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Equity measures of the Missouri SB287 school funding formula
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to compare horizontal equity measures in Missouri school funding through the fifth year of implementation of the Senate Bill 287 (SB 287) funding formula with the final year of the previous ...
At-risk students' academic performance indicators and extracurricular participation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to determine what, if any, associations exist between at-risk students' academic indicators and participation (or nonparticipation) in a school sanctioned extracurricular activity. The subjects ...
An examination of the success factors of African America [sic] men in executive leadership positions in Arkansas higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the success factors of five African American men serving in executive leadership positions in the state of Arkansas. Five men agreed to participate in the study which ...
Using noncognitive assessment to predict academic success for at-risk students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to determine if noncognitive variables, alone or in combination with standardized test score (ACT or SAT) and/or high school grade point average, can predict student success (first-semester ...
The Millennials : assessing the next generation of academic librarians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Academic librarianship is a career punctuated in recent years by the growth of new technologies used in creating, organizing, and retrieving information. Many academic librarians are struggling to keep up to date with these ...