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Dissertations from 1983
An Analysis of the Relationship between Denominational Affiliation and Religious Orientation and Death Perspectives of the Clergy, Donald Philip Gillespie
A Reliability Study of the Peer Nomination Inventory of Depression when Used by Adults in Determining the Psychological Condition of Depression in Children, Jeffrey R. Glindmeyer
An Investigation of the Relationship of Life Events and Self Concept to Depression in a Psychiatric Inpatient-Adolescent Population, David L. Harris
The Implementation of Human Reproductive Programs Following PA 226 of 1977 in Michigan K-12 Public School Districts, Jerry L. Hilton
An Analysis of Activities and Success Patterns of Coordinators of Planning, Monitoring, and Data Collection, William D. Howard
Some Characteristics Associated with the Effectiveness of Elementary Principals as Demonstrated by Role Perceptions and Utilization of Time, Judith Jean Johansen
A Descriptive Study of Organizational Structure and Its Relationship to Employee Utilization in the Electric Utility Industry, Frederick M. Keaton
A Study of the Relationship between Teachers' Perceptions of Self-Actualization Needs and Their Perceptions of Satisfaction with the Teaching Profession, Margaret Anne Kennard
Interaction Functions of a Computer - Assisted Career Information and Guidance System: Macomb Community College, Joyce Kirkwood
Gender Difference as a Factor in Psychological Crisis, Paula Laufer
An Analysis of Available Selection Factors for Judging the Educational Merit of Short Duration, Out-of-House, Management Training Programs for American Corporations, Douglas R. Loomer
A Study of the Knowledge about Reading Concepts of Principals of Schools Holding Membership in the Association of Christian Schools International, Maxine Edge Margesson
The Effects of Participation in the Family Support Program on the Adaptive and Maladaptive Behaviors of Developmentally Disabled Individuals, Patricia L. McDonald
An Application of Performance Analysis in a Food Cooperative, lone Milani
Parameter Optimization Using a Hierarchical System of Learning Automata, Brian T. Mitchell
Student Leaders as Interpreters of High School Student Opinion, William Gerard Mulcrone
A Survey of Glycosphingolipids in the Human Aorta: Their Relationship to Glycosphingolipids of Blood and to Atherosclerosis, John L. Nappier
The Relationship between Systems Theory and Behavior Analysis, Michael B. Oberlin
A Study of Michigan Local School District Community Information/Relations Systems, Stanley Joseph Olson
Psychological Typology of the Local Firm Certified Public Accountant, Paul John Otte
Complex Behavior: A Systematic Reformulation of Radical Behavioral Analyses, Linda J. Parrott
A Study of the Relationship of System Openness to Community Education Programming in Selected Rural School Districts, Daniel James Patterson
On Isomorphic Decompositions of Graphs, Sergio Ruiz
The Effects of a Cognitive Stress Management Program on Perceptions of Stress Levels, Sara Sue Schaeffer
Effects of Social Support as a Moderator of Role Stress Among School Principals, Richard Glen Siler
A Study of Leadership Training Programs for Charge Nurses in Nursing Homes, Joanne Esther Smith
A Study of the Environmental Aspects of Schistosomiasis in Libya, Abubaker I. Swehli
A Study of the Role of Vocational Education Instructors as Perceived by Vocational Instructors, Vocational Administrators, Advisory Committee Members, and Vocational Counselors, LaVerne M. Youngblade
A Correlational Analysis between the Teacher Perceiver Interview and Teacher Success in the Chippewa Valley School System, Richard J. Zaranek
Dissertations from 1982
Effects of Community College Administrative Budgetary Decisions upon Continuing Education Students’ Perceptions, Drew William Allbritten
A Model for a Self-Contained Videotape Training Program, Theodore D. Apking
A Study to Determine the Relationship between the Amount of Innovation Present in an Organization and the Governance Structure of the Organization, Patricia M. Bauhs
The Student Services Needs of Adult Evening Students, Louis Edward Bednar
The Facilitative Teacher-Student Relationship and Selected Educational Outcomes, Richard Roy Benedict
Teachers' Growth/Development and the Organizational Climate of Elementary Schools, Louise Birch
Relationships in Organizations Between Leaders' Personality Characteristics and Their Hierarchical Levels and Role Foci, Loretta Church
The Effects of Pentazocine and Tripelennamine on Analgesia and Locomotion, James Philip Cleary
A Comparative Analysis of the Role of the Academic Department Chairperson, Stanley Lawrence Coleman
Teaching General Behavior Modification Performance Skills with Written Instructions, James D. Cowart
Factors in the Control of Corporations: Structural and Bureaucratic Impediments, Doris Jean Cubbernuss
The Power of the School Business Official in the Decision-Making Processes of the Boards of Education in Selected Michigan School Districts, Robert Del Fein
Random Factors and Isofactors in Graphs and Digraphs, John Frederick Fink
The Behavioral and Resource Needs Assessment of the Hispanic Community in Kalamazoo County, Roberto Flachier
The Effects of a Residential Basic Counseling Skills Training Program, Richard W. Fox
A Petrographic Analysis of Ceramics from Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Arizona: Onsite or Specialized Manufacture, Elizabeth M. Garrett
Determining the Skill and Training Needs of Community Education Directors: An Inquiry into Methods, Duane Douglas Gates
Path-Goal Theory of Leader Behavior and Its Relation to Job Satisfaction as Moderated by the Intrinsic Motivation of the Task, Diane Lloyd Gillo
