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Selling the virtual university : a multimodal discourse analysis of marketing for online learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
When marketing online degrees, institutions are simultaneously telling a story about what it means to be a student at that institution and about what it means to be an online learner. This study is an attempt to investigate ...
The non-sequential path between indigenous social movements and collective rights in Latin America : the role of organizations and institutional conditions to tell the story
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
the conditions behave in a table of truth with seven countries of the region. Additionally, I will study 3 cases (Colombia, Peru, and Chile) in-depth to understand the process and causal mechanisms at work. The results support these hypotheses....
Socio-cultural and school barriers that Latino Spanish-speaking and Mixteco-speaking families with a preschool child with autism experienced in the special education referral process in Santa Barbara County, California
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
According to multiple studies, a referral process bias exists in the early identification of autism for children of color, in particular Latino children. Sociocultural, economic, educational, and health care barriers have significantly impacted...
Between two worlds: Native American representation in print media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
To understand the state of Native American representation at both a regional and national level in print journalism this research applied a thematic analysis to the news and feature articles of the Oregonian and the New ...
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Students who have Overcome Academic Probation
(2023)
Students placed on academic probation are at a greater risk of not completing a four-year degree in higher education. This qualitative study applied Schlossberg’s Adult Transition Theory to understand the experience of ...
Life and war in Korea : photographic portrayals of the Korean War in Life magazine, July 1950 - August 1953
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examines the visual portrayal of the Korean War, as presented in Life magazine from July 1950 through August 1953, by adopting the theoretical framework of framing and cultural studies and by combining two ...
Primary care provider prep prescribing practices : southern United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
to be in a higher TTM stage of change (p = .002) and were more likely to have written a PrEP prescription (p = .001). Access to PrEP resources (OR = 1.85, p = .001), streamlined insurance prior authorization processes (OR = 1.52, p = .010), working with staff...
A Heuristic Narrative Exploration of Teacher Perception: The Usefulness of Teacher Evaluation
(2021)
The purpose of this heuristic narrative study was to use teacher voice to gain a stronger understanding of what teachers need for the meaningful use of the evaluation process for improving teaching and learning. Data ...
Assessing the biotic communities of restored bottomland hardwood wetlands in western Kentucky and Tennessee
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] Bottomland Hardwood (BLH) forested wetlands were once the predominant land cover in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), but 75 percent of the historic BLH area has been converted to ...
Missouri alumnus, volume 010, number 05 (1922 January)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1922)
Finding the path: a mixed method multisite case study of undecided student experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Selecting a college major is a big decision for college students and research suggests the majority of first-year students are unsure of their career and major plans (Foote, 1980; Kramer, Higley, & Olsen, 1994; Theophilides, ...
Students' view toward biology as a complex system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
System thinking is found to be a proper approach to address the complex problems of our modern world. However, while it is practiced in various science disciplines, it is not yet embedded proportionately into science ...
Investigating increased shear stress and physical activity as strategies to improve vascular insulin sensitivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Impaired vasodilator actions of insulin in type 2 diabetes (T2D) result in blunted insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle capillary perfusion which limits ...
Approaches for comparing the structural characteristics of different representations of transportation systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
comparing Net B to Net A (i.e., most of records are within 10m distance). Comparing the computed distance between Net A path vertices and the assigned arcs in Net C shows that 99.2% of the records are within 10m, and only 0.8% of the arcs have a greater...
The examination of a middle school teacher preparatory program through the lens of invitational leadership
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Conducted have been studies on the development of adolescent students, the leadership style of middle school teachers, and the diversity of student. However, individual studies have not addressed the complex skills necessary ...
Potential agricultural insecticide exposure of Indiana bats (Myotis Sodalis) in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998)
The type and distribution of agrochemical insecticides routinely applied to the major field crops in northern Missouri were described and shown to be coincident with the summer/maternity range of the endangered Indiana bat ...
An analysis of undergraduate heavy-video-gaming students : developing technology-enhanced learning-support areas based on gaming and study practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Video-gaming has become a popular extracurricular option for students in higher education. More than 70 percent of undergraduate students reported they played video-games at some level, with heavy-video-gaming students ...
The effect of school culture on substance use : a quantitative study focusing on upper elementary students attending Adventist schools in Canada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Adolescents are likely to experiment with risky behaviors, such as substance use, which can have implications lasting throughout their lives. Private schools, while not immune to substance use, tend to report lower levels ...
Theoretical analysis of heat and mass transfer processes in an evaporative cooling system with zeolite desiccant powered by solar energy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
received the major of attention because of their energy consumption and pollution. Different from traditional cooling strategies, desiccant cooling technology (DCT) has been emergent as a promising alternative giving the fact that the economic...