Browsing 2014 UMKC Dissertations - Freely Available Online by Thesis Semester "2014 Spring"
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364 Days: Suite for Jazz Orchestra
(2014)364 Days: Suite for Jazz Orchestra was composed for a standard seventeen-piece (5/4/4/4) jazz orchestra. The suite is comprised of five pieces- And I Think of You; Goodnight; What Ifs; 364 Days; The Dreamer and The Realist ... -
Berri
(2014-07-17)Berri is a dramatic musical composition for large chamber ensemble (Piccolo, Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, and Percussion) and narrator. The text for the narrator is an original ... -
Blocks and Playdough: Reconceptualizing Preschool Education through an Heuristic Multiple Case Study Approach
(2014-08-28)This study utilized a multiple case study approach, informed through heuristic inquiry, which examined the ways in which preschool quality remains uneven across early childhood settings, despite the wealth of research ... -
Capitalism, ecological destruction and mainstream environmental economic theory: a radical critique
(2014-07-18)This dissertation contributes to heterodox environmental economics by providing a unique and thorough critique of mainstream environmental economic theory. This dissertation draws on insights developed by radical political ... -
A Case Study of the Internationalization of a Midwestern University English Composition Course Occurring in a 3-D Virtual Environment
(2014-07-18)Internationalization, a gradual process that includes a number of strategies, has become a growing movement at American universities in an effort to create globally competent graduates who are prepared to be responsible ... -
Characterization of D-boroala as a novel Broad-spectrum antibacterial agent targeting D-Ala-D-Ala ligase & designer linkers : model reactions and linear free energy relationships in the reactivity and design of solid-phase linkers
(2014-07-18)Bacterial infections were the major cause of death and morbidity prior to the development of modern antibiotics, and the increasing resistance of pathogenic bacteria to commonly used antibacterial agents is a major public ... -
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy through African-centered Methods in a Midwestern Urban Elementary School
(2014-08-28)The purpose of this heuristic phenomenological case study was to develop a narrative of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) through African-centered methods and to describe the strategies and/or best practices utilized ... -
Desegregation at Kansas City's Central High School: Illuminating the African American student experience through oral history
(2014-07-17)Central High School, the oldest high school in Kansas City, serves as an example of how radically education in Kansas City, Missouri, has changed over the course of the last 150 years. Beginning as part of Kansas City, ... -
Design, synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic applications of conjugated polymer hybrids containing coordinatively binded semiconducting nanocrystals
(2014-07-17)Orgainc-inorganic hybrids containing organic conjugated polymers and inorganic semiconducting nanocrystals are fascinating optoelectronic materials which may combine the advantages of both worlds. This dissertation aims ... -
Disciplinary Differences Between Faculty in Library Use and Perceptions
(2014-06-19)Current literature provides little in terms of general faculty use or perceptions in relation to the library. In many institutions, liaisons reject the results and recommendations of these studies as not generalizable to ... -
Disconnecting a Role for DNA Repair in the Pathogenicity of the Human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
(2014)C. neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen causing fatal meningitis and lung infections. Worldwide every year around 625,000 deaths occur due to Cryptococcosis. A basic understanding of Cryptococcus virulence ... -
The effects of positive behavior intervention supports and Tier II interventions on academic achievement among elementary students
(2014-07-18)This correlational research study examined the effect of behavioral interventions through school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) on elementary student reading and math achievement in one Midwestern ... -
Exploring Meanings of Professional Development: Teacher Perspectives
(2014-08-28)The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to describe the perceptions of elementary teachers about professional development experiences in a Catholic diocese in the Midwest. Professional development in ... -
From Service-Learning to Post Graduation Service: Insights from University Graduates
(2014-08-28)The purpose of this heuristic case study was to develop a rich, thick description of the ways that university graduates experience and perceive service-learning activities during college and after college. For this study, ... -
A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of School Administrators’ Participation in Personal Learning Networks and Privacy Issues
(2014-07-18)The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand how school administrators made sense of their experience utilizing social networking tools to participate in personal learning networks (PLN) while ... -
Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of Administrator Influence on Teaching and Learning
(2014-08-28)The purpose of this symbolic interaction study was to develop a thick rich description of middle school teachers’ perspectives of the characteristics of administrators that have an impact on teaching and learning. Specifically ... -
Narrative Case Studies Exploring Homelessness and Education
(2014-07-17)The purpose of these narrative case studies was to understand the experiences of families encountering homelessness and how children experience formal and informal education. Families experiencing homelessness were defined ... -
Naya Jeevan, concerto for double bass and wind ensemble
(2014-07-17)Naya Jeevan, meaning new life in Hindi, is a twenty-four minute, two-movement concerto for double bass and wind ensemble. While the two movements vary drastically in mood, texture, and tone, they both explore intensity ... -
Ritonavir - A Novel Multidrug Resistance Modulator in Cancer Chemotherapy and Ocular Neovascular Diseases
(2014-08-28)Multidrug resistance (MDR), a clinical outcome characterized by subtherapeutic intracellular drug concentration, is one of the predominant factors limiting effective cancer chemotherapy. Several possible mechanisms and ... -
Role of Membrane Transporters in Drug Delivery, Drug Disposition And Drug-Drug Interactions
(2014-08-28)Tissues such as liver, kidney, brain and intestine expresses membrane transporters which play a vital role in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Understanding of functionality and molecular expression ...