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Dissertations from 1990
The dimensions of therapists' thoughts in response to therapy failures., Susan E. Hawes, Education
The history of the Black Panther Party 1966-1972 : a curriculum tool for Afrikan American studies., Kit Kim Holder, Education
Creating meaning : an ethnographic study of pre-schoolers, literary response and play., Rachael A. Hungerford, Education
Prospective teachers' perspectives on the physical education teacher role : examining the recruitment phase of teacher socialization., Gayle E. Hutchinson, Education
A study of applications of microcomputer technology in special education in western Massachusetts schools., Mei Ju Hwang, Education
The role of the chief business officer in selected higher education institutions of the Northeast., Mohammad Idrees, Education
Teacher empowerment and the restructuring of schools., Carol A. Karafotis, Education
Affirmative action training and its effect at a selected facility of a human service agency : a case study., Haskell O. Kennedy, Education
Curriculum development of robotics/automated systems for vocational education at the secondary level based on an industry needs assessment., James George Keramas, Education
Interorganizational relationships : the transition of special education students to adult human services., John K. Kerrigan, Education
The relationship between a staff development program for mature inservice teachers and teacher empowerment efforts : y Virginia A. King., Virginia A. King, Education
Seven women college presidents : aspects of self and work., Sharon L. Kipetz, Education
Establishing education improvement priorities at the single school level., Ann G. Klein, Education
East meets west : literature for crosscultural understanding., Hua R. Lan, Education
A case study of the relationship between high school students' level of satisfaction, students' academic achievement, and their interest to remain in school., Julio D. Larregui Sanchez, Education
The effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction and computer programming in elementary and secondary mathematics : a meta-analysis., Wen-Cheng Lee, Education
A staff development program for anti-homophobia education in the secondary schools., Arthur Samuel Lipkin, Education
The attitude of school supervisors in a school district in northeast Puerto Rico toward the evaluation process as related to the clinical supervision process., Noel Maldonado, Education
The relationship between a shared governance management structure and registered nurse job satisfaction : a comparison of two hospitals., Valerie T. Mancini, Education
The personal computer at home : family use and teacher encouragement for student learning., John D. Marvelle, Education
The school library media specialist as resource person : a descriptive study., Patricia A. McGiffin, Education
An examination of the ideas about how to teach adults : do they reflect the best ideas about good teaching?., Margaret L. Mead, Education
Framework for educational reform in Guinea-Bissau : the choice of language of instruction., Julieta Mendes-Barbosa, Education
Supervisor behavior at client-therapist impasse., Garry W. L. Milsop, Education
A comparative study of implementation strategies for microcomputer use in public elementary schools., Jean C. Mitchell, Education
Aspects of effective leadership in urban schools., Catalina B. Montes, Education
The impact of religious values on the therapeutic process., Gisela Morales-Barreto, Education
The urban elementary school teacher : a feminist analysis., Patricia Coppinger Morris, Education
A nurse is a nurse is a nurse : in search of clinical competence : the employer's perspective., Jeanne S. Murphy, Education
Providing the conditions for responsive urban school units., Larry Michael Myatt, Education
The orthogenetic principle as an ethical definition of development., Nathaniel Benjamin Needle, Education
The relationship between cognitive developmental level and the concerns of teachers., R. Ian Nisbet, Education
How is special needs status assigned? : a study of the decision making processes surrounding eligibility requirements for special needs placements within the Salem public schools., James Driscoll O'Connor, Education
Tracking : its socializing impact on student teachers : a qualitative study using in-depth phenomenological interviewing., James O'Donnell, Education
The lives of mothers following the death of a child : toward an understanding of maternal bereavement., Kami Oliver, Education
Puerto Rican and New England college students' reports of childhood sexual abuse and sexual experiences : a comparison study., Margarita R. O'Neill, Education
The effect of focus correction on the writing of urban seventh grade students using the cumulative writing folder program across the curriculum., Mary Grassa O'Neill, Education
The emerging role of the principal as manager as it relates to the new philosophies and construction of teacher empowerment., Mariette V. Paine, Education
Identification of factors related to the selection process by female students into a vocational education program., Suzanne Virginia Palmeri, Education
The development of official discourse and popular consciousness : a case study of language planning in Mozambique., Douglas John Passanisi, Education
New England state college health service nurse managers : career choice, role perception, and job satisfaction., Ann M. Peterson, Education
Organization development as sense-making : an interpretive perspective., Dianna L. Ploof, Education
A study of the relationships among selected motivational needs of teachers and certain organizational characteristics of six high schools : perceptions of teachers in an urban setting., Aileen E. Rice, Education
Perceptions of in-service training needs and attitudes of foreign language teachers in Massachusetts., Kathleen M. Riordan, Education
The interaction of student educational values, teaching methods and classroom climate in a group of college undergraduates., Gilberto Ernesto Rios, Education
Learning to teach : the development of teaching knowledge in trained and untrained physical education teachers., Daniel Z. Rosenberg, Education
Coping skills for resident physicians : a program of stress management., Carol L. Sachs, Education
Decision making processes of student affairs professionals : an analysis of ethical considerations identified through focus group discussions., Mary Ellen Sailer, Education
The emergent role of proactive counsel in American higher education., James E. Samels, Education
Effects of values clarification methodology on self concept of selected group of second generation Armenian-American women., Shirley Yaylaian Setian, Education
Drawing/writing : a brain research-based writing program designed to develop descriptive, analytical and inferential thinking skills at the elementary school level., Susan R. Sheridan, Education
An analysis of the impact of selected support services on new vocational technical teachers., James Anthony Shiminski, Education
Teacher empowerment : its relationship to school structure and teacher motivation., Nancy J. Smith, Education
Personnel selection and training variables versus job performance ratings in nuclear power plants., Terrence J. Smith, Education
Self perceptions of African-American female administrators in New England public schools., Barbara Anne Dupont Spence, Education
The university and its role in rural development in the developing countries., Falairiva Taafaki, Education
Designing, implementing, and evaluating a staff development program on learning styles and teaching styles in an urban junior high school., Roy R. Taylor, Education
Role perception and status of African American administrators in a selected number of New England state universities., Sherwood Thompson, Education
Current practices in preschool assessment among school psychologists., Karen G. Tierney, Education
A comparison of user perceptions with official standards for elementary school libraries in Taiwan, Republic of China., Huoy-Jia Tzeng, Education
An attitudinal study of school administrators towards due process and its implications in an urban Massachusetts school district., Francie Velazquez, Education
A predictive model of adolescent pregnancy risk : a black-white comparison., Dennis Jay Vogel, Education
Addressing marginality : slowly developing readers in responsive learning communities., Beth Gildin Watrous, Education
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
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
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
Physics teaching and the development of thinking skills., Isaac King Amuah, Education
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
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
Role perception of chief executive officers of private, non-profit vocational rehabilitation centers., David Frederick Brown, Education
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
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
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
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 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
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