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Dissertations from 1982

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From the inside out and other metaphors : an integrated approach to training in multicentric systems thinking as derived from a family therapy training program., Bernice S. Duhl, Education

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Developing a new art curriculum design using curriculum modules as a means of improving instruction in urban schools., Elliott Dyer, Education

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Establishing community residences : a study of factors related to the successful establishment of group residences for the mentally ill., Robert A. Fazzi, Education

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Teaching preadolescents constructive responses to anger : a classroom curriculum., Cathryn Gail Fishman, Education

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Holistic education : an alternative approach to Arabic language instruction., Muhammed Hassan A. Fraihat, Education

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A feasibility study for a regional cooperative system to meet the needs for media services in Massachusetts northeastern community colleges., John Dolan Gaboury, Education

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Agricultural education of traditional farmers in Zambia with special reference to the Mpika district., Mary Kristine Garvey, Education

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Literacy acquisition : its implications in language comprehension and syllogism solving., Julianne R. Gilmore, Education

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Images of the Caribbean : materials development on a pluralistic society., Gloria. Gordon, Education

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The challenge of transculturation in a westernized technological society : reconstructing Jewish values in Israel through a dialogical approach to education., Shmuel Herzl Govreen-Yehudaeen, Education

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The effects of an adolescent apprenticeship process in environmental education on the development of citizen participation characteristics in high school seniors., Shirley Libby Griffin, Education

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White identity development : a process oriented model for describing the racial consciousness of white Americans., Rita Hardiman, Education

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Obesity : a family systems perspective., Jill Elka Harkaway, Education

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Case study of the conceptualization and implementation of a situational assessment program at Punahou Academy, Honolulu, Hawaii., Winston Healy, Education

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Family and cultural factors in the development of eating disorders : a study of feminine identity in twenty-four bulimic women., Carolyn F. Hicks, Education

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Defining and predicting overseas effectiveness for adolescent exchange students., Robbins Sankey Hopkins, Education

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The impact of Chapter 766 : a study of the impact of special education reform legislation on children with special needs as perceived by their parents., Linda Howard, Education

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An exploratory study of the suitability of a conflict management workshop for selected state agency personnel., Sandro Ingari, Education

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Transitional training: a teaching model for the urban black college student., Joe Jackson, Education

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The impact of participation in the Hampden District Regional Skills Center training program on CETA participants extrication from poverty., Raymond Anthony Jarvis, Education

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A study of the possible relationship between the type and frequency of parental participation and student achievement in an urban school setting., Narcisa A. Polonio Jones, Education

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Professional women in first two years of motherhood : a study of female-to-female support, nurturance and autonomy., Leila M. Joseph, Education

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Community education for indigenous renewable energy development : an analysis of an educational strategy., Robert David Kahn, Education

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Team and non-team organizational designs measured by the perceptions of junior high/middle school teachers., John Stephen Katsoulis, Education

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Life science curriculums in Kenya : a study of a secondary school science project biology., Michael Kipkoris Koech, Education

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Village women and nonformal education in Tanzania : factors affecting participation., Hilda Nyamwiza Kokuhirwa, Education

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A comparative analysis of various alternative energy futures for Franklin County, Massachusetts for the year 2000 A.D., Francis P. Koster, Education

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A comparison of the effects of three parent education programs STEP PAT and EP on the perceptions and interactions of low income Head Start mothers and their preschool children., Ronald Charles Larrivee, Education

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Guided imagery and its role in creativity and expression in the art work of adolescents., Roberta Ellen Leff, Education

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Effects of one- versus two-parent participation in parent training., Ann Cotton Levinger, Education

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Faculty demographics versus expressed opinions toward selected aspects of unionism: a case study of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst., Charles Francis Maher, Education

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An exploration into the effectiveness of local history as an educational tool for the community college American history teacher., Tom Malloy, Education

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A comparison of the effectiveness of professionals, nonprofessionals, and self-help groups in teaching assertiveness., Marjorie Manthei, Education

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A delphi study to determine proficiencies for continuing education and community service administrators in Massachusetts regional community colleges., Steve Maradian, Education

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Learning environments of small rural schools : a profile of selected one-room schools in rural communities of New England., Jeanne Masson-Douglas, Education

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An analysis of community based services for youthful offenders in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1970-1980., Thomas Leon McFalls, Education

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An investigation of the adequacy of two item response models for calibrating an item bank., Craig N. Mills, Education

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The design of a nonformal education process to establish a community development program based upon Mahatma Gandhi's theory of trusteeship., Terry Mollner, Education

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English: the roadblock to a higher education., Idalia Morales, Education

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Development of a curriculum planning model for Zambian secondary schools., Sibeso Mukoboto, Education

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Nonformal education materials development for large scale projects: issues and recommendations for planners., Fredi Munger, Education

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Educating toward tomorrow : a rationale for introducing futurism into the secondary school social studies curriculum., Neal Albert Norris, Education

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Factors affecting a staff development team approach for secondary school improvement., Geraldine Ann O'Donnell, Education

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Intra-district school finance study in a large New England city., William Olds, Education

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Teenage pregnancy : factors affecting the decision to carry or terminate pregnancy among Puerto Rican teenagers., Carmen G. Ortiz, Education

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Reorganization of public higher education in Massachusetts : prelegislation opinion on select issues by state legislators, segmental boards of trustees, special commission staff, faculty and administrators compared with actual legislation., James J. Pasquini, Education

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An observational study of teacher planning in physical education., Judith H. Placek, Education

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Education of emotionally disturbed children : a critique of behaviorist trends and an examination of a constructivist alternative., Carol C. Pope, Education

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Superintendents' perceptions of cooperative educational service agencies in Massachusetts., Walter Popper, Education

