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A defense of moral perception
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
I defend the possibility of moral perception and the contentious view that at least some of our moral knowledge is perceptual knowledge. The first part of the dissertation is spent establishing the possibility of moral ...
Giving voice : the use of interactive theatre as professional development in higher education to reduce alienation of marginalized groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This qualitative study focused on the use of Interactive Theatre as professional development in higher education to give voice to the marginalized. The researcher viewed the study through the lens of Critical Race Theory ...
Identification of National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) socialization variable clusters that predict private midwestern college persistence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Concerns about increasing student persistence through understanding engagement led to a study based on the identification of NSSE socialization clusters that predict private Midwestern college persistence. Looking at ...
Analysis of alternative care placement changes as provided by case managers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This exploratory study systematically identified and analyzed a comprehensive list of 53 primary reasons children experienced alternative care placement changes in Missouri's child welfare system. Case managers employed ...
Methods for high-resolution soil-landscape modeling in midwest upland landscapes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Traditional soil mapping concepts do not sufficiently address the spatial resolution of some soil management problems. Continuous models of soil profiles and landscapes are needed to move beyond the categorical paradigm ...
Transformational leadership and its correlation to the effective placement of completers of area career centers in the State of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this research was to determine if there was a correlation between the leadership style of the director of area career centers in the state of Missouri and the placement of career education completers. The ...
Cultura y colegio : Latina/o cultural values, acculturation, cultural fit, psychological well-being and academic persistence in Mexican American college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examined the influence of cultural variables, such as Latino cultural values, cultural fit, Anglo-oriented and Mexican- oriented acculturation, on the perceptions of psychological well-being and persistence of ...
A study on the relationship of death anxiety and the completion of advance directives for oncology social workers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examined the extent to which the death anxiety of oncology social workers impacts the facilitation of the completion of their personal advance directives, and communication about advance directives with patients. ...
Reality TV and interpersonal relationship perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The objective of this research was to understand the relationship between viewer motives for watching reality TV, reality TV exposure, and interpersonal relationship perceptions. The interpersonal relationship perceptions ...
Shaping a true German identity : narratives in Hermann, Missouri, 1837-1857
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Often in social historical research immigrants are presented in a monolithic fashion that suggests all persons sharing an ethnicity, heritage, or language act in similar ways in response to social situations and to the ...
Two paths to advanced placement calculus : an examination of secondary students' mathematical understanding emerging from integrated and single-subject curricula
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examined high school students' mathematical understanding of calculus readiness concepts after studying four years of college preparatory (integrated or single-subject) mathematics. Data were collected from 505 ...
Refresh : examining the production of celebrity news in an online environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This case study examines the newsgathering processes and production of an entertainment website, Futé, and asks how newsroom routines, organizational structure and culture of a virtual newsroom shape editorial content. ...
Criminal behavior patterns of adolescents and young adults who have histories of sexual offenses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The development of criminal trajectories among sexual offenders (SOs) was explored in two studies. Study 1 focused on identifying distinct criminal trajectories, and Study 2 examined the association between these trajectories ...
Wealth accumulation differences between wage-earning and entrepreneurial families : the role of active saving behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examines the causal relationship between entrepreneurship and wealth accumulation. Saving behavior is a potential source of family wealth differentials. It is proposed that entrepreneurial families exhibit more ...
Faith behind bars : the social ecology of religion and deviance in the penitentiary
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The relationship between religiosity and institutional misconduct among prison inmates is examined using survey data collected from a large sample of state and federal prison inmates in the United States. It was determined ...
Sections of complex convex bodies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The main idea of the Fourier analytic approach to sections of convex bodies is to express different parameters of a body in terms of the Fourier transform and then apply methods of Fourier analysis to solve geometric ...
Applications of fourier analysis to intersection bodies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The concept of an intersection body is central for the dual Brunn-Minkowski theory and has played an important role in the solution of the Busemann-Petty problem. A more general concept of [kappa]-intersection bodies is ...
Dissipation and carryover of imidazolinone herbicides in imidazolinone-resistant rice (Oryza sativa)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The development of Imidazolinone (IMI) Resistant (IR) rice now allows rice producers to selectively control red rice (Oryza sativa, O. rufipogon, and O.nivara), weedy relatives of commercial rice (O. sativa). Imazethapyr ...
Satisfaction across a multi-day outdoor recreation event
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to determine significant relationship between overall satisfaction with the day's experience and overall event satisfaction. In addition, the study determined demographic characteristics of ...
A tall tower wind investigation of northwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
With energy needs on the rise and our current energy consumption methods polluting the atmosphere, it is the right time to look at alternative forms of energy production. Six Tall Tower wind observation sites were studied ...