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TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONCEPTS USING LANDSAT IMAGES: A MODULE FOR GIFTED/TALENTED STUDENTS, Dennis W. Sterner
SUGGESTED CRITERIA AND PROCEDURE FOR THE SELECTION OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, Gary W. Steuerwald
Pressure-Temperature-Time Constraints on Metamorphism, Anatexis, Magmatism & Exhumation in the Priest River Complex, Northern Idaho, and Comparison with Geodynamic Models, Liane Marie Stevens
Identification and comparison of role expectations role conceptions and role performances to clarify the role of the high school counselor, Marolane Yellen Stevenson
IS HUMLA, NEPAL REALLY OPEN DEFECATION FREE? LATRINE USAGE AND UPKEEP POST ODF, Evan William Stewart
Some aspects of multiplicative commutation relations, Gregory M. St. George
THE EFFECTS OF DOGMATISM AND EFFECTANCE AROUSAL ON THE ATTITUDE-ATTRACTION RELATIONSHIP, Robert J. St. Marie
AIR-BLAST AVOIDANCE LEARNING SETS IN NORMAL AND PROTEIN-MALNOURISHED RHESUS MONKEYS (MACACA MULATTA), Gerald Ray Stoffer
Anger and aggression control for incarcerated offenders, Barbara Louise Stone
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF SECONDARY PRINCIPALS IN ALBERTA: AN ANALYSIS OF PROCEDURES CRITERIA AND IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS (CANADA), Harold T. Storlien
A biosystematic study of the tall species of the genus Mertensia Roth nom. conserv. (Boraginaceae), Jeffrey Lynn Strachan
HYDROLOGY AND SUBSURFACE GEOLOGY OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN MADISON GROUP AND POTENTIAL WATER USE FOR AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY NORTHWESTERN MONTANA PLAINS, Ann Chalmers Stradley
Molecular population genetics of Arabidopsis species, Barbara E. Stranger
STIMULUS CHANGE AND ATTENTIONAL VARIABLES AS FACTORS IN THE BEHAVIORAL DEFICIENCY OF MALNOURISHED DEVELOPING MONKEYS (MACACA MULATTA), David Allen Strobel
ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULTIES OF WOMEN VIET NAM VETERANS (POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS-DISORDER; VIETNAM), Julia Meta Stroud
A REFERENCE DIGEST FOR MONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS: LEGAL PRINCIPLES PERTAINING TO THE DISMISSAL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF (DUE PROCESS TENURE), Patrick J. Stuber
EYEWITNESS MEMORY: A COMPARISON OF GUIDED MEMORY AND HYPNOTIC HYPERMNESIA TECHNIQUES, Cynthia A. Sturm
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF THE DIPPER ADAPTATIONS OF A PASSERINE TO AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, John O'Meara Sullivan
CHARACTERIZATION OF PR DOMAIN PROTEINS AND THEIR BINDING PARTNERS, Yizhi Sun
THE KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF LEAD MONOHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE, Ronald Alvin Susott
THE EFFECTS OF ATTRIBUTION OF NORMALITY ON AROUSAL, Soren K. Svanum
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT AS IT RELATES TO SCIENCE CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS AT THE SIXTH-GRADE LEVEL IN MONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Malcolm D. Swan
INCREASING ELDERLY CITIZENS' USAGE OF A NUTRITION PROGRAM: EFFECTS OF THREE PEER-DELIVERED PROMPTS-INCENTIVE PROCEDURES, Teresa M. Sweeney
EFFECTS OF STIMULUS PREDICTION ON RESPONSE COMPONENTS OF THE GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE, Richard Patrick Swenson
A comparison of differing session lengths within a closed economy, Ann C. Szalda-Petree
RESPONSE CHAIN LEARNING AND RETENTION IN MENTALLY RETARDED UNDER FOUR CONDITIONS OF REINFORCEMENT, Larry Wilson Talkington
MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF 30 S RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT RECONSTITUTION, Ming F. Tam
Cooperating and student teachers' personalities and their interpersonal relationships during the student-teaching experience, Korinne Tande
THE MECHANISM OF ORGANOMERCURIAL OZONOLYSIS, Amnard Tantivanich
PROBING ESCHERICHIA COLI RIBOSOMAL RNA IN SITU WITH COMPLEMENTARY-DNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES: SUBUNIT ASSOCIATION SITES, William E. Tapprich
