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Desegregation and its impact on institutional culture at a historically black university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In this case study, 38 Black and White participants shared their recollections of intergroup contact during the first 15 years of desegregation (1954-1969) at a Historically Black University in a predominantly White ...
Building the best : a quantitative evaluation of a state-level teacher retention strategy designed to increase self-efficacy, reflective capacity, and job satisfaction through effective professional development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
, 2012; Brouwers et al., 2001; Cherniss, 1993; Schwerdtfeger, et al., 2008; Skaalvik and Skaalvik, 2007; Skaalvik and Skaalvik, 2010; Tschannen-Moran, et al., 1998) and is positively related to teacher retention (Kelley, 2004; Yost, 2006). Engaging...
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 aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq left little doubt that many military and civilian leaders downplayed or entirely missed the possibility of an Iraqi insurgency. Volumes have been or will be written about the major ...
Understanding learning activities of caseworkers for the development of their professional competence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore the learning activities that contributed to the professional competences of mental health caseworkers. Nowlen's (1988) Update, Competence, and Performance Models of Competence, ...
An examination of the success factors of African America [sic] men in executive leadership positions in Arkansas higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the success factors of five African American men serving in executive leadership positions in the state of Arkansas. Five men agreed to participate in the study which ...
An examination of high school programs to assist students diagnosed with emotional disorders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Graduation rates, employment sustainability, and lack of ability to live independently are often outcomes for students with emotional disorders. For these students the connection to incarceration, unemployment, and ...
Discourse as a normative instrument : analysis of mental illness on a disability services discussion list
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Publicly available archives of an internet discussion list for people who operate disability service offices at colleges and universities across the U.S. provided a unique insight into the values, interactions, and norms of this professional group...
The role of professional learning communities in changing high school educator behaviors and high school student outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of professional learning communities (PLC's) on administrator and teacher behaviors and student outcomes in a high school setting. Three schools were randomly selected ...
Examining the pedagogical content knowledge and practice of experienced secondary biology teachers for teaching diffusion and osmosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Teachers are the most important factor in student learning (National Research Council, 1996); yet little is known about the specialized knowledge held by experienced teachers. The purpose of this study was twofold: first, ...
Quantitative analysis of impact of risk factors and learning modalities on urban high school student credit attainment and grade point average during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-2021
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
identified as having a predictor of students not graduating (Allensworth & Easton, 2007; Heppen et al., 2017; Herlihy, 2007). Students were grouped by levels of low, medium, and high At-Riskness to determine if there was a significant correlation and...
How a principal's action as an invitational leader with a social justice orientation can serve as a factor in recruiting and reciprocally retaining teachers at high-poverty, high-minority, high needs urban high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The number of individuals going into the teaching profession was dwindling at a time when the rate of retirement and people leaving the profession was increasing. Sutcher et al. (2016) noted that in 2015-16, the United ...
Course placement : its impact in a Midwestern region school district on achievement, curriculum, instructional strategies, expectations, and perceptions of the program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
A school district in the Midwestern region uses a tracking system for sorting students into a grade-level or college preparatory track at the junior high and high school levels. This system has been in place for over sixty ...
The nonprofit board servant leader : a quantitative analysis of servant leadership behavior in nonprofit board presidents from the perception of nonprofit chief staff officers using Liden's global servant leadership scale
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to fill the gap in the current body of research regarding the leadership behavior characteristics, specifically servant leadership traits, exhibited by volunteer nonprofit ...
Starting a career in the U.S. : international student perceptions of the optional practical training experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The Optional Practical Training (OPT) program offers a pathway for international students to begin their professional career in the United States. Originally a one year training program, students with a degree in Science, ...
Teachers as agents of change : how knowledge gained from secondary English language arts professional development impacts classroom practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Gathering information about how secondary English Language Arts (ELA) teachers use pedagogical content knowledge gained from professional development (PD) to change their classroom practices in one Midwest Missouri school ...
The resiliency of black graduate students at predominantly white institutions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Being a graduate student is challenging due to the new knowledge and practices one must learn to become a professional in their chosen area of study. However, being a Black graduate student at a predominantly White institution ...
Generating social capital in first-generation students through a first-year seminar at a midwest university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Graduating college is an important milestone, but, for first-generation students (FGS), this can be more of a challenge than continuing-generation students. First-year seminars (FYS) aim to integrate students academically ...
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)
Black women have engaged in the uplift of the Black race, community and family since the Atlantic Slave Trade forced their arrival on the Eastern shores of the United States. This research project explored and recorded the ...
Active learning engagement classrooms at the University of Central Missouri : practical strategies to implement and sustain utilization of active learning in higher education using technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The tradition of lecturing in higher education is synonymous to teaching (Morrison, 2014). Fortunately, those in higher education today are pushing for viable alternatives such as active learning because several studies ...
A descriptive analysis of fees at four-year public universities : differentiating between tuition and fees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Despite the overabundance of data collected and analyzed about tuition as a primary cost of public higher education, little to no attention has been paid to fees as a portion of that cost. Most of the existing research ...