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Black alumni of the University of Missouri-Columbia : financial support as the mirror of attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2001)
This study examined the attitudes toward the University of Missouri-Columbia of a sample of its Black alumni and whether their attitudes were reflected in their donor status. The Black Alumni Survey was used to assess the ...
Controversies in acceptance of genetically modified food by European Union : symptoms of conflicts in diffusion of an innovation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The thesis is an attempt to merge diffusion of innovations with contingency theory, and examine controversy on gene modification in European Union with the combined model. According to the combined theoretical model: the ...
The impact of the '76 Tax Reform Act on farmland valuation for federal estate tax purposes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
"The 1976 Tax Reform Act was a major reform of many of the estate and gift tax provisions. Of particular importance to Agriculture was Code Section 2032A, 'Valuation of Certain Farm and Business Real Property.' Perhaps no ...
Mainstreamed English language instruction in a low-incidence rural school district : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Classrooms in the United States are changing as the population of the United States becomes more diverse with growing numbers of English language learners (Banks, 2005; Capps, Fix, Murray, Ost, Passel & Herwantoro, 2005; ...
Catholic opinion and United States recognition policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1963)
SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This study of the ideas of American Catholic opinion-makers is centered on the controversial issues of Soviet recognition (1917-1933) and the nonrecognition of Peking (1949-1962). The ...
Emerging faith boundaries : bridge-building, inclusion, and the emerging church movement in America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This is a study of a nascent Christian movement called the Emerging Church Movement in America. The movement seeks to build relational bridges with other faiths, and to be inclusive of people marginalized along lines of ...