Essays on American Put Options

Kim Hongshik Missouri-Columbia University 1995 해외박사

Pedagogy of aesthetics : a study of three architectural design studios

Cho, Jiyoung Missouri-columbia university 2011 해외박사

Environmental variables and psychological characteristics in decision making of females' career

Park, Kyung-Ae Missouri-columbia university 1990 국내박사

Differences on selected school variables in high schools adopting alternative-time and traditional-time schedules

Ruddy, John J University of Missouri - Columbia 2004 해외박사(DDOD)

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to identify differences on selected school variables between schools that shifted from a traditional-time schedule to an alternative-time schedule during Cycle One and Cycle Two of the Missouri School Improvement Program. Procedure. This research study examined achievement results, as measured by the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) and perceptional data collected from the Advanced Questionnaire, as part of the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP). Thirty-seven alternative-time scheduled schools and thirty-seven traditional-time scheduled schools were matched on the basis of enrollment, percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch, and percentage of minority students. Alternative-time scheduled schools identified for this study utilized the schedule at least two years prior to Cycle Two of the Missouri School Improvement Process. Statistical findings. During the 2003--04 school year, 31% of Missouri's high schools used an alternative-time schedule. In high schools in Missouri with a grade configuration of 9--12, twenty percent used an alternative-time schedule. There was no statistically significant difference in the achievement scores using Missouri Assessment Program data for Communication Arts. There was no statistically significant difference in the achievement score using Missouri Assessment Program data for Mathematics. There were no statistically significant differences in the mean MSIP Advance Questionnaire questions between alternative-time scheduled and traditional-time scheduled schools.

An analysis of newspaper coverage of research at a Midwest public research university

Kelley, Ronald Bernard University of Missouri - Columbia 2000 해외박사(DDOD)

University research is a billion-dollar enterprise that affects many aspects of our society. Yet, the amount of news coverage university research receives is minimum and much of the information about research that takes place on college campuses never reaches the public. This study examined how a research university in the Midwest communicated with two metropolitan newspapers about research activity on its campus and the subsequent coverage. A triangulation of methods was used in the study. A content analysis of university research articles from the two newspapers and news releases from the News Bureau was conducted. In-depth interviews were used to interview editors and reporters from the two newspapers and the staff from the university News Bureau. Three research questions were asked: (1) How is research activity at a Midwest university, an AAU “Research I” university, reported in the state's two largest metropolitan newspapers? (2) How does the Midwest university communicate with the state's two largest metropolitan newspapers regarding research-related stories? (3) How does the relationship between the Midwest university's News Bureau and the state's two largest newspapers based on the foot-in-the-door model of persuasion affect the publication of research-related stories in the newspapers?. The content analysis examined coverage by the two newspapers of research activity at the university over a three-year period (1997–1999) and the news releases sent by the News Bureau. Two independent coders coded the articles and news releases and there was at least an 80 percent intercoder agreement on each variable. Results indicated that coverage was not frequent. Only 61 research stories were published in the two newspapers and only 25 were based on news releases sent by the university News Bureau. One newspaper published the majority of those stories compared to the other newspaper. The in-depth interviews with reporters and editors and the News Bureau staff revealed that communication between the newspapers and the News Bureau was inconsistent and not systematic. The status of the relationship between reporters and the News Bureau staff played a major role in the amount of coverage the university received. Implications for practice highlight the targeting of key reporters and developing a sound relationship.

Examining Contraceptive Use and Perceived Side Effects among Teen Girls in Rural Missouri

Cook Lee, Mackenzie University of Missouri - Columbia ProQuest Dissert 2021 해외박사(DDOD)

