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Dissertations from 1992
The Effect of Associative Distance on the Formation of Transitive Relations, Robert G. Brown Jr.
Job Aids, Feedback, and the Teaching of Verbal-Reasoning, Angela Williams Campbell
Common Moment Sets of Complementary Graphs, Hang Chen
A Comparison of Junior High Schools to Middle Schools with Respect to Achievement and Attendance, Darrell Clay
The Reading Connection: A Leadership Initiative Designed to Change the Delivery of Educational Services to At-Risk Children, Gary Compton
The Psychological Typologies and Leadership Behaviors of First-Line Supervisors in a Large Automotive Company, James Joseph Conlen
A Comparison of Four Methods to Teach Complex Verbal Concepts Using a Computer-Assisted Instruction Program, John Byron Connors
The Relationship Between the Styles of Leadership of Superintendents and the Effectiveness of School Districts in Puerto Rico, Carlos Jose Cortes
Spatial Visualization and Leadership in Teaching Multiview Orthographic Projection: An Alternative to the Glass Box, Mark A. Curtis
Self-Efficacy and Academic Success of Integrated and Segregated Emotionally Impaired Adolescents, Jerry William Davisson
Factors Associated with Success in a Participative Decision Making Program for Supervisors, Managers, and Salaried Professionals, Eric Paul de Nijs
African-American Self-Consciousness and African-American Students Attending Predominantly White Universities, Kenneth B. Durgans
Computational Neural Networks in Chemistry: Model Free Mapping Devices for Predicting Chemical Reactivity from Molecular Structure, David Wayne Elrod
Exploring the Self-in-Relation Theory: Women's Idealized Relationships-of-Choice and Psychological Health, K. Heidi Fishman
Factors Influencing Persistence of Adult Students in High School Completion Programs, Joan E. Garbarino
Transformational Leadership: An Integrative Review of the Literature, Joseph Mark Gasper
A Comparison of Blood Volume Pulse and False Biofeedback in the Treatment of Migraine, Paul Greilick
The Effectiveness of a Job Search Skills Training Program on the Job Readiness of Undergraduate Malaysian Students Enrolled at Western Michigan University, Ibrahim bin Hashim
A Comparative Study of High and Low Achieving Inner-City African-American Sophomore Males’ Expectations of Self, in-School and Out-of-School Support, John L. Jackson Sr.
Perceptions of Racial Climate in Residence Halls Between African-American and Euroamerican College Students, Vanessa D. Johnson-Durgans
Detection of Sexual Cues: An Assessment of Nonaggressive and Sexually Coercive College Males, Rita Kenyon-Jump
Foster Parents’ Experience of Loss and Their Coping Response Style, Kathleen M. Kirby
Applied Relaxation Training in the Treatment of Genital Herpes, Kent A. Koehn
Women and Leadership: The Effect of Gender, Gender-Role Orientation, Socioeconomic Status, and Parental Influence on Women’s Aspirations to Leader Roles, Barbara Katherine Kreuzer
The Extent to Which the Career Guidance and Counseling Component is Addressed in the Administration of Tech Prep Programs, Linda Joan Kwasny
The Financial Implications of School District Consolidation in Michigan, William P. LeTarte
A Measure of State-Trait Anger with Adolescent Sex Offenders, Adolescent Delinquents, and a Normal Adolescent Population, Brett D. Lincoln
Maximal and Maximum Independent Sets in Graphs, Jiuqiang Liu
Teacher Induction: An Investigation of Factors that Affect First-Year Teachers' Attitudes Toward their Jobs, John G. Longcore
Identifying a 9-12 Curriculum for High Schools in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Patrick Manning
A Study of Cooperative Learning at the High School Level, Lisabeth S. Margulus
Effects of Feedback Type and Signal Probability on Quality Inspection Accuracy, Matthew A. Mason
Appeal and Vulnerability Patterns in Girl Victims of Incest, Ruth Mausert-Mooney
Neuropsychological Effects of Short-Term Abstinence in Adolescent Alcoholics, Asiah Mayang
Improving Service Quality Through Self-Monitoring, John Patrick McDonough III
University Students' Personal Histories and Alcohol Programs: A Naturalistic Study, Alexandra E. Michaels
Career Dynamics of Counselor Trainee Stereotyping: Bias Toward Physical Ability, Social Class, Gender, and Race of Clients, J. Stephen Neynaber
An Analysis of Student Math Scores Based Upon Teacher Training in the Instructional Theory into Practice Model, Martha O'Kray
How Gender and Psychological Separation from Parents Interact with Depression in the Young Adult Experience of Parental Separation and Divorce, Mary Oppenhuizen
A Critical Examination of the Use of Preliminary Tests in Two-Sample Tests of Location, Kimberly Tucker Perry
Training and Maintenance of Breast Self-Examination Skills, Bernardine M. Pinto
A Longitudinal Study of the Developmental Kindergarten Program in the Troy Schools, Troy, Michigan, Dennis H. Raetzke
The Naturalistic Study of Performance Feedback in a Higher Education Administrative Setting, Karen M. Reese
A Study of Selected Strategies for Allocating Funds to Improve County Roads, Ronald E. Reid
The Construction of the Right to Development: The United Nations, Human Rights, and Economic Development, Nader Izzat Said
An Analysis of the Utilization of Power by Florence Nightingale 1856-1872, Louise C. Selanders
The Impact of a Stress Management Training Program on Symptoms of Fibromyalgia, Robert J. Sheppard
Experimental and Theoretical Analyses of Instructional Tasks: Reading, Discrimination, and Construction, Satoru Shimamune
The Rise and Decline of Mental Health Hospitals in the State of Michigan, Gerald H. Smith
