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Extracurricular activity programming for grades 6th-8th in a mid-western school district : a program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of parents, students, classroom teachers, and administrators regarding extracurricular activity ...
Mathematics reform in a midwestern district : a case study of mathematics curriculum change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This case study analyzed participant interview data regarding teachers' perceptions of district and building level support during the implementation ...
Toward strategic human resource management in the central office
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to identify and explore how human resources are managed and what organizational issues, tensions, and ambiguities surface as a district central office moves toward being more strategic with ...
China's migrant children : lack of cultural capital and Hokou policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study documented sojourn experiences of Chinese rural-urban migrant children and their parents living in the host city of Chengdu, China. Previous studies on the migrant workers and their children tended to look at ...
The integration of arts-based instruction : creative pathways to learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Due to increased budget cuts, teacher layoffs, and a reduction in the quality of effective instruction and educational programming; there continues to ...
A 10-year linear gender-equity and salary-trend study among Missouri superintendents : a glance a Missouri superintendents' pathway to the superintendency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to (a) seek trend information to determine the percentage of male and female superintendents over the past 10 academic ...
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 ...
A case study of an elementary principal's use of multi-framed discourse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to understand through case study how the principal used discourse within a single elementary school. Previous research ...
The impact of Teach for America's summer institute on first-year TFA's experience in the Kansas City public schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In an effort to enhance teaching and student achievement, Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) partnered with Teach For America (TFA) for new teachers and ...
Student academic success and persistence to graduation : a study of an alternative high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] There has been growing concern regarding students identified as at-risk of non-persistence to graduation. Students may be considered to be at-risk ...
Black on both sides : double consciousness and the black male experience in a predominantly white school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Leadership support through the transition to to [sic] standards basd grading
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. Through this dissertation, these themes are explored as related to the current research on standards based grading....
Campus crime : an examination of its relationship to student, institutional and community characteristics /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] U.S. higher education institutions are facing growing pressure with regard to campus crime. Furthermore, there is a rising public concern about campus ...
Hispanic parental involvement in school : perspectives of parents and educators /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding of Hispanic parent perspectives about school involvement. The interview questions were semi structured and open-ended to allow for the participants to share ...
Self-authorship developing within the Sinclair School of Nursing students /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] There has been increasing interest in transforming education to ensure that graduates are appropriately trained to meet the complex health care needs ...
A case study of the successes and challenges of opening a 21st century learning community for elementary students /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This qualitative study serves as a model description for school districts to learn from the successes and challenges faced by one Midwest American ...
Understanding the reacculturation experiences of first-generation, undecided students /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
When students enter institutions of higher education, they are typically leaving behind one culture to join another. First-generation students have a higher attrition rate as do undecided students, but little research has ...
Student perceptions of their postsecondary aspirations after facing long-term suspensions /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
For decades, researchers have shed light on the injurious effect exclusionary discipline policies have on academic achievement and postsecondary aspirations. By providing personal narratives, these stories can enhance our ...
The effect of an online academic integrity tutorial on student perceptions of cheating
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
An exploration of the relationship between leadership styles and school culture in a small rural southeast Missouri school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Principals who understand and nurture positive school culture often experience academic and career success. This dissertation focuses on leadership styles and their relationship to school culture in a small rural school district in Southeast...