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Dissertations from 1978
An investigation into computer programming as an academic discipline which provides education for both sides of the brain., Sally A. Coppus, Education
Education as environmental design, teacher as designer : perspective and strategy for evolution of a contextual system of public education., Peter Way Cotton, Education
Urban school alternatives : a rationale and conceptual framework for the development of alternatives in urban high schools., Rudolph Franklin Crew, Education
A study of attrition relative to institutional performance policies within the context of the unique environment of Springfield Technical Community College., J. Stanley Cummings, Education
The development and initial field test of a methodology for teaching by inquiry., Penny Cuninggim-Horowitz, Education
Salience of teaching behaviors and its relationship to teaching mode, academic orientation and student year in school., Sylvia E. Cuomo, Education
Performance-based vocational teacher education : an assessment of attitudes of teacher trainees and teacher educators at Westfield State College., Alberta D. Deas, Education
Developing a behavior modification safety program in an industrial setting., M. Consuelo De Santamaria, Education
An alternative in community education : a study of participant controlled projects in rural New Hampshire., Arthur Shumway Ellison, Education
Race and teacher perception of organizational climate., Walter Evans, Education
Supervising student teachers : an individualized systemic approach., Robert William Fitzmaurice, Education
A study of adolescent perceptions of schooling in two urban high schools., Anne Sybil Flaxman, Education
The establishment of competencies pre-requisite to the development of an undergraduate competency-based juvenile justice curriculum., Janice M. Gamache, Education
Organization meeting skills : their effect on satisfaction with meetings and jobs and a suggested model for training., Mary Gelinas, Education
The teacher education program at Mark's Meadow School: description and analysis of a school-based program., Peggy Eklund George, Education
A survey of pre-high school future studies programs., Cynthia Brainerd Guy, Education
A comparison of several algorithms for maximum-likelihood estimation of parameters in unrestricted common factor analysis., Michael Patrick Hagerty, Education
A historical analysis of the barriers to Black academic achievement in the United States., Willie Richard Hasson, Education
The future of musical performance training: the conservatory vs the university., Robin Hendrich, Education
A model for an alternative degree program : especially for those now excluded from post-secondary opportunity., John J. Hibert, Education
A modified clinic process for the supervision of student teachers., Mark William Hoglund, Education
Encouraging student initiative and involvement in group discussion through functional group interdependence., Giles Patterson Hopkins, Education
Reconceptualizing inservice : a teacher designed staff development program., Merrita Hruska, Education
Has Chapter 766 accomplished its goals? : The views of parents of children with special needs., Paul Howell Hutchinson, Education
The effects of two undergraduate counseling courses on self-actualization and on three facilitative conditions of a counseling relationship : empathy, respect, and genuineness., Roger G. James, Education
A process to create public awareness of the need and value of metropolitan education., John J. Kerrigan, Education
An assessment of the effectiveness of a kindergarten day care parent education program on the development of parents' problem solving abilities., Lucile H. Layton, Education
A study of residence hall development : shifting organizational patterns and roles of residence hall staff from 1961-1976., Marjorie Peace Lenn, Education
Case study of the strategies of planned change used in the implementation of the ANISA Model of Education in the Suffield, Connecticut public schools., Richard Thomas Lincoln, Education
The development of a methodology for institutional research., Ann Carmel Luciano, Education
Training educational change agents : a program of support and technical assistance., Richard Michael Mayo, Education
A method for developing the teaching skills of post-secondary teachers., Daniel Patrick McCarthy, Education
An organic approach to educational program development : model, method, and framework., Lawrence N. McCullough, Education
An evaluation of the development and implementation of a pilot leadership training program., Rima Miller, Education
A study of the self-concept of Basotho male and female adolescents in secondary schools., Mercy Rapelesega Montsi, Education
The politics of pedagogical reform., Michael M. Morris, Education
The identification of the components requisite for the teaching of English to primary school Navajo students: guidelines for English as a second language in Navajo/English bilingual education., Barbara Jean Murphy, Education
A comparative study of selected aspects of the undergraduate continuing higher education and the traditional undergraduate programs at a Massachusetts state college., John Thomas Murray, Education
Recasting Gandhian basic education in the light of nonformal education., Vasudevan Nair, Education
Bilingual desegregation : school districts' responses to the spirit of the law under the Lau vs. Nichols Supreme Court decision., Victor Alberto Monroy Ochoa, Education
An exploratory case study of the felt effect of race on job satisfaction by Black administrators in White institutions of higher education., Richard McDougald O'Daniel, Education
A study of pre-college psychology from a social studies perspective., Dennis O'Neil, Education
Affirmative action in higher education : strategies and perceptions about sex discrimination., Mary L. O'Neil, Education
An assessment of the ability of junior high school students to create mathematical models using computer-related curriculum materials., Anne Dolores Pasquino, Education
Guilt, attribution of responsibility, and resolution of the divorce crisis., Linda Ceriale Peterson, Education
The role of nursing homes in the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients from state hospitals., Andrew James Phillips, Education
A national needs analysis of campus-based women's centers : implications for higher education., Cheryl Wendy Phillips, Education
A psycholinguistic analysis of the oral reading miscues of first grade children made during guided and unguided reading activities., Linda Gendron Pratt, Education
Ownership in young children's social interactions., Patricia G. Ramsey, Education
