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The relationship between leadership style and student achievement in high poverty, low funded schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
regression analysis, and open-coding. The results of the study found that out of all leadership styles, active management-by-exception had a significant negative correlation with overall, communication arts, and math student achievement. It was also a...
A comparison of learning cultures in different size and types of high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
schools (alternative schools, professional learning communities, small learning communities, and non-learning communities). Research was conducted using a quantitative design with a qualitative element. Quantitative data were gathered using a researcher...
Medical students' narratives of peer bullying in women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
, competition, and sexism, influenced bullying experiences among students. Finally, participants described a social world where being one's best self was particularly important to their social standing. Implications for research, policy, and practice include...
To whom much is given: a study of Black female leadership within the context of spouses of historically Black college and university presidents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
include discussed include conflict resolution, connecting and advocacy. Other themes include, having a strong sense of self, mediation, the ability to "see" oneself and others, acts of service, placing one's family first, and creating legacy. The findings...
The relative impact of principal managerial, instructional, and transformational leadership on student achievement in Missouri middle level schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study examined the relationship of three factors of principal leadership, managerial, instructional, and transformational. A total of 1,703 teachers from 133 middle level public schools in Missouri were included in the study, which was part...
The relationship among principal leadership, school culture, and student achievement in Missouri middle schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relative impact of transformational leadership and school culture on student achievement. The population of this study consisted of 79 middle schools, defined in this study as schools with a grade...
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 and interrogate those...
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 research, however, is a concentrated analysis of countless operational-level decisions made by mid-level officers, or the motivations behind these decisions. A mixed-methods study investigating the research produced by the 1,124 graduates of each...
Exploring the attitudes and perceptions of Missouri state legislators toward public higher education funding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
. From these surveys a series of conclusions based upon demographic information and data examined through an analysis of variance testing was drawn. The research identified more than one hundred combinations of the 13 social and 20 funding variables...
Educational entrepreneurism in higher education: a comparative case study of two academic centers within one land-grant university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
was given to: (a) synthesizing current entrepreneurial and organizational culture and evolution theory as it relates to postsecondary education; (b) ascertaining the implications of a qualitative, comparative, case study approach to analyzing entrepreneurism...