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Predictors of academic success for conditionally admitted first-time freshmen at a four-year public university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
revealed that an emphasis on core curriculum classes taken during high school, especially the senior year, and the core curriculum coursework GPA should be emphasized by policymakers as determinants for admission exceptions. The results also highlighted...
A comparison of the leadership styles of administrators in charge of scheduling in Missouri's secondary schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
essential in identifying and studying various leadership behaviors that would lead to successful and innovative educational change. Both qualitative and quantitative data were obtained from this study regarding both leadership and scheduling systems...
A comparison of learning cultures in different size and types of high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
-created survey, the Brown Learning Culture Assessment. According to responses from teachers statistically significant differences existed between the factor small school size compared to shared and supportive leadership and collaborative culture. Statistically...
Scholars on the sidelines : a phenomenological study of high-achieving elementary students in southwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
as those that most hinder learning: (a) mixed-ability classrooms, (b) a focus on standardization, (c) teaching to the middle, and (d) personality clashes with teachers. The following classroom structures and experiences emerged from the data as those...
Understanding the demands and constraints of department heads in higher education based on the perceptions of deans, faculty, and department heads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
through which to improve understanding. Participants were deans, faculty, and department heads from three AACSB-accredited Colleges of Business' from Midwestern universities in two states. Data were collected from participant interviews, observations...
Leadership influence on teacher support teams in high poverty elementary schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of high poverty. To achieve this, information was gathered from high poverty elementary schools in the Sunnyside Public School District. The study examined key respondents' perceptions on the leadership within the TST. A mixed method of gathering both...
The perceptions of at-risk high school students regarding their early childhood educational experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
school setting, a mixture of high school with minimal support from the district alternative school, or a total or almost exclusive placement in the alternative school. This qualitative instrumental case study took place in a southwest Missouri school...