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Social studies, denizens, and the state: A three-article dissertation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation examines education as an apparatus of state in three different research studies. The first paper, “Cultural Bombs and Dangerous Classes: Social Studies...
Relationships between siblings engaged in music study : an exploratory investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
that the identification of sibling relationships within the family context took on an important role in relation to siblings' music study. The evidence presently available indicated that many topics related to siblings relationships engaged in music study would be worthy...
A phenomenological study of lived experiences of learning communties in online courses among undergraduate pre-service teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This phenomenological study examined lived experiences of learning communities among pre-service teachers within online undergraduate college courses ...
An examination of how teachers use curriculum materials for the teaching of proof in high school geometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This case study examined how three high school geometry teachers used their geometry textbooks (Prentice Hall Geometry and McDougal Littell Geometry) to teach proof. More specifically, it focused on the nature of the ...
Alternatively certified mathematics teachers : factors that contribute to changes in instruction over time
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The focus of this study was the intersection of alternative certification for mathematics teaching, standards based teaching as described by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the No Child Left Behind Act ...
Enacted identities : a narrative inquiry into teacher writerly becoming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This narrative inquiry explored the ways in which four mid-career English teachers construct themselves as W/writers and how those writerly identities are performed in their pedagogy. I curated data collected from extended ...
Preparing to teach English language learners : exploring the change in mainstream teachers' perceptions of ELL students in two online certification courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to understand the role of two online certification courses in changing mainstream teachers' perceptions of ELL students. ...
Decentering experience : beyond visitor or object centered philosophies in university art museums and exhibition design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In the face of current museum trends towards heavily visitor-centered philosophies, this research offers a better understanding of how museums can ...
Scaffolding the continua of biliterate development in the Spanish language immersion classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this qualitative research project is to describe the scaffolding strategies used by a teacher to engage and support students as they work within the continua of biliterate development in the fifth-grade ...
Current music practices and teachers' needs for teaching music in public preschools of South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The present study aimed to investigate the current music practices and teachers' needs for teaching music in public preschools of South Korea. The data were obtained from the public preschools in South Korea, and 66.7% (n ...
A cross-sectional study of engineering majors' self-efficacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This is a cross-sectional study of 519 undergraduate engineering majors' self-efficacy beliefs at a large, research extensive, Midwestern university. ...
A balancing act : negotiating the teacher roles of instructor and participant during a high school literature discussion unit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this naturalistic, qualitative inquiry is to provide more information about how literature discussion as a reading instructional strategy can work in the secondary classroom. Elementary teachers have known ...
Genealogies of affect among a young veterinarian's public letter : an exploratory study of hidden curricula in a college of veterinary medicine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Contemporary research in veterinary medical education indicates alarming rates of depression and anxiety among veterinary students. Yet, the focus of this scholarship is primarily on mental illness as effects of a social ...
Preservice elementary teachers' perceptions of their understanding of scientific inquiry-based pedagogy and their confidence to teach science : influence of elementary science education methods course and science field experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this research was to determine from elementary preservice teachers' perspectives their understanding of inquiry-based pedagogy and their confidence to teach science after concurrently completing a traditional ...
Professional development for primary science teaching in Thailand : knowledge, orientations, and practices of professional developers and professional development participants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to examine an entire PD project as a case to understand the dynamic nature of science PD in a holistic manner. I used a pedagogical content knowledge model by Magnusson, Krajcik, and Borko ...