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Dissertations from 1995
Toward a Biocritical Sociology, John Neuhaus
Facilitative Characteristics of Supervisors, Elizabeth A. Olson
Contingency-Shaped Behavior and Rule-Governed Behavior: A Comparison in Terms of Speed of Acquisition, Generalization and Maintenance, Ronald Ramirez-Henderson
Toward a Comprehensive Model of Parent-Teen Socialization: The Antecedents and Consequents of Parent-Teen Interaction, Gregory L. Sanders
Step Domination in Graphs, Kelly Lynne Schultz
A Study of the Correlation Between Per Pupil Funding and Student Achievement in the State of Michigan, Douglas Harold Snyder
Beliefs and Perceptions of Michigan Superintendents Toward Females Advancing in the Ranks: Perspectives to Increase the Minority Pool, Dennis J. Stanek
Evaluation of a Computer Simulation to Assess Subject Preference for Different Types of Incentive Pay: Part Two, Stephen Mark Sundby
The Separation of Aqueous Iron Species Found in Stepwise Complexation by Capillary Electrophoresis with Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Detection, Robert E. Sutton
Participative Management and Productivity: Partners or Adversaries?, Michael Heenan Swearingen
Women and the Public School Superintendency: An Integrative Review of the Dissertation Research, Carol A. Swingle
Probability Polynomials for Cubic Graphs in the Framework of Random Topological Graph Theory, Esther Joy Tesar
Lesbian Identity Development and Career Experiences, Mary Jo Thiel
The Treatment Utility of the Therapeutic Reactance Scale in Relation to Single Session Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation, Gregory N. Vaughan
An Investigation of Teachers' Beliefs Concerning Evaluation Procedures and Criteria and their Willingness to Assume an Active Role in the Process, Terina Walker-Harvey
Multiple Personality Disorder and Major Depression: A Comparative Study, Mary L. Wassink
An Analysis of Local Response to State Initiated School Reform Legislation: Michigan Public Act 25, A. Bruce Watson
Stress and Healthwellness, a Longitudinal Study, Howard Allen White
Lost in the Fifties: A Study of Collected Memories, Janelle L. Wilson
Asymptotic Diagonalizations of a Linear Ordinary Differential System, Feipeng Xie
Efficient Dominating Sets in Oriented Trees, Quan Yue
Recombination In Kr^34+ + H2 And 0^6+ + He Collisions, Konstantinos Zaharakis
Dissertations from 1994
The Unprepossessing Mr. Ryan: Understanding Exemplary Legislative Leadership, Barbara A. K. Adams
The Role of Administrators and Teachers in the Selection and Implementation of Computer Technology in the "Classroom of Tomorrow" Program, Ahmad Al-Obiedat
A Descriptive Study of Programmatic and Curricular Components of Regular and Developmental Kindergartens, Stephen A. Anderson
The Relationship Between Codependency and Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development, David L. Arkesteyn
Mystical and Out-of-Body Experiences as Perceived by Counselors: Difference in Attitude Toward Self and Client, Douglas W. Bentley
Interim Outcomes and Change Processes: A Case Study of School Restructuring, Meg V. Blinkiewicz
A Causal-Comparative Study of the Relationship of Mathematics, Science, Athletics and the Career Expectations of Adolescent Women, Elwood Martin Bowers
"I’ll Do It Tomorrow." A Radical Behavioral Analysis of Procrastination, Cassandra Ann Braam
Assertive Communication: Its Effect on Conflict, Trust, Hostility, and Productivity in the Organization, Jacqueline J. Brayman
Sensitivity of the Comp Objective Test to Structural Differences Among General Education Programs in Liberal Arts Colleges and Comprehensive Universities, Christine Ann Brooks
Guiding the Wild Heart: Steering the State Safely Between Scylla and Charybdis, Robert P. Brown