The ecology of grizzly bear digs in subalpine meadows, Sandra E. Tardiff
THE USE OF THE HUMAN EYEBLINK AS A BEHAVIORAL INDEX OF ANXIETY AND PERSONALITY VARIABLES: A VALIDATION STUDY, Gerald M. Tarlow
PROBING POSSIBLE TRNA BINDING SITES ON THE ESCHERICHIA COLI RIBOSOME, Anchalee Tassanakajohn
PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS IN SMALL ISOLATED ALASKAN SCHOOLS REGARDING SUPERVISION RECEIVED COMPARED TO SUPERVISION PREFERRED (RURAL EDUCATION), Dorothea M. Taylor
COGNITIVE VARIABLES IN PSYCHOPATHY, Terrel Lee Templeman
Sex differences in social cognitive development: An exploration of mediating variables, Merna Heinrich Terry
ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS YIELDS FOR SHORT ROTATION PONDEROSA PINE STANDS IN WESTERN MONTANA, Steven D. Tesch
The relationships between dimensions of organizational climate and selected staff characteristics in two secondary buildings, Janet D. Thomson
DISPERSAL IN THE AQUATIC PHYCOMYCETES, Melvin LeRoy Thornton
THE EFFECTS OF EXPECTANCY AND INCONSISTENT VICARIOUS CONSEQUENCES ON THE ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE OF IMITATIVE RESPONSES, Stephen Ted Tibbitts
Predicting learning and memory skills in college student drinkers, Angelique G. Tindall
CONSTRAINED CYCLOHEPTATRIENYLIDENES AND CYCLOHEPTATETRAENES, Supanna Tivakornpannarai
A SOCIO-HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA ILLUSTRATED BY CHANGES IN THE GRADE VI SCIENCE PROGRAM, Nicholas Tkach
Effects of speed and body size on the intermittent flight of birds, Bret William Tobalske
Quantification of habitat type and climate relationships in western Montana, Julie Tobin-Scheer
THE PREPARATION OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN ALBERTA, Henry Toews
OPINIONS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDING OBJECTIVES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, Leslie Ray Tolman
Sulfur transport and fate in a pulp mill wastewater treatment system, David Lawrence Tooke
FEASIBILITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA OWNING AND OPERATING AIR TRANSPORTATION, Robert L. Toomey
Information processing nonverbal sensitivity and social problem-solving in schizophrenia, Rosemary Toomey
SCALING PERCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES OF FOREST SCENES FROM THE CORAM EXPERIMENTAL FOREST: AN APPLICATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING, Roy Frederick Touzeau
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TORQUE AND AN INDICATOR OF THE SCHIZOID TAXON, Edward H. Trontel
Relationships among spatial skills athletic participation and confidence in the learning of mathematics of high school females, James A. Trudnowski
THE USSR AND THE PROJECTION OF MILITARY FORCE IN THE THIRD WORLD: SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY AND ROLE OF STRATEGICALLY MOBILE MILITARY FORCES 1945-1980, Graham Hall Turbiville
GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH END OF THE RUBY RANGE SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, Russell Gene Tysdal
ADAPTATION OF CYANIDIUM CALDARIUM TO VARIATION IN LIGHT INTENSITY AND CARBON-DIOXIDE STRESS, Thomas Matthew Ulik
MODULE CATEGORIES (RING SEVERAL OBJECTS ADDITIVE FUNCTOR), Carol A. Ulsafer
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT RISK FACTORS AND COMPLETION FOR STUDENTS WITH DEBT AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, Colleen Sweeney Unterreiner
WILD RIVER RECREATION MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE USE ALLOCATION ISSUE, Jack Utter
Height growth projection model for newly established stands of ponderosa pine under various levels of competing vegetation, Fabian C.C. Uzoh
The effects of expert testimony on the trials of battered women who kill their batterers, Cheryl R. Van Denburg
EVOLUTION AND REPRODUCTION IN AMBROSIA BEETLE FUNGAL SYMBIONTS, Daniel Douglas Vanderpool
tRNA-rRNA interactions in the Escherichia coli ribosome, Michael Van Waes
Intentional evidence and deliberation: Effects on mock jurors' perceptions, Robert A. Velin
The effects of effort requirements on the behavioral impulsiveness of rats: A running wheel preparation, Andrew J. Velkey
