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Brief pain inventory (elderly): short form
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the short form used to assess pain in the elderly.
U.S. Baseline Briefing Book: Missouri Insert (2010)
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri-Columbia, 2010-03)
This report provides a detailed analysis of projections for Missouri agriculture and should be used in conjunction with the 2010 US Baseline Briefing Book (FAPRI-MU Report #01-10)....
FAPRI Ethanol Briefing Materials for Congressman Peterson
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006-03)
This report summarizes information about ethanol markets and margins for ethanol producers under a continuation of current farm and energy policies.
Examining Obesity Issues
(University of Missouri-Columbia Center for Family Policy and Research, 2010-06)
This policy brief examines the problems related to over-consumption, excess, and obesity in Missouri. The topic is analyzed, and policy recommendations are explained....
The scholar, the library, and the digital future [videorecording]
(2011)
After a brief introduction from Noah Heringman, each participant in the panel describes some of the uses of digital archives in their scholarly research of the humanities. A brief question and answer period with the audience follows...
Stepparent Policy Reforms
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2004-09)
invisible in the law. This brief outlines some suggestions for ways to change that....
Research in brief : using mobile phones to collect daily experience data from college undergraduates
(2010)
This research brief describes our recent efforts collecting daily experience data from college undergraduates at a large midwestern U.S. university through mobile phone text messaging. By daily experience data, we mean data that are collected...
Middle Level Principal Preparation and Licensure -- Policy Brief
(2004-04)
While much attention has been focused on the need for specialized preparation and
licensure of middle-level teachers, relatively little consideration has been given to the preparation and licensure of middle-level principals. ...
Briefing Paper on the “Worst Case” Implications of Low Missouri River Flows For Power Plants
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-05)
In April 2004, FAPRI evaluated two water control plans considered by the Corps of
Engineers for the Missouri River in terms of their impact on power plants. The Corps
called these plans the Preferred Alternative and the ...
What Contributes to Quality in Early Childhood Programs?
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2004-04)
This study indicates several teacher characteristics and other aspects of early childhood programs are directly related to overall program quality. A total of 14 “assets” were identified as being critical factors contributing ...
Children's Early Learning: What the state of Missouri can do
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
Findings from the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium
indicate early childhood education settings are of low quality in three areas that are key to early learning: Learning
Activities, Language and Reasoning and Social Interactions...
The outstanding opportunities, but persistent challenges, of dual language education
(Cambio Center, 2016)
from minoritized groups. This e-brief will review research that documents the outstanding opportunities that DL programs provide, as well as introduce some of their persistent challenges....
Payday Lending in Missouri: Leading the Nation in Predatory Lending
(University of Missouri-Columbia Center for Family Policy and Research, 2010-06)
Payday lending is commonly considered to be predatory lending. Practices typically involve high interest rates, excessive fees, deceptive and aggressive marketing, and a general lack of concern for a borrower's ability to ...
Quality Rating Systems: Major Findings from Four States
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2006-05)
A total of 24 focus groups/interviews, including 128 center and home-based directors, teachers, and parents, were
conducted as part of the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium (IA, KS, MO, NE). Included are the 21 themes that emerged from...
US Baseline Briefing Book: Missouri Insert
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009-03)
This report provides a detailed analysis of projections for Missouri agriculture and should be used in conjunction with the 2009 US Baseline Briefing Book (FAPRI-MU Report #01-09)....
Rural Child Care in Missouri: How to Improve it
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2005)
During 1997 and 1998, a large study called Project REACH (Rural EArly CHildhood Professional Development Initiative), was conducted in a series of interventions over a 16 month period in rural Missouri. The training and ...
Poverty and Developmental Disabilities: Improving the Lives of Families and Individuals
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2010-06)
Developmental disabilities affect approximately 17% of children younger than 18 years of age in the United States. The prevalence of developmental disabilities is greater within the population of people living in poverty. ...
The Missouri Quality Rating System (QRS) School Readiness Study Results
(University of Missouri-Columbia Center for Family Policy and Research, 2009-10)
New findings from the Missouri Quality Rating System School Readiness Study indicate that some aspects of children's school readiness are hurt by low quality early childhood programs. Children in poverty are particularly ...
Corporal Punishment in Schools
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2004)
The United States is one of only three industrialized nations that still permit the use of corporal punishment in its public schools. Schools are the only American institution where this practice is allowed. It has been ...
Family Leave
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2003-03)
Millions of American workers who qualify for family or medical leave don't take it because they cannot afford to go without pay. Family and work patterns have shifted dramatically in recent decades, yet workplace policies ...