This collection features all master's theses produced by students at Central Washington University. For more information, please see the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Theses from 1972
Motivating Employees to Overcome Marginal and Unsatisfactory Performance: Academic Preachments and Practical Considerations, William P. Baker
The Possible Causes and Remediation of Inverted Vision, Archie J. Beamer
Frauenliebe und Leben, Rose I. Bolstad
The Effect of a Learning Skills Course including Group Counseling on Low Achievers in the Community College, Paul E. Borg
Photographic Imagery as a Source for Iconography in Painting and Drawing, Eric Peder Brakken
Many Strange Visual Effects can be Obtained by Overlapping Several Objects Containing both Raised and Incised Shapes and Varying the Textures of these Forms, Ruth F. Bravetti
A Study of the Interrelationship between Physical, Mental and Scholastic Development and Reading Achievement, James Bruce Bruseth
The Flowering Rhinoceros: An Extension of Photography into Other Media, Lawrence Leslie Bullis
A Survey of the Fifty States to Determine Design Standards for the Multiple Car Method, Donaldson Martin Carnahan
Guidelines for Development of Outdoor Education Programs, Leland D. Chapman
A Follow-up Study of a Public Law 89-10 Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act Project, Patricia Ann Clark
Intradimensional Variability with Numbers and Alphabetical Letters in Conceptual Rules, Thomas Henry Clayton
The Effects of Systematic Phonics and Contingency Management on Reading Achievement with Intermediate Special Education Students, Allena Marie Hayes Combelic
The Effect of an Increase of a Mother's Complimentary Behavior on her Child's Crying Rate and in-task School Behavior, Mark Connot
Operantly Conditioning a College Student's Study Behaviors, Norman L. Culbertson
The Effect on Reading Achievement of a Special Grade-one Program in the Othello Schools, Ruth A. Danielson
The Relationship of Textbooks to Development of Course Content in the Teaching of Small Gas Engines, Frank Demchuck
Neoplatonism and the Florentine Renaissance, Donald L. De Merchant
Careers in Graphic Design, Joe Drovetto
Effectiveness of the EDL Study Skills Library in a Seventh Grade Reading Program, Robert Winn Elfers
The Cloze Procedure and Informal Reading Inventory: A Correlative Study, Robert D. Elzenga
A Survey of Administrators' Attitudes Regarding the Effectiveness of the Middle School, John Charles Epperson
Mark's Art and Bridge Construction, J. Mark Erlander
Occupational Employment Survey of Yakima Job Market Area, Darrell Allen Estep
Washington State Teacher-administrator Liability in Industrial Education Accidents, Jack Dwane Estep
Community and School Involvement in Model Rocketry Instruction Including Suggestions for Efficient Model Rocket Construction, Helen Joyce Frizzell
A Comparison of Children’s Achievement Whose Mothers Are Employed Full Time and Those Whose Mothers Are Homemakers, Thomas R. Funk
The Effects of Truth Table Pretraining and Intradimensional Variability on Rule Learning and Attribute Identification Tasks, Eric S. Gebelein
Traditional vs. Individualized Fifth and Sixth Grade Arithmetic Program, Donald Paul Giaudrone
Central Kitsap Education Association--Central Kitsap School District: A Study of Negotiations and the Decision-making Process for the 1971-72 School Year, Ronald Louis Gillespie
The Effect of Diagnostic Prescriptive Instruction Using Team Teaching of Language Arts, John Edward Gilmore
Evaluation of the Consistency of Informants’ Reports for Children’s Ratings With the Progress Assessment Chart, Craig Allen Gilroy
The Micro-environment Museum, John Clark Gleason
A Study of the Public School Business Official in Washington State: Guidelines for Selection and Preparation, and Attitudes toward Certification, Donald Wyman Glitschka
Experimenter Bias Effect at Varying Levels of Motivation, Leslie Marie Slade Gray
False Physiological Feedback and Acceptance of a High Fear Message, Michael T. Gray
A Case Study of the Relationship between Role-taking Skills and Intellectual Development, Linda Suzanne Green
Creative Photography through Image and Color Separation, Robert Curtis Green
A Comparison of Verbal and Geometric Stimuli in Concept Learning, Robert William Greenway
Romanzen Aus Magelone: Characteristics of Style, Benjamin Fredrick Hammack
The Structure of Paul Creston's Narrative No. 2, Op. 79 No. 2 for Piano, Myrna Evelyn Johnson
Shadow : Form, Illusion and Reality, Bruce Neil Joos
Theses from 1971
Effects of the Cle Elum Reservoir on the Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) of the Cle Elum River, David Bruce Ainsworth
A Historical Survey of the Relevance of Music in Man's Philosophy, Annette R. Arnold
Relationship between School Success and Physical and Familial Factors of Kindergarteners, Linda Marie Baker
The Use of Selected Films and Film Discussions in Modifying Social Distance in Elementary School Children, Stanton C. Baker
