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Dissertations from 1976
A Study of Ribosome Stability as a Function of Ionic Conditions, Thomas G. Wood
A Study of the Relationship of Cognitive Similarity to Communication Accuracy, Shirley C. Woodworth
Dissertations from 1975
A Study of Variables Influencing the Selection of Counselors for Jobs in the Southwestern Michigan Area, Richard L. Bellingham
Similarities and Differences in the Leadership Styles and Personal Characteristics of Women in Educational Administration and Women in Business Administration, Clara R. Benedetti
Acceptance of Community Education's Preferred Role for the School and its Relationship to Exemplary Community Education Programs in Southwest Michigan, Steve E. Bojorquez
Recommendations for the Future Development and Organization of Professional Materials Libraries in Educational Planning Region 12 of Michigan Based upon the Perceived Needs of Administrators and Teachers, Florence Irene Bournazos
A Study of Supplemental Incomes of Male Teachers in the Public Schools of Van Buren County, Michigan, Norval S. Bovee
The Relationships among Student Ratings of Teachers, Principal Ratings of Teachers, and Student Achievement, Alvin Brossette Jr.
A Survey of Selected Institutional Goals by Presidents in Michigan Community Junior Colleges, Dorothy Jane Buchan
Related Factors in Organizing Instructor Manpower Needs in the College of Education in Thailand, Thawat Burirug
An Initial Study to Validate the Michigan Behavioral Skills Assessment Scale, James Jackson Coleman
Student Attitudes toward Authority in Three School Systems with Reference to Dogmatism, Stanley Fortuna Jr.
Student Accessibility to School Library Media Center Resources as Viewed by Media Specialists and Compared to Students in Southwestern Michigan Secondary Schools, Alida L. Geppert
An Exploratory Study of Selected Relationships among Counseling Orientations, Theoretical Orientations, Personality and Counselor Effectiveness, Edward B. Gibeau
The Effects of Feedback and Remediation Treatment on Student Ratings of Instructors, Linda H. Goldsmith
The Effects of Intermittent Feedback on the Verbal Communication Skills of Therapy Supervisors, Silva Goncalves
An Examination of the Leader Behavior of Community Education Directors in the Advisory Council Setting, Gloria A. Gregg
A Study of Relationships between Three Measures of Self-Esteem and Several Variables, Marilyn K. Houston
An Analysis of the Intentions of Community College Students from a Selected Number of Community Colleges to Transfer to Four-Year Colleges or Universities, Richard Duane Hughes
A Comparative Study of Teacher Acceptance of the Community Education Philosophy in Southwest Michigan, John B. Jeffrey
Symmetric Maps of S^3 onto a Homotopy 3-Sphere, Kenneth P. Johnson
Teacher Roles in England: A Study of Differential Teacher Socialization, James D. Jones
A Study of the Admitted Non-Enrolled Students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College for the 1974 Fall Semester, Laurence Bruce Kocher
Vocational Personality Type, Personality Characteristics, and Satisfaction with College Major: An Investigation of Holland's Theory, Kent Allen Laudeman
The Use of Evaluative Information in Administrative Programmatic Planning, Caryl Ann Levleit
Computer-Assisted Instruction in Teaching College Physics, Hsi-chiu Liu
A Study of the Effects of the 1969 Tax Reform Act on Private Grant-Making Foundation Support of Charitable Activities, John S. Lore
A Study of Factors Related to Attitudes toward the External Degree at Three Agencies of Higher Education, Michael D. McClenic
A Study of Community Attitudes to Ward a Two Year College Involved in Labor Disputes, Thomas Patrick McCourt
Library and Media Competencies Needed by Teachers in Primary Schools, Lawrence H. McGrath
Institutional Research, Development, and Evaluation in Michigan Community Junior Colleges, Margaret James Neill
The Effects of a Time Limited and a Non Time Limited Mode of Counseling on Producing Therapeutic Change, Joseph S. Oldz
A Study of the Effects of Selected Variables on the Scope of Community Services Programs of Public Community Colleges, Michael T. Oravecz
Attitudes of Students, Faculty and Administrators toward Collective Bargaining at Two Public Colleges in California, Richard M. Oxhandler
The Revolving Door Syndrome Comparing Service Versus Private Patients in a Psychiatric Hospital, Alcid M. Pelletier
A Stereochemical Study of Some 2,2'-Bridged Biphenyls, Alan J. Quarfoot
Indegrees, Outdegrees, and the Hamiltonian Theme, John Roberts
A Comparison of the Leadership Styles of Superordinate and Subordinate Community School Directors in Selected Southwestern Michigan School Districts, Donna Marie Schmitt
Nursing and the Management Function, V. Clayton Sherman
A Model for Development of a Community Education Program for Older Adults, Eric Charles Smith
Roles of Counseling Psychologists in Nephrology Services, James R. Springer
Self-Dual Embeddings of Graphs, Saul Stahl
A Comparative Study of Campus Environments at Three Church-Related Colleges, William K. Stob
Self-Concept and Reinforcement: Two Paths to Achievement for Black and White Elementary School Children, Kirby L. Throckmorton
A Study of Undergraduate Student Financial Need at Western Michigan University for the 1974-1975 Academic Year, Paul W. Trombley
A Conceptual Systems Approach Model Designed for the Process of Curriculum Planning, Development and Supervision in Uganda, Emmanuel K. Waddimba
The Relationship between College Department Chairperson's Leadership Style as Perceived by Teaching Faculty and that Faculty's Feelings of Job Satisfaction, Earl Melvin Washington
An Historical and Comparative Study of Elementary School Counselor Education Programs; Past-Present-Future, Alton E. Watts
The Association among Nonverbal Stimuli, Supervisory Strategies, and Satisfaction Ratings in Counselor-Trainee Supervision, Michael P. Wilbur
A Comparative Study of Functions Performed by Principals of Community Schools and Principals of Non-Community Schools, Lawrence Russell Wilder
A Systems Approach to Operationalizing Community Education, George S. Wood Jr.
