This thesis analyzes the experiences and challenges Black female journalists encounter in the newsroom. Using oral history interviews and writings from Black female journalists about their experiences, the researcher identifies a unique set of...
This thesis is an examination and analysis of the role of law enforcement in the transformation of a city's downtown from one dominated by sleazy strip bars and prostitutes to one of family entertainment. The focus is on the police and prosecutors;...
Writing centers; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher); Oral reading
Reading aloud in writing center sessions is a common practice, one that is both under-studied and under-theorized. In an attempt to begin to address this gap, this dissertation conducts an empirical analysis of three different methods of reading...
Educational tests and measurements--Social aspects--Kentucky; Test bias--Kentucky; Academic achievement--Social aspects--Kentucky
This study investigates the progress of standards-based accountability in eliminating the effects of student background and school composition factors on student achievement and school performance in a large, urban district in Kentucky. The factors...
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...
In spring 2006, the Frazier International History Museum, in conjunction with the Ekstrom Library Photographic Archives at the University of Louisville, mounted an exhibit of 47 photographs taken by a young French foot soldier during World War I....
African Americans--Politics and government; Local elections; Metropolitan government; Voting research
Despite the fact that few large metropolitan areas have had city-county consolidations, interest remains high in these mergers as a means of restructuring urban government. Evaluation literature on city-county consolidations generally focuses on...
Portrait of actress Mildred Beverly, wearing a v-necked dress with sparkly stripes. She performed at Macauley's Theatre in "O'Neill of Derry" in March 1908. Inscription on print, lower right: :"For Mr. Macauley, with very good wish....
Mentoring in nursing; Nurse administrators--Training of; Rural nursing; Rural hospitals
The aim of this study was to examine rural nurse managers' experiences with
mentoring once assuming their new management role. This research study used
qualitative methods to examine mentoring experiences in relatively new and
inexperienced nurse...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Legislators
Portrait of Senator Beverly M. Vincent of Brownsville, Kentucky, wearing a printed tie. The photograph has been cut to an irregular shape and then painted on to further crop his image. Stamped on back of image: (credit) Cusick Studio, Frankfort, KY.
Hospitals are challenged to understand factors related to staff nurse retention in the context of the nursing shortage slowdown (Huselid, 1995; Mancino, 2008; Mancino, 2009). Leadership is a major factor in organizational success (Gandossy &...
Jamestown Settlement--History; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--17th century; Leadership--History; Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
English experience gained from colonization attempts in the New World and in Ireland, as well as military expeditions to the European continent and the New World, helped make Jamestown more successful than any previous English colonial venture in...
Sociology, Urban--California--Los Angeles; Urbanization--California--Los Angeles; Ontology--Social aspects; Social epistemology
Noir Ontology: Existing in the Fragmented Urban Spaces of Los Angeles explores the role of decentered urban geography within the body of noir texts set within Los Angeles. By focusing on the development of the idea of Los Angeles in early to...
Oxidative stress-induced immunosuppression could be due to a decrease in CD4 + T lymphocyte activation or proliferation. 4-Hydroxynonenal (HNE), an end product of lipid peroxidation, and its protein adducts act as markers of oxidative stress. In...
Public housing--Kentucky--Newport; Urban renewal--Kentucky--Newport; Newport (Ky.)--Economic conditions
This dissertation examines the outcomes of the Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) program in one American city, Newport, Kentucky. HOPE VI also improved the quality of life and satisfaction of former public housing residents who...
The middle school years are most difficult because students now have to use reading to learn in all content areas. Low-performing students who daily face reading difficulties in school often feel helpless in their desire to become better readers...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Confederate; Generals--Confederate States of America; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Portrait of Beverly Holcombe Robertson (1827-1910), a cavalry officer in the United States Army on the Western frontier and a Confederate general during the United States Civil War.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Choirs (Music); Fraternities & sororities
View looking northeast as ChI Omega Sorority competes in the 1968 Fryberger Sing on the steps of Grawemeyer Hall - May 16, 1968. People: Top Row: Carol Young; Barbara Ong; Anne Weyhing; Sara Toms; Sandy Steinau; Jan Montgomery; Linda Camp; Sally...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Choirs (Music); Fraternities & sororities
View looking northeast as Chi Omega Sorority competes in the 1968 Fryberger Sing on the steps of Grawemeyer Hall - May 16, 1968. People: Top Row: Carol Young; Barbara Ong; Anne Weyhing; Sara Toms; Sandy Steinau; Jan Montgomery; Linda Camp; Sally...
School yearbooks; Schools; Students; University of Louisville--Students; Alumni & alumnae; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; Student organizations; Universities & colleges; Medical students; Law students; Dental students; Music...
Official yearbook of the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1967.
