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51. Teacher Pension Incentives and Labor Market Behavior: Evidence from Missouri Administrative Teacher Data. Conference Paper 2009-11

Author

Vanderbilt University, National Center on Performance Incentives, Ni, Shawn, Podgursky, Michael, and Ehlert, Mark

Abstract

Policy discussions about teacher quality and teacher "shortages" often focus on recruitment and retention of young teachers. However, attention has begun to focus on the incentive effects of teacher retirement benefit systems, particularly given their rising costs and the large unfunded liabilities. In this paper we analyze accrual of pension wealth for teachers in a representative defined benefit teacher pension system. Missouri substantially enhanced retirement benefits during the 1990's in response to a booming stock market. We estimate the current costs of those enhancements, and evidence of their effects on teacher retention and retirement. We construct forward-looking measures of teacher pension wealth and show that the actual distribution of teacher retirements can be approximated by simple models which assume that teachers retire when pension wealth is maximized. While retirement age is rising in other sectors of the economy, these pension enhancements appear to have lowered the average experience and age of retiring public school teachers in Missouri. Calculation of Current and Maximum Pension Wealth is appended. (Contains 2 tables, 11 figures, and 10 footnotes.)

Published
2009

52. Does the Missouri Teacher Career Ladder Program Raise Student Achievement? Draft Report. Working Paper 2008-15

Author

Vanderbilt University, National Center on Performance Incentives, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Booker, Kevin, and Glazerman, Steven

Abstract

Although Missouri has had a Career Ladder program for teachers since 1987, very little research has been carried out to measure the program's effects and what has been studied has not been comprehensive. This paper examines the program's effect on student achievement across the state, using longitudinal data on district math and reading scores for 524 Missouri school districts over a nine-year period. Our primary specification compares achievement levels in participating districts with a matched group of non-participating districts. We also applied alternative specifications to identify the impact of the program, for example controlling for prior district scores and measuring variations in district participation over time to identify effects of the program within a given district. Across the range of specifications, the estimated effects of the Career Ladder program range from small positive effects to no effect in both math and reading. We conclude that if the Career Ladder has a positive impact on test scores, it is probably very small. (Contains 10 tables and 10 footnotes.)

Published
2008

53. Competency Testing. [CEMREL Paper 2].

Author

CEMREL, Inc., St. Louis, MO. and Mallory, Arthur

Abstract

This paper describes Missouri's minimum competency testing program. The administration, funding, organization, goals and evaluation procedures of the testing program, which evaluates all eighth graders in the State, are outlined. Also discussed are the relationship between the State board of education and the local districts and how State policy is communicated to individual district administrators. Finally, the paper provides information on how the tests are used to improve both curriculum and student achievement. (APM)

Published
1980

54. Efficiency and Equity in the Time Pattern of Teacher Pension Benefits: An Analysis of Four State Systems. Working Paper 2007-01

Author

Vanderbilt University, National Center on Performance Incentives, Costrell, Robert M., and Podgursky, Michael J.

Abstract

Defined Benefit pension plans often generate odd time patterns of benefits. One typical pattern exhibits low accrual in early years, accelerating in mid-late years, followed by dramatic decline, or even negative returns in years that are relatively young for retirement. We consider four states for specific analysis: Arkansas, Missouri, California and Massachusetts. There are interesting variations among these states' formulas, which affect the incentive to retire early. We identify key factors in the defined benefit formulas that drive such patterns and likely consequences for employee behavior. We examine the efficiency and equity consequences of these systems and lessons that might be drawn for pension reform. (Contains 1 table, 8 figures and 18 footnotes.) [A previous version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Finance Association in Baltimore, Maryland.]

Published
2007

55. Adoption Dynamics: An Update on the Impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act. Chapin Hall Working Paper

Author

Chicago Univ., IL. Chapin Hall Center for Children., Wulczyn, Fr, Hislop, Kristen Brunner, and Chen, Lijun

Abstract

The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) addresses issues pertaining to prevention of placement in the child welfare system, as well as family reunification, the specific provisions of ASFA that relate to the termination of parental rights and adoption are perhaps most central to the law's overarching purpose. This paper analyzes adoptions from foster care using data from Chapin Hall's Multistate Foster Care Data Archive to understand what effect, if any, the federal law has had on the proportion of children admitted to foster care that were later adopted and on the time needed to complete those adoption. Using a cohort sequential design, we studied 13 successive entry cohorts of children admitted to foster care in seven states from 1990 to 2002. The results indicate that there was an increase in the period-specific probability of adoption that coincides with the passage of ASFA in 1998. However, we also found that the pace of adoption had remained stable in the early 1990s and started to accelerate in the mid-1990s, before ASFA was passed. This finding clarifies our understanding of ASFA in two ways. First, there was no slowdown in the average time required to complete adoptions that ASFA was originally designed to address. Second, the existence of a pre-ASFA effect suggests that ASFA may have only added to the efforts already made by the states. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)

Published
2005

56. School Finance Reform in Michigan and Missouri: Impact on Suburban School Districts. Papers in Education Finance, No. 11.

Author

Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Education Finance Center. and Odden, Allan

Abstract

Using extensive data from before and after school finance reforms, the author analyzes the reforms' effects on school finance inequities in Michigan and Missouri, for all school districts and for suburban districts. In Michigan, data from 1970-71 show, the state met neither of two equity standards--equality in expenditure per pupil and fiscal neutrality--either for all districts or for suburban districts. After the 1973 finance reform, which instituted a guaranteed yield program, data from 1974-75 show fiscal neutrality was improved but expenditure-per-pupil inequalities were not. Effects on Michigan's suburban districts were the same as for all districts. Missouri also, 1975-76 data show, failed to meet either equity standard before its reform; inequities were greater among suburban districts. In 1977 Missouri introduced a minimum foundation program with a guaranteed tax base (GTB). Simulation of the reform's impact indicates that it will improve fiscal neutrality but have no effect on expenditure inequalities, and that results will be the same for suburban as for all districts. Hence, reforms using GTB or guaranteed yield programs seem to meet the fiscal neutrality standard but not the expenditure-per-pupil standard, and to affect suburban districts the same as all districts. (RW)

Published
1977

57. Navigating the Map: Mathematics. High School. Released Items, Scoring Guides, Anchor Papers.

Author

Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City.

