Search
Now showing items 1601-1620 of 2213
Missouri alumnus, volume 053, number 6 (1964 March)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1964)
Structural foundations, triggering events, and facilitative contingency : the social origins of California’s Compassionate Use Act of 1996
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Currently in the United States there is a nationwide legislative movement to legalize marijuana for persons with certain diagnosable diseases. Despite ...
Articulated learning trajectories related to the development of algebraic thinking that follow from patterning concepts in middle grades mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The construct of an articulated learning trajectory (ALT) was conceived of and defined to provide a lens through which to view and analyze content development in middle grades mathematics textbooks. The ALTs identified and ...
Imagining and performing The Self in NAZI Germany: Leisure and travel in the correspondence of Hilde Laube and Roland Nordhoff, 1938-39
(2014-07-17)
Hilde Laube and Roland Nordhoff exchanged nearly 180 letters between May 1938
and December 1939 relating their everyday lives, discussing world events, organizing
outings, and their growing relationship. This unique set ...
Exchange and settlement patterns as evidence for social stratification and developing complexity in prehistoric and early Christian Ireland
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
There exists no economic study of prehistoric Ireland, nor a history focused on the island's early international relations, nor one that studies how its early elites came to power. This study seeks to bridge that gap by ...
No silver bullet: a Delphi study of emergent leadership in Missouri high-performing, high-poverty schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
performance in low-performing schools. A Trend Model Delphi implementing lead-user strategy yielded mixed data revealing the leadership practices of 6 expert principals in Missouri HP2S. Results indicated the Domains and Stages of Emergence can be a useful...
The validity of morphological features and osteological markers in reconstructing habitual activities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
by subsistence strategy and sex. This study aimed to investigate how AFC and mobility index vary by subsistence strategy and sex. It showed that degree of AFC decreased significantly from Woodland to the Mississippian period. People of Woodland, who practiced...
Perceptions and behaviors that encourage or impede advancement or attainment of leadership positions in higher education by Muslim women wearing hijab
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to add to the knowledge base an understanding of the factors that encouraged or impeded Muslim women wearing hijab from attaining or advancing in positions of leadership in higher education. ...
A utilization-focused evaluation of institutional persistence and withdrawal in an academic unit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this evaluative study was to provide input toward the development of a plan to improve student persistence within one academic unit at Southeast Missouri State University. Since the framework guiding this ...
Magnetic-ferroelectric interactions in RMnO₃
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Hexagonal RMnO₃ is multiferroic material as a combination of frustrated antiferromagnet (TN =72K) and ferroelectric (TC=875K) which consists of multiple temperature and field-dependent phases. Strong coupling between the ...
Three essays on the demand system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This first essay investigates how scanner data affect demand elasticity estimates and develops methods for scientists to adapt estimated elasticities to analyses of specific policies. We conduct a meta-analysis of U.S. ...
The effects of visual programming on elementary school students' computational thinking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of computational practice; and 3) the key aspects of computational perspectives students demonstrated during the visual programming activities. A total of 119 elementary school students participated in the study. During the study, the students first filled in a pre...
Understanding the Relationship Between Race or Gender and Citations or Arrests in Wyandotte County, KS
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
Objective: Racial injustice in policing has recently received much attention. Yet, there is little
objective evidence on the link between racial injustice and policing in Kansas City. Therefore,
the purpose of this ...
Exploration of fecal microbial transfer and the competitive exclusion concept in broilers as a possible alternative to antibiotic growth promoters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Four studies were conducted to explore the effects of early life Fecal Microbiota Transfer (FMT) from healthy feed efficient finished broilers into day-old broiler chicks on growth performance indices, changes and or ...
Point of view : examining the magazine industry standard
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
that incorporates framing, explanatory journalism, tone, voice and analysis. Apart from framing theory, the concept of pragmatic objectivity and the history of the medium were used to better understand point of view. Editors and writers were divided into five groups...
A Case Study of the Literacy Experiences of 3rd Grade Struggling Readers with the Use of Interactive Digital Books
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Students who score one or more grade levels below the standard expectations in
reading tests are defined as struggling readers. Struggling readers have difficulty in
reading and/or comprehending a text, which affects ...
Accessibility and user perception of parks in Columbia, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
of city life. To maximize the benefits that parks bring, public officials and stakeholders need to understand how park visitors interact with park elements as well as perceived accessibility and safety to manage and regulate city parks with best practices...
Regulation and distribution of wine in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This dissertation provides an empirical linkage between New Institutional Economics and the United States alcohol industry, with a specific look at the wine industry. Using an institutional economics framework, it analyzes ...
Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of Administrator Influence on Teaching and Learning
(2014-08-28)
The purpose of this symbolic interaction study was to develop a thick rich description of middle school teachers’ perspectives of the characteristics of administrators that have an impact on teaching and learning. Specifically ...
Schedule of courses : fall semester 1970-71
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)