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A structured immersion bilingual program for teaching English as a second language., Rosalie Pedalino Porter, Education

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Schools for self-reliance : two Tanzanian secondary models., George Psychas, Education

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Psychological dimensions of masculinity and femininity and attitudes toward women among black, hispanic, and white female college students., Clementine A. Pugh, Education

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An investigation of factors affecting third graders' comprehension of descriptive texts., Joan Rasool, Education

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Determining compliance with laws requiring the evaluation of public school teachers., Douglas A. Rindone, Education

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A study to determine the suitability of utilizing in-service training in human relations skills for residential school personnel., Walter N. Rist, Education

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Promoting Spanish language competence of English dominant Hispanic bilingual-bicultural adults : developing a curriculum., Carmen Monserrate Rivera Colón, Education

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Skill development in structural and strategic family therapy : two models of live supervision., Janine Roberts, Education

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Black and white managers in helping : interaction effects of managers in responding to culturally varied subordinate vignettes., William Leroy Handy Roberts, Education

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The use of letters in precalculus algebra., Peter Rosnick, Education

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Uses of popular culture in nonformal education : three case studies., Robert Isaac Russell, Education

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Relationship between participation in personal development and faculty perspectives on education., George Anthony Ryan, Education

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Child advocacy agencies in state government : a case study and comparative analysis., Mark Warren Segar, Education

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A study of the cognitive prerequisites for beginning reading in Portuguese., Maria de Fatima das Neves Guerreiro Sequeira, Education

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Italian-American ethnic identity and school achievement : an exploration of the persistence of conflict between the home and school cultures of Italian-American high school students., Thomas D. Sharkey, Education

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Mental health needs assessment : the Guamanians in California., David L. G. Shimizu, Education

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The relationships among student achievement, student engagement, and selected student characteristics in physical education., Stephen J. Silverman, Education

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White collar structure and class : educated labor reevaluated., Richard Sobel, Education

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Teachers can develop a positive self-concept in students, thereby enhancing the student's academic achievement., Delton G. Stanford, Education

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El impacto de la televisión en los niños : estudio comparativo entre los hábitos de ver televisión de los niños puertorrigueños., Yolanda Suárez Cepeda, Education

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The news media and crime reporting : the issue of free press vs. fair trial., Francis L. Sullivan, Education

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An assessment of parent participation in the educational decision-making process in urban middle schools in New Haven, Connecticut., Hayward Louis Thaxton, Education

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A study of school related variables as factors in the dropout rate of an urban high school., Bruce Edward Wells, Education

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The job search program as a method for obtaining employment for CETA eligible clients : demonstration, evaluation, and training of trainers., Robert Philip Winfield, Education

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The Education for Community Service Program : a description and evaluation of the first five years, 1973-1978., Johan L. C. Winsser, Education

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The experience of older learners in adult education with a focus on the developmental task of life review : a study using in-depth interviews., Mary Alice Wolf, Education

Dissertations from 1981

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Analysis of perceived role, preparation, needs, and their implications for staff development of division chairpersons in Massachusetts community colleges., Dorothea D. Alexander, Education

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Muslim school planning in the United States : an analysis of issues, problems and possible approaches., Kamal H. Ali, Education

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Why Abu can't read : a critique of modern literacy doctrine., Stephen J. Anzalone, Education

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Creativity among women religious changing careers., Shirley Patricia Batiste, Education

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The relationship of eating disorder patterns and personality variables in overweight women., Jacqueline Scott Bearce, Education

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An investigation of differentiation in a public school system as an organizational response to Chapter 766., Peter J. Bittel, Education

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Administrators' views of the status and future of schools for the deaf., Bill G. Blevins, Education

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An assessment of the perceived needs of secondary business teachers to include computer-related office functions into the business teacher education program., Jeanann S. Boyce, Education

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An alternative educational environment for behaviorally disordered adolescents., Barbara Lee Brown, Education

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Teacher perceptions of morale in selected desegregated elementary schools., Gwynn C. Brown, Education

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Development of criteria, on a competency based model, for the selection, evaluation and training of family care foster parents., Margretta Mary Buckley, Education

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The identification of outdoor adventure leadership competencies for entry-level and experienced-level personnel., Larry Buell, Education

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Occupational preferences and expectations as related to locus of control, sex-role contingency orientation, race, and family history among college women., Louise Vitiello Burroughs, Education

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Problem solving patterns in science, gender, and spatial ability during early adolescence., Carole Ann Camp, Education

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An assessment of the services provided by federally-funded programs of vocational education to handicapped secondary school students in Massachusetts., Matthew Ernest Cardoza, Education

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The photographer as educator : a study of the work of Alfred Stieglitz and Jacob A. Riis., Kathryn E. Carlson, Education

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Education of Tibetan refugees : characteristics and conditions of learning environments in selected Tibetan schools in India., Tenzing Chhodak, Education

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Educational leadership : a field test of Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory., Newton Arthur Clark, Education

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The effectiveness of special service programs on the academic performance of minority students in higher education : a longitudinal study., Pearl Leanna Clay, Education

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A conceptual analysis of an alternative methodological framework for mental health treatment in the African American community., Benson George Cooke, Education

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Black music : three instructional modules and resource materials for urban education., Clyde Criner, Education

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Development and validation of an instrument to measure future activism., Duane Dale, Education

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Organizational structure and social atmosphere impact on psychiatric ward treatment effectiveness., Peter Joseph DaSilva, Education

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The development of the voluntary educational collaborative in Massachusetts., Peter Francis Demers, Education

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Psychological study of the impact of systematic training for effective parenting groups upon children's behavior, achievement and self- ratings at home and at school., Polly Robinson De Sherbinin, Education