Abstract

This booklet provides information and examples from the Mathematics Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) for high school levels, given in the spring of 1998. These materials include the released items, anchor papers, and scoring guides. The MAP items consist of constructed responses and performance tasks from the state assessment. Anchor papers were selected from student work and represent the different levels of achievement as established through the scoring guides. There are several errors in general that seem to be prevalent among students. Students should be instructed in ways that will help them avoid such errors. Six strategies that should be emphasized to students at all levels to avoid those errors are presented. (ASK)

Published
1998

58. Planning for School District Organization, Briefs of Position Papers Prepared for the Project Staff.

Author

Great Plains School District Organization Project, Lincoln, NE., Purdy, Ralph D., and Hutcheson, David

Abstract

Position papers on planning for school district organization were prepared for the project staff of the Great Plains School District Organization Project, a four-state study. A total of 104 studies and reports were prepared by personnel from secondary schools, institutions of higher learning, State Departments of Education, and related educational institutions in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Of the 104 studies and reports, 54 were position papers developed in the areas of educational needs, demographic factors, curriculum and educational programs, educational services, and organization and finance. A total of 68 position papers and reports are presented in this publication, followed by a synthesis of findings and recommendations reported in the papers, and a discussion of the implications of the information included in the papers. (VM)

Published
1968

59. Urban Growth and Decline in the United States: A Study of Migration's Effects in Two Cities. Paper Series No. 5234.

Author

Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA. and Morrison, Peter A.

Abstract

The United States is a highly urbanized nation with space in abundance, yet large portions of its national territory are emptying out. The counterpart of this pervasive population decline is a highly selective pattern of growth, conferred by a national system of migration flows that has increasingly favored a certain few metropolitan areas. This duality of growth and decline, and its dependence on an intricate system of migration flows, are central features of U.S. urbanization. Migration is a key observable phenomenon, expressing the urbanization process and hence promising insight into its workings. This paper examines U.S. migration first from a broad analytical viewpoint and then through the experience of two specific cities. Section Two considers the functions and dynamics of the migration process: what causes migration to occur, what its effects are on migrants, and how it affects the places they leave and the places to which they go. Sections Three and Four present two specific metropolitan area case studies within which general urbanization phenomena are examined: San Jose, California, a case study of rapid population growth; and the city of Saint Louis which exemplifies central-city population decline. (Author/JM)

Published
1974

60. Who Guards the Guardians? The Evaluation of Statewide Boards of Higher Education. Occasional Paper Series, Number 7.

Author

State Univ. of New York, Buffalo. Dept. of Higher Education., French, Elizabeth, and Berdahl, Robert

Abstract

Issues pertinent to evaluation of statewide boards of higher education are considered, and the cases of South Carolina and several other states are covered. Evaluation is seen as a form of accountability. Reasons why better, more formal evaluation of statewide boards will be important to a wide range of constituencies--such as trends toward performance budgeting--are examined, and various complexities of the evaluation process are addressed. The major relevant evaluation efforts undertaken recently are summarized, including the University of Missouri Task Force on State Level Coordination and Governance in Higher Education, two Alabama evaluations, evaluations by the Academy for Educational Development of consolidated governing boards of Mississippi, West Virginia, and Florida; and legislative performance evaluations in Connecticut and South Carolina. Evaluation criteria used by South Carolina's Legislative Audit Council to evaluate the Commission on Higher Education, critical reactions to the criteria from selected respondents around the country, and modifications based on the reactions are examined. The question of who should evaluate issues pertaining to higher education is addressed. Various supplementary materials pertaining to state evaluation efforts are appended. (SW)

Published
1980

61. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper Series, 2003.

Subjects
*WORKING papers, *FEDERAL Reserve banks, *FEDERAL Reserve monetary policy, *CENTRAL banking industry, *MONETARY policy
Abstract

Presents a list of working papers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis, Missouri in 2003. "Asymmetric Common Trends: An Application of Monetary Policy in a Markov-Switching VECM," by Neville Francis and Michael T. Owyang; "FOMC Forecasts: Is All the Information in the Central Tendency?," by William T. Gavin; "Does Consumer Sentiment Predict Regional Consumption?," by Thomas A. Garrett.

Published
2003

62. Perspectives on the College Level Examination Program. A Series of Papers Presented to the Missouri Association of Junior Colleges.

Author

Metropolitan Junior Coll. District, Kansas City, MO. and Alfred, Richard L.

Abstract

In this series of papers, primary consideration is given to manifest (expressed) and latent (unexpressed) perspectives on the College Level Examination Program held by faculty, administrators, and students in the Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri. The first paper, "The Pros and Cons of CLEP: A Student Personnel Perspective," describes the historical development of the CLEP and relates key elements of the program to current issues in higher education. Consideration is also given to the presentation of basic methodological constructs that were used in the development of CLEP. Paper 2, "A Student Perspective on the CLEP Program," deals with the conceptual foundation of CLEP in terms of Maslow's theory of self-actualization. Paper 3, "A Faculty Perspective on CLEP," serves as an overview of faculty perceptions of CLEP. The final paper, "Functions and Dysfunctions of the College Level Examination Program for Institutional Subcultures in the Community College," projects manifest and latent perspectives of CLEP into the political milieu of institutional governance--the major problems and concerns related to CLEP perceived by institutional subcultures are discussed, and a model pertaining to alternative strategies for organization and implementation of CLEP is presented. (Author/DB)

Published
1974

63. Geographic Cost-of-Education Differentials. Working Papers in Education Finance, No. 9.

Author

Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Education Finance Center., Chambers, Jay G., and Vincent, Phillip E.

Abstract

Researchers construct a cost of education index and, using Missouri data, estimate differences across school districts in the cost of teachers, administrators, and transportation services. Components of the conceptual framework for the index include salaries, variables within a district's control (such as personnel characteristics or the number of pupils transported), and variables not within district control (such as labor market characteristics, road conditions, or pupil density). A formula for the index is determined, based on these components and the relative importance of personnel and transportation costs in district budgets. Equations for costs are then estimated from 1975-76 Missouri data, based on variables that include (1) personnel education, experience, position, subject area, and educational level; (2) district demographic, economic, and climatic characteristics; and (3) numbers, density, and distances of pupils transported. Computation of the overall cost of education index indicates that Missouri's urban and suburban districts pay above-average costs, while its rural districts pay below-average costs. The researchers briefly examine the stability of the index over time, simulate the application of the index to the state aid formula, and discuss the implications of the index for educational equity and efficiency. (RW)

Published
1978

64. An Analysis of Education Costs across Local School Districts in the State of Missouri, 1975-76. Working Papers in Education Finance, Paper No. 7.

Author

Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Education Finance Center. and Chambers, Jay G.

