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Leadership experiences of an American Indian education leader serving Indian students in an Indian community
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
school system on an Indian reservation. The researcher viewed the study through the lens of Tribal Critical Race Theory. Study participants included an American Indian education leader, school district faculty, graduates of the school district...
The role of district administration in the establishment of professional learning communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
of the district administration in assessing the readiness for change as well as their role in the implementation and support for PLC. The three school districts selected for this study were considered representative of the state from which they were selected...
Collaboration and the use of three dimensional interface within a virtual learning environment and the impact on communication and learning: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
as knowledge passed from tacit to explicit and explicit to tacit (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995) within this 3D virtual learning environment. Qualitative results further suggested that after a period of adaptation by the user, most participants were less likely...
Invitational leadership in public schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of the mixed design study was to examine the perceived effectiveness of leaders who made use of the invitational leadership style of leading their organization. Four research questions emerged throughout the ...
A pedagogy of freedom : using hip hop in the classroom to engage African-American students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to add to the knowledge base an understanding of the impact of culturally-relevant pedagogy, such as hip hop, on African American student engagement. The researcher viewed the study through the lens of Critical Race...
Implications of stress and coping mechanisms in the superintendency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
findings established the school district personnel provided no known support to superintendents in developing stress management skills and coping strategies. Other themes that arose from the study included; barriers in the perception of stress as it relates...
Retention of construction teachers engaged in Missouri's secondary school system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
the profession included low salary, inadequate support from administration, and student issues, especially discipline and poor motivation. The data were overwhelming in the reasons teachers were staying in the profession. Over 75% of the stayer teacher responses...