The purpose of this study was to provide a utilization-focused evaluation (Patton, 1997) of the job-embedded component of the Collaborative Principal Preparation Program (CPPP) that was implemented in 2002 by Central ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of NCAA Division II revenue and non-revenue sport participation on student engagement. The engagement measurement for the study was selected items from the National Survey ...

Testing results from 2004 indicated that two of Missouri's 96 middle schools with a reportable number of students with IEPs met the math proficiency goal for adequate yearly progress. The purpose of this study was to examine ...

One of the ways that students seek to prepare for the global job market is through studying abroad. Although little quantitative data has been collected to demonstrate the best way to develop intercultural sensitivity in ...

This qualitative study examined leadership challenges of public secondary school principals in era of education reform and cultural unrest. It also explored the nature of principals' leadership emerged under the two ...

The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid survey instrument to measure beginning teacher perceptions of their induction into the school community and culture. Data was also analyzed to determine construct ...

The study of Missouri superintendent perceptions about the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards Performance Indicators was conducted to determine psychometric properties of the School Leaders ...

Using the concept of viewing higher education as a consumer good, this dissertation reports the findings of a study of alums who graduated from a research-extensive university in the Midwest. The study examined the extent ...

Because of the difficulties new students may encounter upon starting college, an orientation program's ability to address students' needs could potentially persuade them in their decision to persist or leave. The purpose ...

The purpose of this non-experimental descriptive study was to examine the relationship and predictive power of critical thinking skills scores to National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification examination ...

The purpose of this quantitative case study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Leadership Capacity School Survey (Lambert, 2003). The Leadership Capacity School Survey (LCSS, Lambert) was electronically ...

Research indicates that impoverished school districts face a unique set of barriers in regard to school achievement. However, according to statistics from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, there ...

This project used two cycles of an action research design (Coghlan & Brannick) to examine how the integration of technology may contribute to organizational learning and a knowledge-centered culture in school organizations. ...

The purpose of this study was to forecast the likely and desirable conditions associated with community policing training during basic police academy training by seeking consensus among experts regarding selected conditions ...

The purpose of this study is to examine how the use of data drives academic planning in rural Missouri schools by exploring and comparing the processes in two Missouri school districts. Previous research has identified the ...

Based on Tinto's (1993) theory of student departure and Astin's (1993) Inputs- Environments-Outputs model, this dissertation presents the findings of a single-institution study into the effect participating in a living-learning ...

State school finance systems have typically required some local tax effort to determine how to dole out state funds to provide equitable and adequate educational opportunities for K-12 students. As state-level systems have ...

Outstanding Schools Act (OSA) Foundation Funding Formula and subsequent revisions on the equity of statewide educational funding. This research considered the revenue per student per penny of property tax levy, the revenue ...

The purpose of the study was to quantitatively explore and analyze the relationships among the factors of servant leadership, school culture, and student achievement in Missouri elementary schools. Two survey instruments, ...

This study examined the relationship between moral decision making and professionals working in university housing and residence life positions within the Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University ...