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Higher-order thinking in the high-stakes accountability era : linking student engagement and standardized test performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study attempted to statistically test whether a nexus exists between student engagement levels within schools that elect to incorporate ...
Making meaning of service-learning : the power of direct service and reflection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand student perceptions and self-described meaning of their individual participation in ...
The perceptions of teachers and principals in regard to teacher leadership and school improvement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The concepts of both teacher leadership and principal leadership have emerged as important factors for which schools need to further explore as they strive for lasting change and school improvement. Lasting school improvement ...
An analysis of the impact of the A+ schools program on student enrollment, certificate or degree completion and transitioning to a four-year university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of the A+ Schools Program on students utilizing A+ funds to enter a mid-western community college, obtain a certificate or an associate degree, and/or transition to ...
A survey study of school counselors' perceptions of the importance of professional development areas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The requirements for school counselor certification have changed since 2000 in Missouri. Most notably, the requirement of previous teaching experience has been removed. Since the position of counselor developed out of ...
Use of reflection in medical education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Physicians deal with complex and ill-structured problems and must reflect in order to function professionally while adapting to their patients' needs. This qualitative single case study explores the meaning and use of ...
Student lobbyists' behavior and its perceived influence on state-level public higher education legislation : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Students of the University of Missouri (ASUM) student lobbyists and its influence on state-level higher education legislation during the 2009 Missouri Legislative Session. ASUM student lobbyists are registered legislative lobbyists with the state...
Change in high-risk behaviors during the first college year categorized by gender, first-generation status, and admission index demographics as measured by the CIRP and YFCY
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
University using previously collected, archival data. The independent variables were gender, first-generation status, and admission index. Data were analyzed using the following statistical analysis procedures: descriptive statistic analysis, independent t...
Donor relations and stewardship and their relationship to private philanthropy in universities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Universities depend on private gifts to help fill the funding gap between tuition and state and federal funding sources and thus, it is imperative that university personnel do all they can to retain donors who support them. ...
College-ready, career-ready or career- and college-ready : do education stakeholder perceptions create barriers to student engagement?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The face and make-up of education has experienced an almost constant state of reformation resulting in progressive benchmarks from each transition: the establishment of national education goals (Vinovskis, 2009); increased federal policy...
Leadership in action : the influence of leadership practices on reform
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The purpose of this study was to explore how schools and administrators can be most effective in meeting the needs of students while managing accountability measures such as the Common Core State Standards and ensuing ...
Understanding teacher knowledge of the use of assessment for learning in the context of homework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The researcher conducted a qualitative study to develop a deeper understanding of teacher perceptions use, and understanding of homework as a formative assessment tool. The work of Black et al. (2004), Moss and Brookhart (2009), Stiggins et al...
Curriculum-based measurement's role in guiding instruction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
maximal impact (Reynolds & Shaywitz, 2009). The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between early assessments given prior to Missouri's state high-stakes test, the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), in a school district located...
Performance in student affairs : insights into gender and sexuality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This embedded, descriptive case study (Creswell, 2007; Scholz & Tietje, 2002; Stake, 2006; Yin, 2009) addresses two main purposes: (a) to further introduce Butler's (1990, 1993...
Identification and elucidation of culturally embedded school community expectations in a newly chartered urban school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
, and student body and teacher populations; therefore, more studies are warranted that isolate variables to learn more about what is successful and not (Angel, Christensen & Hill, 2006, CREDO, 2009; Nelson, Rosenberg & Van Meter, 2004). The lens used to conduct...
How secondary school principals build trust in Kenyan secondary schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The most successful school leaders are those who have been able to transform their schools into centers of deep and ongoing learning by managing relationships (Kaser & Halbert, 2009). Consequently, strong levels of trust are preconditions...
A case study of the perceptions of stakeholders regarding transformational leadership processes and structures implemented in a high poverty, high achieving school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
for whatever they become” (p. 40). Chenoweth (2009a, 2009b) and Haycock (2001) shared that the country continues to move forward with reform efforts though the achievement gap between poor students and their non-poor peers does not tend to close, rather...
District-level differences between school systems recognized for distinction in performance and those not thus recognized
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to compare school districts that consistently have high student performance to other school districts with similar enrollment, socioeconomic status, and community types that do not have ...
A case study of leadership traits of award-winning Missouri elementary principals from 2002 to 2013A case study of leadership traits of award-winning Missouri elementary principals from 2002 to 2013
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
school reform (Kafka, 2009). viii Today, the many demands on educational leaders have evolved into a complex role for the principal position (Kafka, 2009). Defining a leader as successful, by student achievement alone, is not reflective of the traits...
Self-authorship developing within the Sinclair School of Nursing students /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
and participated in a semi-structured interview (Merriam, 2009). Through the students' experiences, self-authorship development did occur and five themes emerged. These themes were preceptor, learning, expectations, friendship, and outside activities....