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The veering path of progress : politics, race, and consensus in the north St. Louis Mark Twain Expressway fight, 1950-1956
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
the economic stabilization of the central business district, expansion of industry, and a brighter future for St. Louis at a time when white middle-class Americans were increasingly leaving the somewhat declining city for the suburbs. For opponents...
A study of the educational facilities planning process within the context of a social and political environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
dimensions of change may allow leaders to successfully guide stakeholders through the social and political dimensions of change. The purpose of investigating one planning episode in one school district was to develop an understanding of how an educational...
Aging on the farm : toward a model of passionate place attachment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
farmers adjusted to changes in order to remain on the farm. This qualitative, grounded theory study examined the lives and experiences of 23 farmers over 65 years old in seven counties in Missouri through interviews and photographs. It was found...
Preservice teacher beliefs about education from their experiences as K-12 students and members of an adolescent subculture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress test over the past 35 years have not shown significant, long term improvement of 17 year olds in math or reading. The purpose of the study was to describe beliefs ...