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Metaphors and weapons of war : a conceptual metaphor analysis of police use of war metaphors and militarized equipment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
unsurprising that war metaphors for policing have become more common alongside the militarization of police. Still, no research has examined the link between police use of war metaphors and acquisition of military equipment. Using ecological and social media...
Community clearcutting and the enigma of truth: a historical case study in urban renewal, structural violence and cultural trauma in Columbia, MO
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Neighborhood with the aid of eminent domain. Much has been discussed regarding the Douglass School Neighborhood Urban Renewal Project. Yet, there is scarce research and analysis centered around understanding the long-term effects of collective historical...
Narrative power: social control in ISLs and group homes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
routinely work for extended periods of time with no effective supervision, setting up a significant power disparity between staff and clients. Framing narratives and identity narratives are routinely deployed by staff in these settings to control...
Die Judenbuche : an epically inspired anti-epic?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
quite difficult. While she herself described Die Judenbuche as a criminal novel, many scholars have contested this assertion, claiming it belongs to Biedermeier or various other genres. Droste-Hulshoff also includes references and allusions to both...
A duty to care: male perspectives on their role as caregivers for persons with Alzheimer's Disease or related dementia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
with ADRD places caregivers at risk for negative health outcomes. Most caregiving research has focused on females. Although female caregivers have reported more negative outcomes, men still report significant levels of burden. With the aging population...
School transformation : the barriers, challenges, and obstacles, explored through turnaround principal's perspectives.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
to excellent educational opportunities. This qualitative study targeted seven Turnaround Principals of schools located in Northeast Georgia to identify the barriers, challenges, and obstacles of school transformation. The outcome of this research shows...
Cultural identity of bilingual adults : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
comparative method. The research findings show that the participants of the study are situated on a various levels of the construction of hybrid identities. Among the factors that influenced that transformation of identity, the most were the loss of network...
Missouri superintendents' perception of a sense of urgency to improve student academic performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This exploratory study examined the relationship between superintendents' perceived sense of urgency and student academic performance. More specifically, the study examined the leadership of Missouri superintendents based ...
Media industry employees weigh in on emotional intelligence and its effect on job satisfaction, loyalty and culture in organizations that have experienced staff reductions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
believe their managers are more emotionally intelligent, they are also more satisfied at work and are more loyal to the organization, even after staff reductions have taken place. Lastly, the research indicates that employees lack loyalty to their news...
A study of individuals' satisfaction of destination attributes during incentive travel with a moderating role of travel group composition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] While incentive travel has existed for decades, it is a highly under researched sector of the hospitality and tourism industry with absent literature in regards to industry...
Major life-changing events and preferred retirement time among older adults : evidence from the 1992 to 2014 health and retirement study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
-changing events and other factors influence the time people exit the workforce. The discussion section offers recommendations for researchers as well as financial educators and practitioners working with older adults to increase awareness of life-changing events...
Keeping control : relations between men's gender role conflict, spirituality and psychological well being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Recent decades have seen an increase in scrutiny of masculinity and what it means to be a man in society. Researchers as well as popular culture have increased their focus on gender roles and how those roles can create internal and interpersonal...
Selected academic variables as predictors of first semester academic success of at-risk football student-athletes at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to identify selected academic variables that may serve as predictors of first semester academic success of at-risk scholarship football student-athletes who matriculated at the University of ...
Missouri alumnus, volume 075, number 03 (1987 January-February)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1987)
Spectrum, volume 07, number 09 (May 30, 1980)
(University of Missouri, University Information Services, 1980)
Evident yet opaque: a defense of the evaluative normativity of logic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The research in this dissertation concerns the philosophy of logic. More specifically, it concerns the normative status of deductive logic. Many philosophers and logicians have thought that logic tells us how we ought to reason. Let us call...
Dispositional and situational predictors of confirmatory behavior in the employment interview
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
of the research question indicated that interviewees tend to engage in behavioral confirmation toward their interviewers. This study has both theoretical and practical implications. Theoretically, it opens a new direction in the employment interview research...
How moral value (in)congruence shapes Chinese textile employees' trust and their firm's financial performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
on their perceived competitive advantage and financial performance of their manufacturing firms. Both research goals are tested in the Chinese textile industry setting in Zhejiang Province. The data analysis result shows a) a significant negative relationship between...
A study of how political candidates use persuasive messages on Twitter, specifically toward women voters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This purpose of this qualitative research is to analyze how political candidates use persuasive messages on Twitter, specifically toward women voters. The use of Twitter by political candidates has become extremely more prevalent since its inception...