Abstract

This report presents both a methodology for educational cost index computation and empirical evidence for determining the extent to which Missouri school district expenditures are beyond the control of local decision-makers. The author demonstrates considerable stability in the teachers' salary index from 1974-75 to 1975-76. The report extends previous index computations to cover variables reflecting the underlying causes of regional cost differentials, including administrators' as well as teachers' salaries and district transportation costs. Section 1 summarizes the document. Sections 2-4 provide a review of the study's methodology, an explanation of salary and cost index computation, and a discussion of the data used. The fifth section's analysis of Missouri's educational expenditures includes alternative specifications for determining teacher/administrator salaries and transportation costs, an alternative computation of regional and district cost indexes, and a brief discussion of educational cost index implementation. The report contains nine tables with data on salary and cost variables. Five appendixes include the results of two separate school personnel and school district surveys, a map of Missouri school districts, an updated estimate of the 1974-75 teachers' salary equation, a salary index computation formula, and 20 pages of data with 1975-76 cost indexes for the roughly 1,100 Missouri districts that offer transportation services. (JBM)

Published
1978

65. The Missouri Student Achievement Study: Results of the First Year. AIR 1988 Annual Forum Paper.

Author

Phipps, Ron and McDaniel, Cleve

Abstract

An ongoing study was initiated to provide a reliable means of defining and measuring factors affecting students' performance as they move from high school to college, including the reasons why some are more able than others to excel and/or persist. The study provides public high schools, colleges, universities and the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education with high school characteristics information and college data for nearly 15,000 entering college freshmen. The data includes American College Testing Service (ACT) scores, high school and college grade point averages, major, nearly all of the high school characteristics shown to be related to college success, credit hours earned, and other data on student interests and demographics. In the first year of the study, the data consisted of ACT test scores, college or university, grade point averages, credit hours and stated majors. The first-year statistical analyses and reports sent to the participating institutions are described and illustrated, and a summary of the first-year results is provided. One of the primary first-year results was the finding that only 23.5% of the students had completed the core curriculum; when the foreign language requirement was excluded from consideration, this figure was 45.3%. The second-year methodology and some preliminary results are also discussed, and an overview is given of the methodological problems and considerations. The study is considered to be valuable for state coordination and policymaking, to the institutions involved, and as a bridge for communication among the players. Four selected reports of the data are appended. Contains 5 references. (KM)

Published
1988

66. SELECTED PAPERS FROM THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES (46TH, ST. LOUIS, FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 4, 1966).

Author

American Association of Junior Colleges, Washington, DC.

Abstract

THE TEXTS OF TEN PAPERS ARE INCLUDED--(1) REFLECTIONS FROM OUTSIDE, (2) DIVERSITY AND DIVISIVENESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, (3) EDUCATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, (4) THE COMMUNITY CAMPUS, (5) THE JUNIOR COLLEGE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, (6) THE FLORIDA-COLOMBIA ALLIANCE PROGRAM, (7) THE JUNIOR COLLEGE TRUSTEE, (8) BOARD RELATIONSHIPS TO ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY, (9) BOARD RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CLIMATE OF CREATIVITY, AND (10) TRENDS IN EDUCATING HEALTH SERVICE WORKERS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE MATERIALS FROM FORUMS--(1) EVALUATING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS, (2) FEDERAL LEGISLATION, (3) COMPUTERS AND COLLEGES, (4) STRENGTHENING STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, (5) THE NEW CURRICULUMS, (6) FROM JUNIOR TO SENIOR COLLEGE, AND (7) REPAIRING STUDENT DEFICIENCES IN ENGLISH. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR $2.00 FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES, 1315 SIXTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036. (WO)

Published
1966

67. PRESERVING THE JOSEPH SMITH PAPYRI FRAGMENTS.

Author

MUHLESTEIN, KERRY M. and BAUGH, ALEXANDER L.

Subjects
PAPYRUS (The plant), EGYPTIANS, PAPER, ANTIQUITIES
Abstract

The article explores the backing paper used in the Joseph Smith Papyri (JSP) Egyptian papyrus fragments in view of its historical, political and analytical aspects. The quality, dimensions, and writings of the JSP are examined in relation to certain points of time. The mounting of the papyrus fragments on the backing paper before the Egyptian artifacts reached Missouri, is also stressed.

Published
2013
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68. What Do Cost Functions Tell Us about the Cost of an Adequate Education?

Author

University of Arkansas, Education Working Paper Archive, Costrell, Robert M., Hanushek, Eric, and Loeb, Susanna

Abstract

Econometric cost functions have begun to appear in education adequacy cases with greater frequency. Cost functions are superficially attractive because they give the impression of objectivity, holding out the promise of scientifically estimating the cost of achieving specified levels of performance from actual data on spending. By contrast, the opinions of education stakeholders form the basis of the most common approach to estimating the cost of adequacy, the professional-judgment method. The problem is that education cost functions do not in fact tell us the cost of achieving any specified level of performance. Instead, they provide estimates of average spending for districts of given characteristics and current performance. It is a huge and unwarranted stretch to go from this interpretation of regression results to the claim that they provide estimates of the minimum cost of achieving current performance levels, and it is even more problematic to extrapolate the cost of achieving at higher levels. In this paper we review the cost function technique and provide evidence that draws into question the usefulness of the cost function approach for estimating the cost of an adequate education. (Contains 28 footnotes and 7 figures.) [Funding for this paper was provided by the Missouri Show-Me Institute.]

Published
2008

69. School District Responses to Cultural and Linguistic Change: Competing Discourses of Equity, Competition, and Community

Author

Kim, Sujin and Dorner, Lisa M.

Abstract

Framed by theories and methods from critical discourse analysis and social semiotics, this comparative case study of six Missouri school systems asked: How do school districts represent and address their changing communities? Discourses of equity, language, identity, and demographic change were examined across school system websites, mission statements, and policies. Analyses showed that all cases except for one White rural district highlighted the value of diversity through their mission statements, homepage photos, and hyperlinks to policies and resources for changing communities. However, four districts also presented deficit perspectives about racially, culturally, and linguistically minoritized students and highlighted neoliberal educational reform values of marketable competitiveness and accountability. Only one highlighted social equity and inclusivity. Deeper analyses focused on three cases demonstrate how competing discourses reflect ideological debates in education, which can shape community engagement and perceptions of students.

