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Project ASSIST: School Culture Readings
(2006)
The first section of this research summary documents the importance of an effective, collaborative school culture. The next section defines the concept of organizational/school culture and the final section provides a ...
Project ASSIST: School Culture Typology
(2006)
The Culture Typology Activity was developed for use by teachers and principals as a method to help schools and school leaders (a) identify the general type of culture present in a school, (b) reflect upon the impact of ...
Project ASSIST: School Culture Survey
(2006)
The School Culture Survey provides insight about the shared values/beliefs, the patterns of behavior, and the relationships in the school. Each factor measures a unique aspect of the school's collaborative culture.
Project ASSIST: Team Typology Activity
(2005)
This set of materials helps school improvement teams and other teacher teams understand their level of team effectiveness.
Project ASSIST Visioning Activities
(2003)
This goal of this set of materials is to help schools develop a school-wide statement of values and beliefs.
The uninsured in Missouri
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2003-05)
The uninsurance rate in Missouri has been
decreasing over the last decade, largely due to the implementation of the Missouri's Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP). This program expanded Medicaid services to many ...
The Circulation of Poetry in the Eighteenth Century: The Case of Charles Plumptre's Manuscript Volume
(Folger Shakespeare Library, 2005)
On September 7, 1728 Charles Plumptre began a manuscript miscellany book of poetry, A Collection of Poems by Several Hands (Folger MS M.a.104). Much of what Plumptre carefully copies is light verse of the kind that might ...
Health Literacy
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2006-07)
Health literacy is “the ability of an individual to access, understand, and use
health-related information and services to
make appropriate health decisions.” For a
woman with diabetes, health literacy means
understanding ...
Missouri Children & Oral Health Care
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2007-11)
Oral health extends beyond a pretty
smile. Oral health is essential to maintaining overall health and quality of
life. Access to regular dental care is
recommended for all children to ensure
healthy growth. Improving ...
Health Disparities
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2007)
In the Healthy People 2010 report, issued
by the Department of Health and Human
Services, health disparities are defined
as “all differences among populations in
measures of health and healthcare.” Racial
and ethnic ...
Independent Practice with KidSkills #2
(2006-08)
This independent practice handout deals with appropriate KidSkills tool selection, specifically the Homework Planner tool.
Public Health
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2006-12)
Each year the United Health Foundation,
a private, non-profit foundation dedicated
to improving health outcomes and
promoting healthier communities, releases
“America's Health Rankings.” Each state is
evaluated on ...
Lesson Planning and Video Analysis as Data Tools for Assessing PCK
(University of Missouri, 2007)
This presentation addressed research on science and mathematics teacher learning in the context of an alternative certification program.
Frameworks for Continuous School Improvement: A Synthesis of Essential Concepts
(2001-10)
To develop and maintain a school improvement process that promotes success for each student, principals and teachers must understand and implement two unique but interrelated “frameworks” for improvement. The frameworks ...
Boletín de FICOM
(2000)
Newsletter for Spanish-speaking junior high-school mathematics teachers involved in mathematics clubs or mathematics competitions. Published during 2000 and 2001. Newsletters are in Spanish.
Additional Information and Data Regarding FAPRI's Analysis of the House & Senate Farm Bills
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-03)
On March 4, 2002, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) released a
comparative study of the impacts of the alternative farm bills proposed by the U.S. House and Senate. During briefings to staff of ...
Structural Changes in the Agricultural Economy
(2007-10)
Testimony at public hearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture on October 18, 2007.
Request for proposals : Mizzou Advantage
(University of Missouri, 2009)
The goal of the Mizzou Advantage is to raise MU's stature and impact by enhancing our activities in the five areas in which we have world-class research and education programs today and building networks of very high-achieving ...
Project ASSIST 1998-2000 Middle Level Schools
(2001)
This document is a review of one of the research summaries about outcome variables studied in Project ASSIST. It presents pre and post project ASSIST School improvement data changes.
Project ASSIST: Faculty Reflection Worksheet
(2007-02)
These materials help school improvement teams and faculties develop a perspective about several key concepts for school improvement. The comprehensive school improvement worksheet addresses a broad range of key concepts. ...