Browsing 2012 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Educational leadership and policy analysis (MU)"
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A study of decision making in the case of a school district determining the location for a new high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Decision making at the school district level is examined through a historical case study of one large, Midwestern school district's process to choose the site on which to build a new high school. The case is viewed from a ... -
Teacher autonomy in the United States : establishing a standard definition, validation of a nationally representative construct and an investigation of policy affected teacher groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This effort: 1) establishes an autonomy definition uniquely tailored for teaching, 2) validates a nationally generalizable teacher autonomy construct, 3) demonstrates that the model describes and explains the autonomy ... -
Teacher preparation programs and district/school supports for deaf education teachers : a survey of beginning teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The purpose of this study is to examine deaf education teachers' perceptions on whether colleges/universities adequately prepared them, as well as, how well districts/schools support them for their beginning years of ... -
Teachers teaching teachers : a case study of the 2011 ProEd professional learning community and its influence on creating a culture for organizational learning in schools in the Republic of Panama
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)While evidence of organizational learning through empowered teacher collaboration has been established in many international school studies, no such relationship has been investigated in public and/or low-middle socioeconomic ... -
Turnaround schools as a U-turn for student achievement : the rotary of school reform efforts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This case study presents data to support the notion that turnaround school policy can improve the efficiency of how traditionally low-performing schools function. The schools that were successful in implementing the UVA ... -
Understanding the environment of the commercializing university researcher : cases for commercial success
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)As the U.S. continues its transition from an economy based upon manufacturing to one based upon innovation, one must look at the environment of the person at the epicenter of this change: The commercializing university ... -
Using common formative assessments to promote student achievement : a case study of practice, leadership, and culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This qualitative case study analyzed the perceptions of third, fourth, and fifth grade-level teachers via six focus group discussions. In addition, three leadership interviews and an open-ended online survey gleaned ... -
Using noncognitive assessment to predict academic success for at-risk students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The purpose of this study was to determine if noncognitive variables, alone or in combination with standardized test score (ACT or SAT) and/or high school grade point average, can predict student success (first-semester ... -
Utilization assessment of Head Start leadership professional development resources
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Lack of knowledge surrounding professional development choices of Head Start directors served as the catalyst for proposing this study. Inability to identify a Head Start-specific survey instrument designed to query directors ... -
Utilization-focused evaluation of a STEM enrichment program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact and utilization of a STEM enrichment program (hereafter referred to as The Program). The Program consisted of two parts. First an educator resource center provided free ...