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The relationship between principal leadership skills and school-wide positive behavior support : an exploratory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purposes of this study were to (1) identify key principal leadership skills associated proactive school environments, (2) examine the relationship between SW-PBS implementation and increased evidence of those skills, ...
The effects of VR game-based learning on students' computer programming self-efficacy engagement, and the development of computational thinking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023; Embargo extended 1 year to 8/1/2024] Computational thinking helps students solve problems by applying concepts drawn from computer science. One of the most popular strategies to develop computational ...
Instrumental music teacher perceptions regarding student self-regulation of music learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
In this study I examined instrumental music teacher's perceptions regarding student self-regulation of music learning. Relying on an interpretivist approach to an instrumental collective case study, data were collected ...
Influence of entomopathogenic fungi from forest and urban habitats on founding pairs of reticulitermes flavipes (rhinotermitidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
In forest habitats, termites break down woody debris and assist in nutrient cycling of carbon and nitrogen. However, infestations in suburban habitats have given subterranean termites a high priority for pest management. ...
Motivated processing of online news comments : how do incivility and belief congruence affect comment readers' cognitive and emotional responses?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study examined how the presence of incivility in online comments (i.e. uncivil comments) influences individual online news user's cognitive ...
Factors influencing nursing student academic success : a mixed methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
an effective response to the growing demand for more nurses in health care settings. Recognizing influential factors of academic success or failure can inform academic support interventions. This sequential mixed-methods study examined factors that influence...
Weed control guide for Missouri field crops, 2003
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division., 2003)
Developmental programming by xenoestrogens
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
were seen within the range of current human exposure. Overall my research demonstrates that developmental programming by XE is linked to increased disease susceptibility in adulthood; exposure to low-environmentally relevant levels of XE may increase...
Mizzou, volume 097, number 3 (2009 spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2009)
Material and volunteer convergence in developing a disaster resource portfolio
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] Disaster relief operations have been conducted by humanitarian agencies for decades, yet the problem of material and volunteer convergence still exists today. The massive influx of unsolicited ...
Effect of problem-based learning on knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention, and critical thinking ability of agriculture students in urban schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was three-fold: to determine the effectiveness of instructional strategies on improving the acquisition and retention of leadership content by secondary students in urban agriculture programs; to ...
Assessing the independence of state parties : issue ownership and morality politics in US state party platforms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study uses party platforms to assess the degree of independence between state and national political parties in the United States in light of issue ownership theory and morality politics. Utilizing a coding scheme ...
"This land is my land" : authority and landscape in American women's nonfiction, 1843-1903
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] "Thus, the arc of my dissertation—from a landscape that is local and familiar to one that is vast and often incomprehensible—suggests that women confront ...
A quantitative analysis of motivations of association executives to earn the certified association executive credential
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The Certified Association Executive credential is a professional certification designed to identify association management professionals committed to a wide range of knowledge essential to the management of an association. ...
Algorithm design and error analysis of quantized RSSI based localization in wireless sensor networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Wireless Sensor Network localization is an important aspect in sensor network applications such as tracking and monitoring. The general goal of ...
Evaluating the effectiveness of the core content of the incredible years with and without visual performance feedback for parents of children with autism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Many children with autism display externalizing behavior due to challenges they face in the areas of communication, social skills and repetitive behavior or restricted interests. Parents have reported that it is difficult ...
Preservice teacher beliefs about education from their experiences as K-12 students and members of an adolescent subculture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress test over the past 35 years have not shown significant, long term improvement of 17 year olds in math or reading. The purpose of the study was to describe beliefs ...
Degradation of the veterinary antibiotics in swine manure via anaerobic digestion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Antimicrobial resistance is becoming an imminent danger for human health, in part because of excessive consumption of antibiotics in the animal industry. Laboratory-scale anaerobic digesters (ADs) were utilized to investigate the potential removal...
The relationship between secondary school teacher perception of student motivation and the effects of teacher professional development on student motivation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between high school teachers' perceptions of student motivation and the teachers' perceptions of their own professional development and preparation, efficacy in ...
Proceedings and abstracts : MU College of Veterinary Medicine presents the 37th Annual Phi Zeta Research Day
(MU College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014)
The 37th Annual Phi Zeta Research Day, held May 9, 2014, included poster presentations, oral presentations, and a keynote address. The keynote address by Al Jergens was entitled "Animal Models for Inflammatory Bowel Disease."