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Dissertations from 1978
An Extension and Partial Test of Labeling Theory, Joel H. Henderson
An Analysis of the Role of Reinforcement Density in the Transfer of Stimulus Control in a Receptive Discrimination Task, Jane Stewart Howard
The Validation of an Instrument to Measure Hourly Worker Acceptance of Counseling in Industry, Frank H. Jeremy
Entry into Science: The Effect of Parental Evaluations on Sons and Daughters, Donna M. Kaminski
A Study of Alcohol Knowledge and Information Sources among Rural High School Students, Timothy Patrick Keenan
The Effects of EMG Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training upon Problem-Solving Abilities of Anxious Children, Mazhar Khan
A Meta Analysis of Comparative Research on the Effects of Desegregation on Academic Achievement, Ronald A. Krol
The Effects of Modeling and Feedback in Training Tutors, Kathleen M. Krumhus
Foreign Student Perceptions of Four Critical Components Related to Educational Experiences at Western Michigan University, Frances L. Lather
The Functioning of Informal Networks in Relation to the Hiring Process in Higher Education, Barbara Rae Mills
The Competent Self: A Sociological Analysis of the Education of Community Leaders, Brian Moroney
The Effect of Nursing Intervention on Anxiety of Post Operative Patients, Phyllis C. Nicolaou
A Study of the Extent to Which Media Leaders in Michigan Possess Certain Leader Need Dispositions, Ruth Zalewski Otzman
Time Management for University Community Education Center Directors, David Laurence Perry
A Computer Simulation Study of Seven Pairwise Comparison Procedures: Imbalanced Case, Wayne S. Petroelje
On a System of Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations with an Irregular Type Singularity: A Degenerate Case, Jerome John Przybylski
The Causal Relationship between Mathematics Achievement and Attitude in Grades 3 to 6: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis, D. William Quinn
The Role of Curricular and Instructional Innovation in the Past, Present, and Future of Honors Programs in American Higher Education, Timm R. Rinehart
Effects of Electromyographic Feedback Training on the Perception of Locus of Control and Accuracy of Person Perception of Externally Controlled Therapist Trainees, Vincent N. Scalese Jr.
A Study of the Effects of Community Education Programs on Reducing the Frequency and Severity of Vandalism in Selected Virginia Public Schools, Roger S. Schrock
Using a Neighborhood Crime Prevention Program to Reduce Residential Breaking and Entering, Paul H. Selden
Disparities Among Selected School and Community Groups Regarding Perceptions of the Meaning of Aims for Community Education, Donald E. Spencer
A Study of the Implementation and Attitudes of Superintendents Towards the Michigan State Board of Education Four-Fold Role of a Community School, Gary L. Sullenger
A Study of the Relationship between the Written Communication of Community College Deans and the Deans’ Effectiveness Ratings, Maureen P. Taylor
Predicting Success in Mathematics for Underprepared Community College Students, Nancy Hoffius Taylor
A Descriptive Study of the Development and Field Test of a Needs Assessment Process and the Comparison of the Administration of the Research, Evaluation, Development, Experimentation Center and School Study Councils, Georgia Jackson Van Adestine
An Analysis of Behavior Acquisition and Maintenance with Conditioned Reinforcers Developed through Pairing, Marion M. Walton Jr.
Dissertations from 1977
Status of Department Chairpersons as Perceived by Academic College Deans, Department Chairpersons, and Faculty at Western Michigan University, Frances S. Aguon
A Model for Initiating Change in Large Social Systems, Richard E. Ault
The Clergy and Religious Faith as Factors in Recovery from Bereavement, Maryann Biggers
Role and Task Orientation of Michigan Principals, Mary Starkey Bowman
A Comparison of Responses of Male and Female High School Graduates to Indicators of Quality of Life and Career Satisfaction, Deanne Lee Buckendorff Byerly
A History of the Guam Public Library System 1947-1975, Mary Sue Caldwell
A Descriptive Study of Selected Community Education Consortia in Michigan, Michael F. Dixon
Administrators' Perceptions of the “Current” and “Future” Goals for the Student Services Division at Western Michigan University, Robert B. Donaldson II
The Effects on Self of a Twenty-Three Day Experiential Wilderness Program for Adults: Implications for Counseling, Robert S. Doud
A Study of the Attitudes of the Non-Science Major toward Science and Its Importance in Curriculum Design, Larry J. Fairbanks
The Effects of EMG Assisted Relaxation Training with Hyperkinetic Children: An Alternative to Medication, William J. Hampstead
Legal Services for the Institutionalized Mentally Ill: An Examination of the Kalamazoo State Hospital Ombudsman Program, Steven J. Hathaway
Cardiac Change to an Auditory Signal and Exploratory Behavior in Normal and Developmentally Delayed Infants, Sharon Bradley Johnson
A Behavioral Systems Analysis of Job Performance in a Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent
The Effect of Two Proxemic Variables upon Counselor and Client Evaluations of a Counseling Relationship, Daniel R. Klainer
Task Group Structuring, a Technique: Comparison of the Performances of Groups Led by Trained Versus Nontrained Facilitators, Paul A. Lang
A Study of Selected Administrative Functions in Recreation Performed by Community Education Directors and Recreation Directors in the State of Michigan, Patrick T. Long
The Development of a Community Education Pre-Retirement Program Model, Sidney Lynn Miller
A Study of the Role of the Liberal Arts Department Chairman in Selected Michigan Universities, Michael William Nicholson
Status Inconsistency and Alcohol Consumption, Michael R. Nusbaumer
Congruence Between the Perceptions of Community Education Professionals and Participants on the Importance and Achievement of Community Education Goals, Carolyn A. O'Donnell
