This dissertation empirically studies computer-assisted writing administration as a site of agency for social change by inquiring how writing program administrators (WPAs) use their agency and power when developing and maintaining computer-mediated...
Internet in education; Universities and colleges--Faculty--Attitudes; Education, Higher--Computer network resources; Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on
This study examined faculty levels of implementation of Web-based instructional technology (WBIT) and computer self-efficacy beliefs (CSE) as factors associated to faculty perception of institutional mechanisms and its relative importance as...
Student counselors--Kentucky--Attitudes; Student counselors--Training of
This study addressed the administrative task of recruiting school counselors in the largest school district of Kentucky, a state undergoing systemic school reform. The participants (N = 553) were elementary (n = 162), middle (n = 113), and high (n...
Bioinformatics; Breast--Cancer--Treatment; Medical care--Data processing
Statistical models have been the first choice for comparative effectiveness in clinical research. Though effective, these models are limited when the data to be analyzed do not fit the assumed distributions; which is mostly the case when the study...
Universities and colleges--Mergers; Education, Humanistic--United States--Case studies; Community colleges--Curricula; Educational change--United States--Case studies
This dissertation is an examination of the state of the liberal arts curriculum in community colleges in three geographic regions of the United States. From a constructivist paradigm and using globalization theory as a theoretical framework, this...
Most industrial countries face with some form of housing problems. As a result, each state has adopted a variety of housing policies. Policy methods of government authorities in meeting the housing gap and addressing the low income families'...
Nontraditional college students--Kentucky--Louisville; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher); College freshmen--Kentucky--Louisville
This dissertation explores the role first-year composition (FYC) courses play in the academic lives of working-class adult students in the University of Louisville, an institution that, during portions of its long history, has been a valuable...
Teachers--Job satisfaction--Kentucky--Louisville; Teacher turnover--Kentucky--Louisville; First year teachers--Kentucky--Louisville
This study addressed the job satisfaction of new teachers in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The JCPS district is the 29th largest in the United Sates and serves over 98,000 students. Understanding what...
Student counselors; Problem youth--Education; Academic achievement
"If this generation of youth is lost, much of the hope for an economically, socially and technologically strong nation will also be lost." - Kuykendall, 1992 When youths become convinced that they will not be able to make it in mainstream...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Awnings; Windows;
The Service Building, now known as the Administrative Annex. The entrance is clearly visible, as are the front windows and their awnings. Some of the second story windows appear to be open. The Administrative Annex was built as a WPA project during...
Homeless persons--Services for--Kentucky--Louisville; Homelessness--Kentucky--Louisville; Inmates of institutions; Community-based social services--Kentucky--Louisville
The purpose of this study was to examine the link between various aspects of service utilization and the institutionalization of homeless individuals. The researcher wished to determine whether participation in various therapeutic, medical, and...
Intrusion Detection has emerged as a powerful component of network security systems. A wide range of hardware and software components exist to meet most basic security needs on all platforms. These systems log system usage that could be considered...
Medical records--Data processing; Data mining; Medical care--Data processing; Coronary heart disease--Treatment
The goal of this study is to use a data mining framework to assess the three main treatments for acute myocardial infarction: thrombolytic therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention (percutaneous angioplasty), and coronary artery bypass surgery....
University of Louisville. School of Dentistry; Offices
Two women sit in an administrative office for the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. The woman in front is at a typewriter, and the woman in the back, identified as Mrs. Fowler, holds a small book. Written on back of photograph: Mrs....
University of Louisville. School of Dentistry; Offices
Dean's administrative office at University of Louisville School of Dentistry. A woman sits in the back of the room at a typewriter. Another woman sits at a typewriter in the front of the room. Filing cabinets are on the walls. On back of...
Address: 501 Main Street, Shelbyville, Ky. Construction was completed in 1913 for this building that houses the administrative offices of county government and the District and Circuit Courts. It was built in the Beaux-Art Classicism style of...
Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville--Buildings
Administration Building, now Grawemeyer Hall, seen from across Third Street. The brick gates by the entrance and exit to the Oval can be seen in the left and right extremes of the image. The Music Building can be seen on the left. The...
