A knowledge-based manufacturing advisory system for the economical design of...
Knowledge about the design of parts for metal stamping was obtained through extensive discussions with expert metal stampers. This information was organized in a form of a relative cost model which...
View ArticleMercury electrode in flow systems
The purpose of the work is the design and construction of new mercury electrodes suitable for flow systems which can be used for automated electrochemical measurements. A mercury plug electrode is...
View ArticleExamining the effectiveness of a wholly school-based staff development effort...
This study examines the effectiveness of a site-based staff development program as one component of a Chapter I Schoolwide Project. The study utilizes and fully implements an Action/Descriptive...
View ArticleThe synthesis and incorporation of diaryliodonium salts into polymeric...
Diaryliodonium salts have received much attention as photoactivated curing agents for many applications. Irradiation of a film containing a diaryliodonium salt leads to the formation of a strong...
View ArticleAn assessment of Computer Literacy education: Perceptions of Boston computer...
As perceived by Boston computer teachers, to what degree is the Computer Literacy program in the public schools of Boston serving its students and faculties? To answer this question, the goal of this...
View ArticleThe development of a clinical site: Expectations of key participants
In Massachusetts, as well as in other states, a mentoring model called the clinical site, has recently emerged. A clinical site is a public school which serves as a laboratory for student teachers. It...
View ArticleEffective community college teachers: Portraits of faculty-student interaction
This dissertation examined the interaction between effective community college faculty and students at a selected regional community college in Massachusetts. More specifically it: (a) explored the...
View ArticleDyadic trust and self-trust as reflected by subjects from high and low...
This study explored the trust subjects experience for a significant other and for oneself. Twelve people were chosen to participate in the study. Six subjects identified themselves as having been...
View ArticlePerceptions of grade 7-12 English and reading teachers concerning the...
The major purpose of the study was to describe the perceptions of teachers toward a teacher evaluation process used in the Silver Lake Regional Schools. Specific topics investigated were the...
View ArticleThe use of a mini-course as a tool for identification and intervention with...
The pilot study involved ten experimental and ten control mainstreamed special needs students. Three negative behaviors, known as x, y, and z behaviors from the Teacher Questionnaire, were targeted...
View ArticleWhat does a career mean? An examination of the career perceptions of five...
This research focused on the subjective career perceptions of five professional women, all of whom had established career histories. Using the qualitative interview as a vehicle for data collection,...
View ArticleInvestigations of Q(,kappa)lambda: Some notions of normality for filters of...
The space $P\sb{\kappa}$($\lambda$), the set of all subsets of $\lambda$ of size less than $\kappa$ ($\kappa, \lambda$ cardinals with $\lambda \ge \kappa$), has been the focus of much set theoretic...
View ArticleAttachment and psychosocial functioning of depressed, remitted depressed, and...
A vulnerability model of depression based on attachment theory was presented. It was proposed that people's early experiences with caregivers determine the nature of their mental models of the self...
View ArticleExternal barriers that limit or impede the occupational achievements of...
The purpose of this study was to examine the external barriers that limit or impede the occupational achievements of professional Black women working in predominately White organizations. The basic...
View ArticleAn assessment of thinking skills instruction in Massachusetts schools
This research study assessed a sample of school districts in Massachusetts who have curricula which encompasses a thinking skills approach to instruction. An exhaustive review of literature clearly...
View ArticleEqualizing education: An exploratory study of the deisolation of two urban...
There is a need to determine the degree of success which the process of deisolation has attained, as perceived by the participants in that process. In order to make positive changes and ensure...
View ArticleActivism, teaching, and moral philosophy
I suggested that some of the world's troubles may be relieved if social change is driven by activism which is informed by moral philosophy. Teachers who are social activists may illustrate a way to...
View ArticleSacrificing: An augmentation of local search
The discrete optimization technique called local search yields impressive results on many important combinatorial optimization problems. Its tendency to return solutions that are sub-optimal, however,...
View ArticleGlucocorticoids and agonistic responding in male golden hamsters: A...
This thesis research was designed to study the role of glucocorticoids in the central regulation of aggressive, submissive, and communicative behavior in male golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)....
View ArticleA case study of cognitive style in a collaboratively structured management class
The use of collaborative methods in the college classroom is increasing in popularity due to an interest in more active forms of learning, increased recognition of the value of the experience of adult...
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