. Tatum, Education
The molecular biology of cell surface interaction between submersed aquatic plants (Myriophyllum spicatum and Hydrilla verticillata) and components of their natural microflora., Edwin A. Theriot, Plant and Soil Sciences
Obtaining norm-referenced scores from criterion-referenced tests : an analysis of estimation errors., Charlene Gower Tucker, Education
An exploration of higher education's role in meeting the continuing education needs of small business employees., Antone C. Vieira, Education