An Analysis of the Relationship of Achievement, Attitude, and Sociological Element of Individual Learning Style of Students in an Interactive Television Course, Thomas A. Burkman
A Study of Retention Intervention Programs Used in Rural Michigan Schools, Randall E. Busscher
An Extension to the AVC Discrimination Test by the Addition of One Level Above AVC Level VI, Charles P. Butler
Reducing Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Consumption: An Evaluation of a Behaviorally Focused Nutrition Education Program, Peter F. Carey
High Breakdown Rank-Based Estimates for Linear Models, William H. Chang
An Exploration of Students’ and Business Persons’ Ratings of the Importance of Writing Skills for Business Success, Miriam P. Coleman
The Writing Response in Studies of Topography-Based and Selection-Based Verbal Behavior, Osborn Cresson
A Study in Correctional Leadership and Conflict within the Informal Organization of a Correctional Setting: A Paradigm Shift in Correctional Treatment, Francis L. Crowe
Promising Practices: Perspectives of Junior and Senior High At-Risk Students, Janet Dalman
An Experimental Analysis of Instructional Technologies Applied to the Three Contingency Model of Performance Management, Judith S . DeVoe
The Effects of Systems-Centered Versus Individual-Centered Training on the Analysis of Organizational Problems, Jane E. DeVries
Interim Summative Evaluation: Assessing the Value of a Long Term or Ongoing Program During its Operation, Sharon Craven Dodson
Urban Teachers’ Views and Ranking of Five Home and School Variables with Respect to Effective Teaching of Disadvantaged Students, Loraine Constance Enniss
Effective Changes in Hospital Patient Accounting Since the Prospective Payment System (PPS), Carol L. Francke
Evolving Sisterhood: An Organizational Analysis of Three Sororities, Bonnie J. Galloway
Preservice Elementary Education Students’ Beliefs Regarding the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Elsa L. Geskus
A Previous Suicide Attempt as a Factor to Predict Successful Completion of a Residential Alcohol Treatment Program, Michael William Glover
A Descriptive Study of the Physical Education Programs for Kindergarten through Third Grade Students in Michigan, Allison Ann Hammond
The Effects of a Therapy Review Board Procedure on Denial and Self-Disclosure of Incarcerated Sex Offenders, Richard Martin Happel
The Effects of a Monetary Bonus and Penalty on the Performance of a Simple Monitoring Task, Gordon Henry
Academic Self-Esteem of Michigan High School Students, Dolores J. Howe
A Comparison Between Computer Assisted Group Therapy and Group Psychotherapy, Dennis A. Hunyadi
A Study of Leadership Behaviors of Principals in Schools Which Educate Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities in Regular Education Classrooms, Patreese Ingram
Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry of Government Marsh, North St. Joseph County, Michigan, Michael C. Kasenow
Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry of Government Marsh, North St. Joseph County, Michigan, Michael C. Kasenow
Nuclear Threats by the United States in the Korean and Vietnam Wars: Toward a Grounded Theory of International Governmental Crime, David Kauzlarich
Effects of Caffeine Consumption on Cardiovascular Indices, Attention, Task Performance, and Memory Retention in Children, Suzanne L. Keller
Identification of Effective Classroom Management Practices Among Teachers in Elementary Special Education Computer-Use Classrooms, Stephanie L. Kenney
HIV Prevention and Heterosexual College Students: The Impact of Video Instruction on the "Safer" Sexual Behaviors of Sexually Active Men, Cheryl L. Knight
The Effects of Regular Aerobic Exercise on Sexual Desire in Women, Joanne Louise Kolean-Burley
Gold-Encrusted Chaos: An Analysis of Auschwitz Memoirs, Mary D. Lagerwey
Women in Public School Administration: Factors that Facilitate Attainment, Betty Newlin LaPointe
