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Selling class : constructing the professional middle class in America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
To understand the role of mediated messages in organizational socialization, this study analyzes the constructions of class and gender in popular business advice books (BABs). The books are used as training tools in many ...
A case study of classroom faculty experiences with racial dialogue in one rural Missouri university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The divide of America and the racial injustices occurring support the need for ensuring faculty development to confront race and racial inequities in the classroom (Hughey, 2012). This study explored the experiences of ...
Professional development design in elementary school blended learning environments : changes in teacher mindsets and adaptive thinking skills
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This mixed method convergent study explored the impact of design and delivery of professional development practices in a large, urban school district in Missouri. Certificated classroom teachers at 23 pre-determined ...
The effects of visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on adjustment to bereavement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The lack of grief rituals in the United States has created a culture that is poorly equipped to heal from loss. The ritual of visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has allowed American visitors the opportunity to express ...
Mexican-American Females and the Bachelor's Degree Challenges and Success Stories
(2016)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the challenges encountered by
Mexican-American females and how they address those challenges in order to successfully
complete a bachelor’s degree. Mexican-American ...
An investigation of relationships between Flow Theory and music performance anxiety
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation comprises three projects designed to investigate the relationship between flow and music performance anxiety and using flow to alleviate music performance anxiety. One investigation is a comprehensive ...
Urban Mongolia : an integrative culturally-sensitive sustainability-focused design + planning framework for ger districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Informal settlements, often cast as slums, present remarkably difficult challenges for environmental designers, politicians, civil servants and, of ...
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 ...
Mizzou weekly, volume 21, number 15 (December 9, 1999)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 1999)
A multiple case study of female students' academic self-efficacy while participating in a middle school robotics program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
An instructional focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is a current popular educational due to the widespread need for skilled workers in these growing fields. Compounding this labor shortage is the ...
Structural foundations, triggering events, and facilitative contingency : the social origins of California’s Compassionate Use Act of 1996
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Currently in the United States there is a nationwide legislative movement to legalize marijuana for persons with certain diagnosable diseases. Despite ...
In vitro three dimensional biomechanical comparison of two internal fixation methods in equine adult radii
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Radius fracture configurations conducive to internal fixation most often contain a spiral or oblique fracture of the distal diaphysis. The location and fracture configurations are biomechanically challenging because of the ...
Connections and confluences : the personal and artistic journeys in the writing of Survival dance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Ways in which plays are written are simultaneously known and unknown, similar and different. The writing, in general, is guided by traditions of story and theatre. Specifically, the writing is guided by the life of the ...
Representation of Black women in true crime
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
True crime is an increasingly popular and relevant genre in media. However, how certain groups, including Black women, are portrayed in this genre is understudied. The purpose of my research was to study the specific ...
Personal and organizational predictors of service provision for refugees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This cross-sectional research study examined related predictors such as knowledge of refugees, familiarity with community resources, cultural competence, and organizational culture factors associated with service provision ...
Emotional labor in early intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The purpose of this study was to examine the scope and impact of emotional labor in early intervention. Focus groups and individual interviews were analyzed to determine the presence of emotional labor in the work, and the ...
Budgeting charity : a historical perspective on the Kansas Orphans' Home
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Orphanages are relatively new, unusual creations in human history. They have existed in significant numbers for less than 200 years, and though now ...
When they see us: racial criminalization, racial stigma, and identity in a Midwest college town
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Racial stigma and racial criminalization have been centralizing pillars of the construction of Blackness in the United States. Taking such systemic injustice and racism as a given, then question then becomes how these ...
Business and marketing teacher preparation in Missouri : a study of characteristics and influencing factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Given that there has been a recent movement toward alternative certification of teachers in all fields, and particular to this study, in business and marketing education, this study of traditional (TR) and alternative ...
Personal and social factors in masculine identity : examining differential associations with rape myths among athletes and nonathletes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The purpose of this study was to explore how masculine role norms, peer grouplevel factors, and athletic participation relate to rape myth acceptance. The study was concerned with examining variables that may explain the ...