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Perceived relation of adult community college students between quality of effort and outcome gains : adult students at one community college
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
or Evening College courses. Adult learners aged 28 years and older were the sample for this study. Three research questions were posed for this study: (1) The reported quality of effort of adult undergraduate students; (2) Outcomes gains as reported by adult...
Missouri kindergarten teachers' perceptions of early childhood experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
school ready to learn and what type of childcare is best in preparing children to start school ready to learn. This descriptive and comparative study used a web-based survey that was sent to all public school kindergarten teachers in the state of Missouri...
Job satisfaction and stress among Missouri public school superintendents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
in the state of Missouri for the 2007-2008 school year. The study also explored: (a) superintendents perceptions of overall stress and overall job satisfaction and (b) if stress or job satisfaction is associated with changing employment or early retirement...
What were we thinking? : an analysis of Department of Defense advanced studies group theses from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom I, 1992-2002
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
the research, however, is a concentrated analysis of countless operational-level decisions made by mid-level officers, or the motivations behind these decisions. A mixed-methods study investigating the research produced by the 1,124 graduates of each...
The lived experience of nurse mentors : mentoring nurses in the profession
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This qualitative study explored the lived experience of 13 nurse mentors in various practice settings, specialties, and roles. Additional findings included understanding facilitative practices, obstacles, and benefits of the mentoring relationship...
Business and marketing teacher preparation in Missouri : a study of characteristics and influencing factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to certification. The study findings discovered that there is no shortage of business and marketing teachers in Missouri, though it is possible that alternative certification practices may help create a more diverse population of teachers and may serve more hard...
Retention of early career teachers engaged in Missouri's career education mentoring program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
To investigate novice career education teacher retention as it relates to participation in Missouri's Career Education Mentoring Program, a multiple methods approach (quantitative and qualitative) to research was applied to this study...
Program assessment : industrial hygiene and safety sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Program assessment has long been a critical element for academic programs to ensure continuous quality improvement of their programs. More recently, occupational safety, health and environmental programs have embraced assessment by external groups...
A study of the teacher perceptions of the boost program : a tier two academic intervention program at a middle school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Higher achievement scores, skill building, and closing the achievement gap are all anticipated results when providing academic interventions to students. When using Response to Intervention (RtI), a three tiered model where academic interventions...
The relationship of emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of first and second year principals in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
and second year principals. The relationship between the factors and competencies was also investigated with first and second year principals. Seventy-five first and second year principals participated in the quantitative study by completing a demographic...
An examination of the relationship between teacher characteristics, socioeconomic factors and statewide test performance of students with individual education plans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Testing results from 2004 indicated that two of Missouri's 96 middle schools with a reportable number of students with IEPs met the math proficiency goal for adequate yearly progress. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between...
Prior learning assessment for credit at the University of Central Missouri : a program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
campaign providing university policy and procedures, as well as, the types of prior learning are necessary for faculty assessors; 2) Improve the visibility of the PLA on the university webpage; 3) Recommend a committee be established to address faculty...
Impact the undergraduate student experience has on the development of alumni loyalty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
thirty semi-structured individual interviews, fifteen donors and fifteen non-donors, and two focus groups. Participants were alumni of a midsized, comprehensive, Midwestern institution. Data indicated that there are some differences between the donor...