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Desegregation and its impact on institutional culture at a historically black university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In this case study, 38 Black and White participants shared their recollections of intergroup contact during the first 15 years of desegregation (1954-1969) at a Historically Black University in a predominantly White Midwestern community. Faculty...
A case study of the retirement portability for Missouri educators identifying and assessing the driving and restraining forces for policy change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The study was conducted to identify the policy factors that are driving selected public employment retirement systems to increase portability options for Missouri educators...
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...
Retention of construction teachers engaged in Missouri's secondary school system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons construction teachers were leaving their profession in their first five years of service, or if they stayed, what were the dominant factors that caused them to ...
Evaluating the engaged institution : the conceptualizations and discourses of engagement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
As a relatively new term applied to the activities of higher education, "engagement" is an emerging conception that is being constructed and defined by actors within and outside of higher education. These constructions can ...
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...
An investigation of how students, faculty, and administrators within a particular liberal arts college perceived a new-student orientation program's effect on students' social integration and retention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Because of the difficulties new students may encounter upon starting college, an orientation program's ability to address students' needs could potentially persuade them in their decision to persist or leave. The purpose ...
The relative impact of principal managerial, instructional, and transformational leadership on student achievement in Missouri middle level schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
of a larger study of middle level education being conducted by the Middle Level Leadership Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Two survey forms were used to collect data for this study. One survey collected data on managerial...
A utilization-focused evaluation of the job-embedded component of the collaborataive principal preparation program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to provide a utilization-focused evaluation (Patton, 1997) of the job-embedded component of the Collaborative Principal Preparation Program (CPPP) that was implemented in 2002 by Central University (a pseudonym...
Discourse as a normative instrument : analysis of mental illness on a disability services discussion list
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Publicly available archives of an internet discussion list for people who operate disability service offices at colleges and universities across the U.S. provided a unique insight into the values, interactions, and norms of this professional group...
A pedagogy of freedom : using hip hop in the classroom to engage African-American students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Theory. The study population consisted of one African American faculty member and two African American students at a historically black university. Data collection methods included observations, interviews and document analysis. The study findings...
An examination of the impact of a principal's actions on the parent involvement of Latino immigrant parents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
There is vast amount of research that shows that parental involvement in children's education has been associated with children's school success, including higher academic achievement, better behavior, lower absenteeism, ...
The role of the Troops to Teachers program as participants transition into the classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation studied the Troops to Teachers (TTT) program at one university in the Midwest. Specifically, it explored the extent to which the TTT program contributes...
Retention of early career teachers engaged in Missouri's career education mentoring program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
To investigate novice career education teacher retention as it relates to participation in Missouri's Career Education Mentoring Program, a multiple methods approach (quantitative and qualitative) to research was applied to this study...
A case study of leadership behaviors in a high poverty successful school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Over the past 20 years, public attention has been more focused on school accountability in the United States. There is widespread concern about the disparity in educational...
A comparison of learning cultures in different size and types of high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to compare relevant data and information about leadership and learning cultures in different size high schools (small and large) and types of high...
Data driven decisions in K-12 education : a comparative case study about data driven decisions in two rural K-12 school districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study is to examine how the use of data drives academic planning in rural Missouri schools by exploring and comparing the processes in two Missouri school districts. Previous research has identified the importance of this process...
Determining reliability and validity of a faculty survey to identify current teaching strategies and application of internet technologies in a Taiwanese university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of webbased teaching strategies for use as an instrument to conduct a survey to determine the level of instructional practices by a Taiwanese university faculty and the degree...
Evidence of servant leadership in professional learning communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to analyze servant leadership and professional learning communities in Missouri schools. A central issue in the study was to examine the relationship of servant leadership characteristics to characteristics...
The transitional experience of home-schooled students entering public education : how can public schools better serve the home-schooled student's transition to public education?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation studied the transitional experience of home-schooled students in central/south central rural Missouri whose families decided to place them into the public school setting. Since the public school environment is markedly different...