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A comparative study of relationships between supervisory leadership styles and high school teachers' job satisfaction and commitment in China and the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Past research has indicated that lack of supervisory leadership reduces teachers' job satisfaction and commitment. This quantitative study examined and compared therelationships...
Student problem behaviors, disciplinary actions, and schools' challenges for achieving school safety
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of alternative education programs, a lack of funding, and problems in special education policies) were more likely to take severe disciplinary actions. School principals should administer severe disciplinary actions in a fair manner, and school districts...
Teacher collaboration and student learning : a multilevel structural equation modeling analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
for future research as well as implications for educational policy and practice were also presented....
Teacher preparation programs and district/school supports for deaf education teachers : a survey of beginning teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this study is to examine deaf education teachers' perceptions on whether colleges/universities adequately prepared them, as well as, how well districts/schools support them for their beginning years of teaching. Additionally...
Course delivery methods and instructional approach for academic success in high school distance education courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study uses a quasi-experimental design to examine online courses delivered to high school aged students from a distance education program located at the University of Missouri. Asynchronous online courses were compared to semester-based courses...
The effects of experiences with constructivist instruction on attitudes toward democracy among Thai college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
examined to find potential variables in the Thai students' attitudes toward democracy. The key findings derived from these statistical results were highlighted and discussed in order to provide some educational policy implications for Thailand....
Teacher incentive pay programs : characteristics and association with instructional practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This dissertation research examined the characteristics of teacher incentive pay programs in the United States. Using the 1999, 2003, and 2007 SASS datasets, this study found that large and ethnically diverse districts in ...
School expectations and initiatives for parental involvement in 30 nations : a comparative study using TIMSS 1999 data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
were negatively related to student attendance rates or mathematics achievement. Implications for educational policies and practices in these nations and future research were discussed....