Chapter 622 : strategies for student implementation : an in-service training program for Massachusetts public high school students., Carlene Victoria Riccelli, Education
A study of a selected sample of middle class high school students to determine environmental and child rearing factors which may have contributed to their becoming dropouts., Robert Elias Riemer, Education
A descriptive study of reading miscues of Spanish-speaking elementary school children., Diana T. Rivera Viera, Education
The comparative effectiveness of live, video-taped and audio-taped group relaxation training on the ability to reduce physiological arousal and self-report measures of anxiety., Donald Elliot Robar, Education
The relationship of class sex composition, teacher sex, and selected attitudinal variables to the verbal class participation of female college students., Angelika Robertson, Education
Genetics instruction : audiotutorial laboratory approach compared to traditional methods., Jean F. Ross, Education
Psychoanalytic and shamanic initiation : a comparative study in mythmaking., Wendy Fidao Ryan, Education
A training model for feminist counselors., Margaret Fuller Sablove, Education
An emerging problem for educational planners in Zaire : unemployment among the educated: causes and tentative solution., Radja S. Bin Saidi, Education
Parent advocacy for educational reform: a case study of the Harlem Parents Committee., Luther Whitfield Seabrook, Education
Developing an early screening system by examining characteristics of several special education groups., John E. Shea, Education
A description of an experimental program for the recruitment and training of minority students in the engineering discipline., Kenneth R. Smikle, Education
Life satisfaction and activity preferences among Black inner city senior center participants: an exploratory study., Alicia Deneise Smith, Education
Collaboration of educators and mental health professionals for the delivery of services to young children., Margaret C. Smith, Education
The development and validation of an evaluation system to facilitate the determination of professional training program effectiveness., Susan R. Solomon, Education
Staff development : approaches in theory and practice., Philip Joseph Stec, Education
Bankrolled educational opportunity : a policy study., Leonard B. Stevens, Education
Agricultural and educational development in rural Ghana., Howard L. Steverson, Education
Implementation and evaluation of a social skills training program for preadolescents., Don Philipp Sugai, Education
The Education for Community Service Program : an interpretation of a university and community collaborative teacher education model., Terrence Arnold Sweeney, Education
Adult performance on cognitive development tests as a function of task content, career level, and cognitive style., Janice Papeika Thibodeau, Education
A study of the effects of a university experience on career planning: the career awareness and planning course., Lenora Hicks Thompson, Education
Motivating students towards a satisfactory career choice : a study of student attitudes regarding career exploration sites., William Thompson, Education
Racial attitudes in white preschoolers : an exploratory investigation., Mona Williams Thornton, Education
Developing a strategy for analyzing sex role stereotyping in reading skills materials., Yvonne Villanueva, Education
A case study of the Worcester Intensive Care Program for aggressive youthful offenders., Ronald E. Vogel, Education
A study to ascertain the relationship between pre- and post- Nelson-Denny reading test scores of two hundred seventy-five freshmen and their reading and writing grades at a suburban state college., Shirley Nan Washington, Education
The accused student and student offender : criteria of a policy framework for the University of Massachusetts to collaborate with the courts and correctional facilities on educational interests of students., Janis Marie Wertz, Education
Perspectives on the future of student affairs : a modified Delphi study in higher education., Bernadine Young, Education
Dissertations from 1977
Self-concept and cultural change in the Hausa of Nigeria., Ramatu Abdullahi, Education
A study of the perceived attributes of innovations and their adoption., Glenn Stewart Allan, Education
The effects of federal policy on the small independent liberal arts college., Priscilla J. Angelo, Education
A study to determine the need for an advanced graduate program focused on career/occupational education., Gerard P. Antonellis, Education
A study of factors facilitating continued implementation of educational change., Margaret A. Arbuckle, Education
A study of the diffusion practices of alternative schools in the New England area., Michael D. Barkhurst, Education
Psychological education training and developmental theory., Francis P. Bellizzi, Education
Towards individuated socialism : contradictions, parallels and confluence between Marxism and Jungian depth psychology., Steven M. Bengis, Education
The facilitation of mourning : a preventive mental health approach., Diane Bernice Berman, Education
A study to examine learner efficiency and institutional effectiveness as measured by perceived self-concept and locus of control of Black students in segregated v. desegregated schools., Yvonne L. Blanchard, Education
Process consultation : a case study of the role of a process consultant in an early childhood program., Mary Bradford Bohn, Education
Women's self-images : an experimental study., Eleanor Beatrice Bossi, Education
A comprehensive approach to child health through parent and teacher education., Elizabeth L. Bowen, Education
Academic advising : a study of faculty goals and student needs., Susan Mary Brady, Education
A case study: the role of technical assistance in minority small business development catalyzed by a community organization, with implications for urban adult education., Thomas Brady, Education
Social literacy education for women educators : will it facilitate their entry into public school administration?, Clotean H. Brayfield, Education
The counselor's dilemma : a unique view of secondary school counseling based upon the notion of complementarity., Alan Kent Bridges, Education
A study to determine staff training needs for job corps centers., Kellene Underdown Bruce, Education
Culture shock and its effects on American teachers in overseas schools: an exploratory study., Theodore Warner Calhoun, Education
The hope factor : the situation is not hopeless., Richard Cardinali, Education
The learning competence paradigm of the ANISA model and the preparation of teachers., Margaret Magdalene Carney, Education
Population education in American high schools : towards a theory and application., Leon E. Clark, Education