Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The purpose of this study was to examine one manifestation of an individual's group selection process--the relationship between what a group says about itself in its printed materials and what its members say about it--in order to develop a useful screening and evaluation tool. Six Boston area social agencies participated, each providing the names of 50 volunteers to whom questionnaires could be mailed and appropriate printed materials which could be analyzed. The research was based on previously developed, extensively tested categories which were then subdivided into Instrumentally- and Informally-oriented factors. Each subject was asked to indicate the importance of each factor on a graphic rating scale. These scores were ranked and a computer analysis was undertaken to compare volunteer profiles with organizational profiles developed from an evaluation of printed materials. Although the relationships used to develop the questionnaire were not supported statistically, the data do suggest that the form has the ability to isolate individuals with extremely positive or negative attitudes toward their agencies. The possibilities and potential of refined testing procedures and standardized profiles are discussed. / 2031-01-01

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses. / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-02

Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Thesis (Ph.D.)—Boston University / The public health movement had its genesis in urban centers where overcrowding and insanitary housing conditions intensified human misery and the ravages of disease. Boston by the mid-nineteenth century was a crowded city with a high incidence of disease. Through the efforts of the municipal Board of Health and humanitarian urban reform groups, the city became a leader in the public health movement. By 1870, the first strides had already been made in the United States to promote interest among sanitarians in preventive medicine and the preservation of the public health. In Massachusetts, the first modern state Board of Health, encompassing the idea that the state has a duty to preserve the public health, was established in 1869. Four years previously the Metropolitan Board of Health was formed in New York, with doctors among its members, to study and enforce methods for preserving internal health rather than merely quarantine and street cleaning regulations; this was the first such municipal venture. In 1870, efforts to establish a similar municipal board of health were gaining importance in Boston. The Board of Aldermen in Boston had charge of the enforcement of the health laws for the city in 1870. The Aldermen, who were burdened with other duties and lacked any scientific interest in hygiene, neglected to enforce the sanitary laws of the city. Consequently, the leading physicians of Boston repeatedly suggested that the health administration of the city be changed, and a board of health, independent of the Board of Aldermen be formed, with at least one doctor as a member. Such proposals were, however, ignored by the Aldermen. [TRUNCATED]

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / This is an exploratory study of fathers who are members of a psychotherapeutic group which was formed in January, 1961, at the Boston University-Boston City Hospital Child Guidance Clinic. The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of the fathers in the group and or their families, and to examine the content and context or the first group meeting, attempting to explore the initial concerns of these particular fathers whose children are in individual therapy at the guidance clinic.