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A quantitative analysis of high school sports participation intensity and breadth : relationships with academic achievement in a rural Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to address the gap in research related to whether measures of participation (intensity and breadth) demonstrated a relationship with academic achievement for 11th grade student athletes (N=128) in a rural Missouri high...
Critical information consumption and textbooks used in teacher preparation programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
analysis was to investigate ways in which introductory teaching or pedagogy textbooks used in public universities' teacher preparation programs facilitate (or decline to facilitate) the direct and indirect application of CIL/CIC skills. Specifically...
High risk students on track to graduation: a qualitative case study of student success
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
adversity. A high percentage of the regularly admitted first-time, full-time freshman at UCM who struggle academically during their first semester and are subsequently placed on academic probation, end up leaving the university with no degree. This study...
A middle school co-teaching program evaluation in one suburban midwestern school district : perceptions from regular education co-teachers, special education co-teachers, and building administrators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Middle school co-teachers and administrators offered information during focus groups, interviews, and surveys pertaining to co-teaching. Co-teaching in this study is defined as a special education teacher and a regular ...
An examination of the Senior Woman Administrator designation at NCAA institutions in the State of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
is to fill the gap in research and better understand what people in Missouri who hold the SWA designation do day-in and day-out. Much of the current research related to this topic is quantitative in nature because the NCAA collects and reports mainly...
Confronting digital folk pedagogies in Missouri educator preparation programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
inconsistency among EPPs in Missouri, and inaccurate assumptions about young people, often labeled as digital natives, have made it difficult for faculty to understand their students' attitudes towards and efficacy with educational technology. This study...
Virtual learning in elementary school: a phenomenological study of student engagement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
of Missouri. Data for the present study were collected through a census survey sent to all virtual elementary teachers, two focus groups of the same teachers, and two one-on-one interviews with the assistant principals of virtual learning from one large...
How far can they go? : English language learners' math course taking in high school and school practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Over the last three decades in the U.S., schools have endeavored to provide more equitable access to rigorous courses, especially for racially or socioeconomically marginalized students, and increased those students' ...
Selling the virtual university : a multimodal discourse analysis of marketing for online learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
examined the institutional websites devoted to the promotion and marketing of online programs at 18 public universities with high exclusively online enrollment (>4,000). This project describes the consistencies and contradictions embedded in the language...
Analysis of content and pedagogical content knowledge in secondary mathematics teachers' preparation programs : perceptions of novice teachers, cooperating teachers, and university professors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
math teachers. Universities create a customized path of preparation based on their beliefs within the scope of a set of standards given by organizations such as the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics or National Council for Accreditation...
How a principal's action as an invitational leader with a social justice orientation can serve as a factor in recruiting and reciprocally retaining teachers at high-poverty, high-minority, high needs urban high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The number of individuals going into the teaching profession was dwindling at a time when the rate of retirement and people leaving the profession was increasing. Sutcher et al. (2016) noted that in 2015-16, the United States was short 64...
Finding the path: a mixed method multisite case study of undecided student experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Selecting a college major is a big decision for college students and research suggests the majority of first-year students are unsure of their career and major plans (Foote, 1980; Kramer, Higley, & Olsen, 1994; Theophilides, ...
The relationship between teacher stress and job satisfaction as moderated by coping using single-item measures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Teacher stress has been studied for decades and the negative outcomes of too much stress are well known, such as burnout and lack of teacher retention. The present study focuses on the relationship between teacher stress ...
Yes she can : examining the educational and career pathways of African American women in senior leadership positions in 4-year public universities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This qualitative study explored how African American women in senior leadership positions in 4-year public universities in the United States speak about the experiences and characteristics that have contributed to their academic achievements, career...
The employment value of an undergraduate degree in theatre arts in the U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
During lean times, administrators must make hard decisions about which programs stay and which must go. Arts departments are particularly vulnerable when traditionally derived enrollment and employability factors are used ...
An examination of technology-based formative assessment feedback and the impact on student learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Although researchers have provided evidence to support the effectiveness of collaborative and cooperative learning (Magana & Marzano, 2014; Marzano, 2006) and embedding formative assessment within instruction (Black & ...
How female principals nurture adult learning opportunities in successful high schools with challenging student demographics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Based on Cueva's (2010) learning strategies, this study investigated adult learning strategies successful high school female principals use to nurture adult learning opportunities at their schools in the state of Missouri. Public high schools were...
The impact person-environment fit theory has on teacher recruitment and retention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Teacher attrition is negatively impacting the success of students in rural public schools at an unprecedented rate. Using person-environment fit theory as a guide, the perceptions of rural teachers and administrators are ...
Black families as embodied policy : politics of dignity transforming colonized policy procedures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Family involvement in U.S. public schools continues to value functional strategies (e.g., homework help, financial contribution, time spent in the classroom) as supports for the school, denying differentiated involvement ...
Desegregation and its impact on institutional culture at a historically black university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In this case study, 38 Black and White participants shared their recollections of intergroup contact during the first 15 years of desegregation (1954-1969) at a Historically Black University in a predominantly White Midwestern community. Faculty...