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An action research study of program implementation in a rural reservation school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This participant action research study was conducted to understand the implementation of digitized curriculum within the Red Lake School District. The ...
Accessibility and inclusion in health professions education : perceptions and experiences of disabled college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The number of disabled students enrolling in college is steadily increasing in the United States (U.S.). At the same time, there is a trend in this country of efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in postsecondary ...
School leaders' perspectives : intimate partner violence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) affects one in four women nationwide. As more women join the workforce, IPV enters organizations everyday. Yet, as of this writing, there is no federal policy to address IPV in the workplace ...
Variables Predicting the Retention of Community College Students in Online Courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Community colleges have seen large increases in students enrolling in online courses nationally. This trend does not appear to be slowing down, in-fact, the number of students enrolling in online courses is increasing. A ...
Perceptions of higher education : private good or public good?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study examined the perceptions representatives of southeast Missouri have towards higher education; specifically whether or not participants view higher education attainment as a private good or a public good. The ...
Culture factor differences between Missouri's high poverty gold star and high poverty non-gold star schools as determined by the Missouri advanced questionaire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study sought to identify if differences existed in the responses collected from Missouri's Advanced Questionnaire survey between high achieving and low-achieving schools across Missouri. Both groups of schools were ...
Influence of professor camp : a multiple case study on the Wakonse conference on college teaching
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Higher education faculty often enter their academic roles with little to no knowledge of effective teaching practices. Furthermore, many faculty work in academic climates where the importance of quality teaching is ...
Understanding the process of organizational change : a student affairs case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The purpose of this case study is to describe the process of organizational restructuring and redesign within the division of student affairs at an institution of higher education. The study featured the process that ...
Impact of freshman-year alcohol violations on retention at a regional, midwestern, 4-year, public higher education institution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Retention is a critical topic on campuses across the nation. Numerous studies have examined how alcohol consumption affects retention but little to no research exists regarding the impact of alcohol violations on retention. ...
College and career readiness : exploring rigor through relevance and its relationship with adolescent identity development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The purpose for this study was to examine the relationship between adolescent identity development, relevance, and rigor among high school students. The premise under investigation is rooted in the concept of building rigor ...
A case study of transformational leadership characteristics of a principal in a high poverty high achieving school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify and examine the characteristics of effective leaders in high-poverty, high-achieving schools in a single school district. Within the context of this inquiry, ...
An exploration of a rural Arkansas K-12 educational leader's and community's social media use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This exploratory qualitative case study was designed to examine a rural Arkansas K-12 educational leader's and community's communication using social media. Hoffman and Novak's (1996) model of marketing communications in ...
Family Structure as an Effect on Student Achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Students not only learn at different speeds and methods but also live in many different households and face many challenges to their personal academic journeys. These households have both positive and negative effects on ...
An examination of the study abroad advising process in a university context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
For this qualitative case study, the aim was to better understand what informs study abroad advising practices from the perspective of the advisor and to examine these practices for evidence of developmental advising using ...
Transition to a new high school : teachers' perception regarding secondary school reorganization.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Midwest Public Schools (MPS) restructured their entire secondary system in 2013 by building a third comprehensive high school, converting three junior highs to middle schools, changing middle school grade levels from grades ...
Examining effective leadership practices across cultures : a comparative study of higher education leaders in Kenya and the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
While many studies have examined effective leadership, few studies have examined effective leadership practices in higher educational settings (Braun, Nazlic, Weisweiler, Pawlowska, Peus and Frey, 2009; Bryman, 2007; ...
Wnderstanding the experience of being a peer advisor in the freshman interest groups program at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) program at the University of Missouri is a first-year experience program where groups of approximately 20 students live together in a residence hall and are co-enrolled in four courses. ...
Significance of writing skills and other competency variables in predicting student success in online MBA courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The purpose of this study is to (a) explore the relationship of student cognitive skill indicators (predictor variables) to student performance in online and face-to-face MBA courses (criterion variables) at a Midwestern ...
Leadership and health : an examination of authentic leadership characteristics and physical health behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between authentic leadership characteristics and physical health behaviors, as defined by the Goolsby Leadership Model (Quick, Macik-Frey, and Cooper, 2007). Physical ...
Developing agents of change : a case study on preservice teacher leaders' conceptualizations of social justice teacher leadership
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The purpose of this study was to investigate how a set of preservice teachers who have been identified as leaders in their teacher education programs conceptualize social justice teacher leadership. A collective, qualitative ...