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A strategy to scaffold critical thinking during analysis of leadership cases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
scaffolding in the form of learning aids to support performance. Two groups of 45 mid-level Air Force officers performed analyses of three different cases dealing with leadership issues. One group used the case analysis strategy under investigation while...
Discovering the social organization of school library work
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
at the role and function of the school librarian/school media specialist as socially-organized and institutionally-oriented. Using ethnographic data gathering techniques of interviews, participant-observation, and textual analysis in a middle school...
The impact of technology on organizational change in public libraries : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation investigated the impact of technology on organization change in public libraries. Over the past 12 to 15 years, public access computers have been introduced into public libraries of all sizes. Once these public access computers...
Technology use, cooperation, and organizational learning in patient safety reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
. The degree of cooperation depended on how well the basic elements were met. The overall relationship between cooperation and organizational learning was found weak. Finally, the factors of technology use impact levels of cooperation and perceived...
Perspectives of school administrators related to school library media programs after participating in an online course, "School library advocacy for administrators"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This mixed methods study examines the experiences of two groups of administrators who participated in the online course, "School Library Advocacy for Administrators," respectively, in the summer of 2005 and the fall of ...
Outsourcing the public library : a critical discourse analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
While the majority of public libraries operate under a traditional model - they are publicly funded entities, locally controlled, and managed and employed by public employees, some municipalities have taken a different approach where public library...
A phenomenological study of new adult readers' participation in a community reading program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This research presents a phenomenological study of readers who participated in a community reading program. It examines participatory education in the context of a community reading project hosted by a public library. Narrative interviews...
Assistive technology selection in technology-rich and technology-limited schools : an exploratory study of IEP decision making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
and Federal statutes. Methodology for the actual process has not been addressed by the explanatory regulations at any level. Several advocacy groups and researchers have attempted to design guides for the AT selection process but none have been universally...
Knowledge construction, social identity and social network structure in completely online groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Working, learning and informal information-seeking behavior is rapidly moving online. It will increasingly involve collaboration within small groups meeting online. While this process is being driven by technological ...
Quality indicators for evaluating distance education programs at community colleges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Study were then used to create a three-part Stakeholder Survey designed to collect input on perceived levels of importance for each potential indicator using the magnitude estimation technique and validate the results of the Delphi. The stakeholder...
Learning styles and online participation of practicing teachers in an online support group : a mixed method study of the influence of learning styles on online participation, conceptual change, and perceptions of problem solving and support
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
semester. In addition, participants with higher levels of conceptual change after receiving case-based training had higher contribution rates during the first semester of the online support group, but no difference was found between participation rates...
The formation of a community of practice in preservice teacher education : the interaction of the classroom environment and new communication technologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
The goal of this study was to examine the development of a group of preservice teachers over three semesters during the second phase of their coursework and fieldwork in the teacher development program at a major Midwestern ...
The effects of animated agents with verbal audio on mathematics comprehension and attitudes towards mathematics and computers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This doctoral study investigated the effect of animated agents with verbal audio in WBI on mathematics achievement and attitudes toward mathematics and computers using a pretest-posttest control group design model among ...
Willingness to return to digital learning resources : information environments of students following online course completion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Due to the fact that many universities have now moved considerably beyond brick-and-mortar walls and into the realm of online learning, the idea of learning "anywhere, anything, anytime" is truly becoming more of a reality. ...
The use of web analytics on an academic library website
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
on outdated literature. Human Information Behavior studies offer a rich literature of users' behavior that could provide evidence of usage; nevertheless HIB studies are centered on smaller sample and hence lack generalization. Web analytics can address the gap...
The social nature of an online community of practice for learning to teach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
analysis and visualization techniques to show members' levels and patterns of participation, and qualitative data collected via serial and semester-end interviews and discussion content in the discussion board and chat room were analyzed to triangulate what...
A comparison of embedded links and question links in cognitive flexibility hypertext (CFH) learning environments for problem solving in engineering ethics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the present study, two CFH were designed in combination with ethical problem-solving guidelines. Two types of links, embedded links and question ...
The lived experience of Asian international students in online learning environments in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to develop an inductive, comprehensive understanding of Asian international students' lived experience in online learning environments. A descriptive phenomenological method was used and ten ...
Capturing and assessing conceptual change in problem solving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Many studies have shown that using cognitive conflict strategy, which is a common approach to foster conceptual change, is insufficient to induce ...