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Relationships between the leadership practices of student union and campus activities directors and the professional outcomes of entry-level professionals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
include behaviors and attitudes that (a) model the way, (b) inspire a shared vision, (c) challenge the process, (d) enable others to act, and (e) encourage the heart. The study was guided by the following research questions. How do entry...
Evaluating distance education : the student perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Distance education can now be considered a viable means of providing higher education for many universities. In the study of Evaluating Distance Education: The Student Perspective, student opinions were sought to assist ...
Increasing the persuasiveness of gain vs. loss framing : the effects of gender and fear arousal on processing gain- vs. loss-framed breast cancer screening messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Based on prospect theory, the present study investigated gain vs. loss framing effects in the context of breast cancer screening (BCS) intervention. This study specifically assessed how the framing effect would be moderated ...
"And the pressure is from cradle to grave" : exploring Black manhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The present study relies on semi-structured interviews and focus groups to explore the processes through which Black men develop and enact their conception of manhood, what and who has been influential in shaping their ...
Resisting lore in playwriting education : an investigation into the pedagogy of playwriting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
to be traditional, handed down from one instructor to another. Paul Gardiner observes that there has been "scarce research that interrogates playwriting pedagogy" (Gardiner and Anderson 177). Is this lack of interrogation the reason people keep asking if teaching...
"You say diversity, we say adversity" : white nationalism, student protest, and administrative diversity discourses in the neoliberal university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] This dissertation explores the contemporary landscape of the neoliberal PWI university through multiple discourses surrounding issues of inclusion, diversity, and equity. Using the University of ...
Teacher opportunities to learn: responses and recommendations of grades 6-12 mathematics teachers from one district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This is a case study of one district, examining secondary mathematics teachers' perceptions of professional learning and teacher professional development. Research questions include: a) Why did the teachers from this district want to learn...
The origins and implementation of the national health insurance programs in Korea, 1961-1979
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study examines the health politics of the Korean National Health Insurance Act in 1963 and in 1977. The study expands the welfare state theory by reflecting the historical institutional contexts of Korea. Korea's ...
Mediating effects of youth-serving programs on adjustment in youth with temporarily-absent parents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
for promoting positive youth adjustment, research lacks the specifics as to how youth-serving programs support positive youth adjustment when filling the void of a temporarily-absent parent. One-hundred-five students from the University of Missouri were...
An alternative futures analysis of Flathead County, Montana : evaluating tradeoffs among economic growth, land use policy and land use change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Nine alternative futures were developed for Flathead County, MT for two study periods. The alternative futures involve different combinations of assumptions regarding future economic growth and land use polices. The ...
Journey to the virtual realm : transforming student online orientations with 3D desktop virtual reality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
trends, the integration of VR in educational contexts, student performance, engagement metrics, and valuable user feedback. By addressing the research gap surrounding VR's specific benefits for online student orientations, this study uncovers the untapped...
Perceptions of secondary agriculture teachers and 4-H youth development extension personnel regarding cooperative behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Numerous cooperative agreements and memoranda exist at the federal and state levels that suggest or require cooperation between the Extension agents and agriculture teachers. The purpose of this descriptive study was to ...
Living faith by seeking justice : practicing faith through activism in a faith and labor coalition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The combination of a critique of organized faith, along with an interest in pursuing faith expressions by living a particular sense of justice, leads some religious practitioners to discover new contexts to live out their ...
Democracy beyond hard news: cultural journalism and the humanistic role
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This project makes the case that a new humanistic role should exist alongside the previously established monitorial, facilitative, radical, and collaborative journalistic roles outlined by Christians et al. (2009). Normative ...
Queering CoMo : an exploratory case study of queer geographies in Columbia, Missouri between 1991-2021
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
for research into queer geographies of small cities as it falls outside of the geographic parameters of similar studies. Building on a foundation of queer theory and queer geographic work engaging with lived queer experiences, this study uses semi...
All of the doors are closed : a hermeneutic phenomenological study exploring Black gay male experiences of stigma in Black church organizing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
force for many Black Churches in expanding congregations and even raising pastoral leaders' profiles. This hermeneutic phenomenological research study took a critical approach to investigate experiences of stigma among Black gay men in Black Church...
To leave or not to leave: exploring the impact of COVID-19 on routine practice and burnout among women magazine journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Using organizational support and the Hertzberg motivation-hygiene theory as a lens of analysis, this study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted feelings of burnout among women journalists at digital magazines, ...
Reclaiming relations : embodied practices of visual arts educators knowing, being and doing evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
poststructural feminist theories of ethics, exemplifying living theory and process as 'lifework'. (Re)situating the evaluative experiences of art educators through their own visual stories grounded in feminist ethics where research acts as sacred practice invites...
Analyzing the physical and virtual interior design studio classroom practices and culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Studio courses are the heart of the undergraduate interior design programs in the United States. Traditionally, studio courses are offered in a physical classroom where the instructor and students meet together for several hours each week...
Maternal-child nurses' social judgments about types of fathers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Nurses are affected by societal attitudes and are not immune to implicit social judgments. This mixed-methods study examined nurses' : (1) perceptions about various types of fathers, (2) emotional reactions to the fathers, ...