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Dissertations from 1994
Moral development : the effects of story dilemma discussions in the promotion of children's moral judgments at the primary level., Bettye Morgan Craft, Education
The financial environment of Latino nonprofit organizations in western Massachusetts : an exploratory study., Juan Cruz, Education
Determinants leading to nontraditional occupational choices of secondary students in Massachusetts regional vocational technical schools., Attilio A. D'Amico, Education
Shifting paradigms : museum educators' perspectives on multiculturalism., Honoré Salmi David, Education
Racism in U.S. schools : assessing the impact of an anti-racist/multicultural arts curriculum on high school students in a peer education program., Karen B. McLean Donaldson, Education
Problem solving effectiveness : the relationship of divergent and convergent thinking., Mary L. Donoghue, Education
The effect of writing to a real audience for a real purpose on the writing skills and self esteem of seventh grade inner city students., Despina M. Droge, Education
Accessing literacy : a study of first grade children participating in an early intervention program., Michele Lauroesch Dufresne, Education
Literary practices, personhood, and students as researchers of their own communities., Ann Egan-Robertson, Education
The personal experiences of ten middle school dropouts., Ann Marie G. Eubanks, Education
Social skills intervention for young children with visual impairment and additional disabilities., Tracy Evans, Education
Teenage pregnancy and parenting : national problem, local solution., Eleanor Arcanjo Farinato, Education
Persistence and attrition among college students facing similar challenges : an analysis of the choice to stay or leave., Joseph P. Farragher, Education
Psychotherapy and spirituality : a narrative exploration of the therapeutic uses of theories, strategies, and techniques derived from the spiritual traditions : or, if you see the Buddha on the road, invite him into your session., Dorothy Firman, Education
Teachers as grantseekers : urban women teachers' perceptions of competitive grant programs for individual teachers., Sara E. Freedman, Education
Equity and Montessori magnet schools : an historical study of Bennett Park Montessori Center, Buffalo, New York., Maggie M. Fuller, Education
The inner experience of leading transformation : a study in the use of self as an instrument., Darya Funches, Education
Intrapersonal and cognitive skills in members of self-directed work teams : an exploratory study., Judith Schmidt Glaser, Education
Bridging cultures : multiculturalism, social integration, intergroup relations and education in the Canadian context., Dawn Gordon-Popatia, Education
Changing teacher certification in Massachusetts, 1987 : the oral history of key participants., Lorraine Martha Goyette, Education
Factors involved in the initial employment of African-American graduating seniors at a predominantly white university., P. Jane Hadley-Austin, Education
Strategic planning : a case study of behavioral influences in the administrative decisions of middle managers in small independent colleges., Gregory J. Hall, Education
Explaining achievement : an assessment of G. Bateson's ecology of mind., Rick Ferran Hendra, Education
HIV/AIDS education in dental hygiene programs : 1992 graduate attitudes about their professional education and providing care to HIV/AIDS patients., Annmarie Iverson, Education
Evocations of selves in "disappeared" eighth grade girls : an interview study of their responses to peer conferencing in process writing., Maryann Ruth Catherine Jennings, Education
Public versus private education : a comparative case study of a public and a private school in Nepal., Jeetendra Raj Joshee, Education
The National Healthcare Clearinghouse : its history, status and potential for creating community through educational development., James A. Keefe, Education
An exploration of integrating the computer into the artroom : curriculum development and teacher training., Barbara K. Keim, Education
The impact of Reaganomics on state financing of public higher education., Marc D. Kenen, Education
Exploring teacher biographies : the lives of four English teachers studied through narrative and metaphor., Wendy M. Kohler, Education
An analysis of low-income Caucasian, Black and Hispanic women's responses to Project Aware, a two-year televised informational campaign about breast cancer., Jacqueline LaCoy, Education
Staff development in the age of technology : recycling the experienced teacher., Joseph Laino, Education
Work group members' perceptions of the effects of their cultural differences on their ability to function effectively as a task-oriented team., Jill S. Landesberg, Education