The Relationship Between Sales and Service Performance by Group Insurance Representatives Who Perform Both Functions, Ralph F. Hagemeier
The Importance of, and Capability to Perform, Program Evaluation as Perceived by Wisconsin District Media Directors, Roger Leslie Hartz
A Study of the Differences Between Prison College Graduates and the Total Released Inmate Population on Recidivism by Risk Category, James Jay Haviland
Quantity-Comparative Expression in Young Children: An Analysis of Responsive and Productive Language, Sandra-Rae Howe
A Needs Analysis Study for the Establishment of a Community College Educational System in the United Arab Emirates, Hussain M. Joma
A Behaviorally-Based Graduate Practicum Program in Applied Behavior Analysis, James Harper Kaye
Modification of Staff Behavior in a Mental Health Center, Craig Wendell Knapp
An Application of Taoist Thought in Short Term Psychotherapy, David Leslie Knoblauch
Kinetics of Ternary Complex Formation Reactions of the Nickel(II) Complexes of Ethylenediaminediacetate and Triethylenetetramine with Bidentate Donors, Lawrence H. Kolopajlo
Control of Simultaneously Reinforceable Concurrent Human Operants by a Multiple Reinforcer-Source Procedure, Stephen LeDoux
The Development and Assessment of Instructional Materials for the Teaching of Leadership Skills to Second Grade Students in Selected Public Schools, Sharon Rose Lockett
The Relationship of Treatment Team Interpersonal Communication to Staff to Client Relationships in a Residential Treatment Setting, Martin L. Mitchell
Women in Educational Leader Positions: An Investigation of Some Common Factors in Socialization, Educational Background, and Career Commitment, Elaine Barr Morris
Occupational-Educational Maturity: A Measure of Career Awareness, Ralph George O'Sullivan
The Effects of Fading and Rule-Stating on the Instructed Reacquisition of a Five-Link Behavioral Chain, Okechukwu S. Ozuzu
The Design, Field Test, and Description of a Model for Collaborative Long-Range Community Planning, Ozzie D. Parks
The Relationship of Competency as Part of the Self-Concept to Occupational Role: A Comparison Study of Females in Three Occupational Roles, Merry Carson Pattison
Fidelity of DNA Polymerase in Vitro, Yannacos C. Philopoulos
A Study of Leisure Counseling Services for The Older Adult in Kalamazoo County, Linda Law Powell
Determination of Organophosphorus Compounds by HPLC with Post-Column Photochemical Degradation Followed by the Formation of Reduced Heieropolymolybdate, Stephen R. Priebe
An Investigation of a Procedure to Assess Aggregated Item Bias in a Minimum-Competency Test, Laurence E. Rudolph
A Behavioral Approach to the Establishment of Nutritional Eating Habits in Young Children, Paul Joseph Smith Knight II
The Relationship between Organizational Structure and Support for Employee Communication Skill Improvement, Roberta M. Supnick
A Study of Hypnotic Age Regression Using the Rorschach Scored by the Exner Comprehensive System, Scott William Trylch
The Use of Bonus Pay to Produce Cost Effective Behavior Change in the Direct Care Staff of a Residential Mental Health Program, William F. Uhlman
Micellarly Catalyzed Reaction of Substituted Benzohydroxamic Acids, Nop Utrapiromsuk
Ground-Water Flow Along the Total Shoreline of Austin Lake and Its Environmental Contribution to Pollution of the Lake, William Thomas Williams
A Component Analysis of Behavioral Procedures for Increasing Work Rate in Mentally Retarded Adults, Stephen Emory Wong
Dissertations from 1981
Self-Esteem and Altruism Perceived as Motivational Factors for Alumni Giving, and Their Relationships to Various Donor Characteristics, Gerald Leonard Anderson
A Cross-Cultural Study of Selected Leadership Principles, Reza Assadi
A Nonvocal Method for Teaching Reading and Spelling to the Deaf, Amy A. Barmeier
Development and Validation of a Model for Retaining Pregnant Adolescents and School-Age Parents in the Jamaican School System, D. Deloris Brissett
Key Predictors of Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Clients with Psychiatric Disturbance, William Douglas Brooks
A Comparative Study of Student and Faculty Morale Determinants and Relationships in Southern Baptist Institutions of Higher Education, Jack Elliotte Brown Jr.
An Investigation of the Relationships between Various Institutional Variables and Compliance with Title IX in Intercollegiate Athletics, Richard C. Cadigan
Leadership Behavior of Community Mental Health Centers' Program Supervisors in Michigan as Perceived by Program Supervisors, Immediate Superordinates, and Immediate Subordinates, Mamie Pang Campbell
A Comparative Analysis of the Skills and Satisfaction of Teenagers Taught Decision-Making Models, John T. Chapman
A Study of Job Satisfaction of the Elementary School Secretary, John Raymond Chirco
A Study of Needed Competencies for the Position of Principal in the Guam Public Schools, Jose Quinene Cruz
An Analysis of Primary Prevention in a State Mental Health System, Salvatore Cullari
Component Analysis of a Behavioral-Supervisory System for Masters- and Doctoral-Level Research, Michael J. Dillon
Storm-Sewer Input of Heavy Metals into an Urban Lake Environment, George A. Duba
Attitudes of Administrators, School Board Members, and Teachers Relating to Labor Peace, Larry Eldon Engel
Response Rate, Latency, and Resistance to Change, Stephen Joseph Fath
The Development of Instructional Materials to Facilitate the Interaction of Handicapped and Nonhandicapped Third Grade Students in Selected Parochial Schools, James Nicholas Gonwa
A Model for the Training of School Councils in South Australia, Kevin R. Griffiths
Developmental Counseling and Psychotherapy: Applying the Theories of Piaget, Perry, Kohlberg and Erikson, Toni Perior Gross