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A qualitative study of administrator and teacher perceptions of changing instructional practices with 1:1 technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Reports on changing instructional practices with one-to-one (1:1) technology suggest positive increases in academic engagement, test scores, and preparing for 21st century...
2011 proceedings
(2011)
Mobility Strategies and Academic Success within Military Families
(2016)
The purpose of this narratalogical case study was to investigate the strategies military
families utilize to contribute to the academic performance of highly mobile military
connected students. The unit of analysis was ...
Understanding the development of low-income marriages : investigating the antecedents and outcomes of marital functioning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
years of marriage. Gender differences emerged, with husbands reporting more stable marital functioning than wives. Guided by the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation model, I also found individual (family-of-origin experiences), dyadic (e.g., perceptions...
Predictors of Receipt of Counseling Services from Religious Leaders in African American Church Populations
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
African Americans (AAs) are disproportionality affected by mental health issues.
They are more likely to experience chronic depression, greater impairment from
depression, and serious psychological distress than the ...
Perspectives of informal caregivers on using in-home technology to monitor activities of person with serious mental illness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
As a result of the U.S deinstitutionalization policy of the 1960's persons with serious mental illness often live with and rely upon family members and friends to serve as informal caregivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate...
Provision of Telelactation Support to Improve Breastfeeding Outcome
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
Breastfeeding is a valuable infant feeding method that offers many preventative health benefits
to mothers and infants. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization
provide recommendations ...
Social Support and Smoking among Midwest LGBT Adults
(2014-09-30)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have smoking rates twice that of their heterosexual counterparts. To design effective outreach, prevention, and treatments for these individuals, a comprehensive ...
Multimodal Intervention to Increase Advance Care Planning in Primary Care Medicare Patients
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Advance care planning is the guideline recommended process which encourages adults to
analyze values, identify goals, and articulate preferences for future medical care in order to
protect autonomy in the event of ...
Black families as embodied policy : politics of dignity transforming colonized policy procedures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
process that requires a complete reconceptualization in the following: educational power as horizontal, theory and research as practice, and policy development as inclusive of families as policy entrepreneurs....
Role of agricultural cooperatives in poverty reduction in Nepal : an empirical analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
families and Key Informant Interviews of 37 managers of agricultural cooperatives. In order to make the inferences on access and income gain, probit regression, matching, ordinary least square and two-stage least squares techniqpropriate identification...
Picturing race in local newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The American news media has been criticized for failing to accurately reflect the country's racial diversity. Previous research has found that large broadcast and print news outlets overrepresent the White population, while ...
Performance standards for walk-in coolers and freezers in the United States as a function of local weather conditions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-26)
Walk-in coolers and freezers are medium (~35º F) and low (~-10º F to -20º F)
temperature commercial food preservation equipment, with high market demand. There is
considerable potential for energy savings through ...
Mizzou, volume 102, number 1 (2013 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2013)
Heterogeneity in body condition, survival, and seasonal origins among lesser snow and Ross's geese
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Individual heterogeneity in fitness within a population is well established and provides the required variability for natural selection to take place. Yet, in the case of overabundant midcontinent lesser snow (Anser ...
Decision-making involvement, self-efficacy, and the relationship to transition readiness in youth with sickle cell disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Transition from pediatric to adult healthcare settings poses significant risks to morbidity and mortality for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. Increasing transition readiness, the acquisition of ...
Faculty burnout and its relationship to social and institutional support
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The purpose of this sequential explanatory study was to determine if there was a relationship between faculty burnout, social support, institutional support, or salary, as well as establish if any college at a regional ...
Mizzou, volume 101, number 1 (2012 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
Evidence-Based Practice Asthma Education in Primary Care
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Asthma affects more than 300 million people across the globe. The financial burden
impacts individuals and their families as well as communities and health care systems. Although
asthma education is a fundamental ...
Weight Management Program on Self-Esteem in Adolescent Females Classified as Obese
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Today, nearly 20.5% of young people of in America are overweight or obese, affecting roughly
12.7 million children and adolescents. The obesity trend has been shown to be a precursor not
only to physiological ailments ...