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Whole-class read-alouds with diverse children's literature: primary teachers' perspectives and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to investigate primary teachers' perspectives about whole-class read-alouds with diverse children's literature (DCL) and their practices for implementing and conducting ...
Gender Perceptions: A Narratological, Social Constructivist, Case Study of the Literacy Experiences of Urban African American Male Elementary Students
(2014-09-30)
The purpose of this critical, narratological, social constructivist case study was to
explore the literacy experiences of African American males and their relationships to
masculinity in a third grade public school ...
Female consumers' purchase intention of fair trade textile and clothing handicrafts: the roles of a geographical indication and fair trade knowledge in a brand equity model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The study investigated the effect of Geographical Indication (GI) certification and fair trade knowledge (FTK) on U.S. female consumers' perceived brand equity and purchase intention of fair trade (FT) textile and clothing ...
The men I have chosen for fathers : literary and philosophical passages
(University of Missouri Press, 1990)
Selected pieces from essays published over the past twenty-five years. In general, the first essays move from a concern with the literature of the Southern Renaissance to a consideration of that New England "regionalist" Robert Frost. The center...
Effect of lactic acid source on properties of silver carp restructured with alginate gel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, is an invasive species in the United States which can be used to make value-added products. The objective of this study is to compare different acidification methods' effect on ...
Pictures and pixels : digital photographic archives at newspapers, photographic agencies and libraries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
A survey (N = 167) and in-depth interviews were conducted to examine organizational influences on the diffusion of an innovation. Daily newspapers, historical libraries and museums and photographic agencies that handle ...
Impact of social networks on well-being : evidence from Latino immigrants in non-urban Missouri communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of social capital on well-being. A three step approach is used to test this general hypothesis using Latino immigrant household survey conducted in three areas of rural Missouri as primary source of data. The first step uses a binomial logit regression...
A great and necessary measure : George Grenville and the genesis of the Stamp Act, 1763-1765
(University of Missouri Press, 1982)
George Grenville could have upheld Parliament's
sovereignty, raised a revenue, reduced smuggling, and asserted British control over the colonies by lowering the duty on foreign molasses imported into America from sixpence ...
Reciprocity in marketing relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Marketing researchers have often cited reciprocity as an important aspect of relational exchange; however the extant research has not conceptualized or measured reciprocity in marketing relationships. This research is a ...
A phenomenological study of gifted cross-cultural kids at an international school : exploration of intersecting identities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
There are several common characteristics between cross-cultural students and gifted students (Gallagher, 2019; Sheard, 2008). At the same time, there is limited research into practices of international schools when identifying ...
Ars moriendi as social reality : articulation of the good death in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Death and dying are often theorized as micro-level processes, focusing on the experience of the death process from the perspective of the dying, or in the context of grief and psychological healing on the part of the ...
The radical self : metamorphosis to animal form in modern Latin American narrative
(University of Missouri Press, 1988)
This essay approaches modern Latin American narrative from a predominantly phenomenological and existential perspective and therefore marks a departure from the main currents of contemporary Latin American criticism, which ...
The power of teacher-student relationships in determining student success
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-11)
The purpose of this ethnomethodological exploratory descriptive case study was to
investigate and understand teacher perceptions of the relationships between teachers and
students and how those teachers perceive relationships ...
Determination of total selenium and seleno-amino acids in yeast and aquatic organisms by liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The primary goal of this dissertation research was to develop methods for routine speciation analysis of selenium in tissues. A method for total selenium using on-line stable isotope dilution analysis with conventional ...
Social justice leadership development: the emergence of social justice leaders who experienced poverty during childhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The purpose of this study is to explore and understand how social justice leaders develop. This study reports the findings of social justice leaders who experienced childhood poverty and currently work as principal in Title ...
Yeast mutants containing elevated methionine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1983)
-free medium. The mutant exhibiting the largest increase in methionine content was 1369/0, an NA mutant, in which methionine was increased 54.6% as a percentage of the protein above that of the parent strain. Of the 17 amino acids recovered, the increase was 9...
Structural features of persistent homology and their algorithmic transformations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
level of detail; while other algorithms do exist for computing the barcodes of these universal objects, such methods are not easily generalizable. Finally, we compute appropriate homological cycles and use a certain algorithmic matching scheme that both...
Multimedia Big Data Analytics and Fusion for Data Science
(2023)
Big data is becoming increasingly prevalent in people's everyday lives due to the enormous quantity of data generated from social and economic activities worldwide. As a result, extensive research has been undertaken to ...
Preparing to teach English language learners : exploring the change in mainstream teachers' perceptions of ELL students in two online certification courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to understand the role of two online certification courses in changing mainstream teachers' perceptions of ELL students. The discussion board posts...
Initial evaluation of a mental health literacy intervention : mental health care in schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Teacher mental health literacy (MHL) includes their attitudes, knowledge, and help-seeking abilities to support youth mental health. Students' access to support in schools...