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American Association Of University Women - Danville, Kentucky (Mss 681), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
American Association Of University Women - Danville, Kentucky (Mss 681), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 687. Records of the Danville branch of the American Association of University Women, including minutes, president’s reports, newsletters, historical information, programming materials and other miscellaneous items. Also includes more limited material about the state and regional divisions of the AAUW.
Implementation Of The Focus Act In Tennessee: A Case Study, Carol Byrd Clark
Implementation Of The Focus Act In Tennessee: A Case Study, Carol Byrd Clark
Dissertations
The purpose of this single-case holistic descriptive case study was to document and describe the implementation of the FOCUS Act from the perspective of presidents and senior leaders at the Tennessee universities that transitioned from system-level governance by the Tennessee Board of Regents to governance by institutional boards of trustees. The decentralization of governance mandated by the FOCUS Act is an infrequent occurrence in higher education and presented a unique opportunity to examine how the universities prepared for the governance change and how university leaders viewed the governance change after implementation.
The central research question of this study was: What …
Mapping The Literature Of Dental Hygiene: An Update, Carol L. Watwood, Terry Dean
Mapping The Literature Of Dental Hygiene: An Update, Carol L. Watwood, Terry Dean
DLPS Faculty Publications
Objective: This study updates Haaland’s 1999 dental hygiene mapping study. By identifying core journals and estimating database coverage, it characterizes changes in dental hygiene research and aids librarians in collection development and user education.
Method: Cited references from a three-year (2015–2017) sample of core dental hygiene journals were collected, categorized into five formats, and analyzed by format and publication year according to Bradford’s Law of Scattering. CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and EMBASE were surveyed to determine the indexing coverage of cited journals.
Results: The number of cited journal titles increased from 389 in 1999 to 1,675 in 2018. Core Zone 1 …
Examining Collegiate Students’ Perceptions Of Date Rape And Sexual Assault, Jalen Rhodes
Examining Collegiate Students’ Perceptions Of Date Rape And Sexual Assault, Jalen Rhodes
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study was to examine how collegiate males and females perceived date rape and sexual assault by looking into their views on sexual scripts, consent, and alcohol in dating situations. Participants consisted of 323 male and female undergraduate students enrolled in psychology classes at a mid-south university. All participants were directed to an online questionnaire and were randomly assigned to one of four versions of a vignette where a man and a woman are at a party together. After reading their vignette, all participants answered researcher-created questions pertaining to the behavior of the people in the vignette …
A Look Into The College Readiness Needs Of First Time College Students, Lindsey Coomer Cox
A Look Into The College Readiness Needs Of First Time College Students, Lindsey Coomer Cox
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study examines the college readiness needs of first year college students based on experiences from students and staff involved with a first year transitional initiative program at Western Kentucky University. The purpose of the study is to share students’ college readiness needs with public school systems in hopes to intervene with these needs before students arrive at college. A total of 45 participants volunteered to be in focus groups, an interview, and complete a survey. Two research questions were proposed: What college readiness needs still exist for first time college students upon entrance to a four year public university? …
Learning By Doing: Deliberative Dialogue As An Interdisciplinary Tool For Civic Literacy, Leah Ashwill, Molly Kerby, Gayle Mallinger
Learning By Doing: Deliberative Dialogue As An Interdisciplinary Tool For Civic Literacy, Leah Ashwill, Molly Kerby, Gayle Mallinger
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Overview:
- Basic concepts of deliberative dialogue as an interdisciplinary tool.
- Deliberative dialogue as an instrument for civil discourse.
- The efficacy of deliberative dialogue on civic literacy.
From The Hill To The World: Increasing Diversity Abroad Through Intentional Outreach, Ar'meishia Burrow
From The Hill To The World: Increasing Diversity Abroad Through Intentional Outreach, Ar'meishia Burrow
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This summer I had the honor of studying abroad in Spain for four weeks where I studied Spanish language and culture. As an African American female I experienced study abroad both as a scholar and as a minority. Through research and personal experience I have developed a thesis that aims to increase diversity and inclusion abroad, increasing representation of ethnic/minority U.S. students in education abroad. By sharing my journey through outreach I will educate students of color about financial opportunities to study abroad, in addition to resources regarding the minority experience abroad. This outreach series will help minority students better …
Ua1c4/2 Faculty/Staff Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c4/2 Faculty/Staff Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of faculty and staff groups and associations of Western Kentucky University and its founding institutions.
Ua1c4/5 Class Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c4/5 Class Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of class groups from Western Kentucky University and its founding institutions.
Ua66/8/2 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Geography & Geology Centers & Institutes, Wku Archives
Ua66/8/2 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Geography & Geology Centers & Institutes, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about Centers and Institutes administered by the Geography & Geology Department. Including:
- Center for Cave & Karst Studies
- Center for Local Government Services
- Hoffman Environmental Research Institute
- Kentucky Climate Center
- Resources Management Institute
- Small Public Water System Technology Center
Ua1c4/17 Bowling Green Business University Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c4/17 Bowling Green Business University Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Bowling Green Business University students.