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Nationalism and redistribution in new democracies : nationalist legacies of authoritarian regimes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
utilize nationalism to address emerging economic and socio-demographic challenges....
When they see us: racial criminalization, racial stigma, and identity in a Midwest college town
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
are reflected in micro-level processes. This project uses critical interactionism and stigma theory to explore the potential implications for racialized identity construction and the development of 'criminalized subjectivity' among Black undergraduate students...
Value, Money, and Accounting for Pax Ecologica: Contouring a Price-Coordination System for Ecological-Economic Provisioning
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
The objective of this dissertation is to conceptualize and contour an alternative
provisioning system (“Pax Ecologica,” “ecocentric provisioning”) to address, account for, and
coordinate humankind’s scientific-technological ...
William Apess, Elias Boudinot, and Samuel Cornish : Native Americans and African-Americans looking for freedom of expression, representation, and rhetorical sovereignty during the age of Jackson
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
During the age of Jackson, freedom of expression benefited Native Americans and African-Americans in the United States, as it helped them to battle against misrepresentation and controls of information and to develop a ...
Rendering assistance to best advantage: the development of women's activism in Kansas City, 1870 to World War I
(2013)
This study examines the rise of women's activism in Kansas City between the
opening of the Hannibal railroad bridge in 1869 and World War I. Women's efforts over
the course of nearly 50 years to emerge from the domestic ...
An examination of the impact of a principal's actions on the parent involvement of Latino immigrant parents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
of the school, 2) teachers of the school, 3) Latino immigrant parents whose children attend the school, and 4) the school secretary. The study findings revealed two themes that emerged from the actions of the principal: 1) Institutional Receptivity, and 2...
Determinants of civil wars : a quantitative analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
In this dissertation, I investigate the conditions that facilitate the civil wars incidences and try to provide a deeper understanding of large scale domestic violence by formulating a new and more comprehensive model, ...
Evaluating the engaged institution : the conceptualizations and discourses of engagement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
As a relatively new term applied to the activities of higher education, "engagement" is an emerging conception that is being constructed and defined by actors within and outside of higher education. These constructions can be linked to one of two...
Critical information consumption and textbooks used in teacher preparation programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
and scholarly work; and (4) use of buzzwords and/or epistemically suspect statements. Findings were based on inductive analysis of emergent themes and suggest that there are key features of a text that indicate how CIL/CIC-favorable a work may be. These features...
Fission product diffusion in ig-110 graphite
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The threat of global climate change and resultant disasters has never been higher. The promises made by many countries of carbon neutrality by 2050 will be impossible to achieve without nuclear technology. Global public support for nuclear energy...
Community clearcutting and the enigma of truth: a historical case study in urban renewal, structural violence and cultural trauma in Columbia, MO
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
American cities are systems of complex organisms shaped by many forces. How cities and towns are organized, planned, and developed bears the fingerprint [s] of planners and policymakers who have shaped them. At the root of many of these practices...
Correlates of gender and achievement in introductory algebra based physics
(2013)
The field of physics is heavily male dominated in America. Thus, half of the
population of our country is underrepresented and underserved. The identification of
factors that contribute to gender disparity in physics is ...
The material politics of ivory in early modern Europe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation sets out to challenge the material history and biography of ivory in early modern Europe (ca. 1600-1800) and explores the mutable materialities of ivory as both a sculptural material and a vehicle of ...
A Heuristic Narratological Case Study of the Literacy Experiences of High School Seniors in an Urban High School
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
The intended purpose of this heuristic, narratological, descriptive case study is to
capture the individual experiences of a group of urban high school students as they
pertain to literacy developmental opportunities. ...
A Narrative Inquiry and Self–Study of Practice Investigation into Experiences with Older Adults and Aging via an Online College–Level Gerontology Course
(2016)
The population of older adults in the United States is increasing to new heights.
Society members trained in gerontological education, health care of elders, and service
providers for older adults will be needed in the ...
Making the Connection: J.B. Murray and the Scripts and Forms of Africa
(2016)
This dissertation focuses on the artwork of J.B. Murray, an African American artist
from Mitchell, Georgia. The goal of this dissertation is to explore J.B. Murray’s production
of protective scripts and spirit figures. ...
Developing an understanding of cultural aspects and beliefs of Latino/a families experiencing the American educational system
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-24)
The purpose of this qualitative study was three fold: (a) to understand the cultural
context from where our Latino/a learners come from, (b) to explore how Latino/a families'
perspectives of the American educational ...
Approaches for comparing the structural characteristics of different representations of transportation systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
one another or even absent in one or both datasets. Even when two segments may appear geometrically similar, it cannot be implied that they can used in the same way. That is, if their topology is different, their role within the network itself can also...
Roman Egypt : change amid continuity in the art and architecture of an Eastern Imperial Province
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Roman province of Aegyptus has most often been considered from an administrative, governmental, or economic perspective while its art and architecture ...
Cotton and maize primary root growth responses to water deficit : comparative physiological and metabolic analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
that function as osmolytes. However, there were significant differences that have important implications for the control of growth in water-stressed roots of the two species. Anti-oxidative mechanisms and sulfur metabolism exhibited the most striking differences...