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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 ...
The relationship between 2013-2015 Missouri public school district student performance and district expenditures and statistics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to create a predictive model to account for the variance in student performance based upon school district categorical expenditures. The study analyzed seven independent variables, ...
Analyzing the impact of a 1:1 initiative on student learning outcomes : a focus on low socioeconomic students in the high school setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze the impact of a 1:1 initiative on English Language Arts (ELA) student learning outcomes for low socioeconomic students. The case study specifically analyzed achievement ...
Community college student retention : an examination of student pre-entry attributes, academic experiences, and social experiences and the relationship to first-year persistence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study investigated the extent that the attributes of incoming students and their subsequent academic and social interactions at an institution are related to community college student retention. Student data from a ...
Successful rural community college students : examining the association of student demographics, high school environmental variables, and high school outcome variables on community college degree attainment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Traditionally known for their open-door admission policies, low tuition, and convenience, community college enrollment has grown drastically in the last decade. This increased enrollment, however, has not brought about an ...
The influence of peers on fraternity behaviors : the role of social norming and masculinity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
College drinking has been identified as one of the most serious problems on college campuses, and Greek organizations, specifically fraternities, are often identified as groups with particularly excessive alcohol use ...
Positive support teams : interventions for students of poverty to improve attendance, test scores, and graduation rate in a rural Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Effects of an intervention system, Positive Support Teams, (PST) were examined in a case study using critical inquiry analysis. The case study analyzed the effect of the PST program on the attendance, End of Course Exam ...
Grassroots community organizing in the wake of a public school closure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Urban school districts across the country are responding to poor performance, declining enrollments, and budget shortfalls by closing public schools ...
Migrant children and academic achievement in Shanghai : a PISA study of influential student and school characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] By 2014, migrant children -- who moved from rural to urban areas -- accounted for approximately a quarter of the compulsory-education students (grades ...
Alumni social mobility and giving to their Alma Mater
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The study utilized a quantitative correlational research design to examine the association between alumni social mobility and giving at a large, public research university. The findings revealed that as alumni social ...
A case study of the successes and challenges of opening a 21st century learning community for elementary students /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This qualitative study serves as a model description for school districts to learn from the successes and challenges faced by one Midwest American ...
Utilization-focused evaluation of the cohort-based ethical strategic leadership M.B.A. program offered by the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies at the University of Central Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Program assessment allows administrators to facilitate strategic changes that integrate external opportunities and internal capabilities for long-term ...
The brown glass ceiling? A qualitative study of Hispanic women/Latinas leaders in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The percentage of Hispanics in the state of Missouri, and its universities, continues to grow. However, few Hispanic women/Latinas advance into leadership ...
Campus crime : an examination of its relationship to student, institutional and community characteristics /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] U.S. higher education institutions are facing growing pressure with regard to campus crime. Furthermore, there is a rising public concern about campus ...
Unpacking middle school achievement: how students perceive the effect of home, school, and community influences on their academic success
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This transcendental phenomenological study set out to determine the nature and extent of influence on student success, as perceived by selected rising seventh-grade students at a particular mid-West middle school (grades ...
A qualitative examination of role definition, organizational positioning, and job qualifications of Title IX coordinators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The purpose of the study was to examine the experiences of Title IX Coordinators at a university or college. The study included three questions pertaining to role definition, organizational positioning, and job qualifications ...
Differing approaches to teacher preparation : using a mixed methods design to understand perceptions of efficacy and confidence in relation to preparedness to student teach based on clinical and traditional teaching pathways
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This mixed methods study was designed to evaluate the traditional and clinical pathways to teacher education at one university setting according to efficacy, confidence, dispositional assessments, and qualitative focus ...
A life lived in classrooms : a feminist personal narrative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This project offers a counter narrative to some accepted theories regarding graduate learning practices. By using Scholarly Personal Narrative to present my classroom experience I consider how knowledge is produced in ...
Omission : a look into the PK-12 experience through the lens of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender university students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Gathering perspectives from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender students (LGBT) on their PK-12 experiences has the potential to create a safe and equitable environment for students. To gather these experiences, 39 ...
Resident assistant peer training : perceptions surrounding the use and effectiveness of experienced student leaders as trainers at one small private catholic university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This qualitative case study of one small private Catholic university in the northeast examines the perceptions of experienced (i.e. second to third year staff) and inexperienced (i.e. newly hired staff) student resident ...