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Teacher perceptions of which school culture factors are most important to effective implementation of a character education program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to identify perceptions of teachers regarding the factors of school culture that relate to the implementation of character education in rural...
Mizzou weekly, volume 22, number 18
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2001)
Latinos in Southwest Missouri : Capturing the American Dream through Farming
(Cambio Center, 2006)
Even as farm ownership is declining in the US as a whole, an increasing number of Latinos are entering the farming business. In fact, Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group of farm owner/operators in Missouri and in the US as a whole...
Mizzou weekly, volume 29, number 20 (February 28, 2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2008)
The multicultural awareness, knowledge, skills and attitudes of prospective teachers: a quantitative and heuristic phenomenological study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-22)
Moule (2005) suggest diverse students suffer isolation, invisibility and inappropriate labeling in many educational institutions. This mixed-methods study explores the multicultural awareness, knowledge, skills, and attitudes of prospective teachers...
Mizzou weekly, volume 34, number 16 (January 24, 2013)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2013)
A study of the school funding formula created by SB 287 in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
over the former formula that was developed by SB 380 in 1993. The researcher collected data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This data was used in correlation analysis to determine relationships between variables used...
The impact of performance funding on retention and graduation metrics at four-year public universities in Missouri between 1993 and 2018
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Performance funding has been a popular form of funding colleges and universities for several decades. Often the purpose is to make universities more efficient (Miao, 2012). Missouri has had two separate models of performance funding in play, a...
An analysis of the MSHSAA competitive balance policy of 2020: has equity been achieved?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
boundary limitations, student recruitment, student body demographics, and tuition assistance are all pieces of the equation. In the State of Missouri, differences in public and private schools' postseason success are apparent in sports and activities...
Mizzou weekly, volume 24, number 08 (October 17, 2002)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2002)
Career development events as a predictor of fall-to-fall retention of first-year college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
examined whether participation and performance in agricultural education CDEs in high school can predict retention of first-year, first-time, full-time college students enrolled in agricultural sciences at a regional, Midwest, public university...
Mizzou weekly (online version), volume 34, number 08
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Division of Marketing and Publications., 2012)
Comparisons of Support Among K-12 Music Teachers in Missouri and Kansas
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
Qualtrics survey intended for music teachers in the states of Missouri and Kansas, with a special interest in the Kansas City bi-state metropolitan area. Survey items inquire about participants’ demographic information, educational experiences, teaching...
Music Education Professors’ Beliefs Regarding Essential Musical, Academic, and Emotional Skills in Undergraduate Music Education
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Undergraduate music education majors sometimes lack the musical, academic, or
emotional skills needed to successfully complete the degree program. Improvement in
academic and emotional skills has been shown to have a ...
An evolving district level induction program for special education teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study is an action research looking at the new teachers, their mentors, and administrators and what each of these groups in a school can do to improve retention of teachers...
A Cross-Case Study: The Personal and Professional Challenges Experienced by Nurse Educators at Three Midwestern Colleges and Universities During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the educational system in the United States, especially nursing. Nurse educators are essential to educating the next generation of nurses, but they are in short supply while the need for nurses...
Factors influencing agricultural education students' choice to teach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence senior level agricultural education students' choice to become secondary agriculture teachers. This study focused on the extent to which beliefs and attitude influenced students...
Evaluating distance education : the student perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Distance education can now be considered a viable means of providing higher education for many universities. In the study of Evaluating Distance Education: The Student Perspective, student opinions were sought to assist in providing information...
A comparative study of faculty principles of practice in curricular learning communities and non-curricular learning communities environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
, large, four-year, public universities in the Midwest were assessed for their implementation of Chickering and Gamson's (1987) Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. Data analysis revealed CLC faculty had higher implementation...
Mizzou weekly, volume 34, number 08 (October 11, 2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2012)