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Running head: career development practices in a Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Context: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has increased their focus on College and Career Readiness through preparation and exploration (DESE, 2016). Career development curriculum exists ...
Forgotten bonds : the role of sibling relationships in foster families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Foster care is becoming a more prevalent diverse family form, and serves a critical role in our society. Little is known about the role siblings play ...
Little bits and pieces : the process of revealing sexual information in close mother-daughter relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Sexual communication between parents and adolescents is believed to be challenging. Ample research has examined parent-adolescent sexual communication, but has been limited. The current study was designed to overcome some ...
Framing practices of wire services in modern wartime : international frames during the final six months of the Battle of Aleppo
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This thesis focuses on the journalistic articles published by three major wire services-Associated Press, Reuters, and TASS -- during the final six months of the Battle of Aleppo, a major offensive that essentially tilted ...
Decentering experience : beyond visitor or object centered philosophies in university art museums and exhibition design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In the face of current museum trends towards heavily visitor-centered philosophies, this research offers a better understanding of how museums can ...
How moral value (in)congruence shapes Chinese textile employees' trust and their firm's financial performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Supporting by the Moral Responsibility for Corporate Sustainability theory and Resource Advantage Theory of Competition, this study is aimed at examining the relationship between the moral value (in)congruence between ...
Unveiling the influence of family of origin environment and relationship education programming on single adults' relational attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Guided by the Development of Early Adult Romantic Relationships (DEARR) model (Bryant & Conger, 2002), the current study examined how single adults' relational attitudes are shaped by both family of origin environment and ...
Examining elementary mathematics teachers' justification practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the relationship between elementary teachers' attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, Elementary Mathematics Specialist (EMS) status, and ...
Feminist self-labeling and feminist identity development: exploring the experiences of college sorority women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
In this study, I used feminist identity development as a theoretical framework to explore the experiences of 12 college sorority women. Participants shared stories from their college and early life, including the experiences ...
An alternate approach to educational reform in the United Arab Emirates : exploring students' motivation through Pisa 2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For over a decade, the public education system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has engaged in educational reform with varying degrees of success. The ...
The microecology of identity in the last plays of Lanford Wilson
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Critical assessments of Lanford Wilson's dramas are incomplete, with most studies ending about the time of Burn This (1987); furthermore, ...
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 ...
A qualitative bounded case study on teacher and administrator perceptions of students' adverse childhood experiences in rural, northwest Missouri elementary school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The purpose of this bounded case study (Merriam and Tisdell, 2016) was to add to the existing research literature on early childhood trauma in addition to understanding teacher and administrator perceptions on students' ...
Exploring the relationship between executive function, grit, academic engagement and self-concept on reading achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among executive function, grit, academic self-concept, academic engagement and reading achievement among Black fifth grade students utilizing an adaptation of a ...
An affective (dis)ordering of difference: a practice approach to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in veterinary medicine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Recent organizational theorizing contends that ontological assumptions around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) must be reconsidered. I argue that an underlying assumption of separation within the prevailing approaches ...
Burnout among investigative journalists : causes and solutions
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Investigative journalism is a hard profession. The job usually requires months of intense digging, seeking out wrongdoing committed by powerful people and organizations. By its nature, it requires reporters to closely ...
Goal setting in Missouri's model evaluation system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Goal setting in Missouri's Model Evaluation is the central focus of this research. Years of legislation increased the federal presence in public ...
Understanding the relationship between global and diversity learning practice types, critical thinking and awareness of self and others in college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The ability to think critically and complexly amid novel experiences that require self- and other-awareness is something that leaders in an array of social institutions seek to develop in their communities. Global and ...
The role of school migrant composition in migrant students' school-related well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Over the past few decades, internal migration in China has resulted in equity issues related to educational opportunities for migrant children. In an effort to provide equal schooling opportunities for migrant students, ...
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 ...