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Dissertations from 1990
Addressing marginality : slowly developing readers in responsive learning communities., Beth Gildin Watrous, Education
Beyond the veil : the culture of the Knights of Labor., Robert E. Weir, History
The role of change in adult literacy programs and adult literacy students., Linda M. Whiton, Education
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a school-based project to improve achievement of fifth grade students who have been retained., Barbara Rivers Williams, Education
The contextual realities of being a lesbian physical educator : living in two worlds., Sherry E. Woods, Education
Knowledge-based tutors : an artificial intelligence approach to education., Beverly Park Woolf, Education
Distractibility in schizophrenia : the effects of stimulus modality, task difficulty, and practice., Welli Yeh, Psychology
ESL teachers and their work : a study based on interviews conducted with teachers of English as a second language., Sarah P. Young, Education
Role perception of individuals monitoring deinstitutionalization consent decrees., Denise M. Zeffiro-Krenisky, Education
Mergers in public higher education in Massachusetts., Donald L. Zekan, Education
Ring-opening polymerization of [beta]-substituted-[beta]-propiolactones :: synthesis of biodegradable polymers and stereochemistry study/, Yan, Zhang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Guidelines for improving efficiency in elementary schools in western Massachusetts : a data envelopment analysis approach., Mohammad Reza Zomorrodian, Education
Dissertations from 1989
A study of attitudes about computers among faculty of three community colleges., Federico I. Agnir, Education
Formation of hydrogen line and continuum emission in young stellar objects., Jose L. Alonso, Astronomy
Physics teaching and the development of thinking skills., Isaac King Amuah, Education
An examination of factors affecting auditors' hypothesis testing strategies., Brenda H. Anderson, Management
Improving the supervision of infection control procedures in a head injury treatment center through planned monitoring and feedback., Robert A. Babcock, Psychology
Unstable flow in layered sandy soils., Ralph S. Baker, Plant and Soil Sciences
A comparative study of the self concept and WISC patterns between Puerto Rican children taught in a bilingual program and those taught in a mainstream program : an exploratory investigation., Robert L. Barcome, Education
A systemic analysis of the critical elements of self-image and the propensity to suicidal risk for the learning disabled adolescent., Nancy Baron, Education
The deployment of educational innovation through foreign aid : an inquiry into America's developmental ideology., Michael L. Basile, Education
The development and field testing of geometry units using a learning cycle approach and ten question guide as a framework for lesson design and classroom methodology., Virginia M. Bastable, Education
Compliance and noncompliance with cardiac rehabilitation : a family systems, communications perspective., Warren Scott Bean, Education
Impact of viewing an educational videotape program on the significant others of radiation therapy oncology patients., Helen Morgan Beattie, Education
The use of context for word recognition : a comparison between college dyslexic students, college normal readers, and reading age control group., Ilana Ben-Dror, Education
Employee turnover in community mental health residential services., Raphael Ben-Dror, Education
A new stratigraphic and structural interpretation of granulite-facies metamorphic rocks in the Brimfield-Sturbridge area, Massachusetts and, Henry Newhall Berry, Geology
The meaning that police officers make of their work : a phenomenological study of police occupational stress., Gary L. Berte, Education
Stress management rituals for daily work transitions of mental health professionals., Aric Bodin, Education
PH-dependent structural reorganization of phosphatidylcholine bilayer membranes by poly(2-ethylacrylic acid)/, Keith A. Borden, Polymer Science and Engineering
Interfacial studies in fiber-reinforced thermoplastic-matrix composites/, Richard L. Brady, Polymer Science and Engineering
Towards an understanding of the effects of bubble nucleation, growth and rupture on devolatilization/, John Robert Bric, Polymer Science and Engineering
One is many : democracy, communication and the self., Alison Leigh Brown, Philosophy
Role perception of chief executive officers of private, non-profit vocational rehabilitation centers., David Frederick Brown, Education
The tourist's New England : creating an industry, 1820-1900., Dona L. Brown, History
Style and power : leadership and democracy in the urban high school : an analysis of two high schools., Ruben de Freitas Cabral, Education
Learning from visual images : an example from twelfth-century France., Elizabeth Carlisle, Education
The effects of peer tutoring on aggressive and prosocial behaviors in the mentally retarded., Richard Buckey Chesley, Psychology
A study of the effects of local area networks in a small business environment., Carl Joseph Chimi, Management
Stress and deformation coupled moisture transport in polymers/, Makarand H. Chipalkatti, Polymer Science and Engineering
Congruence between strategy, information technology and decision-making at the unit level : a comparison of U.S.A. and Canadian retail banks., Ruth Clarke, Management
Shifting dependency roles : a study of later-life families., Doris Ann Stein Cohen, Education
Cross-cultural education : breaking through cultural barriers., Shirley P. Conley, Education
The implementation and assessment of a goal setting model of teacher evaluation., Marilyn C. Corsini, Education
Model copolymerization reactions :: investigations of alkyl radical-alkene addition reactions/, Douglas Adam Cywar, Polymer Science and Engineering
The strategic process and structure of hospice and palliative care in the United States and Canada : a comparative study., Cornelia M. Daniel, Management
Sex role perceptions and levels of acculturation of Puerto Ricans : a comparative study of Puerto Rican, Black and Anglo college students., Brunilda De Leon, Education
Acculturation, sex roles and racial definitions of Puerto Rican college students in Puerto Rico and United States., Mercedes Del Valle, Education
Action research from concept to practice : a study of action research applications within Indonesian community education and development programs., Douglas Russell Dilts, Education
Computer access, social interaction and learning in a bilingual/multicultural setting., Miguel A. Drouyn-Marrero, Education