Published
2021
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70. Brick and Click Libraries: Proceedings of an Academic Library Symposium (11th, Maryville, Missouri, November 4, 2011)

Author

Northwest Missouri State University and Baudino, Frank

Abstract

Twenty-three scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the eleventh annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2011 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Redefining Relevancy in the Electronic Age: The Library as a Real Place (Alberta Davis Comer); (2) E-science and Libraries (for Non Science Librarians) (Eric Snajdr); (3) The Ins and Outs of a Multicultural Library Orientation Session (Tony Garrett); (4) Student Assistants 2.0: Utilizing Your Student Assistant's Capabilities (Carla M. Gruen and Anne M. Wooden); (5) Bridging the Gaps: Teaching Transliteracy (Lane Wilkinson); (6) Proactive Approach to Embedded Services (Charissa Loftis and Valerie Knight); (7) Weed the Stack, Feed the Collection and Harvest the Space (Deborah Provenzano); (8) Making an Impact: The Who, What, Where, Why, and How of Creating a Genre Based Popular Collection in an Academic Library (Kathy Hart, Sara Duff, Lisa Jennings, and Neil Robinson); (9) Info on the Go: Using QR Codes to Enhance the Research Experience (Melissa Mallon); (10) Tweet-a-Librarian: How to Use Twitter for Free Text Messaging Reference (Sonnet Ireland and Faith Simmons); (11) Use It or Lose It: Are One-Time Purchases of Electronic Resources an Effective Use of Limited Funds? (Lea Currie and Kathy Graves); (12) "Full Exposure" of Hidden Collections: Drake University First-Year Students Create a Living Archive (Claudia Thornton Frazer and Susan Breakenridge Fink); (13) From Static HTML to Interactive Drupal: Redesigning a Library Intranet that Enables Collaboration and Social Interaction (Elaine Chen); (14) Demographic Trends of College Students Today and Tomorrow: How Do We Entice Them to Use the Academic Library? (Marie Bloechle and Sian Brannon); (15) A Winning Strategy: University Library and Athletic Department Partnership (Rosalind Alexander); (16) Multilingual Zotero: Its Promises and Limits (Fu Zhuo); (17) A Fine Balance: Tangible or Electronic? (Gretchen Gould); (18) The Advantages of Importing Usage Statistics to Millennium ERM with SUSHI (Li Ma); (19) A Look from Both Sides Now (Melissa Muth); (20) Campus Copyright Support from a University Library (Chris LeBeau and Cindy Thompson); (21) Jack be Nimble...Quick', and Communicative: Flexible Staffing Positions for Changing Technical Services Workflows (Angela Rathmel); (22) Putting the Customer First: Developing and Implementing a Customer Service Plan (Kathy Howell and Lori Mardis); (23) Catch the "Campus Express!" (Brad Reel); (24) Wiki-fy Your Student Worker Program (David Kupas); (25) Smartphone Trends on the UCM Campus: Is it just the Net Generation? (Alice Ruleman); (26) Social Media Wrangling: A Comparison of Feed Tools (Kristen Mastel); (27) Putting QR Codes to the Test (Jason Coleman and Leo Lo); (28) Speaking to the Masses: The Evolution of Library Instruction for SPCM 101, Fundamentals of Speech (Elizabeth Fox and Nancy Marshall); (29) Don't Panic!: Revising Your Collection Development Policy and Putting it into Action (Abbey Rimel, and Andy Small; (30) 2 for the Price of 1: Combining Access Services and Reference Desks (Diane Hunter and Mary E. Anderson); (31) Do I Have the Best Library Website on the Planet or What? (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb); (32) Implementing LibAnswers at Multiple Service Points (Elizabeth A. Stephan, Gabe Gossett, and Rebecca Marrall); (33) College Readiness Dialogs: Librarian Collaborations from High School to College (Laurie Hathman, Ken Stewart, Jill Becker, and Danielle Theiss); (34) Fu Can Cook: Using Chinese Cooking Techniques to Teach Library Instruction (Fu Zhuo); and (35) Is There Really an App for That? (Robert Hallis). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2010 proceedings, see ED513812.]

Published
2011

71. Brick and Click Libraries: Proceedings of an Academic Library Symposium (10th, Maryville, Missouri, November 5, 2010)

Author

Northwest Missouri State University, Baudino, Frank, Ury, Connie Jo, and Park, Sarah G.

Abstract

Twenty-one scholarly papers and fifteen abstracts comprise the content of the tenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2010 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Quick & Dirty Library Promotions That Really Work! (Eric Jennings and Kathryn Tvaruzka); (2) Leveraging Technology, Improving Service: Streamlining Student Billing Procedures (Colleen S. Harris); (3) Powerful Partnerships & Great Opportunities: Promoting Archival Resources and Optimizing Outreach to Public and K12 Community (Lea Worcester and Evelyn Barker); (4) Mobile Patrons: Better Services on the Go (Vincci Kwong and Gary Browning); (5) ERMes: An Open Source ERM (Galadriel Chilton and William Doering); (6) All Stressed Out? Enumerating and Eliminating Stress in the Academic Library (Mary Wilkins Jordan); (7) But What Did They Learn? What Classroom Assessment Can Tell You about Student Learning (Catherine Pellegrino); (8) The Impact of Budget Cuts on Acquisitions Workflow (Clint Wrede and Susan Moore); (9) The Library through Students' Eyes: Exploring Student Research Needs in the Brick and Click Space (Julie Gilbert, Anna Hulsberg, Sarah Monson, and Amy Gratz); (10) 23 Things x 600 People = Building an Online Library Learning Experience in Kansas (Heather Braum, Rebecca Brown, Jan Brooks, and Diana Weaver); (11) Keeping the Baby, Throwing Out the Bathwater: Exporting Cataloging Data from a Commercial ILS into a Locally-Developed Catalog (Rob Withers and Rob Casson); (12) My InfoQuest: Collaborative SMS Reference Service (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb); (13) Inquiry, Peer Mentors and Collaboration - Redefining How and When to Teach Library Skills (Jennifer McKinnell, Janine Knight, Ben Mccutchen, Roopinder Kaloty, and Jasmine Dhaliwal); (14) From Forgotten Intranet to Successful Wiki: Best Practices for Implementing an Academic Library Staff Wiki (Kristen Costello and Darcy Del Bosque); (15) Current Trends in Library Web Site Redesign with CMS/Drupal (Elaine Chen); (16) Purchase on Demand: Using ILL Requests to Influence Acquisitions (Amy Soma); (17) Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Issues, Alternatives, & Access (Janice Boyer); (18) To Buy and Not Borrow - Does It Pay? (Brad Reel and Erica Conn); (19) A University's Information Literacy Assessment Program "Using Google Docs" (Ma Lei Hsieh and Patricia H. Dawson); (20) Making Significant Cuts to an Approval Plan without Drawing Any Blood (Lea Currie); (21) To Inventory or Not: Findings from Inventory Projects Performed in Two Different Types of Academic Libraries (Jan Sung and Nackil Sung); (22) Thursdays at the Library - or "Be Careful What You Wish for!" (Joyce A. Meldrem); (23) Say This, Not That: Library Instruction for International Students in Intensive English Programs (Andrea Malone); (24) There Are No Limits to Learning! Academic and High School Libraries Collaborate to Teach Information Literacy to High School Seniors (Jeff Simpson and Cendy Cooper); (25) ???A Living Book??? (Shuqin Jiao); (26) Boost Your Use: Promoting E-Resources to Students and Faculty (Andrea Malone); (27) Embedded Librarianship: A Briefing From the Trenches (Galadriel Chilton and Jenifer Holman); (28) Managing the Multi-generational Library (Colleen Harris); (28) Getting Started With Assessment: Using the Minute Paper to Find Trends in Student Learning; (29) No Ballast to Throw Overboard: Restructuring an Already Lean Library for Hard Times (Lisa Wiecki, Adam Haigh, and Mike Berry); (30) Ne How, Hola, Welcome: Coordinating and Providing Meaningful Library Services to International Students (Martha Allen); (31) Access to Video Material in Academic Libraries (Sandra Macke); (32) Reference E-Books: The Other Hidden Collection (Sara E. Morris, Frances Devlin, Judith Emde, and Kathy Graves); (33) Copyright 0 to 60 in One Year (Kati Donaghy); and (34) Getting Ready to Go Mobile: A Primer for the Uninitiated (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2009 proceedings, see ED507380.]

