There is a plethora of research regarding the first year undergraduate student experience; however, 2nd year students are facing adversity and consequently high rates of attrition. This phenomenon is known as the sophomore slump. There is limited...
African American men--Social conditions; Crime and race; Peer pressure
The initial goals of this study include locating and identifying the taxonomic groups mentioned in Moffitt's (1993) (i.e. life-course persistent offenders, adolescent-limited offenders) using data from the National Longitudinal Survey 1997...
Self-control in children; Crime and race; Parent and teenager; Teenagers--Family relationships
This study seeks to examine whether racial disparities in offending can be explained through self-control theory. The study utilized longitudinal responses of a nationally representative sample of 1700 adolescents. Parenting and self-control...
The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of teenage prescription drug abuse in Jefferson County, Kentucky to gain a better understanding of the environment and characteristics of a teenager who abuses prescription drugs, and to gain...
Electronic surveillance; Information technology--Social aspects; Computer networks--Design and construction
Because of the anonymity that P2P networks provide, they are an ideal medium for
the exchange of contraband material such as child pornography. Unfortunately, not
much research has been conducted on how to best monitor these types of networks
for...
African American male college students--Social conditions; African Americans--Race identity; Academic achievement
This dissertation examines the influence of collective racial esteem (CRE) on the quantity and type of involvement for African American male undergraduate students in public four-year institutions of higher education in the U.S. In addition, this...
This dissertation is a participatory action research project with adults with mental retardation who reside in Louisville, Kentucky. It explores some of the history and ideologies that frequently have hindered persons with mental retardation from...
Creative writing (Higher education)--Study and teaching--United States; Composition (Language arts)--Study and teaching; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)
The trend in writing curriculum has been to diversify and separate courses. This dissertation looks at one set of divided curricula--creative writing and composition--in order to examine the ways in which writing pedagogy has been affected by this...
University of Louisville. Medical Dept.; Medical students; Teachers; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Faculty
University of Louisville medical department 1912 - Composite photograph for the University of Louisville school of medicine in Louisville, Kentucky, of faculty and graduating students for the medical school class of 1912. Individual oval-shaped...
Grocery stores; Crowds; Entertainment; Musicians; African Americans; African American musicians; Jug bands
A couple of members of the Ballard Chefs jug band stand at the right. Their costumes include white chef jackets and chef hats emblazoned with "Ballard Chefs." A crowd has gathered to hear them play at Mason Grocery and Supply Company in...
Leaving to attend A. B. Chandler's inauguration, Louisville, Kentucky. A well dressed crowd of men and women (one in a fur coat) poses on the grass in front of a train on which "Taylor Democrats" is shown on two signs in backwards...
Streets and yards torn up with large craters in front of houses as pipes are laid along Woodbourne and Dorothy. Men stand by the equipment and stand at the base of the crater. Some onlookers peer over the edge.
