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Church and state : a content analysis of religion in the news during the 2008 presidential election
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The presentation of groups, group leaders, and individuals by the news media has a significant effect on public opinion. However, few studies have examined the presentation...
Conservation payments to reduce tropical deforestation and degradation : evidence from the Ecuadorian Andes to the Amazon basin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
within the specific case study of Ecuador's Socio Bosque Program (Span.: Programa Socio Bosque-PSB). The PSB is a national forest PES program instituted in 2008. The dissertation aims to bridge the gap in knowledge regarding the role of PES policies...
Mortgage-backed confusion : explaining the 2008 financial crisis through narrative in three books
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Some critics believe that the press inadequately warned the public about the 2008 financial crisis. They give many reasons, like the shrinking newsroom and business journalism...
Broadcasting rights and the business behind network news: a content analysis of television news coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Broadcasting rights are a multi-million dollar investment made by a television network to secure exclusive rights to a sports or entertainment event. This study examined whether...
Self-authorship developing within the Sinclair School of Nursing students /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] There has been increasing interest in transforming education to ensure that graduates are appropriately trained to meet the complex health care needs of the 21st century...
Hao
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] My dissertation "Hao" examines the relationship between maternal subjectivity and language. The pictogram in the title, a linguistic sign from the 12th century BCE Oracle Bone...
Gender and racestyle coverage in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to investigate media coverage of the 2008 Democratic presidential candidates U.S. Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards. A...
Classlessness as Doxa: Late Modernity and Changing Perceptions of Class Division in Iceland
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation advances class analysis with a historical study of how the cultural and structural changes of late modernity impact class awareness. Using socialdemocratic...
A nation-branding perspective on Euro-Atlantic integration and online representation of a nation - the case of the country of Georgia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Using a theoretical framework integrating the theory of Competitive Identity (Anholt 2007), Conceptual Framework of the Formation of a Nation's Image (Dinnie 2008) and Conceptual...
Abortion decision-making and the impact of the 72-hour waiting period
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In 2011, 45% of pregnancies were unintended (UIP), dropping from a rate of 51% in 2008. This rate is still high for a developed country such as the United States. In 2011, 42...
The nonparametric analysis of interval-censored failure time data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
functions is one of the main tasks in failure time studies such as clinical trials. For interval-censored failure time data, a few nonparametric test procedures have been developed. However, due to the strict restrictions of existing nonparametric tests...
Exploring the strengths development of Taiwanese international students during the cultural transition process : a grounded theory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] According to the Open Doors report, the number of undergraduate international students increased from 407,529 to 764,495 in the U.S. from 1990-91 to 2011/12 academic years (Open...
Students' perceptions of effective teaching behaviors demonstrated by college instructors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The level of excellence in college and university teaching is now a worldwide concern. Universities are paying increased attention to the quality of the pedagogy practiced...
The evolution of strategic communication at United States Forces Korea (USFK) : an analysis of internal organizational strategies, 2008-2011
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Strategic communication is an expanding field in need of proper organization, standardization, and coordination. Its purpose -- to provide vital information to targeted...
Migrant children and academic achievement in Shanghai : a PISA study of influential student and school characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] By 2014, migrant children -- who moved from rural to urban areas -- accounted for approximately a quarter of the compulsory-education students (grades 1 to 9) in contemporary...
Cognitive processes related to math disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] While researchers have been unable to define and agree upon a definitive core deficit within math disabilities (MD) (Capano et al., 2008; Fletcher et al., 2007; Hulme...
Hope and social support as moderators of the impact of academic and deployment stress on the academic achievement of student-veterans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Despite the fact that academic achievement in higher education has been of interest to psychological and educational researchers for decades, we know very little about...
Minimal homogeneous resolutions, almost complete intersections and Gorenstein Artin algebras
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This work is devoted to the study of the structures of the graded resolutions of codimension three almost complete intersections and the unimodality and SI-sequence of Hilbert...
Taking grievance seriously : public goods provision and the incidence of civil violence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Drawing on the literature on the incidence of civil conflict, I argue that the supply of political and socio-economic goods significantly determines both the onset...
Using collaborative filtering based recommendations to promote the social nature of online learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Despite the supporting literature on the social nature of learning (Vygotsky, 1978; Bandura, 1977; Wenger, 1998), the online teaching environments at many of our colleges...