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An analysis of journals used in research in geomorphology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
Hou-Jin : a case study of external assistance in community action
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1991)
development practitioners might be able to learn some valuable experiences from the process. In this research, the researcher starts by reviewing the literature concerning definition of community development, environmental disputes and research done on Houjin...
Mediaeval student life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
To understand the origin and development of the mediaeval universities we must turn to those great social, political and religious movements which characterize that period of European history known as the Twelfth Century ...
A re-evaluation of the kernos, with special reference to the kernos in Demeter's rites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
of their shape and provenience are rare. This study cannot be considered comprehensive because not all of the vases called "kernoi" by various modern scholars have been published, nor are they available for study at this time. However, proceeding...
The poverty of place : a comparative study of five rural counties in the Missouri Ozark
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1999)
Research on nonmetro poverty indicates that it tends to be both geographically discrete and persistent over time. Low income counties have been shown to have a negative effect on the income of bordering counties, increasing their poverty rates...
Values concerning disadvantaged pupils in differing organizational climates
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1970)
, and other such factors. For many years educational practitioners as well as researchers were unable to provide any specific insight into what these differences were or why they existed. They realized that distinctive differences did exist, but were at a loss...
The origin, growth, and characteristics of English medieval libraries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
of these periods which tend to separate them, though there are general characteristics which make them closely akin. It is the author's intention to briefly characterize the libraries of these separate ages, for the purpose of more accurately placing libraries...
Dimensions of nursing home care: perspectives of patients, family members, and care providers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1991)
home environment, such as the organizational structure of nurses' work and the functional model of care delivery influence the cultural models of care of care participants. The fit between a formal model of care, the self-care deficit nursing theory...
Soviet federalism, a solution to the nationality problem
(University of Missouri, 1962)
it is apparent that there are several concepts about the nature of each problem that are generally held by scholars. Using these general con cepts, this study attempts: (1) to establish a model of federalism, (2) to outline the general nature of the national...
The life and novels of H. G. Wells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
number of the novels deal with general social interests, and that a number deal with specific problems; I have, therefore, discussed these two classes of novels in separate chapters."...
The pronunciation of Missouri place-names
(University of Missouri., 1950)
Alphabet symbols and a simplified respelling key in the thesis and guide booklet, an attempt has been made to satisfy scholars and laymen alike. It is hoped that in offering two keys in the booklet, the user will have the opportunity of verifying a...
The principles underlying the selection of a course of study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
to the solution of which the scientific investigations are essential. It is written with the conviction that even the ultra-scientific student has a philosophy that guides him in his researches, and also that if the philosophy is to be a safe guide it must...
The emerging Negro in advertising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1966)
This thesis studies the existence and use of African Americans in advertisements in the United States by examining the origin, growth, purpose, problems, and future of racial integration in advertising.
Omission of the central action in the English and Scottish popular ballads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
There are four main divisions of the examples of omission and suspense: minor omissions, suspense, omission of the central motive, and omission of the central action. The term "minor omissions" includes not only the ...
The beginnings of naturalism in the English novel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"By the words "scientific observation" a picture of the laboratory is called up. However, life cannot be reduced to the small limits of a scientist's workshop; thus the naturalistic writer uses the statistical and case method of research: he makes a...
The organ symphonies of Louis Vierne
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1942)
their troubles, taking refuge in their art. As the assistant and close friend of both Wider and Guilmant, Vierne came to know the esthetic creed of each artist in an intimate fashion. Vierne modeled his own compositions upon the general lines of the work...
The Celtic legends and their use in the modern Celtic plays and poetry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
which the modern workmen have built much of their work. As we shall see later, the spirit of the legends agrees perfectly with the spirit of the age which is prompting the revolt against materialism in literature. So this revival of interest in Ireland...
The forms and extent of Milton's influence upon Thomson, Gray and Collins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1908)
"general lines"; to point out the indebtedness of Collins and Gray to Milton's versification, and to posit some evidence in the matter of Thomson's debt to Milton in form, is the province of this paper....
The paragon of Leonardo da Vinci
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text taken from page i: "The part of Leonardo's literary legacy which forms the basis for the present study has since Manzi 's publication of the Codex Vaticanus commonly been known as the Paragon. The only copy we have ...
John Horne Burns : Toward a Critical Biography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)
The dissertation traces John Horne Burns's life and career as a novelist and English teacher, from his origins in Andover through his literary success with The Gallery (1947), Lucifer with a Book (1949), and A Cry of ...