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Dissertations from 1988
Metamorphosis : a phenomenological study of the psychology of morphogenetic change in human systems., Jean P. Reid, Education
A counseling information system model and its effects on counselor performance with bilingual students., Maria de los Angeles Rivera, Education
Gifted adolescent academic underachievement : what the adolescents say., Elsie Hartlieb Robertson, Education
Curriculum development leadership for elementary principals., Joyce Elizabeth Romberger, Education
A study of the relationship between affirmative action program effectiveness and organization structure in higher education., Bruce Anthony Rose, Education
The support systems of male and female graduate students : the special contributions of opposite sex partners., Anthony Rossi, Education
Alienation, aspiration, and achievement among black college students : a 1970-1986 cohort comparison., Wanda L. Ruffin, Education
Prototyping management information systems application software : an empirical study of developers' perceptions., David Lawrence Russell, Management
Integrating computerized speech and whole language in the elementary school : a study with limited English proficient students., Roser Salavert, Education
A Nietzschean critique of Kant's highest good., Donald M. Schneier, Philosophy
A prison of reason : the science and technology of an age of doom., Wade Doyle Sikorski, Political Science
An explorative analysis of indicators of outcome for psychotic and borderline psychotic adolescents involved in the Adolescent Support Program, a Pittsfield Public School day treatment program., Beth Singer, Education
Characterization of factors in pathogenicity of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora., Franzine D. Smith, Plant Pathology
An examination of the place of comprehensive liberal education : curricular challenge for community colleges., Malinda M. Smutek, Education
Reducing the dropout rate in a state alcohol rehabilitation facility., Shirley Wood Snitzer, Education
Perceptions of task force steering committee members about the planning and the development of the Springfield Partnership for Excellence : 1982-1986., Ann McCarthy Southworth, Education
Perceptions of training practices for recruiters in U.S. corporations recruiting at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, fall semester, 1987., Cheryl Ann Stanley, Education
Visionary leadership, management, and high performing work units : an analysis of workers' perceptions., Madelyn Jessica Stoner-Zemel, Education
Metal-polymer interfaces :: molecular level synthesis and characterization of a platinum-polystyrene interface and polymer monolayers prepared by the spontaneous adsorption of sulfur-functionalized polystyrene on gold surfaces/, Jan M. Stouffer, Polymer Science and Engineering
Correlates of suicide risk among adolescents., Theodore H. Stronach, Education
Citizenship training for steady national development : a case study of the P-4 training program for the students of higher education in West Java, Indonesia., Endang, Sumantri Nawawi, Education
The distribution of the interstellar medium in the Scd galaxy NGC 6946 and in a sample of dwarf irregular galaxies., Linda, Tacconi, Astronomy
Science in politics : eugenics, sterilization, and genetic screening., Douglas C. Telling, Political Science
The synthesis and use of amine functionalized polyaryletherketones in tough thermoset formulations/, Samuel A. Thompson, Polymer Science and Engineering
Preparation of liquid crystalline polymers with cyclohexane mesogens/, Arthur James Tipton, Polymer Science and Engineering
The role of the Massachusetts principal in collective bargaining : perceptions and implications of this role as seen by selected school committee members, teachers, principals, and superintendents., Neal Fraser Todd, Education
On the wrong track : equal access to knowledge and ability grouping in secondary social studies classes., Kimberly D. Trimble, Education
Perceptions of the effects of freer-trade between U.S. and Canada on corporate strategies : a survey of presidents of the top 300 Canadian industrial firms., Howard S. Tu, Management
Goals of public elementary schooling : an analysis of the views of parents, teachers, and school committee members., Russell W. Vernon-Jones, Education
The use of structured Jewish mourning rituals in aiding the bereaved., Bella K. Weisfogel, Education
Historical review : the parent movement to improve school nutrition in a New England town., Roberta M. White, Education