Published
2010

72. Brick and Click Libraries: Proceedings of an Academic Libraries Symposium (7th, Maryville, Missouri, November 2, 2007)

Author

Northwest Missouri State Univ., Maryville., Ury, Connie Jo, Baudino, Frank, and Park, Sarah G.

Abstract

Twenty-three scholarly papers and eleven abstracts reflect the content of the seventh "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium," held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. Many of the papers include charts and illustrations, which enhance readers' understanding of the information presented. Several papers describe research projects or deployment of current trends in a specific library setting. Topics incorporate information of interest to librarians working in the areas of reference, instruction, access services, and collection development. The following are included: (1) Introduction (Connie Ury and Frank Baudino); (2) Often Overlooked: Database Users with Disabilities (Chris Le Beau and Rebecca Power) [abstract only]; (3) Are ebooks the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread? We Think So, Why Don't They? (Julia F. McGinnis and William M. Meloy); (4) Are We Having Fun Yet? Putting Fun into the Workplace! (Joyce Meldrem); (5) Outsourcing Outreach: Developing a Student Ambassador Program (Kristin J. Whitehair); (6) Representing eJournals in the Library Catalog: Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole? (Kelly Smith) [abstract only]; (7) At the "Point-of-Need": Usage Patterns of Streaming Video Tutorials (Jack M. Maness); (8) The Impact of Usage Statistics (Bob Schufreider and Ed Goedeken) [abstract only]; (9) Government Information in the All-Electronic Age and the Implications for Libraries (Laura Sare); (10) Thinking inside the Box: Applying Design Principles to Your Physical Library (Denyse K. Sturges) [abstract only]; (11) Keeping on Track (Lori Mardis, Lisa Jennings, Kathy Ferguson, and Sara Duff) [abstract only]; (12) Designing YouTube Instructional Videos to Enhance Information Literacy (Robert Monge); (13) Communicating and Training across the Hours: Using Course-Management Software to EnhanceStudent Training and Build Community (Peggy L. Kaney, Brande M. Flack, and Donna G. Graham); (14) Oral History in the Library: Collecting and Preserving "Voices" (Tanya Finchum and Juliana Nykolaiszyn); (15) ERM on a Shoestring (Dalene Hawthorne) [abstract only]; (16) Mabee Wikis Are Better: Transitioning from Static Research Guides to Wikis (Tony Greco, Cal Melick, Heather Smith-Collins, and Kelley Weber); (17) When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Part(ner)s: Northwestern Partnerships for Success (Denise M. Shorey and Bob Davis) [abstract only]; (18) Weeding the Storage Facility: WorldCat Collection Analysis as a De-Selection Tool (Mary C. Aagard) [abstract only]; (19) Measure for Measure: Developing an Assessment Plan for Access Services (Robin Ewing) [abstract only]; (20) The Librarian as Hacker, Getting More from Google (R. Philip Reynolds); (21) The Online Information Literacy Game: A Trivial Pursuit? (Scott Rice and Amy Harris); (22) Supporting Campus Publications at the University of Kansas Libraries (Brian Rosenblum and Holly Mercer); (23) Digg This: Tagging and Social Collaboration on the Web (Keri Cascio) [abstract only]; (24) A Semester Long Library Research Course (Pamela M. Salela and Julie M. Chapman); (25) Information Literacy: Creating Modules for Summarizing and Evaluating Quantitative Studies in Education and Psychology (Jose A. Montelongo); (26) Not Just Q & A! Teaching through Digital Reference (Frances Devlin, John Stratton, and Lea Currie); (27) Understanding Evolving User Requirements in the Library New Media Service (Sean Cordes); (28) Enhancing Library Services through Support Staff Training: A Unique Approach (Jill Becker and Monica Claassen-Wilson); (29) Looking at the Whole Pie & One Piece at a Time: Measuring Our Instructional Delivery (Connie Ury and Gary Ury); (30) Developing a Digital Collection (Edwin B. Burgess); (31) Blackboard to the Rescue: Use of Course Management Systems in Employee Management and Training (Marian G. Davis and Robert Hallis); (32) The MOBIUS-YBP Statewide Purchasing Plan: First Year Implementation Experiences (Dennis L. Goodyear, Jean Eaglesfield, and Robert Frizzell) [abstract only]; (33) Journey of Incorporating Portable Media Players into Library Services (Larisa Hart and Amy Presley) [abstract only]; (34) Strategies for Preparedness for Library Disasters: The ILL Response (Sarah McHone-Chase); and (35) Web Based Photo Database: Creation and Maintenance on a Shoestring (Raleigh Muns). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2006 proceedings, see ED493910.]

Published
2007

73. Assessment as Living Documents of Program Identity and Institutional Goals: A Profile of Missouri University of Science and Technology's Composition Program

Author

Reardon, Daniel and Wulff, Alexander

Abstract

In this profile we describe changes to the composition program at Missouri University of Science and Technology, prompted by the hiring of the university's first writing program administrator (WPA). We describe our efforts to implement evidence-based best practices in undergraduate writing courses in a context where very little program specific evidence was available. We also describe how challenges of effecting change at a university largely composed of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students has meant that many of the changes have been framed by the spirit of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiatives. Several new methods of assessment have been introduced to the program, including instructor feedback, student surveys, and skills tests. Allowing assessment to drive standardization has begun a process of measuring the transfer of student knowledge we believe other departments will find interesting. We close by outlining unresolved issues and ongoing challenges as the program moves forward.

