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Are social media bad for your employees? : effects of at-work break activities on recovery experiences, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
information, and be entertained, this study theorized that engaging in social media break activities while at work can help employees to experience psychological detachment and relaxation during work hours. The purpose of this study was to explore...
To quit or not to quit : voluntary turnover among Millennial English-language journalists in Indonesia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
examines the motivation to stay and the intention to leave among the current journalists. Using grounded theory, this study used semi-structured interviews with 18 participants from three Jakarta-based news organizations. The journalists left because of a...
Examining the influence of STEM college program participation on engineering persistence among first-generation college students in engineering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
first-generation college students (FGCS) in engineering. Data for the present study came from a larger longitudinal study on engineering students that collected data from a quantitative (Qualtrics) survey during Spring 2015 and Spring 2016 across 11...
How media and communication graduates find jobs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
With rising college student debt, questions about the return on investment for a degree in media and communication and perceived instability in the industry, students want to know how they will find jobs before loans are ...
An investigation of the perception of factors associated with daily living activities of comprehensive psychiatric rehabilitation consumers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
rated numerous demographic and study variables regarding how helpful each was to their daily living activities. At the end of six-weeks of data collection, 122 consumers' surveys had been collected for data analysis. Descriptive statistics and linear...
The epistemology of group agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] "The ultimate foci of this dissertation are group belief and justified group belief. As we will see, many models of both concepts have been proposed, ...
Talking Texts with Teachers: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Secondary English Language Arts Teachers and Their Text Selection Practices
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
The texts that teachers choose to read in the secondary English language arts
classroom have been an important part of the curriculum development process for teachers of
this subject. Teachers have always been interested ...
Perceptions of out-of-field teachers of the sustainability of urban teacher quality support systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
demands on staff development, and the search for models and methodologies which are promising for professional development of academic staff has become an important agenda in itself" (Ho, A.,2001 P.35). Effective changes in practice require a great deal...
A Case Study of the Literacy Experiences of 3rd Grade Struggling Readers with the Use of Interactive Digital Books
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Students who score one or more grade levels below the standard expectations in
reading tests are defined as struggling readers. Struggling readers have difficulty in
reading and/or comprehending a text, which affects ...
A Narrative Inquiry and Self–Study of Practice Investigation into Experiences with Older Adults and Aging via an Online College–Level Gerontology Course
(2016)
The population of older adults in the United States is increasing to new heights.
Society members trained in gerontological education, health care of elders, and service
providers for older adults will be needed in the ...
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, ...
Pigmentation and practice : understanding perceptions of white female teachers within a colorblind racial ideology framework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Thoreau said, "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." In the world of education, what we don't see--or at least claim not to notice--matters just as much. For non-White children in American schools ...
A qualitative study of male students' experiences in counseling programs and male professional counselors' experiences post graduation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Little is known about what attracts men to the counseling profession and what their experiences are in counseling programs and the profession post-graduation. This qualitative case study examines what attracts men to the ...
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 ...
Guilty by association : a phenomenological exploration of Black professionals' experiences with assumptions of criminality at work
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
the phenomenon: gangster in a suit, guilty till proven innocent, and rooted in criminality. I used stigma management communication, cultural contracts theory, and Big D /little d discourse as guiding research theories. Practical implications, theory contributions...
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 ...
"Rape is a part of life where I live" the normalization of girl-child sexual abuse in Jamaica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This research focused on understanding the role of institutions, social and cultural factors, and women's socio-economic status in (re)producing and perpetuating the sexual abuse of girls in Jamaica. Using an interpretive ...
Stories to live by, stories to teach with: a narrative inquiry into preservice teachers' knowledge of teaching literacy from a critical literacy framework with diverse children's literature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
into PSTs' stories follows the research question of: How do preservice teachers' stories to live by inform their orientation towards certain literacy teaching practices of children's literature? It is framed by Connelly and Clandinin's (1999...
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...
Into the forests (and fields and yards) : re-thinking rural development and local food systems with wild harvesters in the Ozark highlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Local food systems are regularly advocated as a strategy for community economic development focused on market-based practices. Two particular critiques of this strategy have emerged that underlie this study. The first is that research on local food...