A case study of a grading system in one western Massachusetts high school., Emma Jackson Williams, Education
A phenomenological description of the professional lives and experiences of physical education teacher educators., Kay M. Williamson, Education
The use of peer teaching as a technique for cooperative programs between museums and schools., Sally P. Williams, Education
Multiple contexts : tapping the writing abilities of innercity writers., Jo-Anne Rouillard Wilson, Education
An empirical analysis of alternative portfolio insurance strategies in international asset management., Jot Kai Hong Yau, Management
Some qualifications of the alphanumeric category effect., Christopher B. Young, Psychology
The Judeo-Arabic heritage : a historical analysis and teaching curriculum., Elise G. Young, Education
Isolation and culture of protoplasts from embryogenic cell suspension cultures of Lolium perenne L. and Festuca rubra L., Ousama M. F. Zaghmout, Plant and Soil Sciences
A psychological process by which parents incorporate humor into their relationships with their children, aged birth to six., Thomas C. Zink, Education
Dissertations from 1987
The thermodynamics of deformation for thermoplastic polymers/, Gary William Adams, Polymer Science and Engineering
The endurance of health-care routines following schedules of feedback., Mark Paul Alavosius, Psychology
The development of the conservation of substance and weight in students from Sobral, Brazil., Carmen Z. Almandos, Education
Isolating determinants of autonomy in nursing with implications for development of baccalaureate nursing curricula., Jacquelyn D. Armitage, Education
Synthesis of stereoregular poly(alkyl malolactonates) and the application of poly([beta]-malic acid) in drug delivery systems/, Stephen C. Arnold, Polymer Science and Engineering
Emotional closeness and distance in adult sibling relationships., Zoila Avila-Vivas, Education
Treatment of masochistic dynamics in the character disorders : the victim-aggressor introject., Dawn E. Balcazar, Psychology
The process behind the process : a writing curriculum based on theories of cognitive development., Carol Talbot Barron, Education
A Peircean theory of action., Donna J. Benedetti, Philosophy
The evaluation of student texts by second, third, and fourth grade students and their teachers., Susan Benedict, Education
Increasing the effectiveness of middle managers in higher education., Paul M. Bevilacqua, Education
Teacher perceptions relating to motivational reward systems : based on a sampling of Vermont elementary schools., Joan Binder, Education
The diffusion of polymers in porous materials as studied by dynamic light scattering/, Matthew T. Bishop, Polymer Science and Engineering
Student engagement in college : concept and assessment/, Victor Mark Haifleigh Borden, Psychology
Visualization of the evolution of a continuous crystalline phase in uniaxially drawn polyethylene :: decrystallization and strain-induced (re)crystallization/, Jean Marie Brady, Polymer Science and Engineering
Using analogies and examples to help students overcome misconceptions in physics : a comparison of two teaching strategies., David Eric Brown, Education
The sex-role orientation and personality characteristics of female college athletes., Keith Bruno, Education
The educational status of safety professionals : a Boston area and national study., David S. Buck, Education
Organizational science/fiction : the postmodern in the management disciplines., Marta B. Calás, Management
When women return to school : a study of role conflict and well-being in multiple role women., Jean A. Campaniello, Education
The uses of formal and informal plans in top executive decision making : a comparison between U.S. and Canadian executives., Kent D. Carter, Management
Illiteracy and educational development in the Dominican Republic : an historical approach., Francisco. Chapman, Education
An analysis of human figure and kinetic family drawings of sexually abused children and adolescents., Deborah Anne Chase, Education
On vagueness., Arnold Jensen Chien, Philosophy
The practice of freedom : Plato's dialectic as a practical experiential method of radical transformational moral education., David D. Cicia, Education
The impact of conservatism, internal control reliability, and experience on the use of analytical review., Jeffrey R. Cohen, Management
Structure formation in solutions of rigid polymers undergoing a phase transition/, Yachin, Cohen, Polymer Science and Engineering
