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An essay on the idea and logic of agricultural economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
belief in the universal validity and applicability of neoclassical economic theory. All these problems essentially arose as an unintended consequence of the applied economists' solution to what is termed the "Schultz Dilemma." Therefore, this essay...
Missouri alumnus, volume 043, number 05 (1955 January)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1955)
Persistence overcomes resistance : the journey of women to full professors in STEM
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Women currently earn half of the doctorates awarded in the United States but hold 37 percent of the full professor positions (NCSES, 2019). Demographic inertia alone cannot explain this fact (Laursen & Austin, 2020). This ...
The Germans in Missouri, 1900-1918 : prohibition, neutrality, and assimilation
(University of Missouri Press, 1985)
Throughout its existence the National German-American Alliance was not only an important cultural institution in the German-American community but also one of the principal organized opponents, ethnic or otherwise, to those ...
My story : William John Krause, II
(William John Krause II, 2019)
"The following are my answers to a series of 52 questions prompted by StoryWorth, Inc. The questions and answers were organized into a digital format in the order that they were received and are presented here. StoryWorth, Inc. provides a platform...
Paleoseismology and Archaeoseismology along the Southern Dead Sea Transform in Wadi 'Arabah Near the municipality of Aqaba, Jordan
(2013)
The southern Wadi ‘Arabah Valley in Jordan provides an ideal location to
investigate both the paleoseismology and archaeoseismology of the region because it is
situated directly along the active Dead Sea transform, and ...
Commerce des lumières : John Oswald and the British in Paris, 1790-1793
(University of Missouri Press, 1986)
"My subject is the involvement of British intellectuals in revolutionary thought and action between the end of the American Revolution and the fourth year of the French Revolution. John Oswald, briefly famous as a herald ...
Do teacher ratings of their principals influence their own evaluation scores? : an examination of classroom observation scores from the network for educator effectiveness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] For decades, scholars have actively researched various aspects of employee performance evaluations. Cohen and Goldhaber (2016) have called for more research on factors impacting...
North Korea's emulation Chinese politics : an examination of Mao Tse-Tung's ideological influence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
North Korean leader, Kim Il-song has been known among western observers as a "faithful disciple of Stalin." Furthermore, Communist North Korea has been known to the western world as faithfully following the Soviet model. ...
A comparative study of faculty principles of practice in curricular learning communities and non-curricular learning communities environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
, large, four-year, public universities in the Midwest were assessed for their implementation of Chickering and Gamson's (1987) Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. Data analysis revealed CLC faculty had higher implementation...
Science frictions : science, folklore, and "the future"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Folklore and science, along with the subject of the future which has slowly over time worked its way into the discourses of both, have a long, complicated history together. One...
The new citizenship : origins of progressivism in Wisconsin, 1885-1900
(University of Missouri Press, 1972)
This is a book about people with different ideas about democracy from those that prevail today. Wisconsin's early progressives would have been astonished by the focus historians have placed on producer identifications. ...
Narong Prangcharoen and Thai cross-cultural fusion in contemporary composition
(2014-07-30)
Narong Prangcharoen (b.1973) has become one of the leading Asian classical composers since he won a number of international awards and received numerous commissions from major orchestras and individual distinguished ...
The development and implementation of a heuristic for teaching reflective scientific skepticism within a socio-scientific issue instructional framework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Science ideas are frequently miscommunicated or distorted. In our digital age, a social media post may provoke an emotional response triggering a cascade of replies that spread...
Missouri alumnus, volume 030, number 02 (1941 October)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1941)
The relationship of emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of first and second year principals in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of first and second year principals. Factors of emotional intelligence and the competencies of self-efficacy were investigated to determine ...
Missouri alumnus, volume 046, number 04 (1958 January)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1958)
A methodology for evaluation of research animal diagnostic and investigative laboratories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
"The objective of this study was to design, develop, and test a method for evaluation of the effectiveness of Research Animal Diagnostic and Investigative Laboratories (RADILs). This includes identifying and measuring the ...
On Calderon
(University of Missouri Press, 1978)
This study will deal specifically with seven of Calderon's plays: two autos, Los encantos de la Culpa and El gran teatro del mundo; the "metaphysical" play La vida es sueno; the historico-religious play El principe constante; ...
Scale and utilization economics in feeding cattle under three feeding systems : a feasibility study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1967)
"Since the end of World War II the cattle feeding industry in the United States has been characterized by three major, and to a certain degree, related developments: 1. A marked expansion in numbers. In the two decades ...