Published
2015

74. Business Education for the 21st Century.

Author

Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education.

Abstract

Each year, the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education develops statements regarding business education. The following are among the commission's guidelines regarding planning the business education curriculum for the new century: (1) making business education an integral and equal partner within schools' educational communities requires that business educators proactively respond to industry needs and connect with changing student learning styles; (2) preparing students for emerging careers in e-commerce and other job clusters requires helping them develop both business knowledge/skills and people skills; (3) business educators must teach soft skills by modeling behavior, establishing the classroom culture, and interacting daily with students in a project-based environment; (4) at all educational levels, business educators must transform classrooms into virtual enterprises and help learners apply their learning "just-in-time" for the business's daily operation. (The following attachments constitute approximately 80% of this document: sample scope and sequence for business education courses; a sample philosophy and general goals for graduates; rationales and descriptions of 22 business education courses; information about the Missouri business education competencies; and an overview of integration and articulation that lists five integration models along with the benefits and challenges of integration and guidelines for articulating business education.) (MN)

Published
2000

75. Making Book: Gambling on the Future of Our Libraries—Executive Summary of the KC Consensus White Paper.

Author

Wilding, Jennifer

Subjects
*PUBLIC libraries, *ACADEMIC libraries, *CONSENSUS (Social sciences), *DECISION making, *COLLECTIVE action, *LIBRARIANS, *LOCALISM (Political science)
Abstract

This publication is the executive summary of a white paper that Kansas City Consensus developed on the libraries of metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas. The document analyzes the service issues, costs, and political issues that face the KC libraries if and when they consider consolidation or more extensive collaborative arrangements than they now have in place. Librarian readers will find many issues that will face them if they attempt consolidation or more extensive collaboration. The localism that is the basis of so much in public library tradition is examined as a weakness and as a strength. The executive summary of the report is followed by a statement that explains the perspective and work of the Kansas City Consensus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005
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76. MedlinePlus-based health information prescriptions: a comparison of email vs paper delivery.

Author

Coberly E, Boren SA, Mittal M, Davis JW, Scoville C, Chitima-Matsiga R, Ge B, Cullina A, Logan RA, Steinmann WC, and Hodge RH

Subjects
Access to Information, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Humans, Information Dissemination, Information Seeking Behavior, Internet, Male, Middle Aged, Missouri, Patient Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires, Electronic Mail, MedlinePlus, Patient Education as Topic
Abstract

Background: The internet can provide evidence-based patient education to overcome time constraints of busy ambulatory practices. Health information prescriptions (HIPs) can be effectively integrated into clinic workflow, but compliance to visit health information sites such as MedlinePlus is limited., Objective: Compare the efficacy of paper (pHIP) and email (eHIP) links to deliver HIPs; evaluate patient satisfaction with the HIP process and MedlinePlus information; assess reasons for noncompliance to HIPs., Method: Of 948 patients approached at two internal medicine clinics affiliated with an academic medical centre, 592 gave informed consent after meeting the inclusion criteria. In this randomised controlled trial, subjects were randomised to receive pHIP or eHIP for accessing an intermediate website that provided up to five MedlinePlus links for physician-selected HIP conditions. Patients accessing the intermediate website were surveyed by email to assess satisfaction with the health information. Survey non-responders were contacted by telephone to determine the reasons for no response., Results: One hundred and eighty-one patients accessed the website, with significantly more 'filling' eHIP than pHIP (38% vs 23%; P < 0.001). Most (82%) survey respondents found the website information useful, with 77% favouring email for future HIPs delivery. Lack of time, forgot, lost instructions or changed mind were reasons given for not accessing the websites., Conclusions: Delivery of MedlinePlus-based HIPs in clinic is more effective using email prescriptions than paper. Satisfaction with the HIP information was high, but overall response was low and deserves further investigation to improve compliance and related outcomes.

Published
2012
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77. The National Women and Media Collection at the University of Missouri.

Author

Voss, Kimberly Wilmot

Subjects
ARCHIVAL materials, ARCHIVES, MANUSCRIPTS, MASS media, WOMEN journalists
Abstract

Describes the archival materials of the National Women and Media Collection at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri in Colombia. Approach used by "Miami Herald" editor Marie Anderson in writing about women; Overview of topics about women included in the collection; Fees associated with using the collections.

Published
2005
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79. Working paper series.

Subjects
*GOVERNMENT paperwork
Abstract

Lists the working papers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis, Missouri containing preliminary results of staff research from 1991 to 1996. Includes `Discount Rate Policies of Five Federal Reserve Chairman,' by Daniel L. Thornton; `Dependent Children and Aged Parents: Funding Education and Social Security in an Aging Economy,' by Patricia S. Pollard and Rowena A. Pecchenino.

Published
1996

81. Pursuing a paper-free practice.

Author

Fraser D

Subjects
Ambulatory Care Information Systems, Missouri, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Specialties, Surgical organization & administration
Published
1994

82. Criterion-Referenced Test Items for Graphic Arts.

Author

Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. and Davis, Diane

Abstract

This test item bank on graphic arts contains test questions based upon competencies found in the Missouri Offset Lithography Competency Profile. Some test items are keyed for multiple competencies. These criterion-referenced test items are designed to work with the Vocational Instructional Management System. The tests cover the following 15 competency areas in graphic arts: processing job orders; preparing customer layouts; typesetting; producing camera-ready copy and mechanicals; exposing with a camera; processing film and printed material; contacting; performing image assembly operation; proofing; making plates; press operation; finishing operations; paper handling; packaging and preparing for mailing; and performing specialty operations. A list of the 20 references used to create the test items is included. (KC)

Published
1990

83. Joining the Duplicates Exchange Union electronic project: Conversion from the paper program at...

Author

Cleary, Robert and Geller, Marilyn

Subjects
*LIBRARY automation, UNIVERSITY of Missouri at Kansas City. Library
Abstract

Illustrates how the University of Missouri-Kansas City automated the process of creating and distributing its library's duplicates lists to other libraries by transferring them to the Duplicates Exchange Union gopher. History of the library's participation in the Duplicates Exchange; Benefits of participating in the exchange.

Published
1997

84. When the national spotlight hits: How should the hometown paper respond?

Author

Corrigan, Don

Subjects
MASS media, MASS media & crime, JOURNALISM
Abstract

The article discusses the role of a community newspaper when traumatic events draw the attention of national media. The editor of the Webster-Kirkwood Times of Kirkwood, Missouri recounts the media's response following the arrest of accused kidnapper Michael Devlin and the shooting at Kirkwood City Hall in which six people were killed by Charles "Cookie" Thornton. The commitment of the newspaper to avoid sensationalism and to resist the pressure to publish unconfirmed information helped to cover the events responsibly and with sensitivity to the community.

