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Teacher collaboration and school reform: distributing leadership through the use of professional learning teams
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This dissertation reports a study of two professional learning teams of teachers at one Midwestern secondary school implementing a hybrid school improvement process incorporating elements of several reform models. A ...
Evaluation of computer-based training to teach staff to implement free-operant preference assessments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Computer and video technology emerging over the last few years provide more opportunities to deliver quality staff trainings while increasing efficiency and reducing costs associated with trainings. The purpose of this ...
Teacher incentive pay programs : characteristics and association with instructional practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This dissertation research examined the characteristics of teacher incentive pay programs in the United States. Using the 1999, 2003, and 2007 SASS datasets, this study found that large and ethnically diverse districts in ...
Technology ethics in the public schools system : developing a technology ethics assessment tool through policy analysis at the secondary level
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Technology ethics seeks to identify the ways in which individuals and organizations might develop and sustain optimal relationships with the various ...
Leadership capacity in a complex connected age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which Social Network Analysis (SNA) could inform leadership capacity by making explicit often hidden social networks that exist within organizations. SNA is a ...
Impacts of the state 4-H Council experience : a phenomenological study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Leadership has long been recognized as a subject central to the human experience. Prepared leaders can wield critical influence in the rise of cultures, the growth of human opportunity, and the lasting direction of world ...
Quantitative analysis of impact of risk factors and learning modalities on urban high school student credit attainment and grade point average during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-2021
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study examined how traditionally least advantaged populations of urban American midwestern high school students were affected by the pandemic compared to non-least advantaged peers. Previous literature recognized ...
Professional learning community : a case study of one Midwestern school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The concept of school faculty collaborating as a professional learning community has garnered widespread support and is the subject of much research and discussion. This qualitative case study was designed for the purpose ...
In the silence of her friends: a case study of the intersection of gender, race, age, and leadership in the dismissal of a public school superintendent
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Research interests in social conditions of women in leadership roles underlie this case study which explores the scarcely published voices of African American women in the superintendency of public education. This case ...
Stakeholders perceptions of organizational goal attainment at the secondary school level through the lens of authentic learning theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
School systems in PK-12 are being challenged to incorporate real-world learning into their curriculum to better prepare students for success after graduation (Karakas-Ozur and Duman, 2019). As high school organizations are ...
Core values driving sustained elite performance cultures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Organizational culture within sport has an important influence on the performance and well-being of the group and individuals. Often, cultural descriptions are based on teams' results (e.g., winning teams have strong ...
An evaluation study of an alternative middle school at-risk program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The study examined the effectiveness of a middle school alternative program, titled academic recovery, in improving student scores on the state assessment and student outlook on education. The quantitative component of ...
What were we thinking? : an analysis of Department of Defense advanced studies group theses from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Iraqi Freedom I, 1992-2002
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq left little doubt that many military and civilian leaders downplayed or entirely missed the possibility of an Iraqi insurgency. Volumes have been or will be written about the major ...
Case study of the impact of professional high school internships on college and career readiness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the impact that professional high school internships have on college and career readiness. Educational systems, both public and private, continue to search for ways ...
Evaluating the engaged institution : the conceptualizations and discourses of engagement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
As a relatively new term applied to the activities of higher education, "engagement" is an emerging conception that is being constructed and defined by actors within and outside of higher education. These constructions can ...
The perceived importance and gender differences in Missouri public high school assistant principalship duty delegation for promotion preparation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the duties commonly delegated to high school assistant principals which are perceived by building level principals to be the most important and least important ...
Voices yet to be heard : the educational journeys of older Latino\a undergraduates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
With this cross-cultural qualitative study, I sought to understand older Latino\as' undergraduate experiences on predominantly white, non-Hispanic campuses in the Midwest. The eight participants, ages 35-50, were evenly ...
Homeless not hopeless: understanding how graduate students who experience homelessness and housing insecurity successfully navigate their education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Obtaining a college degree and, even more so, a graduate degree is a critical component of many people's American dream. For some completing a graduate degree is a milestone of success. However, due to rising tuition and ...
A test of resource dependency theory using higher education institution behavioral changes after state based merit aid adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to analyze whether four-year, public institutions altered their behaviors as their revenue streams changed. I utilized state based merit aid adoption to examine whether institutions altered ...
Effects of SI administration staffing and support on SI program outcomes in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an internationally recognized learning assistance program used in higher education to support traditionally challenging classes by offering regularly scheduled, peer-led, group study sessions ...