In Missouri, there are 114 counties with 101 rural counties; 41 of these rural counties have teen pregnancy rates that vary from 42.4 to 90.1 per 1,000 (national rate is 43 per 1,000; Kost et al., 2017; TPPP, 2013). Nationally, teen pregnancy rates have been decreasing; however, some of the rural Missouri counties have seen an increase in pregnancy rates (e.g., Dunklin County saw an increase from 55.07 per 1,000 to 62.37 per 1,000, and Pettis County saw an increase from 38.43 per 1,000 to 43.07 per 1,000 from 2015-2016). Most literature on teen pregnancy and pregnancy prevention has focused on urban populations. This is problematic because many rural communities have characteristics that result in disparately high teen pregnancy rates. The theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991) and the health belief model (Kirscht, 1974) provide a theoretical framework for the current study. This study aimed to better understand teen girls’ contraceptive use in rural Missouri specifically, how attitudes regarding perceived side effects, subjective norms about contraceptive use, and knowledge about contraceptive side effects relate to girls halting contraceptive use. A convenience sample of 183 girls from the 41 rural Missouri counties participated in an online survey. The majority of the sample identified as White (72.6%). Age and education levels varied; 10.9% 15 years old, 24% 16 years old, 23.5% 17 years old, 25.7% 18 years old, and 15.8% 19 years old; 40.4% completed high school or GED, 11.5% completed 8th grade, 24% completed some high school, 15.8% completed some college, 3.8% completed trade/technical/vocational training, 1.6% completed an associate’s degree, and 0.5% completed a bachelor’s degree. About half the sample identified as religious (54.6%). A series of logistic regression were performed in R version 3.4.1. The results showed that girls who perceived birth control pills to have major side effects were more likely to have experienced a side effect from contraceptive use and halted use. The girls who had someone important to them who supported the use of condoms, IUD, and birth control pills were more likely to experience a side effect and halt use. The girls who had experienced a side effect from contraceptive use and halted use were more likely to believe that they would become pregnant in the next year if not using any form of contraception. The girls who had not been told about side effects associated with contraceptives were more likely to associate major side effects with IUDs and birth control pills.This study greatly contributes to the literature regarding rural teens’ contraceptive use and how their attitudes and knowledge about perceived side effects informs the girls’ decision to use or halt contraceptive use. More research is needed to fully understand these factors and better improve intervention strategies as well as contraceptive counseling to reduce teen pregnancy rates in rural Missouri.

A case study of presidents' approaches to fundraising at four private and public historically black colleges and universities

Stovall, William M University of Missouri - Columbia 2004 해외박사(DDOD)

The purpose of this study was to examine presidents' approaches to fundraising at four-year historically black colleges and universities. The study also explored presidential leadership and how it informs presidents' fundraising efforts. Both private and public institutions were represented in this study. Religious and non-religious affiliated colleges and universities were representative of private institutions. Institutional types for public institutions were land-grant and urban, comprehensive. This study employed a qualitative research method to gather data from the participating institutional leaders. A case study design and qualitative analytic procedures were utilized to derive meaning from collected data. Triangulation was used to retrieve data from various sources. Data sources consisted of semi-structured interviews, observations and documents. Four case studies were used for this study. The qualitative methodology of purposive sampling was utilized to select institutional leaders. Institutional leaders were selected from four-year historically black colleges and universities located in the Southeastern region of the United States. The Southeastern region of the United States was selected due to its high concentration of four-year historically black colleges and universities. Additionally, this study was guided by three research questions that centered on the approaches, role as institutional leader and leadership characteristics of presidents regarding fundraising at four-year, private and public historically black colleges and universities. There were variations among presidents in their approaches to fundraising. For the president of Lee University, fundraising was approached through the means of various types of campaigns. They were: traditional, continuing and interim. The use of each campaign was determined by specific institutional needs. The president of Monroe University approached fundraising from an individualistic perspective. He believed that major gift fundraising should be, solely, the responsibility of the institutional leader. There were similarities in the approach to fundraising for presidents of Verona and Wren Universities. They employed a more inclusive approach based on the notion that everyone is a fundraiser. There was a consensus in regard to the role of institutional leader in fundraising among presidents. Overall, there was unanimity in the belief that presidential leadership is essential to the success of fundraising. Furthermore, each president's perspective on the role as leader suggested that a president's ability to effectively articulate his or her institutional vision was also a shared belief. All four presidents exhibited a different leadership characteristic in relation to institutional fundraising. They were: situational (Lee University), authoritarian (Monroe University), democratic (Verona University), and charismatic (Wren University). Moreover, these varying leadership characteristics were reflective of each president's overall style of leadership.

