Law teachers--Training of; Law teachers--Social networks; Mentoring in education
This dissertation used a comparative analysis approach to determine mentoring's ability to socialize law faculty. Specifically, it sought to examine the efficacy of formal and informal mentoring in socializing law faculty to their respective...
One of the most nationally-recognized, two-year legislative reform initiatives in the U.S. began in Kentucky with the passage of the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997 (HB1). This exploratory, cross-sectional, correlational...
Child maltreatment touches almost 700,000 children annually. The effects
of child maltreatment range from micro-level consequences, such as behavior
problems and mental health issues, to mezzo-level consequences, such as
increased child...
Emotions (Philosophy); Literature--Philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy of mind
This dissertation offers a brief survey of the rise of reason and the tum to the self at the expense of emotion in Western thought. This marginalization of emotion has had deleterious effects on two areas: the cultivation of virtue and the...
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...
Children with disabilities--Education (Secondary); Vocabulary--Study and teaching (Secondary); Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)
Constant Time Delay (CST) has been used extensively as a procedure to teach children with disabilities a variety of skills. There is a preponderance of evidence that this instructional strategy is a highly effective (Handen & Zane, 1987;...
Performance program for fiftieth performance of "The Henrietta," a comedy by Bronson Howard, produced by the comedians Robson & Crane at Union Square Theatre, New York, Monday evening, November 14th, 1887. Includes list of characters...
This phenomenological study investigated perceptions regarding the impact of the tenets of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) on the self-reported achievement and underachievement among adults who had been identified and served as gifted...
Counseling in higher education; Faculty advisors--Attitudes; College students--Attitudes
The best style of advising to offer students has been questioned over and over. The
literature review revealed uncertainty related to national surveys of advisors and students and
encouraged smaller institutional reviews. The Academic Advising...
Aerial photograph of six planes and five of their shadows flying over smooth, checkered farmland cut by straight roads. The airplanes are probably from Bowman Field. Printed on back of image: "U.S. Air Photo by Culp."
Aerial view of six airplanes flying in formation over a patchwork of farmland, Louisville, Kentucky. A road cuts through the photo from top to bottom. The airplanes are probably from Bowman Field.
Vehicles; Airplanes; Airports; Aerial photographs; Bowman Field (Ky.)
Aerial view of six airplanes flying above grass at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. A man in a white shirt and black pants is below. There is a small white ring or path at the center of the photo. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H....
Portrait of Al H. Wilson seated in a chair, wearing a light-colored suit and tie. He starred in six productions at Macauley's Theatre between October 1907 and October 1919. Location of photo studio: New York (N.Y.). Title supplied by cataloger.
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...
In 2003, Wilson Creek running through Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in central Kentucky was restored to its original winding path through a valley field. Early 20th century settlers had previously redirected this creek to run a straight...
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...
The purpose of this study was to examine common algebra-related misconceptions and errors of middle school students. In recent years, success in Algebra I is often considered the mathematics gateway to graduation from high school and success...