A Comparison of Teacher Attitudes Based Upon Their Involvement in Various Levels of Staff Development, James Lehto
Relationships Among Job Satisfaction, Productivity, and Supervision Provided to Financial Planners, Larry Leslie
A Case Study of Affirmative Action at Western Michigan University, Elizabeth Betina Lockett
A Bootstrap Method to Analyze an Intervention Model with Autoregressive Error Terms, Scott D. McKnight
The Effects of Relaxation Exercises on Young Persons with Moderate Asthma, Robert Edward Obrecht
A Descriptive Study of Michigan Auto Workers' (UAW) Physical and Psychological Responses to 1987 Plant Closures, Lorraine Marie Oginsky
An Exploratory Study of Sentient Evaluators: Communication, Ethics, and Relationships in the Evaluation Process, Mary Elizabeth Piontek
Comparisons of Several Medians in a Lognormal K-Sample Context Where Some Data May be Left-Censored, Stavros Costa Pouloukas
The Theory and Applications of Stratified Graphs, Reza Rashidi
The Relationships Among One's Beliefs Regarding Divine Sovereignty Versus Human Freedom, Procedures for Discerning the Will of God, and Internal-External Locus of Control, Timothy M. Robinson
A Study of Tuition in Public Comprehensive Universities and Colleges: A Model for Analyzing Factors that Affect Tuition, Michael J. Roy
Faculty Development Programs and Evaluation in American Colleges and Universities, Antonio Nicolas Rubino
Nutrition, Fitness, Stress and Genital Herpes Recurrences, Carman E. Stark
The Effects of a Problem-Solving and Imagery-Based Suggestion on Analgesic Responding in Low, Medium, and High Hypnotizable Females, Gloria Haddad Taggett
Lesbian's Perception of Parental Support and the Disclosure of Sexual Orientation, Janet Trudee Snyder Tarkowski
The Relationship of Leadership Style Behaviors of Principals to the Existence of Effective Schools, Lanny John Tibaldo
Changes in Hypnotizability as A Function of Suggestion-Based Experimenter Manipulations, Marlin 0. Trulsen
Isospectral Graphs and the Expander Coefficient, Ian Campbell Walters Jr.
The Effects of Utilitarianism on Performance Appraisal and Selected Output Measures in a Weberian Bureaucracy, Donald Wayne Wright
Dissertations from 1993
The Effects of Differing Response Force Requirements on Response Rate and Post-Reinforcement Pause, Kenneth Lee Ailing
The Importance of Evaluation Questions in Human Resources Development: Audience Perspectives, Fahad Al-Ruwaished
The Effects of Two Motivational Factors on Accuracy and Persistence for Second Graders, Jesse D. Baker
A Comparison of Strategic Decision Task Variable Analysis Between School and Business Executives, Peter A. Behnke
The Relationship Between Communication Skills of First Line Nurse Managers and Stability, Sherry A. Blair
The Effects of Arousal on Time Perception, J. Keith Cardwell
A Comparative Study of Primary Preventive Behaviors and Secondary Preventive Behaviors Among Michigan Adults, Jing Chang
A Study of the Thematic Integrated Curriculum (TIC) of the Focus 2000 Program, Sherry Collins
Family Birth Order and Leadership Behavior of Public School Principals in Michigan, Larry J. Corbett
An Experimental Demonstration of the Transitive Conditioned Establishing Operation with Pigeons, Rachel Nunes da Cunha
The Effects of Disclosure of Comprehensive Pretherapy Information on Clients' Behaviors and Perceptions of Therapists and the Therapy Process, Patricia J. Dauser
Robust Rank-Based Inference Procedures in the Heteroscedastic Linear Model, Sherry L. Dixon
Dyadic Similarity of the Superintendent-Principal Interpersonal Relationship, Principal’s Job Satisfaction, and Subordinate’s Performance Evaluation, Richard William Drury
Caring for Dementing and Nondementing Chronically Ill Elderly in Belgium: Modeling Salutogenic and Pathogenic Processes, Timothy John Gallagher