Published
2008

85. Up to Speed: Paper Service Records Go High-Tech.

Author

Lanigan, Kelly

Subjects
RECORDS management, GOVERNMENT paperwork
Abstract

The article reports that the National Personnel Records of the U.S. Army based in Saint Louis, Missouri has shortened response time to documentation requests with improved processing. 90 percent of requests for separation documents at the center are being turned around in six day or less or about 12 faster than it was six years ago.

Published
2008

86. The Effects of Sports Betting on Cross-Border Substitution in Casino Gambling.

Author

Can, Ege and Nichols, Mark W.

Subjects
SPORTS betting, CASINOS, REGRESSION discontinuity design, GAMBLING, INTERNAL revenue
Abstract

This paper tests for potential cross-border substitution in casino gambling between Illinois and Missouri due to the launch of sports betting in Illinois. Using casino-level gambling revenue and admissions data, difference-in-differences, event study analysis, and regression discontinuity design, our findings suggest that the launch of sports betting increased casino revenues and admissions in the Illinois casinos and decreased revenue and admissions in Missouri casinos close to the border of Illinois and Missouri. Thus, Missouri not only lost potential sports betting tax revenue but also tax revenue from casino gambling revenue and admissions resulting from cross-border substitution between Missouri and Illinois after the launch of sports betting. The size of the lost casino and foregone sports betting tax revenues suggests Missouri and other states in similar circumstances are likely to experience continued fiscal pressure to legalize sports betting despite possible moral objections or an intent to minimize social costs through prohibition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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87. Better Together: Building Local Systems to Improve Afterschool (A Conference Report)

Author

Wallace Foundation and Cummins, H. J.

Abstract

What happens when teams from 57 cities building afterschool systems gather to discuss two key system responsibilities--improving afterschool programs and using data for informed decision-making? Lots of rich discussion. This report covers a national afterschool conference held in February 2013. It details what mayors, program providers, system leaders, researchers and others had to say on matters ranging from how to measure afterschool performance to how to boost program quality. [This conference was organized by: American Youth Policy Forum, The Collaborative for Building After School Systems, The Forum for Youth Investment, the National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education & Families, and the Wallace Foundation.]

Published
2013

88. Accounting for Higher Education Accountability: Political Origins of State Performance Funding for Higher Education

Author

Dougherty, Kevin J., Natow, Rebecca S., Bork, Rachel Hare, Jones, Sosanya M., and Vega, Blanca E.

Abstract

Background/Context: Performance funding finances public higher education institutions based on outcomes such as retention, course and degree completion, and job placement rather than inputs such as enrollments. One of the mysteries of state performance funding for higher education is that despite great interest in it for over 30 years, only half of all states have ever adopted it. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: This study examines the political forces that have driven the development of performance funding in some states but not others. To do this, the authors draw on theories of policy origins such as the advocacy coalition framework, the policy entrepreneurship perspective, and policy diffusion theory. Research Design: This study contrasts the experiences of six states that established performance funding for higher education (Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington) and two that have not (California and Nevada). These states differ considerably in their performance funding programs, higher education governance arrangements, and political and socioeconomic characteristics. Data Collection and Analysis: Our study is qualitative, drawing on documentary records and extensive interviews with higher education officials, legislators and staff, governors and advisors, business leaders, and other actors. Findings and Results: Our study finds that many of the actors and motives cited by the prevailing perspective on the origins of performance funding did operate in the six states that have established performance funding, including state legislators (particularly Republicans), governors, and business people pursuing performance funding in the name of greater effectiveness and efficiency for higher education. However, the prevailing perspective misses the major role of state higher education coordinating boards and individual higher education institutions (particularly community colleges) that pursued performance funding to secure new funds in an era of greater tax resistance and criticism of higher education. Our findings further move beyond the prevailing explanation by examining how policy entrepreneurs mobilized support for performance funding by finding ideological common ground among different groups, identifying policies that those groups could support, and taking advantage of political openings to put performance funding onto the decision agenda of state elected officials. Conclusions and Recommendations: This examination of the origins of performance funding policies sheds light on factors that facilitate and frustrate the development of such policies. For example, our research highlights the important role of higher education opposition and the presence of certain political structures and political values in frustrating the development of performance funding.

Published
2013

89. School and Community, Community and School: A Case Study of a Rural Missouri Setting

Author

Franklin, Melia K.

Abstract

How do a school and a community interact? This question guided this dissertation examining one rural school and community. The purpose of this case study was to investigate the relationship between the rural Marceline R-V School District (a K-12 school system) and its community, Marceline, Missouri. The framework for this study included the time-honored theories of Ferdinand Tonnies, with the contemporary work of Joyce Epstein and Mavis Sanders. With structure provided by Bolman and Deal, this document examined both the school and community. This study included artifacts and documents of both the community and school. Documents and artifacts included yearbooks, newspaper articles (school and community), photographs, school board and city council minutes, and other city and state records. In addition, twenty-three residents were interviewed. The interviewees fell into two distinct tiers. In tier-one, interviewees were identified because of a leadership role or job they held in either the community or school district: school administrators, school board members, businesses owners, church officials, the city manager, and city council members. Upon conclusion of the first-tier interview, participants were asked to identify additional school and/or community leaders who may or may not hold titles. These interviewees were identified as second-tier interviewees. Those second-tier participants were asked virtually the same questions asked of tier-one participants. Additionally, in order to more fully analyze the school and community using the theories of the aforementioned sociologists and researchers, I created a parent-category, sub-category system for coding all elements of the research. The categories were community-centered, family-centered, school-centered, student-centered, gesellschaft (society), and gemeinschaft (community). Analysis of the data revealed four themes: consolidation, desegregation, minorities, and parochial education. Beyond the basic premise that one would not exist without the other, the influence of the town's heritage and mutual history was undeniable. Marceline, the school, decided how it would react to state-driven educational mandates because of the community. The school shaped the community by offering a means of achieving gesellschaft (society) through gemeinschaft (community). [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]

Published
2011

92. Teacher Professional Learning in the United States: Case Studies of State Policies and Strategies. Summary Report

Author

Learning Forward, Jaquith, Ann, Mindich, Dan, Wei, Ruth Chung, and Darling-Hammond, Linda

