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Kansas City public schools policy 4.9-personnel standards : recruiting and hiring the most effective teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to analyze the Kansas City Public Schools' Policy 4.9 - Personnel Standards. Policy 4.9 adopted in November 2011 states that the superintendent shall...
A policy analysis of Missouri's performance based teacher evaluation pilot
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This policy analysis is designed to increase the understanding of Missouri's Performance Based Teacher Evaluation Pilot (PBTE). This policy analysis intended to identify the original intent of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary...
Perceptions of higher education : private good or public good?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study examined the perceptions representatives of southeast Missouri have towards higher education; specifically whether or not participants view higher education attainment as a private good or a public good. The researcher employed a...
Grassroots community organizing in the wake of a public school closure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
sense of the closure, and engaged them in the educational policy process to work for change. Findings inform our understanding of how one community experienced and reacted to a public school closure, and have implications for both scholars...
Sense making for community college transfers entering a public, liberal arts university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A study of policy changes in a small, rural, Missouri high school student handbook with respect to building a culture of high expectations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of the study was to enhance the knowledge base of rural school officials who are leading change by creating policy to raise expectations for achievement in rural...
Teacher autonomy in the United States : establishing a standard definition, validation of a nationally representative construct and an investigation of policy affected teacher groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
levels by creating opportunities for teachers to participate in policy making. Teachers of NCLB assessed subject matters and public school teachers perceived lower levels of autonomy than teachers of non-NCLB assessed disciplines and teachers who worked...
Reversing underachievement among gifted secondary students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The lack of integration between the unique academic needs of gifted students and their public school experiences continues to be a source of concern among students, parents, teachers, and administrators nationwide. This lack of coordination leads...
Continuing inequity : the conveyance of white supremacy in the education policy speeches of President Barack Obama
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this critical discourse analysis is to examine how the political speeches, addresses and statements of President Barack Obama knowingly or unknowingly continue practices and policies of white supremacy within educational policy...
Indigenous culture as an asset for student academic success : a formative mixed method case study to examine school leaders' roles in policy development, adoption and application in schools serving American Indian students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study explored one public school on a tribal reservation to construct understanding of leadership effect on policy supporting academic achievement. Primary data were collected between June 2011 and August 2011 providing sequential opportunities...
A case study of the progressive impact of school-wide positive behavior support on five selected student performance factors in a Missouri K-12 alternative public school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
public schools. However, there have not been any published empirical SWPBS studies involving K-12 alternative public schools. Addressing this gap in the literature a Midwestern K-12 alternative public school involving 1,164 students was studied 2007...
Perceptions of success factors in rural K-12 public alternative education programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Alternative education programs for students in the rural K-12 public school setting are designed to fit the needs of the District due to the learning needs being accommodated through the program. This qualitative case study provided suggestions...
China's migrant children : lack of cultural capital and Hokou policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
children attend local urban public school since 2003, the negative effect of Hukou policy still impacts migrant families' sojourn life in Chengdu, in particular, there exists an entrenched urban-rural divide in Chengdu between local urban residents...
Alumni social mobility and giving to their Alma Mater
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The study utilized a quantitative correlational research design to examine the association between alumni social mobility and giving at a large, public research university. The findings revealed that as alumni social mobility increased...
An organizational culture study of Missouri State University faculty/staff in relation to the University's public affairs mission
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of the study was to address a problem of practice of the public affairs mission through the perceptions of faculty and staff members at Missouri State University (MSU) of the University's organizational culture. This study took the three...
The relationship between 2013-2015 Missouri public school district student performance and district expenditures and statistics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
not necessarily increase student performance but how the current resources are spent to have the greatest impact on student learning. Through the lens of accountability, this study will help school leaders consider policy changes based upon the impact of school...
Student lobbyists' behavior and its perceived influence on state-level public higher education legislation : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
As state budgets have tightened and a college education has more frequently come to be viewed as a private good, public higher education has become increasingly politicized, particularly at the state level and over the past 15 years. This fact has...
Higher education funding in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
to prove its worth, and (d) the question of private good versus public good. Implications for policy and practice are presented at the end of the study, along with recommendations for future research....
Defining professionalism in the health sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
identified in teaching the concept of professionalism. These included: students lack of maturity and experience; differing standards at fieldwork sites; lack of objectivity in defining and measuring; lack of clear policy; and lack of administrative support....