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A case study of teen leadership development within a 4-H camp counselor experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Utilizing teens as camp counselors for overnight camping is common within Missouri 4-H. It is also an experience that is often described as providing teens an opportunity to develop leadership skills. The purpose of this ...
Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM) produced from limestone fines and other byproducts
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
, the developed group of mixtures should be economically feasible and it should provide a good, constant density, homogeneous support layer with low settlement....
An examination of technology-based formative assessment feedback and the impact on student learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Although researchers have provided evidence to support the effectiveness of collaborative and cooperative learning (Magana & Marzano, 2014; Marzano, 2006) and embedding formative assessment within instruction (Black & ...
Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Providing Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care to LGBTQ+ Patients
(2022)
Nurses represent the largest group of health care professionals in the United States and spend more time with patients at the end-of-life (EOL) than any other health care professionals. Often, the quality of EOL nursing ...
Using 3D garment design software to create custom avatars for wheelchair users : a user-centered design approach exploring the use of 3D software to design for people with disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] Background of the Study: People with Disabilities (PWDs) Everyday, the majority of the world starts their day by getting dressed. Clothing serves a variety of purposes for each individual. For ...
Comeback coverage : thematic content in the news media's reporting on Donald Trump's attacks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This thesis is informed by gatekeeping and frame-building theories. It uses straightforward textual analysis to determine what forms of thematic content are repeated in coverage from The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...
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 ...
Grief severity and health behaviors following bereavement: Exploring the moderating role of emotion regulation processes
(2023)
The extant literature investigating associations between grief symptom severity and engagement in health behaviors is limited. Furthermore, research examining health outcomes in bereaved populations has yielded mixed ...
A study on emerging transportation services based on efficient network design and operation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Rapid growth in modern technologies has provided new tools for flexible and convenient transportation to the public. These new avenues for commuting would enable promoting non-driving modes of conveyance while shifting the economics of movement via...
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....
Cognitive processing of news as a function of structure : a comparison between inverted pyramid and chronology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Little has changed in how written news is structured, even as the newspaper industry changes dramatically. One of the most entrenched news routines, the inverted pyramid, continues to persist in both print and online news. ...
Understanding and Preventing Freeze Damage in Vineyards: Workshop Proceedings (2007)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2007)
The proceedings of this December 2007 workshop will be a valuable resource for current and aspiring producers wishing to understand freeze injury in grapevines and of special interest to those wishing to explore the available ...
From the Classroom to the Boardroom: A Phenomenological Study of Seven Superintendents
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
School superintendents encounter a wide variety of unique and diverse challenges as
they attempt to lead individuals and organizations toward success. As such, superintendents
must be equipped with the skills to ...
The nature of evidence utilized in healthcare architectural design decisions at five Midwestern critical access hospitals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Building a replacement hospital is a once in a lifetime experience for any healthcare administrator and the design decisions made during the building process can have a lasting impact on stake holders and end users for ...
A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational exploration of perceived stress, quality of life, and family functioning in parents of a child with congenital heart disease: The PinCHeD Study
(2020)
or Latino). The mean education level for mothers and fathers was just under that of a bachelor’s degree (mothers μ = 9.90, SD= 1.720) (fathers μ = 9.61, SD = 1.706). Parent pairs had a mean relationship length of 11.37 years. The children with CHD...
Carrying their second backpack: understanding the lived experiences of teachers working with trauma-affected students during the Covid-19 pandemic
(2021)
This heuristic narrative study addressed the high prevalence of trauma that children in schools are experiencing and its secondary effects on those who work with them in schools. While there are plentiful studies to be found regarding the outcomes...
Emancipation of education through place
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The purpose of education is to prepare students to address imperative concerns that face our communities and planet. Many ways exist to address these pressing issues we are confronted with. Regardless of what subjects ...
Microstructural and environmental effects on fretting fatigue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
One of the primary causes of premature fatigue failures is a phenomenon known as fretting. The research leading to this paper consisted of developing information regarding microstructural and environmental effects on fretting fatique of a .40...
IP/MPLS over OTN over DWDM multilayer networks: optimization models, algorithms, and analyses
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-24)
Over the past decade, multilayer network design has received significant attention
in the scientific literature. However, the explicit modeling of IP/MPLS over OTN over
DWDM in which the OTN layer is specifically considered ...
Examining the impact of a black men's initiative : a mixed methods approach to program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The attrition of Black males in higher education has garnered much attention within recent years. Subsequently, programming specific to this issue has been developed to intervene; however, there is very little research ...