Abstract

Policy shapes practice, and the increasingly important realm of professional development is no exception. In order to identify effective professional development policies and strategies, a Stanford University research team examined the policy frameworks supporting high levels of professional development activity in four states. The states--Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, and Vermont--were selected as "professionally active" based on evidence of high levels of teacher participation in professional development in the 2008 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, and the teacher surveys associated with the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); a reputation in the literature for enacting reforms that are consistent with the research base on "effective" professional development; and improvements in student achievement as measured in the 2009 NAEP. Students in all four states scored above national averages on the NAEP. Teachers in all four states had high participation rates in a wide range of professional development, from teacher induction to curriculum support and study groups focused on specific subject areas. While their approaches to professional development vary, the four states share a number of key characteristics and face similar challenges, which are outlined in this policy brief. All have professional development standards, induction and mentoring programs for beginning teachers, and a state-level organization or professional board that oversees teacher licensing, professional teaching standards, and professional development. Most also require professional development plans for teachers and minimum levels of professional development for license renewal. All provide a range of supports and incentives for professional learning. The authors found that state policies and systems that ensure accountability and monitor professional development are critical factors in implementing effective professional development across a variety of local districts, schools, and contexts. But to ensure the quality of that professional development, it is equally critical to couple state efforts with professional associations and intermediary organizations that help extend the reach of state agencies, offer learning supports of many kinds, and provide a voice for local stakeholders and outside experts. [For the full report, "Teacher Professional Learning in the United States: Case Studies of State Policies and Strategies. Technical Report," see ED515891.]

Published
2010

93. Fraud Investigation Clouds Paper on Early Cell Fate.

Author

Vogel, Gretchen

Subjects
*FRAUD investigation, *FRAUD in science, *DEVELOPMENTAL biology, *EMBRYOS, *EMBRYOLOGY
Abstract

The article offers information on a scientific misconduct investigation at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. The investigation concerns a report in a contentious area of development biology. The report had cited that mouse embryo cells have distinct fates from the time the cell division first takes place. However, the paper is not being considered to be trustworthy now by senior authors. The ongoing debate involves whether very early embryo cells have a tendency towards one fate or another. R. Michael Roberts, an expert in bovine embryology says that in most mouse embryos, there is a distinct difference between cells from the first cell division.

Published
2006
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95. SIG/MET: METRICS 2015: Workshop on Informetric and Scientometric Research.

Author

Haustein, Stefanie

Subjects
LIBRARY education, INFORMATION science associations, BIBLIOMETRICS, ADULT education workshops, DATA analytics
Abstract

EDITOR'S SUMMARY At the fifth SIG/MET workshop, held during the 2015 ASIS&T Annual Meeting, the group shared papers, posters and discussions exploring developments in information measurement. The opening session on bibliometric case studies examined interdisciplinarity among consumers of academic research, increased funding for coauthors of previously funded authors and a classification of acknowledgement types. A session on information retrieval in relation to bibliometrics included studies on overcoming the limits of computational linguistics in very large corpora, an interactive context explorer of bibliographic data called Ariadne and comparative approaches to visualizing the structure of a very large dataset. The alternative metrics session covered application of altmetrics for analyzing public policy documents, a novel usage indicator promoting article discovery, the basis for connections among faculty members using Twitter and the heavy use of Twitter among academics. The daylong workshop included awards for best papers, best student papers and two featured presentations on the application and use of metrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2016
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96. Peddling their papers--for charity.

Subjects
FUNDRAISING, CHILD welfare
Abstract

The article focuses on the Old Newsboys Day, a drive which raised 52,600 U.S. dollars for children's welfare agencies in Saint Louis, Missouri. It is a brainchild of Globe-Democrat publisher Richard H. Amberg. It previously raised over 300,000 U.S. dollars and proceeds are distributed by the Globe-Democrat Fund for Children Inc. The 1964 drive was headed by President Edwin M. Clark of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Published
1964

97. Competency Index for Graphic Arts Programs in Missouri. A Crosswalk of Selected Instructional Materials against Missouri's Competency Profile.

Author

Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab.

Abstract

This index was developed to help graphic arts instructors in Missouri use existing instructional materials and keep track of student progress on the VAMS system. The list was compiled by a committee of instructors who selected appropriate references and identified areas that pertained to Missouri competencies. The index lists competencies in these 15 areas: processing job orders; preparing customer layouts; typesetting; producing camera-ready copy and mechanicals; exposing with a camera; processing film and printed material; contacting; performing image assembly operation; proofing; making plates; press operation; finishing operations; paper handling; packaging and preparing for mailing; and performing specialty operations. Each competency is then listed in a matrix that identifies where it appears in one or more of the six texts and one videotape set selected to be used in the course. (KC)

Published
1990

98. ABSTRACTS OF THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 63rd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, APRIL 11-14,1967.

Subjects
ECONOMIC development, ANNUAL meetings, CLIMATOLOGY, GEOGRAPHERS, SOCIETIES
Abstract

The article presents abstracts of the papers presented at the 63rd annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Saint. Louis, Missouri. The meeting took place in April 1967. The paper "Defense and the Morphology of Certain Settlements in the Western Mediterranean," discusses economic growth. Another paper "Approach to a Generating Model for Climatic Statistics," discusses a set of probability models for generating climatic statistics. After a brief review of previous work on this subject, a model based on moving waves superimposed, on standing waves in the zonal winds is outlined.

Published
1967
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99. Paper and the Prairie: An Artist's Profile of William Frank.

Author

Baker, Jennifer

Subjects
ARTISTS, ARTISTIC style, INSTALLATION art
Abstract

The article profiles Saint Louis, Missouri-based artist William Frank. It mentions that his work examines the definition of nature, with a focus on the North American prairie. It notes his creation of images from prairie materials as seem in the installation "Herbarium." It also emphasizes that his book "A Prairie Lexicon," depicts his references of traditional botanical illustration by presenting a sum of parts within an installation.

Published
2011

100. From the Stacks: Western Historical Manuscript Collection-St. Louis Rannells Family Papers, 1838-1905.

Author

BEATTIE, SUSAN J.

Subjects
FAMILY archives, INHERITANCE & succession, REAL property, LEGAL documents, FAMILY-owned business enterprises, GENEALOGY, HISTORY
Abstract

The article discusses papers and documents related to the Rannells family archived in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-St. Louis. The Rannells's story is recounted between the years 1893 to 1905 through personal correspondence, legal documents, and receipts donated by family descendants. The life of Charles Samuel Rannells, an attorney who settled in St. Louis and was elected to the Missouri Senate in 1850, is described. The founding of the family home known as Woodside on a 320-acre farm outside of St. Louis is detailed. Documents related to Edward Rannells, the eldest son of Charles, offers information on family property records and business expenses.

Published
2008