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Dissertations from 1992
Analysis of a transcultural innovation : the socialization of Filipino graduate nurses into an acute health care organization in the United States., Carol A. Charest, Education
Dimensions of late adolescent popularity in two cultures : Taiwan and the United States., Feching Chen, Education
Environmental education needs assessment among elementary school teachers in Massachusetts., Pei-Jen Chen, Education
Elementary school teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning mathematics : selected case studies in Taiwan., Su-Hui Chou, Education
Study circles : promoting caring learning environments for Latino women., Carla Clason-Höök, Education
An exploration and validation of computer modeling of evolution, natural selection, and evolutionary biology with cellular automata for secondary students., George R. Collison, Education
The influence of television imagery on selected African-American young adults' self-perceptions., Camille O. Cosby, Education
Biliteracy development : a case study., Rocio Costa, Education
The spiritual aspect of loss : a phenomenological exploration with psychotherapists., Antoinette Anna Cournoyer, Education
Educational change and its implications for social control and power in technical/vocational education., Serafim Veríssimo Leite da Cunha, Education
An analysis of the Future Problem Solving Program and its impact on Massachusetts participants., Irene Theresa Czerwiec, Education
A comparison of accepted freshmen at an independent college : matriculants and non-matriculants., Linda M. Dagradi, Education
A study of attitudes about school improvement councils as perceived by principals and teachers in selected leadership and non-leadership site elementary schools in southeastern Massachusetts., Thomas J. Daley, Education
Conditions for school reform : the views of urban high school teachers., William L. Dandridge, Education
An historic analysis of the development and implementation of equal educational opportunity programs at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, 1964-1990., Charles F. Desmond, Education
Organizational inquiry and the assessment of human resource development needs : a study in university-industry partnership building., Dianne Kaplan deVries, Education
A stress management program in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and manual., Paul S. Ducharme, Education
University student culture in China, 1978-1990 : formal and informal organization., Paul M. Englesberg, Education
The perceptions of ex-science teachers of the most essential aspect of science to be taught in Somali secondary schools., Saeed Osman Fahia, Education
A predictive validity study of SEARCH : a screening instrument used for identifying kindergarten children who may be vulnerable to school failure., Joy E. Fopiano, Education
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Neuman systems model as a theoretical framework for baccalaureate nursing programs., Barbara J. Fulton, Education
Kids & books : a model for television as a medium to lead children to literature., Kathleen Dunne Gagne, Education
Women's experience of hair loss associated with cancer chemotherapy : a qualitative study., Joan Gallagher, Education
School/business partnerships : a case study in an urban area., Marlene J. Gentile, Education
Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) nation, state policies, and community resistance : a pedagogical tool., Donna K. Goodleaf, Education
Peer status of mainstreamed elementary school children with learning disabilities : a meta-analysis., Mary Gormally-Franzosa, Education
Understanding and expectation in Early Intervention : a qualitative study., David M. Haddad, Education
Changing roles for a settlement house in a New England city : 1965-1990., Gordon P. Hargrove, Education
The status of vocational training for limited English proficient adults in Hampden County, Massachusetts., Charles Michael Harns, Education
A case study of a collaborative approach to early field experiences in a systematic teacher preparation program in the District of Columbia public schools, 1989-1990., Annie Lorraine Harris, Education
Personal characteristics associated with effectiveness of caring adults who are participants in school-business partnerships., Mary Anne Herron, Education
Validation investigation of the Power Base Survey., Benjamin W. Hewat, Education
Intellectual property obstacles to university-industry collaboration., John D. Hoh, Education
The concept of organizational opportunity : the perceptions of women mid-level administrators in higher education., Gay Holliday, Education
Education for worker management and ownership of an inner-city enterprise., Mary E. Hoyer, Education
Effect of teacher's verbal expression on child's elaborated learning during the free-play period : study of activities., Rose I. Ihedigbo, Education
The interrelationship between the goals and the objectives of a school system and Hispanic parents' expectations within a small, urban industrial city in western Massachusetts., Jose H. Irizarry, Education
Bilingual education and the law : effectiveness of bilingual/bicultural program implementation in the Boston public schools., Maria R. Irizarry, Education
Puerto Rican participation in work place health promotion programs in American organizations : the impact of three values., Edmundo M. Jiménez-Montijo, Education
Prison higher education in Massachusetts : an exploratory cultural analysis., Raymond L. Jones, Education
Writing to rehearse alternative discourse : choice and desire in teen pregnancy., Sara Dalmas Jonsberg, Education
Computer competency of New Hampshire high school students : an outcome assessment., Gerald P. Joyce, Education
Family and staff perceptions of the Individual Family Service Plan., Laurie J. Katz, Education
The promise of interdisciplinary education : a case study of regional planning at Western State College., Stephanie B. Kelly, Education
Effects of information about learning disabilities for learning disabled adjudicated adolescents., Denise Kernan, Education
A case study : the integration of community service learning into the curriculum by an interdisciplinary team of teachers at an urban middle school., Linda Carol Kinsley, Education
Language development and aggression in hearing impaired males in a residential school., Lisa A. Kuntz, Education
Conceptualization of critical feminist pedagogy as a theoretical tool of social transformation and its applicability in a Korean context., Mee-Sik Kwon, Education
Relations among gender, years of experience, and preferred mentoring functions of high school assistant principals., Maureen Lennon La Croix, Education
