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Development of high school science teachers as teacher leaders at various stages of their career: A multiple case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Perceptions of selected Libyan teachers of English as a foreign language regarding teaching of English in Libya
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
You are not an impostor : mediating impostor phenomenon feelings in graduate students through literacy interventions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Impostor phenomenon, which refers to an overwhelming feeling of being an intellectual fraud, affects highly capable individuals in a number of creative ...
Investigating how participatory action research and the use of assessment instruments can support college science instructors science assessment literacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The purpose of this dissertation study was to investigate how engaging in participatory action research (PAR) and using assessment instruments can support a college science instructor's science teacher assessment literacy. ...
Using participatory action research to support the implementation of universal design for learning in an elementary science classroom : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was investigating an elementary teacher's implementation of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework in her science ...
Becoming subjectivities : academic women in art education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This article-style dissertation disrupts the status quo of academic research by exploring the subjectivity of women art educators across time. The researcher investigates subjectivity, as an evolution of tensions, without ...
Preservice teacher learning for supporting English language learners to make sense of mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study examines how future mathematics teachers support English language learners (ELLs) when making sense of mathematical problems with complicated language use. In this study, three middle school mathematics prospective ...
Exploring tensions, identities, and equitable science assessment practices in undergraduate agroecology education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
National reform documents suggest that changing pedagogical and assessment practices in college science courses are necessary but challenging steps to help support the formation of science identities. This dissertation is ...
Changing the landscape of professional learning : a practitioner inquiry study of technology integration within literacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Practitioner inquiry provided the framework for teachers (participants) and the teacher researcher to work collaboratively to discover how teachers learn about literacy technology integration, how they apply this in their ...
Women in high school United States history textbooks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Under representation of women in high school United States history textbooks is a recurring issue. Although this problem has been challenged in the ...
The exploration and regulation of gender and sexual identities in literacy education /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The goal of this dissertation study was to explore and understand the regulation of gender and sexual identities in literacy education, and the discourses ...
Small group read aloud with nonfiction and fiction literature in preschool
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
"The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher�s roles and children�s responses during small group read aloud with fiction and nonfiction literature in one preschool classroom. This instrumental case study draws ...
Secondary mathematics teachers' informal inferential reasoning : the role of knowledge structures for measures of center, spread and shape
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This study examined middle and secondary mathematics teachers' knowledge structures, informal inferential reasoning (IIR), and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for statistics. Using task-based clinical interviews (Goldin, ...
How teachers negotiated the meaning of next generation science standards (NGSS) through participation in a professional learning community /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
NGSS provide a new vision for K-12 science education. Teachers need time and opportunities to collaborate with their peers in order to make changes to their views and practice. PLCs are a potential support structure for ...
Meeting Rwanda halfway : the entanglement of matter and meaning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation arose from research following U.S. college students on a month-long study abroad trip to Rwanda to learn about the 1994 Genocide ...
The influence of Bands of America on one high school marching band : a single case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The purpose of this research study was to examine the influence of participation in Bands of America competitions (hereafter referred to as BOA) on one central Missouri high school marching band program. I chose to study ...
Teacher conceptions of authentic science : exploring teachers' practical and formal epistemologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Reform documents such as A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have placed an emphasis on students' understanding and ability to engage in scientific practices. Even with ...
Because they care : rural community college instructors' beliefs and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Community college instructors are influential in the lives of rural students, and they have key insights on the education of those students. Studies are needed to identify ways to support these rural students, who represent ...
Saudi teachers' perceptions on reading instruction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The study examined Saudi female teachers' perceptions on reading instruction. Limited research studies have examined Saudi reading teachers' practices ...
Art/making sense of policy in art education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This manuscript style dissertation creates a continually expanding vista of policy at play in art/education. The scope of this manuscript style ...