Middle school education--Curricula--United States; Single-sex schools
A comparative case study focused on six mathematics teachers of all-boy classes in three middle schools. Each school chose to experiment with gendered classes to improve specific, yet somewhat different, outcomes. A purpose of this study was not to...
A woman stands on an overstuffed chair or settee in the living room of a house that appears to be decorated for Valentine's Day or an engagement party. She is surrounded by seven men, all gazing at her. One man holds a guitar and the woman appears...
An individual's role set consists of a variety of different roles (Biddle, 1979; Madsen & Hammond, 2005). Parent, spouse, student, and even sports fan, all constitute roles within one's role set. Fulfilling role demands requires time, energy,...
At the University of Louisville, there is no continuous and dependable connection
between the needs of the community for expert help in solving practical problems and
the capabilities of the students enrolled in cumulating experience courses....
Public health administration--Kentucky; Patient advocacy--Kentucky
Background: One of the core functions of public health is to develop policies that support community and individual health. There are many historic examples in which public health practitioners have advocated successfully for policies that...
Character portrait of right profile of actress Frances Starr seated before an outdoor backdrop. Her head tilted downward, she wears a white headband and white dress. Frances Starr was born in Oneonta, New York, in either 1881 or 1886, and died June...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
Ira Thomas or Ira Felix Thomas (1881-1958). Color portrait of Ira Thomas with the Philadelphia Athletics. An elephant is in the top left corner and 'Athletics' is in the top right. Verso: Ira Thomas. Ira Thomas, one of the Philadelphia Athletics'...
Job embeddedness theory, as introduced by Mitchell, Holtom, Lee, Sablynski, and
Erez (2001), offers a method of discovering why people stay in an organization. By
analyzing the construct's three dimensions (links, fit, and sacrifice) within...
Children's literature in mathematics education; Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary); Problem youth--Education (Elementary); Mathematics--Remedial teaching
Nationally, there are increasing numbers of students who are at-risk for academic and/or social failure (U.S. Department of Education, 2009). In an attempt to address this trend, the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities...
Portrait of Betty Leonard of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short with curls. The photograph is marked with discolorations and age. Handwritten on back of image: credit, Rieger Studio (Louisville), Miss Elizabeth Leonard, known as (Betty...
Portrait of Chilton Searcy (Mrs. Robert Lee) Price of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair back. The photograph has marks of discoloration and small dings around the edges. Stamped on bottom, front of the image: Standiford, Louisville....
Portrait of Sally Scroggan showing off her engagement ring and wearing an evening dress. The photograph is damaged around the edges, marked with discoloration and a yellow discoloring from age. Stamped on front of image: Standiford (Studio),...
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...
Six men and eight women pose around a dinner table in a residential dining room that appears to be decorated for Valentine's Day or an engagement party. One woman's back is to the camera. The woman standing third from the left is believed to be...
Six men and eight women pose around a dinner table in a residential dining room that appears to be decorated for Valentine's Day or an engagement party. The men are all seated and the women are all standing. One woman's back is to the camera. The...
The current study investigated narrative comprehension ability in children from low-income families by examining the contributions of temperament, attention skills, and cognitive engagement. Research has identified narrative comprehension skills as...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Psychological aspects; Writing--Psychological aspects; Psychic trauma in literature; Crisis in literature
The discourses of "trauma" and "post-trauma" have become pervasive in representations of life as it is lived in contemporary globalized culture. As new media technologies make the world more accessible, we become accustomed to...
The goal of this study was to investigate the relationships between school climate, school culture, teacher efficacy, collective efficacy, teacher job satisfaction and intent to turnover in the context of year-round education (YRE) calendars. The...
Teacher-student relationships; Interaction analysis in education; Problem youth--Education (Secondary)
The interactions between teachers and students provide a venue for instructional delivery and ultimately student achievement in the school setting. However, not all students experience positive interactions with teachers in the typical classroom...
Interiors; Living rooms; Desks; Rugs; Furniture; Art objects; Wallpapers
The interior of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood" at 3201 Cogan Street in Ashland, Kentucky. This room, with floral wallpaper, features a rosewood secretary desk given by Jean Thomas' father to her mother on the occasion of their...