Early identification and preventative measures : strategies to reduce negative learning outcomes for African American kindergartners., Tammarrah Alicia Lee, Education
An investigation of children's ideas about conservation of energy within a concept-based model., Patrick J. Leighton, Education
Toward a pedagogy for teaching feminist literature through a cultural perspective : a qualitative action study of Taiwanese undergraduates in an American university literature class., Hsiu-Ling Lin, Education
Parental attitudes and expectations toward childrearing and filial piety : harmony and conflict between two generations among Taiwanese families., Shan-Lee Liu, Education
Draw to learn : an analysis and evaluation of a high school language arts curriculum technique designed to enhance creativity and self-expression., Louise Earle Loomis, Education
Accept me for who I am! : a critical ethnographic study of a participatory research project with people labeled mentally retarded., Mark R. Lynd, Education
Parents as tutors of their own children : effects of reading strategies on third grade students., Carol Ann MacDonald, Education
School-based management : conditions for implementation., Thomas F. Maguire, Education
Developing a language-in-education planning model., Philip W. Matthews, Education
The forgotten learner : an investigation into the involvement and participation of the older adult in public education., Joseph Mauro, Education
A study of high school career resource centers, information management and layout design : a reorganization plan for the twenty first century., Mary Virginia McCabe, Education
Perceptions of urban school principals toward administrative preparation programs : an assessment., Wayne Raphael Millette, Education
Opposition to unequal education : toward understanding Black people's objection to apartheid education in South Africa., Mpho Mohlala, Education
Feminism, empowerment and popular education in Nicaragua., María Elena de Montis Solis, Education
Leadership development for women students in a traditional women's program., Martha Baker Moran, Education
Executive leadership and political decision-making : a case study of the development and evolution of the community college system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1957-1962., James H. Mullen, Education
A study of the planned and operating public relations programs of representative metropolitan Boston public schools and the relationship of such programs to the school choice initiative., Edmund J. Nazzaro, Education
Gaia, the planetary religion : the sacred marriage of art and science., Doctress Neutopia, Education
Women engineering faculty at research universities : a qualitative study., Kay Anne Nielsen, Education
Effect of satellite programming that is telecast to cable subscribers as perceived by public school liaisons., James M. Noiles, Education
Educational leadership : an examination of issues and factors that promote and hinder utilization of African women in educational leadership positions., Meria Damalisy Nowa-Phiri, Education
Three to five year old remembering : one window into the construction of knowledge., Gail P. Perry, Education
The school as a workplace : the perspectives of secondary school physical educators., Kathy M. Pinkham, Education
A study of the visual creative process through the examination of an artist and his art., Roger Preston, Education
English language development of Haitian immigrant students : determining the status of selected ninth graders participating in transitional bilingual education., Marc E. Prou, Education
The attitudes of Puerto Ricans toward the participation of women in the labor force of the island., Ana R. Rivera Rivera, Education
Understanding forces that influence role construction and enactment : a study of mid-level managers at Paradox University., Susan M. Roberts, Education
An explorative study of socioeconomic characteristics and needs of Hispanic parents of children with special needs in one western Massachusetts school district., Julio Cesar Rodriguez Quiles, Education
The role of federal programs in internationalizing the U.S. higher education system from 1958-1988., Nancy L. Ruther, Education
Collective bargaining in the divisions of continuing education in the Massachusetts community colleges : negotiations toward a first contract, 1983-90., Andrew M. Scibelli, Education
African American art and artists in the elementary art curriculum., Joan D. Semedo, Education
A qualitative study of how eight teachers moved toward whole language., Marie Louise Sorensen, Education
Feminine leadership as a response to new challenges in higher education : myth or reality?, Charmian B. Sperling, Education
Effects of computer simulation construction on shifts in cognitive representation : a case study using STELLA., Marlo B. Steed, Education