Estimating the Readability of Primary Books: A Comparative Study of the Formula Method and Subjective Appraisals, Mary E. Ball
Collograph Platemaking Techniques, Clifton A. Barrette
A Study of Scheduling, Staffing and Housing Procedures for a Comprehensive Elementary Instrumental Music Program in the Highline Public Schools, Gerald Clifton Bayne
The Breeding Biology of the Western Tanager (Piranga Ludoviciana), Gary G. Benson
A Comparison of Class C School Music Departments in Washington State with the Music Department at Winlock, Washington, Walter Ross Berglund
Management of Problem Behavior through Peer Social Reinforcement, Nancy E. Bingell
Bernstein's Lamentation Compared to Classical Hebrew Musical Tradition, Adele Jean Blankenship
A Study Designed to Establish Norms for the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test Utilizing Somatotypes, Dean A. Blevins
The Evolution of the State of Deseret, Louis Harry Bovos
Sources for Neo-satirical Drawings: Surrealist and Conceptual Processes, Douglas C. Brittain
The Transcription of Piece Heroique for Wind-Band, Douglas Frazier Cairns
Production of a Video Tape Recorded Supplement for Use in Teaching Electrical Tuned Circuit Theory, William A. Carlson
The Influence of Selected Individuals on the Acquisition of Fundamental Motor Skills of Girls, Laura Susan Clapp
Innovative Instructional Materials for Eighth Grade English, Mary Lou Clerf
Some Biological Aspects of Lizard Eimerians, with a description of Eimeria poinsettis N. SP. from Sceloporus poinsetti, David A, Colwell
Retention as a Function of Competition and Cooperation in Learning, Neil Orin Combelic
A Comparison of Media between the Linear and Broadview Approach in Self-Instruction, Leslie T. Cotter
The Cathartic Effects of Aggressive Responses directed toward an Inanimate Object, Timothy William Creston
A Study of Health Misconceptions among Elementary and Secondary Teachers, Robert Clyde Davidson
A Survey of the Background and Training of Personnel working in Resident Outdoor Education Camps in Ten School Districts in Washington State, Caetone Lester Domingos
An Item Analysis Comparison between Teaching and Achievement Testing in the Intermediate School of Wapato, Washington, Norman M. Drake
Small Objects as Art, Patrick Dybvig
The Impact of Establishing Group Homes on Public Schools Special Education Classes, Stewart Glen Egbert
Images and Content, Robert C. Ellis Jr.
A Study of the Effectiveness of Various Methods of Teaching Reading in Special Education Classrooms, Mary Ann Fisher
Experimental and Exploratory Thesis in Creative Glass Blowing as Art Media, Stan Flashman
The Effect of Time-Threat on an Arithmetic Test Situation, Russell Dean Flaskerud
An Investigation into the Relationship between Student Grades and Parental Attitude towards the Teacher, Jerry C. Fritts
An Investigation of the Behavior of Citellus townsendii townsendii (Bachman) in Central Washington, Mark Roy Fuller
A Comparative Investigation of the Effects of Frequent Testing upon Achievement in Secondary Advanced Algebra, John Thomas Fullerton
Sub-aversive Response Contingent Foot Shock as a Positive Reinforcer, Robert Lea Fulwiler
Modification of Deviant Behavior by Parents, Jeanne M. Gabourie
Comprehension: A Study of the Interpretation of Identical Reading Selections by Fifth Grade Students from Different Cultural Environments., Adrienne Bailor Grant
A Survey of the Integration of Exceptional Children in Regular Classrooms, Catherine A. Greene
A Kinetic Analysis of the Iodination of Pyruvic Acid and Pyruvate Esters, Mohamed M. Fahmi Hegazi
An Hegelian Interpretation of the Vietnam War, Diane Heggarty
A Comparative Investigation of Understanding of Ecological Content between Eighth and Tenth Grade Pupils, David Lee Herbenson
The Effects of Contingency Management on Reading Achievement of Institutionalized Offenders, Forest J. C. Hertlein
An Investigation of Public School Policies and Practices Regarding Married or Pregnant High School Students in the State of Washington, James L. Hoff
Clarification of Photographic Training Needed by the Instructional Media Specialist, William Carl Holland
The Highly Personal Dispute between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson: The Confrontation over Domestic Issues in Washngton's First Cabinet, Scott F. Hyland
The Establishment of Educational Television Station KYVE-TV on Channel 47, Donald Forrest Ide
A Series of Paintings Investigating Certain Specified Space Concepts, Michael C. Jackson
Bruegel: His Influences and Consequences, Regina Cheng Jafree
The Performance Interpretation of Paul Creston's Six Preludes, Opus 38 for Piano, Ginger Anne Jensen
Multi-directional Ideas in the Duality of a Living Work, Orlando Jimenez
A Survey of Saxophone Literature, John A. Johnson
The Effectiveness of Counselors as Judged by High School Graduates, Ray Y. Johnson
Relationships between Reversible and Connected Automata, Robert Michael Johnson
A Proposed Classification Schedule for a Curriculum Materials Collection, Robert E. Jones