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How the implementation of Professional Learning Communities can affect school culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This qualitative research piece asks former teachers and administrators of a multibuilding rural district to recall their experiences implementing Professional Learning Communities. Their offerings are compared to established ...
An exploration of the relationship between leadership styles and school culture in a small rural southeast Missouri school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Principals who understand and nurture positive school culture often experience academic and career success. This dissertation focuses on leadership styles and their relationship to school culture in a small rural school ...
Transformational leadership in urban educational settings /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Urban education has both internal and external challenges that place inner city students at an extreme disadvantage. They are at risk of educational equity and access to knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a ...
Perceptions of out-of-field teachers of the sustainability of urban teacher quality support systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Educational reform movements set ambitious goals for student learning. Numerous factors contribute to students achieving these goals. It has been widely understood that "the increasing emphasis on quality of teaching and ...
An examination of how principals lead instructional change in rural high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to discover how principals of rural high schools lead instructional changes in their school. Reeves's (2009) concepts for leading change in schools is the conceptual framework for this study. ...
A program evaluation of the character education program at a junior high school in Saint Louis County
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Starting with the Ancient Greeks, Pilgrims, Puritans and Quakers and now all school districts across the United States of America are faced with continually increasing challenges of developing students who are well-rounded ...
The effect of an online academic integrity tutorial on student perceptions of cheating
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
What about the parents? : a focus on parent perceptions regarding parent involvement in the middle school setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this phenomenological bounded case study was to understand parent perceptions regarding their involvement at the middle school level. ...
A comparison of the social and academic impact of high school students participating in desegregation programs to their peers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare the social and academic impact data of African American students enrolled in the St. Louis city desegregation program, the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation ...
Predictors of postsecondary success for students with autism spectrum disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze the impact of three predicting factors, low socioeconomic status (SES), participation in community based work experience (CBWE) programs, and the presence of multiple ...
Positive support teams : interventions for students of poverty to improve attendance, test scores, and graduation rate in a rural Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Effects of an intervention system, Positive Support Teams, (PST) were examined in a case study using critical inquiry analysis. The case study analyzed the effect of the PST program on the attendance, End of Course Exam ...
Analyzing the impact of a 1:1 initiative on student learning outcomes : a focus on low socioeconomic students in the high school setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze the impact of a 1:1 initiative on English Language Arts (ELA) student learning outcomes for low socioeconomic students. The case study specifically analyzed achievement ...
Midwest school district Transition Academy : a qualitative, process evaluation of a program for students with autism spectrum disorders or emotional disturbances
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of the study was to examine the implementation of a special education program designed to support students with autism and social/emotional disturbances in a large, suburban school district. The study examined ...
The impact of school district financial allocation on district effectiveness : a look at school districts in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to increase the knowledge base on the relationship between categorical educational spending and how resource allocation impacts district effectiveness. The independent variables ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Preschool effectiveness : the impact of attending a school district affiliated prekindergarten program on student success
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research project was conducted to serve several purposes. The first was to evaluate the longitudinal academic achievement effects of student's ...
African American women in public higher education administrative leadership in the state of Missouri: perspectives on a half century of progress
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study explores the lived experiences of six African American female administrators in Missouri public higher educational institutions. The Black Feminist Thought theory as espoused by Patricia Collins is the framework ...
Third culture kids : examining their impact in school communities, a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this case study is to explore the impact that Third Culture Kids have on one international school community. Third Culture Kids or TCKs are children who live in a culture that is not the culture of their ...