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SpEdTIPS: special education teams increasing parental satisfaction for IEP meetings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Previous research has shown that parents of children receiving special education services often have negative feelings associated with Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings, such as feeling confused, overwhelmed, ...
Selling you on flexibility : toward a flexible framework for reflexive administration of writing centers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Training tutors has historically been and continues to be one of the most important, as well as the most labor- and time-intensive needs that directors of writing centers are called to address. As technological advancements ...
Older adult gay & bisexual male veterans' perception of access and cultural competence within the health care system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Previous research has consistently identified health disparities among minority groups, including members of the LGBTQ community. The role of the health care system itself in creating, sustaining, or confronting these ...
Non-STEM-trained employees' creativity in using STEM knowledge or skills
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
-STEM occupations to learn how they value creativity and STEM knowledge and skills and how they perceive the relationship between creativity and STEM knowledge and skills. I also conducted task-based observations with six additional non-STEM employees to understand...
Advocacy INGOs in multi-ethnic societies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Advocacy INGOs are optimistically seen as campaigners for democracy and human rights. They create a narrative around democratic ideals and support local ...
Mizzou Nursing, 2018 Spring
(University of Missouri -- Columbia. School of Nursing., 2018)
A case study of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 : interorganizational policymaking and food security d/discourses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
, I investigated the communicative processes leading up to the passage of the Global Food Security Act (2016), including the organizational construction of meaning that helped get the bipartisan legislation passed at a contentious time in our...
It's funny you should ask : an examination of professionals' perceptions of the use of humor in advertising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Strategies to combat news avoidance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This research outlines the strategies that communicators involved with audience engagement in news organizations are using to reach their audiences despite compassion fatigue-induced news avoidance. The research was based in gatekeeping theory...
Journey to the virtual realm : transforming student online orientations with 3D desktop virtual reality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
to be relatively weak, participants report high levels of perceived engagement during the VR experience. However, challenges arise in perceiving avatars as real individuals, necessitating further consideration of engagement factors in VR-based educational...
Mental health education in New York state schools : the teachers' perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
-- on school-based mental health education, its implementation, its effectiveness, and its impact on student and teacher mental health outcomes. The Theory of Organizational Readiness for Change can be used in an organization, such as a school system...
The role of public information officers in local American government
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Public information officers (PIOs) see themselves as the liaison between the agency they represent and the public. They come from various backgrounds including broadcast and print journalism, for profits and the advertising ...
Teacher facilitation of critical literature discussions with kindergarten students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine how literature discussions are used to promote social justice in an early childhood classroom that emphasizes critical literacies and sociocultural approaches to ...
Federated multimodal simulators in transportation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
preferred the word sign on the front of the vehicle and the mobile wayfinding application reduced wheelchair users' reliance on wayfinding signs and their travel anxiety. The studies filled gaps in existing knowledge and were used to help practitioners...
Journalistic norms, ethics, and practices at EWTN
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Endangered but not too late : the state of digital news preservation
(University of Missouri, 2021)
's news media when it comes to preserving irreplaceable digital news content. And to share the best ideas and practices news organizations can adopt to address the common problems that can so easily threaten the digital news content we are creating every...
"A report on a research project led by faculty and experts at Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and the University of Missouri Libraries. This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation."--Cover....
"A report on a research project led by faculty and experts at Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and the University of Missouri Libraries. This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation."--Cover....
Virtual reality as a communication medium: investigating the impact of virtual embodiment on various stakeholders of an architecture project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Researchers argue that our body and our intentional actions in the environment impact how we perceive and understand the world. In the last few decades, the theory of embodied cognition has been tested across different ...
Examining the influence of STEM college program participation on engineering persistence among first-generation college students in engineering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
indicated that FGCS who participated in college STEM programs needed lower level of engineering goals to persist in engineering compared to those who did not participate in college STEM programs. Practical and research implications, limitations, and future...
Black alumni of the University of Missouri-Columbia : financial support as the mirror of attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2001)
This study examined the attitudes toward the University of Missouri-Columbia of a sample of its Black alumni and whether their attitudes were reflected in their donor status. The Black Alumni Survey was used to assess the ...