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The Impact of Student’s Home Language on Performance and Participation in International Baccalaureate Coursework
(2023)Students must have a working understanding of the language of instruction to be successful in school. In the United States, English is the predominant language of instruction, and students who come from homes where a ... -
Three Essays In Mobilization Theory
(2023)This dissertation explores the phenomenon of society-wide mobilization, the response to a major national emergency in which the stakes feel existential and the policy choices often push the bounds of what was previously ... -
El Centro, Inc.: An Historical Research Study
(2022)This historical research study examined the history of El Centro, Inc. in Wyandotte County, Kansas, from its origins in 1972 until 2019. The social, political, legal, and economic contexts surrounding the organization’s ... -
Faculty Role Model Influence on Minority Student Enrollment at the Higher Education Level: A Study of U.S. Colleges and Universities
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Social power in public-private partnerships: shifting sands make an unstable foundation
(2021)This case study examines stakeholder salience and social power in the pre-solicitation phase of a public-private partnership. Public bodies are increasingly exploring public-private partnerships to address high-cost, ... -
Performance-Based Fundraiser Compensation: An Analysis of Preference, Prevalence and Effect
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)This dissertation examines the preference for and prevalence of performance-based compensation and the relationship between it and productivity within the sample population of professional fundraisers. It reviews the ... -
A Spatial Theory of School Closure: An Examination of School Closure in America
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)This dissertation seeks to uncover the primary factors associated with public school closure in the United States during the five year period 2007 – 2012. Specifically, it addresses three questions related to school closures. ... -
Maintaining the Segregated City?: Exploring the College Planning Experiences of Kansas City’s Urban Students of Color and the Implications on Their Access to Higher Education
(2014-09-30)This dissertation examined the role of school-based college planning guidance services in the college trajectories of central city students of color. It is projected that by 2018, most jobs will require some postsecondary ... -
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 ... -
Evaluating the quality and efficacy of care provided by extended care permit dental hygienists in a school based dental home
(2013)Lack of access to oral health care is a growing problem for low income children in the United States. One proposed solution to this problem is utilizing dental hygienists to the full extent of their education and training. ... -
You mean I can get paid to work here? The impact of happenstance, socialization, volunteering, and service-learning on nonprofit career awareness
(2013)It is important to learn why workers choose to enter the nonprofit workforce over the public or private sectors. Doing so will allow nonprofit organizations to better target potential populations of candidates in their ... -
Evaluating the impact of PerformanceStat: a case study of the City of Baltimore's CitiStat Program
(2013)How to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector has been a priority for decades. This case study examined a management approach to improving public-sector performance called PerformanceStat. ... -
Shaping of sustainability efforts in cities
(2012)In a report entitled Our Common Future, the World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future ... -
Bringing supermarkets into food deserts : an analysis of retail intervention policies
(2012)This paper looks at policy efforts used to address the food access issues plaguing urban areas commonly referred to as food deserts. The efforts are framed as retail intervention policies, and the paper follows a structured ... -
The governance-performance relationship: examining the impact of nonprofit governance on financial performance in medium-sized nonprofit organizations
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)As the nonprofit sector has grown rapidly in size and significance in recent decades, the role and impact of governance of nonprofit organizations have become increasingly important and popular topics among nonprofit ... -
The impact of economic development incentives on public education in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-25)Economic development incentives are formally intended for use in attracting new businesses to a community or a particular part of a community. Studies of their effectiveness in achieving this purpose show little direction ... -
Public-private partnerships: an evaluation of propositions for successful community coalitions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-03-26)Objective: To evaluate coalition members' perceptions of key coalition building propositions (i.e., leadership, communication and formal structures) as predictors of coalition success (i.e., improving community outcomes ... -
Racial residential segregation in the Kansas City area: a comparative study between Blacks and Hispanics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-01)There is considerable literature on racial residential segregation but there are few examples that examine similarities and differences between two ethnic groups within an urban area. Racial residential segregation among ... -
A medicare benefit expansion: inpatient clinical and economic outcomes in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-07-08)Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, (CMS) implements National Coverage Decisions (NCD) to expand access or eliminate regional reimbursement differences. Policymakers may estimate clinical and economic ... -
Understanding the partners in policymaking program and the impact of participation on parents of children with developmental disabilities
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-09)Parents are critical partners in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities; however, they often lack an understanding of available resources or they do not know how to navigate the disability service system ...