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Diversity & cultural competence in an academic health center: Organizational leadership in a complex system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
An instructional leader's evaluation of mixed practice and blocked practice in high school mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The researcher conducted a quantitative study to compare mixed practice to blocked practice in mathematics. Patton's (2008) utilized focused evaluation along with Rossi, Lipsey, and Freeman's (2004) program evaluation were ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
The race-based school assignment policy response to Parents Involved v. Seattle schools by 125 districts from the Civil Rights Commission's 1987 meta study on the effects of desegregation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
In Parents Involved v. Seattle Schools (2007), the Supreme Court struck school assignment policies in Seattle and Louisville, leaving questions about what kinds of race conscious school assignment policies (RCSAPs) are ...
A case study of northwest Missouri state legislators' perceptions of the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
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 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 ...
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 ...
The need for special education in kindergarten for children with developmental delays of unknown etiology : an analysis of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C and Part B preschool programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The current study examined the relationship between the amount and type of services delivered to children in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C program, the number of years and placement for ...
A study of the relationship of the Diagnostic Reading Assessment 2 to the Missouri Assessment Program in communication arts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The Cape Girardeau Public School district has participated in summative assessment practices as mandated federal requirements. As required in Missouri, the district currently uses the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) as ...