A Study of Selected Variables for Prediction of Success and Placement in General Chemistry at Western Michigan University, Stephen M. Yekeson
Dissertations from 1974
Perceptions of Curriculum Emphasis: A Pilot Q Sort Study, Olugbenro A. Ajayi
The Social Ecology of Central Nervous System Pathology, Dominic Amante
Attitudes toward a 45-15 ESY in the Western School District, Parma, Michigan, Gordon G. Archer
A Study of Acquisition and Usage of Instructional Media by Teachers in Selected Michigan Public High Schools, Patricia F. Beilke
A Study of Factors Influencing Enrollment between the Fall of 1970 and the Fall of 1973 in Rural Michigan Community Colleges, Roger W. Boughton
Maternal/Infant Care: A Systems Approach to Organizational Structures and Services of Community Agencies, Nancy B. Carlson
The Major Functions of Michigan Public Community College Business Offices, Robert J. Chick
Asymmetric Induction in Grignard Reactions in a Chiral Solvent, John E. Davis
A Study to Compare the Expectations of Parents of Freshman Students Who Are Attending Four Types of Institutions of Higher Learning in the Grand Rapids, Michigan Area, Thomas E. Deschaine
Reading: The Lessons so Far, Roger D. Dixon
The Preparation of Junior-High Science Teachers in the Public Schools of Southwestern Michigan, George A. Faber
The Effects of Fear Appeal Communications and Communicators upon Attitudes Alcohol Consumption, Robert D. Fritzen
Development of a Project Management System Model for Educational Project Managers, Robert P. Hamet
A Comparison of the Values, Attitudes and Beliefs of Mennonite Youth Who Attended a Church-Related High School and Those Who Attended Public High Schools, William D. Hooley
The Automorphism Group of the Wreath Product of Finite Groups, Kenneth G. Hummel
A Comparison of Teacher Attitudes and Certain Other Variables in Three School Settings for the Educable Mentally Handicapped, Claudia Todd Jacobs
A Study of the Relationship between Length of Student Teaching and Administrator Ratings of Teacher Effectiveness, Douglas H. Johnson
Affirmative Action in a Governmental Agency: Michigan's Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VRS), Linda Collins Johnson
A Study of the Skills of Successful Directors of Community Education in Michigan, George C. Kliminski
The Emerging Role of the Community School Director, Walter Langs Jr.
On the Theory of Hamiltonian Graphs, Linda M. Lesniak
Counselor Trainee Emotional Responses to Initial Counseling Interview Stress, Thomas F. Mooney
A Comparison of Cognitive Styles between the Most Successful Michigan Directors of Community Education and Other Michigan Directors of Community Education, Thomas Russell Niles II
A Survey of the Extent to Which Components Common to Community Education Are Present in Iowa Public Schools, Stephen R. Parson
A Comparison of the Philosophies of Student Personnel Administration as They Relate to the Student Services Offered at Selected Midwestern Universities, Cornelius Patterson Jr.
Analysis of the Relationship between Personal Values and Internship Success of High School Practical Experience Program Students, Arthur J. Pease
Initial Screening and Identification of Predictors for Possible Use in Selecting Foster Mothers for the Mentally Retarded, Terry L. Penniman
A Multiple Regression Approach to Affective Sensitivity in Counselor Trainees, Norman R. Sharp
A Study of the Knowledge Possessed by Selected Students and Adults About Public School Districts in Five Southwestern Minnesota Communities, Clifford Dale Sibley
A Study, in the State of Michigan, of the Effects of Community Education on the Attitudes of Selected Opinion Leaders Towards Public School Education, Stephen L. Stark
The Learn System for Computer-Assisted Instruction, Garret Alan Vander Lugt
A Study of the Relationship between Norm-Referenced Tests and Criterion-Referenced Tests, Marilyn W. Van Valkenburgh
A Comparison of Various Weight Reduction Approaches with Overweight University Female Students, David G. Waite
A Comparative Analysis of the Psychological and Sociological Factors Relating to the Career Specialization Choices of Agency and School Counselors-in Training, Tyrus Wessell Jr.
A Study of the Relationship between Managerial Style of Community College Presidents and Faculty Perceptions of Educational Concepts, Robert James Wollam
An Inventory of Impact Indicators to Measure the Success of Community College Instructional Programs, Michael E. Wooden
A Comparative Study of Financial and Related Information for Michigan Intermediate School Districts, Howard W. Wood
A Study of Leadership Concepts and Their Application in Family-Life Education Training Courses in a Seventh-Day Adventist Community, John B. Youngberg
Dissertations from 1973
Leadership Effectiveness in Education as Related to Congruence between Human Behavior Types and Leadership Styles, Doyle R. Anderson
Educational Leadership Handbook for Philippine Public Schools, Telesforo N. Boquiren
A Study of Student Personnel Services for Adult Part-Time Students at the Community College, John H. Cansfield