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An evaluation of the relationship of nursing school administrators' leadership frame orientation to faculty perceptions of job satisfaction and leadership effectiveness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
satisfaction with supervisor scores. No statistical mean difference was shown for general job satisfaction between the various frame choices. Most nursing school administrators were identified as using none of the 4 frames consistently, while the second highest...
Missouri high-growth business owners and/or decision makers participation in continuing business education programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
on the Participation Reason Scale (Grotelueschen, 1985). Various statistical analyses, including a factor analysis were conducted to glean the factors associated with motivations for participation. Variables which showed significance statistical predictor ability...
The relation of instructor emotional intelligence with classroom climate in evening masters' programs for adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
of analysis. Only two of the seven ACES subscales had statistically significant relationships with TEI: Organization and Clarity, and Affilition. This study rests on three foundations: the construct of emotional intelligence (EI), the idea of the connecting...
Educational entrepreneurism in higher education: a comparative case study of two academic centers within one land-grant university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
as they relate to the creation of two, not-for-profit centers. The findings of this study indicate that these centers have utilized entrepreneurial processes within an academic and non-academic setting to serve a public interest. Primary factors supporting...
Perceived relation of adult community college students between quality of effort and outcome gains : adult students at one community college
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
undergraduate students; and (3) The relationship between adult students' reported quality of effort and gains reported in college activities. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze student responses. Frequency, mean, and standard deviation were calculated...
A case study of the retirement portability for Missouri educators identifying and assessing the driving and restraining forces for policy change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The study was conducted to identify the policy factors that are driving selected public employment retirement systems to increase portability options for Missouri educators...
How and in what context do osteopathic medical students learn about interprofessional practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
and maintain effective teams, (c) reservations about sharing leadership in the team, and (d) relative confidence about their teamwork skills. Post-program data showed statistically significant positive change in attitudes about the value of teamwork, efficiency...
Voices yet to be heard : the educational journeys of older Latino\a undergraduates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
With this cross-cultural qualitative study, I sought to understand older Latino\as' undergraduate experiences on predominantly white, non-Hispanic campuses in the Midwest. The eight participants, ages 35-50, were evenly ...
Assessment for learning : connecting students to their learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Like other schools with similar populations of poor and minority children throughout the nation, the author's school did not produce satisfactory scores on the state's high-stakes testing scheme. The project used an action ...
Finding the cost of freedom : academic freedom discourse as it pertains to the part-time instructor in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Academic freedom has been an important facet of college teaching. However, the meaning of academic freedom is often nebulous and varied for many members of the college faculty. An estimated 48 percent of teaching faculty ...
Understanding learning activities of caseworkers for the development of their professional competence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore the learning activities that contributed to the professional competences of mental health caseworkers. Nowlen's (1988) Update, Competence, and Performance Models of Competence, ...
The role of middle leaders in fostering organizational learning in a state cooperative extension service
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This qualitative study explored the nature of organizational learning and the role of regional directors (RDs) and program directors (PDs) as mid-level leaders in fostering organizational learning in one cooperative extension ...