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Co-teaching model of student teaching : perceptions of beginning teachers for career readiness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study investigated the effectiveness of the Co-Teaching Model of instruction as implemented by the University of Central Missouri (UCM) teacher education program in relation to teacher readiness, retention, satisfaction, ...
Competency based grading in students' achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Competency-based grading models are trending in public schools all across the nation. The driving impetus of this study was to evaluate the impact of competency based grading in Missouri high school students' achievement. ...
Establishing a culture of academic optimism in response to changing student demographics within a Missouri elementary school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This qualitative case study was created to study the established and embedded culture of one elementary school experiencing changes in student demographics. The identification of cultural components effective in closing ...
Resilient communities : the impact of social helping networks and structure on the differential success of rural Armenian households
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This mixed methods study examines the impact of social helping networks on rural Armenian households. This research uses original data gathered from a survey of four Armenian villages and 8 focus groups during the fall of ...
A freshman seminar course evaluation : short- and long-term academic outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Freshman seminar courses are designed to enhance a student's first year experience and help students succeed academically. Review of the literature found studies on seminar courses focused on short-term outcomes such as ...
LC-MS/MS method development for quantification of bioactive compounds in elderberry and garlic botanicals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra spp.) juice contains a variety of polyphenols mostly anthocyanins. In order to understand the variation of polyphenol levels by genotype, various elderberry juice samples were analyzed for total ...
Reducing the risk of groundwater contamination by improving drinking water well conditions (2017)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2017)
Reducing the risk of groundwater contamination by improving fertilizer storage and handling (2017)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2017)
Collection and storage of biosolids (2017)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2017)
The ethical implications surrounding infotainment as compared to traditional news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research sought to analyze and compare infotainment programming to traditional news outlets in order to identify how they are perceived ...
A study of political consultants' views on "permanent campaigning"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Holding campaign style rallies and maintaining a campaign style messaging more than a year after being elected, President Trump still seems ...
Professional reporting in Washington, D.C., and exploring whether establishment media are biased against anti-establishment politicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] During and after the Democratic presidential primaries in 2016, mainstream media in the U.S. were criticized by many for appearing biased ...
Bird data : Canada, Vancouver
(Resilience Alliance Inc., 2003)
For birds in urban environments, the configuration of local habitat within the landscape may be as critical as the composition of the local habitat itself. We examined the relative importance of environmental attributes ...
Land application of septage (2017)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2017)
The "public" in public records: Reporting on freedom of information as more than a professional tool
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This project examines journalistic coverage of access to government information, specifically asking why journalists often fail to report on the public's access to public records, and identifying best practices for journalists ...
Notes from Jefferson County
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This professional project sets out to illustrate the stories, struggles and characters within two small farming communities in rural Nebraska through the vehicle of documentary journalism. The film's director used immersion ...
Exploring the effect of news message complexity on cognitive complexity and attitude extremity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This thesis explores how the number of perspectives presented in a news story influences cognitive complexity and attitude extremity. I hypothesized that a news message featuring more than two perspectives – a complex story ...
Still, the emptiness: Micro-documentary and research on missing people in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Still, The Emptiness is a micro-documentary about families in Missouri who have missing loved ones featuring Marianne Asher-Chapman, Yvonne Erwin-Bowen, Don Ross and Donna Ross. Marianne's daughter, Angie, has been missing ...
The best of Ricardo Lopez: The ethics and expression of recorded memories in documentary filmmaking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
When Ricardo Lopez killed himself in September 1996, he would leave behind twenty hours of videotaped diaries documenting the building of an acidic spray device he intended to use in a letter bomb that would disfigure pop ...
Breaking stereotypes: Reporting on rural Alaska
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This project has two components. The professional skills component is a seven-episode podcast and accompanying website about life in McCarthy, Alaska, a tiny community situated at the end of a 60-mile dirt road surrounded ...