A program design for a baccalaureate degree program for approved vocational teachers in trade and industrial education., James F. Collins, Education
Surface and interface chemistry of poly(tetrafluoroethylene)/, Christine A. Costello, Polymer Science and Engineering
Becoming literate : an ethnographic study of young children coming to literacy., Ann M. Courtney, Education
A reconstruction and critique of Marx's theory of ideology., Phil, Cox, Philosophy
The design of family rituals : a cybernetic approach., Elizabeth Culler, Education
The Portuguese Communist Party's strategy for power : 1921-1986., Carlos A. Cunha, Political Science
Upon a hill they stood : experience and change in adventure group school counseling., Scott Davidson, Education
Mazel Tov : a systems exploration of Bar Mitzvah as a a multigenerational ritual of change and continuity., Judith Davis, Education
The effects of in-service training on principals' attitudes towards the mainstreaming of handicapped students., Lincoln Anthony DeMoura, Education
Moral reasoning in organizations : a study of men and women managers., Robbin Derry, Management
An analysis of the effects of parent/community participation in the Taunton public schools as perceived by the participants., Stephen Roland Desroches, Education
Modification of synthetic polymers :: surface modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene), and preparation of semiconducting polymers by bulk modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride), polybutadiene and poly(trifluoroethylene)/, Anthony Jay Dias, Polymer Science and Engineering
Rigid rod star-block copolymers :: synthesis and characterization of star-block liquid crystalline copolymers/, William Harve Dickstein, Polymer Science and Engineering
The impact of Proposition 2 1/2 on public education in the Watertown, Massachusetts school system : a longitudinal study 1980-1984., Anthony T. DiIeso, Education
Building mathematics and computer confidence among elementary teachers : case studies of staff development in schools serving minority students., Mary Diotalevi Ryczek, Education
A study of the creation of a federal cabinet-level Department of Education 1857-1979 : with an analysis of executive branch public policy 1977-1979., Evan S. Dobelle, Education
A spectroscopic study of a stress-induced crystalline phase transition in poly(butylene terephthalate) and related copolymers/, Eva, Dobrovolny-Marand, Polymer Science and Engineering
The PLATO system : a study in the diffusion of an innovation., Francis D. Driscoll, Education
A psychological profile of individuals with multiple sclerosis., Victoria-Anne, Eklund, Psychology
An assessment of the validity of the job analysis survey instrument used to define the content of tests used for a statewide teacher certification program., Scott M. Elliot, Education
Influence, participation, and decision-making in individual service plan teams., Sandra Feldstein, Education
Studies of solvent vapor sorption and diffusion in phase segregated polyurethanes/, Ta-Min, Feng, Polymer Science and Engineering
A history of the evolution of the didactic literature for Puritan children in America from 1656-1856., Kathleen Connery Fitzgibbons, Education
The effects of gender on perceptions of conflict management behavior., Diane Plunkett Flaherty, Education
The effect of multimodal decentration training on egocentrism and antisocial behavior., Gregory C. Foltz, Education
Incentives and performance in the health care industry : the case of for/non profit multihospital systems., Dana Anthony Forgione, Management
Teacher evaluation and the improvement of instruction in elementary schools., Elaine B. Francis, Education
Processing and properties of composite fibers of poly(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) and poly(ether ether ketone) or nylon 6,6/, Carmen A. Gabriel, Polymer Science and Engineering
The psychological process of separation-individuation in adolescence : two comparative studies from developmental and family systems perspectives., Sally Giguere Giglio, Education
A philosophical inquiry into the feasibility of uniting nursing education and nursing practice under the Florence Nightingale model., Barbara Ann Giguere, Education
The effects of learning Logo on the ability of concrete operational students to learn abstract concepts., Arnold Glim, Education
A structural critique of the American presidency : the Carter and Reagan years., William F. Grover, Political Science
Minority female participation in administration at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst., Marta Guevara-Scott, Education