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The influence of early childhood education teacher's beliefs on curriculum implementation and classroom practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
One response to educational reform initiatives has been the utilization of professional development programs designed to introduce teachers to new or alternative curricula for implementation in the classroom. As a result, ...
Older adult gay & bisexual male veterans' perception of access and cultural competence within the health care system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
. Participants emphasized the importance of a strong clinical relationship with providers and offered diverse opinions about the impact of previous homophobic incidents and their military background. They suggested strategies for medical providers to provide more...
Mindfulness, self-regulation, and personality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
or exacerbated by stress. However, research into mindfulness has been limited by a lack of construct specificity, indicating the need for an operationalized definition of mindfulness for use in a Western clinical context. Mindfulness and self-regulation, a term...
The Missouri Multicultural Counseling Interests (MMCI) Scale : factor analysis, validation, and reliability
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation describes three studies that address the development and validation of the Missouri Multicultural Counseling Interests (MMCI) scale. ...
The use of cognitive enhancing substances and academic stress
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study investigated relationships between reported academic stress, caffeine consumption, and illicit prescription stimulant use, as a means of ...
Examining the impact of a black men's initiative : a mixed methods approach to program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The attrition of Black males in higher education has garnered much attention within recent years. Subsequently, programming specific to this issue has been developed to intervene; however, there is very little research ...
Walking over 'em : associations between emotion dysregulation, masculine norms, intimate partner abuse and interpersonal functioning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to explore relations between emotion dysregulation, masculine norms, abuse perpetration and interpersonal functioning ...
Impact of teacher concerns on response to intervention implementation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of the current research study is to describe the relationships between teacher concerns and level of "Response to Intervention" (RtI) use. Additionally, the study examined the influence demographic variables ...
Where are the women in women's sports? : predictors of female athletes' interest in a coaching career
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
in this relatively unexplored area of inquiry....
Influence of racial identity and information processing strategies on client conceptualization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Several models exist that explain how counselors can more effectively work with racial/ethnic minority populations and how counselor characteristics (like racial identity) can impact the way counselors practice. Helms ...
Mathematics teacher instruction, classroom goal structures, and student motivation : a test of achievement goal theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The culture of schooling in the United States has become increasingly focused on outwardly proving student competence. Some achievement goal theorists ...
Effects of consultation on professional learning communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
, such as problem-solving teams, do not often follow implementation guidelines (Burns & Symington, 2002), thus hindering a crucial element of a successful response to intervention (RTI) model (Burns & Coolong-Chaffin, 2006). The discussion of student data...
Do first and second year teachers feel prepared? : an evaluation of a standards based teacher preparation program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to serve as a program evaluation and investigate how first and second year teachers felt their teacher preparation program prepared them according to state standards for teacher education ...
Behavioral economic indicators of Greek student drinking : the role of social environment and perceived norms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] College student problematic alcohol use is a public health issue that affects students, college campuses, and broader society. Within this subgroup, ...
Resilience among elementary educators as measured by the personal and organizational quality assessment-revised and the emotional quotient inventory: short
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
evaluated an overall emotional intelligence score using the Emotional Quotient inventory; Short form (EQi:S, BarOn, 2002). The time points were fall, spring, and summer over one academic year. Procedures: Two rural school districts were contacted and elected...
The process of decentering : a phenomenological study of Asian American Buddhists from the Fo Guan Shan Temple Buddhist order
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
of their thoughts. The pursuit of mental well-being through the use of decentering-related interventions has far-reaching implications for clinical research, training and practice....
An exploration of the lived experience of collegiate student-athletes in an 8-week mindfulness intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of the current study was to identify and explore a group of collegiate student-athletes lived experience of participating in a formal ...
Social cognitive predictors of Mexican American college students' academic and life satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This study used Lent's (2004) social cognitive model of well-being to examine the academic and life satisfaction of 460 Mexican American college students. A model demonstrated that positive affect, acculturation, college ...
A comparison of confirmatory factor analysis and task analysis of fluid intelligence cognitive subtests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Cross-battery assessment relies on the classification of cognitive subtests into the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory's broad and narrow ability definitions. Generally, broad ability classifications have used ability data ...
Career counselor's assessment of client problems : toward the development of a career development problem taxonomy for women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the career development problems of women between the ages 23 to 54 and older who reported for career counseling between the year ...