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Dissertations from 1991
A study of the experience, use, and development of intuition., Linda Landry, Education
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
The intuitive counselor : a study of development and training for the use of intuition in counseling., Janet Sue Little, Education
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
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 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
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
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
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
A study of the relationship between selected variables and the effectiveness of affirmative action officers in higher education., Maria Mercedes Romero, Education
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
Clinical supervision and training with multidisciplinary staff in a day treatment program for emotionally troubled children and their families., Michael John Schultz, Education
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
The perceptions of faculty and students concerning the use of humor in nursing education., Ursula Shea, Education
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
A qualitative study of the experiences of Black undergraduate students at a predominantly White four year institution of higher education., Travis J. Tatum, Education
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
The search for "higher education" as an academic field of study., Terry Anne Vigil, Education
Predicting outcomes of planning team efforts in a schools of choice program., Helen L. Vivian, Education
The necessity for producing educational television programs nationally in order to preserve the national culture in the Arab states : case study of the State of Kuwait., Rashid Abdul Rahman Walayti, Education
Effective administrative strategies for mainstreaming in selected Massachusetts elementary schools., Dorothy R. Washington, Education
Young pregnant teens' perceptions of themselves and their relationships with their families and male partners., Jeanne Rodier Weber, Education
The engineering and technological education of Black Americans : 1865-1950., David Eugene Wharton, Education
The impact of collective bargaining on part-time higher education faculty., Paul Karl Willenbrock, Education
Physical education teacher's perceptions of moonlighting : patterns of multiple employment in the careers of secondary school teachers., Jacqueline A. Williams, Education
The politics of literature : a cultural text for improving undergraduate literary education., Richard M. Wizansky, Education
Dealing with lesbian, gay, and bisexual concerns : multicultural organizational development in higher education., Felice Yeskel, Education
Comparison of procedures for the estimation of ability parameter in the three-parameter item response model., Yu-Hui A. Zhou, Education
Case studies of cycles in developing a physics lesson., Aletta Isabella Zietsman, Education
Dissertations from 1990
Training preschool teachers in creative art activities : the effects of a prescribed methodology., Simone B. Alter Muri, Education
Influences of an applied group dynamic experience upon the personal and professional lives of selected participants., Elaine Holloway Anderson, Education
A blueprint for teacher empowerment : peer clinical supervision., Vivian Thomas Archer, Education
From the voices of the oppressed : cultural and educational experiences of indigenous people in the Andean region of Ecuador., Juan A. Aulestia, Education
The professionalization of teachers : the first step toward the restructuring of vocational education., Angela L. Avery, Education
The assessment of job satisfaction of hospitality educators., Clayton W. Barrows, Education
The effects of a revision technique on urban fifth grade students' writing mechanics of the writing process., Lorraine Miniutti Bordonaro, Education
Who perpetuates sex role socialization? : the changing image of the professional nurse educator from traditionalist to cycle-breaker : a qualitative interview study., Clara Willard Boyle, Education
A study of the status of support service programs for Black and Hispanic students in the nation's twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and universities., Donald Brown, Education
Reward strategies for the retention of professional nurses., Joan Ann Bruce, Education
Towards participatory evaluation : an inquiry into post-training experiences of Guatemalan community development workers., Juanita Diane Campos, Education
Policy analysis : the restructuring of the delivery of vocational education in the North Shore area of Massachusetts., Patricia W. Carlson, Education
Must decline lead to death? : a case study of two Catholic women's colleges as they evolved through life-cycle phases., Janice Carmen, Education
Curriculum planning and decision making process in secondary schools in Malawi., Dennis Danny Chimwenje, Education
Predicting the educational achievement of preschool and kindergarten children from the cognitive subtests of early screening profiles., Mary-Elizabeth Cohn, Education
Exploring resources and materials for the instruction of low achieving mathematics students in an urban school district of western Massachusetts., Elisha A. Colgram, Education
Special education teachers' and parents' perceptions of parent involvement in special education in three Boston public schools., Alvin Leonard Crawley, Education
The training of managers as coaches : inspiring excellence in self-management., James J. Curley, Education
A case study of the Ipswich Province as it models a process leading to a new governance structure., Adrienne Curran, Education
A study of the motivation to volunteer in the 4-H program of cooperative extension in Massachusetts., Otis Freeman Curtis, Education
The writing of poor and working-class women : issues of personal power, self-esteem, and social class., Ann M. Daly, Education
Attrition at the community college : a symptom of institutional uniqueness., John A. Doon, Education
Attitudes and practices of Vermont vocational educators regarding the teaching of work ethics : a descriptive study., Anna Elizabeth Ducolon, Education
The academic assimilation of mainstreamed bilingual students : a case study of bilingual students mainstreamed in the Hoboken, New Jersey school district and the development of a mainstreamed criteria model., Edwin Duroy, Education
A study of children learning multicolumn addition with microcomputer software support., Hyman S. Edelstein, Education
Discovering telecommunications as an instructional media tool in teaching : training and implementation strategies., Carol-Anne Eldridge, Education
Nurse/physician collaboration and its relationship to nurse job stress and job satisfaction., Carol Ann Eliadi, Education
Perceptions of quality assurance in a private rehabilitation organization., David Arthur Eve, Education
Perceptions of the workplace : women in Massachusetts state government., Laura Lee Eve, Education
A study of the impact of childhood experiences on secondary school teachers who are adult children of alcoholics., Morris G. Frank, Education
Technical education and social stratification in Puerto Rico., Manuel Frau-Ramos, Education
The hospital patient's experience of caring and non-caring., Gail M. Frieswick, Education
Breaking the cycle of underachievement : an example from school mathematics., Michael J. Froning, Education
Perceived benefits of a community college cooperative education program., Diane Ross Gary, Education
The effects of deafness on play in four-year-old boys., Janice C. Gatty, Education
One hundred years of art appreciation education : a cross comparison of the picture study movement with the discipline-based art education movement., Jane M. Gaughan, Education
A description of the importance of public school education as perceived by students, teachers, parents and administrators., Jill Isaacs Givler, Education
Skill training, relapse prevention, and follow-up : their comparative effectiveness with alcohol dependent patients., Hodges Glenn, Education
The psychology of cancer : how support systems enhance the well-being of cancer patients., Margaret Atkin Gosselin, Education
Approval-guided learning : its impact on self-esteem and written expression skills., Steven R. Greenberg, Education
Creative scientists : a study of their behavioral traits., Michelle Gregor, Education
An assessment of the relationship between teacher teaching style and student learning style with relation to academic achievement and absenteeism of seniors in a rural high school in north central Massachusetts., Carol May Grout, Education
The effects of the parenting course "Developing capable people" on the developmental stage of mothers., Judith C. Harper, Education