Elementary school teachers' lives and careers : an interview study of physical education specialists, other subject specialists, and classroom teachers., Dorothy D. Lambdin, Education
Humor : its targets and functions in relation to group development stages., Thomas F. Landis-Schiff, Education
Understanding mainstreaming through the definitions of all participants : a qualitative case study., Joyce Butler Leary, Education
The experiences of undergraduate teaching assistants in a constructivist remedial mathematics program., Kwan-Min Lee, Education
Learning instructional communication skills in peer collaborative problem solving : a case of moving referent., Moonja Lee, Education
A descriptive study of two small peer-directed mathematics groups in an elementary classroom., Gail E. Libertini, Education
Constraints on Wh-long distance movement in adult Chinese for L2 acquisition and the implication for L2 teaching., Xiaoli Li, Education
An exploration of Waldorf education principles in a public school bilingual program for gifted students., Jean. Lozoraitis, Education
A sociolinguistic investigation of talk and the construction of social identities in peer instructional writing groups., David Edward Ludlam, Education
Teacher training in creativity : a phenomenological inquiry with teachers who have participated in creativity coursework., Julie Elizabeth Maloney, Education
Achievement of differentially prepared, nontraditional students in developmental mathematics at a community college : a study of modality (learning styles) preferences., Joan Czaja Marsh, Education
John Dewey : a feminist consideration of his concepts of the individual and sociality., Ana M. Martinez Aleman, Education
Persistence patterns among Latino students attending community colleges : an exploratory study., Vanessa R. Mas, Education
The use of a practicum seminar led by an urban practicum advisor (UPA) to help secondary urban student teachers become effective practitioners., Don E. Matus, Education
Combatting declining attendance and achievement rates through an incentives-based approach : an evaluation of the Renaissance Program., John F. McEwan, Education
Preschool teachers' perceptions of the content and sources of their teaching knowledge., Janet F. McLanahan, Education
Initiating a school-bank partnership : a study of the relationship between banking and education., Dolores L. McLaughlin, Education
The transition to parenthood for late-timing mothers : the process of maternal adjustment., Georgia Geist McMahon, Education
A practical visionary : Mary Emma Woolley and the education of women., Ann Karus Meeropol, Education
The Cluster School teachers : a study in adult development., Brian John Mooney, Education
Vocational technical education in Massachusetts : an examination of the African-American experience and prospects for change., William Joseph Moore, Education
Strategies for overcoming math avoidance in an urban high school., Loretta M. Morelle, Education
Community evaluation of public access cable television : 5 case studies., Ann R. Mrvica, Education
Elementary school teachers' opinions regarding the purposes and interpretation of score reports from standardized achievement test batteries., Edward J. Murphy, Education
Training teachers to foster creativity using the 4MAT model, Anna M. Murray, Education
Facilitating teacher participation in intelligent computer tutor design : tools and design methods., Thomas J. Murray, Education
An historical analysis of predisposing and facilitating factors related to historically Black colleges' and universities' participation levels in federally-sponsored science and technology programs., Sterling Nichols, Education
The meaning of classroom community : shared images of early childhood teachers., John William Nimmo, Education
Understanding the aspirations of the elderly as a prelude to marketing public education., James J. Nolan, Education
What's in it for the leaders : a study of middle school interdisciplinary team leadership., Deborah K. Nowers, Education
A school as a crucible of change : a case study of restructuring and a faculty's culture., Joseph John Nowicki, Education
Faculty collective bargaining and the role of the dean., Christopher A. Nwabeke, Education
Training parents in the evaluation of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process., Denise A. Gervais O'Connell, Education
That of God in every person : multicultural change in a Quaker school., Carolyn R. O'Grady, Education
Sensational thinking : an investigation of a teaching/learning model to increase creativity., Sharon O'Neill, Education
National History Day : an ethnohistorical case study., Marilyn L. Page, Education
Road map or maze? : one school's experience of restructuring within the Massachusetts Carnegie Schools Grant Program., Malcolm L. Patterson, Education
Teaching basic accounting with restructured information : student achievement and attitudes., Charles Pedersen, Education
Discourse rules and the oral narrative production of selected middle school students : an ethnographic study with pedagogical implications., Jane Ellen Zucker Percival, Education
Writing, sociality, and identity in kindergarten : an ethnographic study., Margaret Yatsevitch Phinney, Education
Linking Chapter I and regular classroom programs in an urban elementary school through curriculum redesign : a case study, 1986-1989, Roosevelt, New York., Terrecita E. Pinder-Watkis, Education
An analysis of multiracial change efforts in student affairs., Raechele L. Pope, Education
Earning income in the home : an historical perspective prefacing a profile of home based business owners in Franklin and Berkshire counties in Massachusetts., Catharine C. Porter, Education
The experience of low-skilled students in public school physical education : the significance of being chosen last., Penny Portman, Education
Shared instructional leadership : the role of the principal in a mentor teacher program., Marjorie Powell, Education
Creativity and liberation : a study of women writers and artists., Mary Clare Powell, Education
Codeswitching and bicognitivism among successful Puerto Ricans : an exploratory study., Agnes Quinones, Education
The identification of homeless school children., Richard F. Radford, Education
A sociolinguistic analysis of participants co-constructing the learning context in a graduate-level seminar., Mary Louise Waite Rearick, Education
A qualitative case study : how an organization implements management practices that enable minority employees to become managers., Barbara Addison Reid, Education
Women's studies programs in Latin America : a source of empowerment., Migdalia Reyes, Education