Spatial patterns in phenotypes and habitat use of sicklefin chub, Macrhybopsis meeki in the Missouri and lower Yellowstone rivers

Dieterman, Douglas Joseph University of Missouri - Columbia 2000 해외박사(DDOD)

The sicklefin chub, <italic>Macrhybopsis meeki</italic>, historically inhabited the mainstem Missouri River and Mississippi River downstream from the Missouri's confluence. Sicklefin chub declined from 70% of their historical range in the Missouri River following construction of reservoirs and river channelization. I studied two aspects of its autecology that could be useful in conservation and recovery efforts; phenotypic variation among isolated populations and factors associated with its distribution in the Missouri and Lower Yellowstone rivers. Phenotypic variation reflects processes of local adaptation and evolutionary flexibility and can be used to identify distinct sub-populations or stocks that may require legal protection or specific management actions. Forty-two phenotypic traits were quantified and examined with principal components analysis, a multivariate statistical technique. Intra-population variation exceeded interpopulation variation in all traits examined. However, a group of sicklefin chubs in the lower channelized river exhibited more stream-lined and hydrodynamic body morphologies. This partial divergence of body morphologies is postulated to be a response to increased water velocities in the channelized river. Identification of habitats associated with sicklefin chub distribution can aid habitat creation and maintenance in restoration programs. Habitat associations were examined at segment and site spatial scales using logistic regression. Sixty-seven variables postulated to influence sicklefin chub distribution were examined. These included aspects of physical habitat, water quality, flow regime, and predation. Sicklefin chub presence was most highly predicted in segments far downstream from reservoirs, where turbidity in late summer-early autumn exceeded 80 NTUs and August flows were low, being generally <10% of the total annual flow. Smaller-scale sites where adult sicklefin chubs were present were characterized by faster column velocities, a higher percentage of gravel, and a lower percentage of silt than sites where juveniles were present. Adult sicklefin chub presence at sites was most highly associated with current velocity and gravel substrates. These patterns are proposed to be related to conditions necessary for reproduction and successful recruitment and to moderation of predation and inter-specific competition.

Work ethics of twelfth grade students

Martin, Janece Marie University of Missouri - Columbia 2002 해외박사(DDOD)

The purpose of the study was to investigate the work ethics and values of twelfth grade students. This dissertation examined whether certain academic curriculum backgrounds affect high school seniors' beliefs and attitudes toward work by examining what differences existed on the meaning and value of work among vocational, college preparatory, tech/college prep/vocational, and general/other twelfth grade students in high school. Other factors that were examined included the differences in perception of work values between male and female students; twelfth grade students who work or not work; those enrolled in supervised school work programs; students who participate in extracurricular activities and those who do not; and work values of students in A+ Schools programs in Missouri. Data were collected from 192 students in three comprehensive high schools and two technical centers. Means, standard deviations, and ANOVA procedures were utilized to analyze the data. Based on the data collected, the following conclusions were drawn. In general vocational, college preparatory, tech prep, and general curriculum students at the twelfth grade level have similar perceptions attached to the importance of work values. Students from A+ Schools are more likely to demonstrate a higher level of initiative than other students. And finally, high school girls are likely to demonstrate higher levels of work values than boys.

Organizational identity of sorority women: The interplay of belonging, appearance, representation and institutional meaning

Krueger, Kathleen University of Missouri - Columbia 2013 해외박사(DDOD)

In this project, I explore the connections sorority women on a large college campus create between their appearance, sorority membership, sense of belonging, and identity. By interviewing twenty members of ten of the University of Missouri's fourteen sororities, a fuller picture of the interplay between appearance and sorority identity emerged. While sorority women are often stereotyped as shallow and conformist, based largely on the perceived focus on consumption and appearance, as discussed by Robbins (2005), my research reevaluates the utility and motivation behind sorority women's use of clothing, styles, and consumption. Rather than being illustrations of groupthink or conformity, sorority women's use of symbols, brands, styles, and language serves to construct a complex set of rules designed to facilitate belonging, both within the sorority system and on campus as a whole.