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An examination of the relationship between teacher characteristics, socioeconomic factors and statewide test performance of students with individual education plans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Testing results from 2004 indicated that two of Missouri's 96 middle schools with a reportable number of students with IEPs met the math proficiency goal for adequate yearly progress. The purpose of this study was to examine ...
Three essays on rural-nonrural disparities in postsecondary access and success
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] While a college degree is increasingly a crucial pathway to achieve success in the U.S labor market, recent estimates indicate that 20% of rural young ...
Identity through style : the transatlantic dissemination of Anglican and Episcopalian neo-Gothic church architecture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. By examining specific churches, including those by Frank Wills and Richard Upjohn, in context of Anglican and Episcopalian doctrine, its liturgical practices, and publications by architects and English and American ecclesiological societies, I show how and why...
An exploratory and descriptive inquiry into the relationship between the goals of general education and disciplinary content in acting for non-majors courses in colleges and universities in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
A foundational requirement of undergraduate education in the United States is the completion of a general education curriculum. One goal of general education is to introduce students to habits of mind leading to the ...
Agrarian frontiers ; volume 1, number 1 (2014 August)
(2013)
This issue of Agrarian Frontiers explores issues related to water quality, forest degradation, food security, environmental stresses, and political ecology.
Exploring the media uses of farmers when establishing their business relationships : a case study of Tyson Foods Local Grain Services (LGS)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Northern Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center, field day annual report 2022
(Northern Missouri Research, Extension, and Education Center, 2022)
Center. The list of published peer-reviewed journal articles based on the research conducted at the farms of the Northern Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center has also been included in this report."--Extension website, viewed September 19...
Laser-induced graphene from lignin : mechanistic insights and applications in electronic materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] This dissertation presents an innovative investigation into the production of laser-induced graphene from lignin, utilizing techniques like direct laser writing (DLW) and molecular dynamics simulations. It delves...
Missouri hospitalist, issue 38 (2011 May-June)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Understanding and Adapting to Crowd Behavior: A Study of Wireless Networks and Entrepreneurial Crowdfunding
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)
The advances of the future will demand scholars have a systemic vision to solve problems. Integration across disciplines is needed to study, explain, inquire and discover
beyond the traditional borders of academic areas. ...
Forest harvest effects on soil chemical properties and nutrient concentrations in Ozark Highland soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
pools. Ten years after harvest, soil samples were collected in 10 cm increments from 0-to-30 cm in each treatment (CC, STS, and no-harvest removal sites), in three different nutrient status soils pre-determined by subsoil percent base saturation (BS: low...
1956 progress report : southeast Missouri experiment fields
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1956)
Virtual reality as a communication medium: investigating the impact of virtual embodiment on various stakeholders of an architecture project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Researchers argue that our body and our intentional actions in the environment impact how we perceive and understand the world. In the last few decades, the theory of embodied cognition has been tested across different ...
Confucian values and economic performance: exploring their effects on citizens satisfaction with democracy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
to explore this relationship. Perceptions of economic performance among other important influences of attitudes towards democracy are also tested. The findings provide evidence that in Confucian democracies cultural values and perceptions of national economic...
Development and analysis of ZnO-based semiconductor photodetectors for UV detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The objective of this thesis is to develop ZnO-based semiconductor photodetectors for UV detection with low dark current, high responsivity, and fast response time. To achieve this objective, an understanding of carrier recombination and transport...
"The great fairy science" : the marriage of natural history and fantasy in Victorian children's literature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This dissertation explores the merging of two unlikely literary - natural history writing and fantasy - as a subgenre of mid - to late nineteenth century British children's literature. Tailoring natural history for children, ...
Childhood epidemics and the demographic landscape of the Aland Archipelago
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Historically, the introduction of childhood diseases such as measles or smallpox resulted in the infection of nearly every susceptible individual in a community. While smallpox has long been considered the deadlier of the ...
Early-stage social ventures : resource acquisition, CEO selection, and impact investors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In this dissertation, I explore early-stage social ventures' resource acquisition, the first CEO selection, as well as how funding foundations supporting early-stage social ventures overcome challenges emerge from the ...
PCK development of beginning secondary mathematics teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
mathematics methods courses and were under the guidance of a mentor teacher. Using existing research, I analyzed pre and post interviews as well as 12 interviews conducted during 4 observation cycles. Beyond participant interviews, I analyzed interviews...