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The role that distributed leadership plays in the implementation of professional learning communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to focus on distributing leadership activities of an elementary school through a diverse group of stakeholders in the implementation of a Professional Learning Community (PLC). This investigation ...
The brown glass ceiling? A qualitative study of Hispanic women/Latinas leaders in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The percentage of Hispanics in the state of Missouri, and its universities, continues to grow. However, few Hispanic women/Latinas advance into leadership ...
Campus crime : an examination of its relationship to student, institutional and community characteristics /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] U.S. higher education institutions are facing growing pressure with regard to campus crime. Furthermore, there is a rising public concern about campus ...
Innovation in summer sessions : a qualitative, multi-case study of public universities summer session programs through the use of academic entrepreneurship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The emergence of academic entrepreneurship is a recent phenomenon and the application of academic entrepreneurship is not consistent nor has consensus among institutions (Mars and Metcalfe, 2009). Mars and Rios-Aguilar ...
A case study of teachers' perceptions of student engagement in one Midwest rural high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This qualitative study examines teachers' perceptions of student engagement in one Midwest rural high school. The researcher examined teacher, administrator, and members of the regional professional development center ...
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 ...
Resident assistant peer training : perceptions surrounding the use and effectiveness of experienced student leaders as trainers at one small private catholic university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This qualitative case study of one small private Catholic university in the northeast examines the perceptions of experienced (i.e. second to third year staff) and inexperienced (i.e. newly hired staff) student resident ...
A qualitative case study of graduate assistantship experiences at the University of Central Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This qualitative case study was designed to investigate graduate assistantships at the University of Central Missouri (UCM). Specifically, the researcher sought to understand how assistantships prepare graduate students ...
Do principal evaluations of instruction capture student perceptions of teacher social support and academic press? : an examination of the network for educator effectiveness instruments for measuring teacher effectiveness.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
An important educational challenge in the current era of accountability is the degree to which there is consistency between various instruments used to measure teacher effectiveness. While principal observations/evaluations ...
Campus en-counter : counter narratives of the persistence of black males at a PWI
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Given the low retention and completion rates, research on Black men typically focuses on the problems or barriers they face, even when successful. Rather than focusing on the problems Black men are experiencing, it is ...
The influence of sustained professional development on Panamanian teachers : student engagement and perceptions /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This study's purpose is to determine the effectiveness of ProEd's Teachers Teaching Teachers Program, by examining how participation impacts student engagement, lesson design, and student perceptions of their teachers. ...
Omission : a look into the PK-12 experience through the lens of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender university students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Gathering perspectives from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender students (LGBT) on their PK-12 experiences has the potential to create a safe and equitable environment for students. To gather these experiences, 39 ...
Empowerment in academia : non-academic professional staff's perspectives on employee empowerment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The concept of employee empowerment has long been heralded as advantageous to employees and organizations both in the public and private sectors. However, the concept still remains ambiguous because there is no settled ...
Learning from change : how teachers adapt to demographic student population changes /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research explores how veteran teachers respond to demographic changes in their school's student populations, specifically: When demographic change occurs in a student population, how do veteran teachers respond? What ...
A life lived in classrooms : a feminist personal narrative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This project offers a counter narrative to some accepted theories regarding graduate learning practices. By using Scholarly Personal Narrative to present my classroom experience I consider how knowledge is produced in ...
Migrant children and academic achievement in Shanghai : a PISA study of influential student and school characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] By 2014, migrant children -- who moved from rural to urban areas -- accounted for approximately a quarter of the compulsory-education students (grades ...
A quantitative analysis of high school sports participation intensity and breadth : relationships with academic achievement in a rural Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to address the gap in research related to whether measures of participation (intensity and breadth) demonstrated a relationship with academic achievement for 11th grade student athletes (N=128) ...
A qualitative inquiry into social justice issues facing educators of students with autism spectrum disorders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of various educators charged with the task of educating students with ASD within three public Midwestern school districts. Through the lens of social justice theory, ...
Experiences of mid-level managers in student affairs : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Although there is some research on mid-level managers in student affairs, there is little information on their personal experiences of supervision. The primary purpose of this qualitative research study is to understand ...
The influence of peers on fraternity behaviors : the role of social norming and masculinity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
College drinking has been identified as one of the most serious problems on college campuses, and Greek organizations, specifically fraternities, are often identified as groups with particularly excessive alcohol use ...