Front-end planning with early test plan scenarios : a strategy to improve systems development in the culturally diverse, technologically complex workplace of the 1990's., Dorothy J. Eastman, Management
A follow-up study of teachers trained in the interdisciplinary/integrated day program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst., Marianne E. Everett, Education
The problem of omnipotence and God's ability to sin., David S. Faber, Philosophy
The effectiveness of microcomputer simulators to stimulate environmental problem-solving with community college students., Joseph Victor Faryniarz, Education
Factors relating to the quality of adult adjustment in female victims of child sexual abuse., Joan M. Featherman, Education
In-situ composites of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and polycarbonate :: processing, morphology and properties/, Olimpia, Federico, Polymer Science and Engineering
Physical education student teachers' reflections, beliefs, and actions regarding pupil misbehavior., Juan-Miguel Fernandez-Balboa, Education
Roadblocks to participation in bilingual vocational education : a student's perspective., José Ramon Fernández, Education
A role for nursing in teaching and counseling wives of alcoholics : a comparison of two group approaches., Nancy Bartot Fisk, Education
Perceived differences in early family environments and parent/child relationships between adults diagnosed as borderline personality or bipolar disorder., Margaret L. Flaherty, Education
Organization transformation theorists and practitioners : profiles and themes., Beverly R. Fletcher, Education
Dropouts and the inability for perceived pay-off among black inner-city secondary students : a descriptive study., Benjamin Foster, Education
Migrant Puerto Rican women in the United States under economic stress : a theoretical framework for a national study., Karen M. Garcia, Education
Consumer responses to liked and disliked affective stimuli, repetition and involvement., Rajendar Kumar Garg, Management
Descriptive analysis of criminal justice degree programs of the community colleges of Massachusetts., George Raymond Gaudette, Education
Improving the principal's effectiveness through organizational behavior management (OBM) procedures : goal setting and performance feedback., Alex Gillat, Education
Evaluation of the use of a systematic training for effective parenting program modified for low-income Puerto Rican parents of pre-schoolers., Nicole Gillette, Education
Evaluation of a culturally contingent leadership model applied to multicultural, educational contexts., Niki L. Glanz, Education
Women's sense of self and the relationship between self and others : Afro-American women's perspectives., Diane J. Goodman, Education
Family therapy supervision in an agency setting : an analysis of moments-of-intervention., Patricia A. Gorman, Education
The creative experience : a comparative study., Lois Theodora Whelan Grady, Education
Critical pedagogy for the non-poor : a case study in cross-cultural education for transformation., Donald S. Graybill, Education
An analysis of the theoretical orientation of religious education administrators., Dorothy A. Green, Education
The "inescapable" prisoner's dilemma., Ishtiyaque H. Haji, Philosophy
A study of the effect of a teacher training program on the implementation of an elementary school substance abuse education curriculum in the Boston public schools., Shirley L. Handler, Education
An analysis of the adaptation process of Korean students in selected United States colleges and universities., Myunghee Lee Han, Education
Human factors implications of conceptual design representation in very large databases., Edward Harding, Management
Perceived real and ideal classroom environments of students in nursing in higher education as related to academic success and personality types., Sophia B. Harrell, Education
Ability grouping : practices and perceptions of elementary school teachers., Anne Elizabeth Harrison, Education
Examining cultural relevancy in the Doctor Bird readers., Alis L. Headlam, Education
The attitudes of 1988 teachers and clinicians toward behavior problems of children as compared to the (1950) Stouffer study., Cheryll J. Hogan, Education
Supervision of psychotherapists : the impact of gender, androgny, and experience on supervisor emphasis., Ann C. Horwitz, Education
Entering the unitive life : a study of Fowler's faith stages 5 and six and the intervening transition., Elizabeth Way Howlett, Education
Through the eye of the needle : a study of the conflict between personal values and the demands of organizations., James K. Hurley, Education
Women administrators' career paths in higher education : experiences and perspectives., Rahat Idrees, Education
Going beyond basal readers : supports and constraints in an elementary school setting., Toran Elizabeth Isom, Education
Psychotherapy and spirituality : techniques, interventions and inner attitudes., Linda May Haapanen Johnson, Education
Education and business in partnership for fitness., Maureen McCarthy Johnson, Education
High school university partnership to accentuate the preparation of disadvantaged student to graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary education : a case study of the Challenge program., Rudolph F. Jones, Education
The effect of a media-based intervention on the aggressive behavior of middle childhood boys., Alan Kanner, Education
A comparative study of two child sexual abuse prevention programs for five year old kindergarten children., Deborah S. Kearney, Education
The inheritance, penetrance, expressivity, and interaction of two key traits of teosinte in the backgrounds of primitive and advanced maize., Ann E. Kennedy, Plant and Soil Sciences
Phosphate sorption in soils and reference oxides under varying pH and redox conditions., Nadim Khouri, Plant and Soil Sciences
A design for the implementation of multicultural education as process within pre-service/in-service teacher education., Joyce A. Khoury, Education
Radio outbursts in extragalactic sources., Wayne M. Kinzel, Astronomy
Biochemical identification and biological studies of the Anopheles maculatus complex in relation to malaria infection., Pattamaporn Kittayapong, Entomology
Developing thinking skills with folktale variants from several cultures., Elaine M. Konrad, Education
Women and volunteering : perspectives on development, gender roles and social issues., Constance LaFerriere, Education
A predictive validity study of the DABERON : a screening test used for identifying kindergarten children who may be at-risk for academic failure., Marianne F. LaRoche, Education
Management of computer technology in the public schools : guidelines for the superintendent of schools., Howard Charles Larracey, Education