A STUDY OF GUILT SUCCESS AND FAILURE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY AFFECT HELPING BEHAVIOR, Donna Mary Veraldi
WILDERNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: A PHILOSOPHY OF WILDERNESS PRAXIS (NATIVE AMERICAN ROMANTICISM), Jay Hansford Vest
FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION OF IMMUNOLOGICAL SIGNALS, Kenneth Brooks Von Eschen
A STUDY OF OPINIONS ABOUT THE PREPARATION PROGRAMS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS, Lee Von Kuster
CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF AN IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE COMPLEX OF PHASE I COXIELLA BURNETII (RICKETTSIA), David Mark Waag
THE APPLICATION OF A MOTIVATIONAL THEORY OF PERSONALITY TO THE STUDY OF INCIDENTAL STIMULATION, Alan Roger Wachtel
EFFECT OF LATERALITY PREFERENCE AND SKILL ON CROSS LIMB TRANSFER IN LEARNING A SIMPLE MOTOR TASK, Betty Louise Waddell
THE EFFECTS OF METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE ON PSYCHOLINGUISTIC MOTOR AND VISUAL-PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES OF HYPERKINETIC CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, Kathleen Jo Waddell
TEACHER MILITANCY AND BUREAUCRATIC CHANGE, Jerry T. Waddoups
A TIME-LIMITED CONJOINT COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT FOR ABUSIVE SPOUSES, Thomas F. Wade
The Positive Action Program and self-esteem of 6th-grade students, Marceline S. Waggoner-Weir
THE ASSESSMENT OF TRANSFER EFFECTS OF A PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR SKILL WITH THE USE OF AN ALTERNATING DESIGN, James Lee Wahlberg
STIMULUS CONTROL IN A SIMPLE INSTRUMENTAL TASK: THE INTERACTION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STIMULI, John Edward Walkenbach
An analysis of student decision-making: Three-year or four-year high school in Alberta, Leroy R. Walker
STRATIGRAPHY AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THE MORRISON AND KOOTENAI FORMATIONS IN THE GREAT FALLS AREA CENTRAL MONTANA, Thomas Franklin Walker
Movements and habitat-use of grizzly bears along U.S. Highway 2 in northwestern Montana 1998--2001, John Steven Waller
Homeowners' Responses to Wildfire Risks and Hazards in Sothwestern Montana, Tamara Wall
ALIENATION POWERLESSNESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONG CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS (GUARDS PRISONS), Stephen Paul Walters
An analysis of student competence -based grouping of English classes in institutions of higher education in Taiwan, Cadence Yeong-Jane Wang
Knowledge and opinion regarding mental health service providers: The effect of academic degree information, Debra L. Warner
Lethbridge School District no. 51: A case study and a model for program evaluation and school evaluation, Earle J. Warnica
The biomechanics and ecological significance of the maneuvering flight of birds, Douglas R. Warrick
THE STRUCTURE OF PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AND THE DERIVED DEMAND FOR SAWTIMBER (UNITED STATES), David Norman Wear
A DECISION MODEL FOR IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING SLASH TREATMENTS, Donald J. Weatherhead
Ecology of wolf predation amidst high ungulate diversity in Jasper National Park Alberta, John L. Weaver
RESPONSES OF ELYMUS CINEREUS TO COPPER, Anne D. Webb
ROOT PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS AND NODULATION OF ZAMIA FLORIDANA, David Thomas Webb
The meaning of "spiritual" in contemporary counseling: A study based on the work of Martin Buber and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, Peter Howard Webber
AN INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS RELATING TO COVERT SENSITIZATION, Signe Harold Weedman
THE EFFECTS OF SELF-DISCLOSURE AND GENDER ON THE SOCIAL REJECTION OF MALE AND FEMALE DEPRESSIVES, Charles E. Weisser
THE EFFECTS OF A VALUE SEMINAR GROUP EXPERIENCE IN RELATION TO SELECTED STUDENT-TEACHER NEEDS LEVEL OF SELF-ESTEEM AND ATTITUDES, Frederick Albert Weldon
Alterations in the accessibility of domain IV of 16SrRNA in active 30S subunits of the Escherichia coli ribosome and interactions with the initiation complex, Jennifer Walsh Weller