Simulation Activities as a Means of Changing Attitudes and Transmitting Knowledge of Adaptations and Techniques for Handicapped Individuals to Teacher Trainees, Jo-Alyce K. Peterson
The Development and Empirical Validation of a Concept Analysis Program to Teach the Concepts in B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior, Norman McLeod Peterson
Science Curriculum Change as it Occurred in a Small Rural Community: A Case Study, William J. Pollard
Social Structure, Significant Others, and Self-Concept in a Changing Society: High School Students in Karachi, Pakistan, Arshad H. Rizvi
An Exploration of the Sociocultural Involvement of Faculty, Staff, and their Families of a State University in an Urban Community, Lawrence E. Scott
A Study to Identify the Demographic Profile of the Public School Assistant Superintendent in the State of Michigan, 1976-1977, Duane Scott Seastrom
The Professional Improvement of Teachers Through Positive Appraisal Techniques, Anthony J. Shinkfield
A Survey of Inservice Training Practices in Police Departments of a Selected Size Range, Arthur G. Stoner
Partitions of the Vertex Set or Edge Set of a Graph, H. Joseph Straight
Student Profiles and Factors Affecting Student Attrition and Persistence at the University of Guam, Lorraine Constance Yamashita
Components of the Technical Skills Inherent in the Role of the Community Educator, John S. Zemlo
Dissertations from 1976
Perception of Counselors: A Function of Culture, Victor I. Alvarado
Life Stress and Drinking Behavior of Veterans Following in Patient Treatment, Marilyn J. Becker
On Ramsey Numbers Defined by Factorizations of Regular Complete Multi-Partite Graphs, James M. Benedict
The Relationship between Personality Traits and Treatment Outcome in a Therapeutic Environment, William G. Birch II
A Model for Developing Goals and Objectives for a Programmed Goals Budget System, Randall D. Bos
An Investigation of Selected Characteristics of Elementary Principals and Their Relationship to Teacher Education, Stanley R. Bushouse
An Analysis of Perceptions, Attitudes and the Understanding of Pertinent Articles of the Teacher Tenure Act Held by Teachers in Selected School Districts in Michigan, William W. Carmody
An Investigation of the Interaction of Educational Cognitive Style, Teaching Style, and Instructional Area for Selected Community College Instructors, Francis W. Crookes
Self-Concept and Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study in Germany and the United States, Donald F. Depew
Elementary School Effects: An Explication of Theory and Methods, John William Fox
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Counselor Trainee's Implicit and Explicit Personality Theory, E. G. Frizzell
Biota and Environment of the Muskegon, Michigan, Combined Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Storage Lagoons, W. Randolph Frykberg
A Study of the Michigan Property Tax Collection Procedures and Distribution of the Tax Revenues to Public School Districts, James J. Gallagher
The Impact of Community Mental Health Programs in Southwestern Michigan on Social Indicators: A Demonstration and Evaluation of the Time Series Method, John T. Gallagher
Cayley Graph Imbeddings and the Associated Block Designs, Brian L. Garman
The College-Level Examination Program: A Survey of Attitudes of Selected Populations at Western Michigan University, Robert W. Gordon
Attitudes toward Mental Health Work in a Selected Community Mental Health Service Organization, Frederick G. Greaves
The Use and Transferability of Systematic Human Relations Training in a Paraprofessional Associate Degree Program, Terrance Albert Hagan
The Relationship between Styles of Super Vision and Needs Satisfaction of Two Levels of Management Employees, John Hodge
A Study of the Acceptance of the Community Education Philosophy by Superintendents in the State of Michigan, Frank J. Manley III
A Study of Student Evaluations of Science Instructors in Small Liberal-Arts Colleges, J. Philip McLaren
A Study of the Use of the Computer as a Problem-Solving Tool in an Introductory Course in College Physics, Roland L. Meade
A Study of the Relationships of Personality Characteristics to Performance on Programmed Instruction, Fredrick A. Michels
A Comparison of the Kuder Richardson Formula 20 and Kappa as Estimates of the Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Tests, Judith E. Moyer
A Study of Instructor Grading Philosophies and Practices in Undergraduate Courses at Western Michigan University, Eun Kyung Oh
A Study of the Relationships Among the Variables of Sex, Attendance, Standardized Achievement Test Scores, and Suspensions, Donald Leslie Osborne
Sodium-Initiated Polymerization of Alpha-Methylstyrene in the Vicinity of Its Reported Ceiling Temperature, Shuenn-long Ou
Effect of Descriptive Information on Accuracy of Interpersonal Perception, Sung Soo Park
Political and Social Attitudes among the Unemployed: A Marxist Analysis, Richard Henry Ropers
A Dramaturgical Model for Analysis of Social Control through Conflict Management: The Case of a University Ombudsman, Kenneth L. Stewart
Videotapes: An Aid in Teaching Behavior Identification and Techniques for Behavior Management, Florence M. Taber
The Relation of Personal Values and Value Disclosure to a Faculty Member's Influence on Students, Donald T. Van Hoeven
A Study of Competitiveness between Sexes and the Effect of Communication Messages upon the Building of Trust, Shirley A. VanHoeven
Development of an Institutional and State Planning Programming Budgeting Model for Michigan Higher Education, Loyal Archie Vannette
A Psychological Investigation of the Relationship of Empathy, Self Awareness and Telepathy in the Counselor Client Dyad, Jeanne K. Wagenfeld
A Comparison of Background Profiles, Career Expectations and Career Aspirations of Men and Women Public School Administrators, Joyce W. Way