This dissertation was a correlational study conducted with a population of pre-k educators from a large Midwestern, metropolitan school district. The purpose was to examine if relations existed among early childhood teachers' sense of self...
Algebra--Study and teaching (Elementary); Mathematical ability; Learning, Psychology of
The current study explored the impact that algebra knowledge in 1st and 2nd grade can have in growth and achievement in mathematics through 5th grade. Previous studies have shown the positive impact of teaching algebra in middle school (e.g. Smith,...
This thesis traces the evolution of trends in stucco decoration during the late antique and early Byzantine periods. The focus of the thesis is to identify and explain the transition between the figural stuccowork trends of the fifth century and...
Marconi, Guglielmo, marchese, 1874-1937; Radio broadcasting--Social aspects
This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of Guglielmo Marconi's wireless. Texts surrounding the invention reveal intersections between technology and society and communicate information about the wireless through tropes of progress. The wireless...
Teachers of children with disabilities--Attitudes; Teacher-student relationships; Developmentally disabled children--Education; Affective education
The First Step to Success early intervention program (Walker, 1998) is a
secondary prevention intervention that targets primary grade children with moderate or
emerging behavior disorders. While the effectiveness of the First Step to Success...
New products--Management; Consumer satisfaction; Marketing--Management
A constant flow of innovative products which meets the needs of customers and therefore is a monetary success for the inventing organization is important for the long term success of organizations, especially in modem dynamic markets. As resources...
Pancreatic islet transplantation is a very promising treatment for type I diabetes. Many clinical trials have failed due to early islet loss and immune rejection. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been demonstrated to be involved in graft damage...
WHAS (Radio station : Louisville, Ky.)--History; Radio stations--Kentucky--Louisville--History; Radio broadcasting--Kentucky--Louisville--History
As the historiography on radio broadcasting continues to grow and forces
examination from the macro-level to the micro-level, station histories are becoming
increasingly important. The story of WHAS highlights the evolution of a nationally...
Public health surveillance; Social networks--Health aspects; Information storage and retrieval systems--Public health
Early information is crucial for policy makers and public health officials responsible for protecting the public from the virulent spread of contagious diseases. Current indicators of the spread of contagious outbreaks lag behind the actual spread...
Indians of North America--Missions; Jesuits--North America; Wyandot Indians--Religion; Wyandot Indians--Missions; Jesuits--Missions--North America--History
There are perhaps but few passages in history that are more striking than those which tell of heroic efforts of the early French Jesuits to convert the Indians of North America. Many of these efforts are full of dramatic and philosophic interest,...
Kentucky--History--1792-1865; Southwest, Old--History; Mississippi River Valley--History
This paper is involved in a study of the intrigues of Kentuckians for the securing of the Mississippi River as a free waterway for the marketing of their produce and the consequent improvement of the condition of Kentuckians in every way. The...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Day care;
Entrance to Early Learning Campus, seen from the street. Cars are parked by the curb. Scholar House is a collaboration between University of Louisville, Family Scholar House (formerly known as Project Women), the Kentucky Housing Corporation, and...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Day care;
Entrance to Early Learning Campus, with parking lot in the foreground. Scholar House is a collaboration between University of Louisville, Family Scholar House (formerly known as Project Women), the Kentucky Housing Corporation, and private donors....
A view of the Churchill Downs horse racetrack, clubhouse, and surrounding environs, taken from an airplane (one wing of which appears in the image). A caption beneath the image reads, "Early 20's Birdseye view of Churchill Downs - Notice...
A group portrait of seventeen men, perhaps some of the early trustees of Oneida Institute. Includes H. L. McMurray in the front row on the right, William Ponder in the second row on the right, Henry Hensley in the back row on the right, and James...
A group of men and women, possibly trustees or board members at Oneida Baptist Institute, pose outside a frame building. See ULPA 1982.01.133.p for a similar picture of the same group.