Voice, a call and response : understanding voice in writing through storytelling., Fern Tavalin, Education
A case study of mentoring processes in the student teaching component of one elementary preservice teacher education program., Marion Farrell Templeton, Education
The effects of cross-age tutoring on the achievement levels of thirty second graders and their tutors., Betty Jane Thornton, Education
The role and content of literature in college foreign language programs and the integration of literary criticism into undergraduate curriculum., Shiun-Fen Tsai, Education
Development of a participatory community video model as a post-literacy activity in Nepal., Sumon Kamal Tuladhar, Education
Arbitration in the Boston schools., Michael R. Vannata, Education
Exploration of formation of elementary school students' constructs regarding decomposition of organic matter., Terez Waldoch, Education
Disruptive behavior in the classroom in an urban, restructured middle school : does systemic thinking help?, John Edward Wright, Education
Dissertations from 1993
The five basic protocols of cooperative learning in the classroom., Charliemae G. Allen-Heard, Education
Teaching college adults remedial mathematics: Is there a best way?, Leslie K Arriola
Teaching college adults remedial mathematics : is there a best way?, Leslie K. Arriola, Education
A study of the effects of homelessness upon the academic achievement of elementary school-age children., Henrietta Shaldonia Evans Attles, Education
Study of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst faculty's knowledge of disabilities, experience with educating students with disabilities, and attitudes that faculty possess towards students with disabilities., David William Baggett, Education
Voice in collaborative learning : an ethnographic study of a second language methods course., Francis M. Bailey, Education
Parent involvement in a post Proposition 2-1/2 era : the effects of politics and education funding on parent involvement in an urban setting : a case study., Lora McNeece Barrett, Education
Barriers to mental health care access for the individual in crisis., Anne L. Bateman, Education
Singing the lives of the Buddha : Lao folk opera as an educational medium., Jean Bernard-Johnston, Education
Elementary school teachers' ways of doing and knowing mathematics., Elizabeth S. Betke, Education
The effects of different child rearing practices and types of curriculum approaches upon the creative thinking of kindergarten students in Thailand., Preeyaporn Bhasavanich, Education
Failure in the classroom : a study of differentiated expectations for children in two urban elementary schools., Marilyn E. Bisbicos, Education
The comparison of adolescent development issues and learned optimism between learning disabled and non-learning disabled college students., John Martin Body, Education
An investigation into the teaching of and curriculum development for inheritance and genetic diseases on the secondary school level., Betty Davis Bridgforth, Education
Retention of Black students at a predominantly White university : an in-depth qualitative approach., Blossom A. Burton, Education
Multicultural perspectives : a case study of staff development in an urban elementary school., Marie-France Cambronne, Education
A description and needs analysis of the managerial skills for clinical supervisors in certified home health care agencies in Massachusetts as perceived by incumbent supervisors and their administrators., Phyllis A. Capers, Education
A study exploring the effects of a paradigm for integrated multi-cultural summer and academic support program of a university/school partnership., Eduardo B. Carballo, Education
A comparison of two single session hypnosis methods to accomplish tobacco cigarette smoking cessation : relaxation hypnosis versus Herbert Spiegel's method., Thomas G. Chiodetti, Education
Multicultural education as a tool for disarming violence : a study through in-depth participatory action research., Christine Elise Clark, Education
Factors influencing the performance of the Mantel-Haenszel procedure in identifying differential item functioning., Brian E. Clauser, Education
Minority retention programs in the North, South, and Mid-West : are they designed to increase retention rates in higher education in the 90s and beyond?, Doris Clemmons, Education
Four leading practitioners' perspectives on diversity work : organizational change through individual and systems focused approaches., Eileen M. Conlon, Education
Components of certification programs in school administration in five state colleges in Massachusetts that facilitate the professional development of female administrators., Joan Connolly-Costello, Education
Gilligan's theory revisited : a case study of organizational conflict., Denise Therese Cormier, Education