Sense of Humor as a Mediator of the Effects of Stress on Physical Health and Psychological Well-Being, Timothy Eugene Spruill
The Effects of Training and Experience on the Ability to Detect Relapse Precipitants in a Substance Abuse Client, Michael F. Sunich
The Effect of Leadership Styles on Hospital Labor Productivity, Anthony R. Tersigni
Multivariate Quadrature on MIMD Machines with Shared or Distributed Memory, Ignatios E. Vakalis
The Relationship Between Cooperative Education and Other Criteria in Attractiveness for Hiring, Carl B. Wagner
Perceived Parental Care and Protection as Correlates of Chronic Pain in Adults, Daniel L. Walberer
A Progressive Disease Model for Doubly-Censred Bivariate Survival Data that Accommodates Covariate Information, Hilmi F. Yahya
Dissertations from 1991
Nurse Leaders: The Relationship Between Return to School and Sex Role Traits, Family Demographics and Household Responsibilities, Mary Lynn Anderson
Crime and Development: A Comparative Analysis, Dick Taver'shima Andzenge
A Comparison of Male and Female Elementary School Principals' Perceived Instructional Leadership Behavior, Carol Lynn Babcock
The Effects of Relaxation Plus Imaginal Flooding Versus Relaxation Only on Panic Attacks in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Jan E . Bachman
The Relationships Between Marital Adjustment, Family Functioning, Task Management and Family Relationship Concerns in Couples Incorporating a Second Child, Amy DiGuiseppe Bade
The Influence of Junior First Grade on Academic Ability and Self-Concept of Academic Ability, Mary Ann Boettger
Administrative and Faculty Development: A Study of Academic Chairpersons, Mary Ann Bowman
Choice by Rats for Enriched Versus Standard Home Cages Plastic Pipes, Wood Platforms, Wood Chips, and Paper Towels as Enrichment Items, Anita Lynn Bradshaw
Spiritual Care Given by Nurses and Spiritual Well-Being of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients, Patricia Sanders Broten
Psychological Correlates of Sinus Headache, Stanley R. Carlock
The Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education in Physical Therapist Educational Programs, Norene Clouten
Characteristics of Nursing Home Administrators: Perceived Influencers on Own Career Paths, Shirley L. Cornelius
Surgical Techniques for Constructing Minimal Orientable Imbeddings of Joins and Compositions of Graphs, David L. Craft
Biblical Self-Esteem and Psychopathology: A Psychological/ Theological Integration, Allan Warren Crummett
A Study of Dual Relationships in Small College Counseling Centers, Terry W. Darling
A Parent Training Program for Teaching Preschool Children Independent Self-Care Skills, Dalene Rooks DeGraaf
“The Mirror Crack'd": Women as Mothers and Wives in Paternally Incestuous Families, Mary deYoung
Developing Language Through a Musical Program and its Effect on the Reading Achievement of Spanish Speaking Migrant Children, Dora Dominguez
Organizational Development Through the Implementation of Strategic Plans, Susan M. Eickhoff
A Validation of the Family of Origin Scale Using Alcoholic and Mental Health Patients, Arthur J. Fedor
A Study of the Effects on Second-Grade Students of a Leadership Curriculum, Michael Frazee
The Relationship of Student Perceptions of School Climate and Student Retention, Frank D. Garrett
Activity between Supervisors and Supervisees Outside of Their Supervisory Sessions, Paul R. Ginter
Effects of Interactive and Linear Video on Patient Understanding of Risks in Medical Procedures, Christopher P. Giuliano
The Effects of Methylphenidate on the Repeated Acquisition Performance of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder, Christopher P. Giuliano
Sequences of Fixed-Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement: The Effect of Ratio Size in the Second and Third Fixed-Ratio on Pigeons' Choice, Susan Goeters
A Comparative Study of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Work Values and Career Maturity for Minority College Students, Marvin Hall
Using Technology to Improve Equity of Curriculum Access for Students in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Herbert L. Harroun
A Representation of Chemical Reactions by Labeled Graphs, Héctor Hevia
Competencies Needed for Effective Church Leadership from the Perspective of Current Pastors, Cecile Elizabeth Fransman Hewitt
The Training of Initial Behavioral Assessment Interview Skills, Mark J. Hirsch
Transformations of Graphs and Digraphs, Elzbieta B. Jarrett
The Criminal Justice System: The Impact of Legal and Extra-Legal Variables, Sanderson Charles Jeter
An Evaluation of a Method of Suicide Assessment Training, Gerald A. Juhnke
The Development of an Instrument for Multicultural Counseling Effectiveness, Michael J. Laird
Contrived Versus Natural Reinforcers in the Acquisition of a Verbal Repertoire by Adult Learners, Lisa Ann LeBlanc
A Classroom Meeting Model for Teacher Use in Classroom Management, Gerald L. LeCureux
A Comparative Study of Employment Outcomes of the Projects with Industry and the State/Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, Robert J. Leneway
Rank Procedures for the Logistic Model, Hung-Ir Li
Denominational Rituals as Influencers of Grief Adjustment, Suzanne Jean Martz Webb
Strategic Planning in Michigan Community Colleges and Its Effect on Organizational Climate, Dennis Patrick McCarthy
Frequency of Job Skills Deemed Critical by Employers Appearing on the Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) of Moderately Retarded Students, Linda Dagen McCrea
The Relationship Between Dropout and Peer Mentoring in an Adult High School Completion Program, Jo Ann Pastor