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Achieving a coherent curriculum in second grade : science as the organizer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
) the teachers viewed science as a tool to motivate students and used an inquiry based approach to teach science; 2) they described inquiry as a process of thinking organized around questions, and shifted their instruction between guided and open inquiry...
Privacy and senior adoption of assistive technology in residential care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Within the next twenty years, there is a large increase anticipated in the segment of the population ages sixty five and older and a subsequent increase in demand on residential care facilities. With this expectation, ...
Building a media agenda on health disparities : how issue perceptions and news values work to influence effectiveness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Building on prior literature conceptualizing the role of public relations in influencing the media agenda, this study proposes a model of agenda building that explores the determinants of the agenda building process and ...
The experience of rural children whose daily lives are limited by asthma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
life. Children described aspects of disability and manifestations of asthma that have not been adequately appreciated by health care professionals. Findings pointed to opportunities to improve care at home, at school, and in clinical settings. These 8...
The relationship between secondary school teacher perception of student motivation and the effects of teacher professional development on student motivation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between high school teachers' perceptions of student motivation and the teachers' perceptions of their own professional development and preparation, efficacy in ...
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)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of time on the indices within the Personal and Organizational Assessment-Revised (POQA-R, Institute of HeartMath, 1999-2004) among rural, elementary educators ...
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, ...
Penetration of innovation : taming the unexplored interactions between information, knowledge and persuasion in the innovation-decision model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
the classical innovation-decision process and concomitantly it proposes an innovative model of information influence on innovation acceptance. The research inquiry, conducted using both qualitative and quantitative research methods, confirmed the existence of a...
The effects of visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on adjustment to bereavement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The lack of grief rituals in the United States has created a culture that is poorly equipped to heal from loss. The ritual of visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has allowed American visitors the opportunity to express ...
An investigation of flow and IZOF utilization of FSS-2
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
. Subjects were chosen from whitewater slalom athletes based on a convenience sample consisting of athletes participating in an event during summer 2005. Flow is characterized by nine constructs defining the experience. Of these nine characteristics, only one...
Servant-leadership in county jails : an examination of prisoners, faith-based volunteers, and jail administrators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the extent to which servant-leadership exists among faith-based correctional jail volunteers in county jails and to discern the impact of the volunteers in transmitting ...
Dyadic reciprocity in the emerging relationship between low-income African American mothers and their toddlers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The present study will adopt a dual focus: on the description of dyadic reciprocity among mother-child dyads and on the antecedents proposed to influence its development. As research on the nature of dyadic reciprocity as ...
Teacher evaluation practices and teacher job satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Determining teacher quality has become a critical focus for public school administrators due to the codification of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Recruitment and retention of quality teachers is not only beneficial ...
A study of selective attention in young autistic subjects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Pertinence level of the information in the unattended channel is supposed to play an important role in the process of selective attention in normal subjects (Norman, 1968). The developmental disorder of autism has been ...
The effectiveness of the practice of correction and republication of the biomedical literature : a bibliometric analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This research is a bibliometric study that measures incidence of citation of the flawed and corrected versions of scholarly articles. If the practice of correction and republication is effective, then the incidence of ...
The relationship between principal leadership skills and school-wide positive behavior support : an exploratory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purposes of this study were to (1) identify key principal leadership skills associated proactive school environments, (2) examine the relationship between SW-PBS implementation and increased evidence of those skills, ...
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 ...
Unexposed, unexplored, and unresolved conflict as precursors to the failure of high technology projects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This qualitative study of high-technology projects investigated how enduring conflict can operate as a precursor to project failure. Three types of conflict were found to be indicative to the outcome of projects. Unexposed ...
Understanding elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support mental health services in schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support specific mental health services in ...
The evolution of a beat: a case study of changes in environmental reporting from the 1970's to today as evident in coverage of three disastrous oil spills
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The field of environmental journalism has significantly advanced since environmental issues emerged as topics of social and journalistic importance in the 1970's. Environmental reporters have become essential investigators ...