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Evaluation of performance funding systems : results from the event study design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
As part of the national agenda of accountability, state governments established performance funding policy to hold public institutions accountable for their performance. Accountability allows state policymakers to incentivize institutions to address...
State-to-state migration and its relationship with state funding for education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
One important way to assess the equity of our education system is understanding how funding -- which is critical to the success of education institutions and its students -- changes in reaction to resource availability. ...
Freshman interest group participation and second year academic success of engineering students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
declared an engineering major during their first year of study. Specifically, a regression-based statistical model correlates first-year participation in a Freshman Interest Group with second-year academic success (GPA, credit hours attempted, and credit...
Essays on state merit-based financial aid : seeking STEM, revisiting methodology, and test retakers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
. The first study is an empirical paper that examines the effects of the Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship (a merit-based financial aid) on producing STEM graduates in Missouri 4-year public institutions. The fuzzy regression discontinuity estimates indicate...
The relationship between athletic team fiscal expenditures on athletic and academic success for NCAA Division II football and basketball programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
on specific sports at the Division II level. The quantitative study used correlation and regression analyses. This study found a positive statistically significant relationship between athletic spending and overall win percentage in all three sports. Only...
The effect of exit exams on college enrollment : a state level analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Efforts to better prepare students for college and workforce have always been a priority of state governments, and exit exams have been used as one of the tools to accomplish those goals. This study aims to examine the ...
Student perceptions of independent living skills development as a result of the residence hall experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This mixed-methods case study examined how students perceived the development of independent living skills because of their residence hall experience. Using Astin's (1993) Inputs-Environment-Outputs (IEO) framework to guide ...