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Contextualised open educational practices: Towards student agency and self-directed learning
Jako Olivier; Charlene du Toit-Brits; Byron Bunt; Amit Dhakulkar · AOSIS Publishing · 2022
This book covers original research on the implementation of open educational practices through the use of open educational resources at the university level. The emphasis on open education in this book is on contextualising resources, supporting student agency and fostering self-directed learning specifically within a South African milieu. The envisaged chapters cover conceptual and review research and empirical work focussing on open educational practices and the use of renewable assessments. The work starts off with an overview of an institutional-wide open education project that prompted the research followed by research on open education in terms of various modules in the health science, music education, law, philosophy, dietetics, anthropology, French language learning, journalism and political science. There is a clear gap in the literature on open education in terms of open educational practices, specifically in terms of contextualising resources, supporting student agency and fostering self-directed learning in a South African context. Despite the existence of some general works on open education in terms of policy, social justice and open textbooks, this book will be unique in exploring the intersections of openness, specifically with contextualisation, student agency and self-directedness.
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Introductory Statistics 2e
Barbara Illowsky; Susan Dean; Daniel Birmajer; Bryan Blount · OpenStax, Rice University
Introductory Statistics 2e provides an engaging, practical, and thorough overview of the core concepts and skills taught in most one-semester statistics courses. The text focuses on diverse applications from a variety of fields and societal contexts, including business, healthcare, sciences, sociology, political science, computing, and several others. The material supports students with conceptual narratives, detailed step-by-step examples, and a wealth of illustrations, as well as collaborative exercises, technology integration problems, and statistics labs. The text assumes some knowledge of intermediate algebra, and includes thousands of problems and exercises that offer instructors and students ample opportunity to explore and reinforce useful statistical skills. The first edition of Introductory Statistics by OpenStax is available in web view here.
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American Government 4e
Glen Krutz; Sylvie Waskiewicz, PhD; Prosper Bernard, Jr.; Jennifer Danley-Scott · OpenStax, Rice University
American Government 4e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. The authors have worked to develop meaningful and memorable explanations, narratives, and examples regarding the actions, workings, and outputs of government. The offering focuses on the real-world impact of government, and presents the importance and benefits of civic engagement by students. This book follows a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of political structures. American Government 4e is designed to continually build upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes updated information on the 2024 election results, recent court decisions and legal actions, and new opportunities for civic engagement. Changes made in American Government 4e are described in the preface to help instructors transition to the fourth edition. The third edition of American Government by OpenStax is available in web view here.
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A la defensa del disenso
Glencora Borradaile · Oregon State University · 2021
A la defensa del disenso es una introducción a la criptografía que atiende los efectos sociales de la vigilancia, así como el potencial de protección que brinda el cifrado, con un enfoque en los movimientos sociales nacidos en Estados Unidos. Cada capítulo termina con una historia que aporta un contexto social al material: desde la vigilancia contra protestas contemporáneas en Estados Unidos, hasta la forma en que el Congreso Nacional Africano usó cifrado parcialmente manual para luchar contra el Apartheid en la Sudáfrica de los años 80 del siglo pasado.Puedes leer este libro en forma lineal o puedes elegir los temas sobre los cuales te gustaría aprender. Al inicio de cada capítulo se menciona lo que deberías leer primero (como antecedente) y al final, lo que podría ser de tu interés a continuación.
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Políticas públicas, Género y Derechos Humanos en América Latina
Silvia Levín; Oscar Blando; María Ingaramo · LATIn Project · 2014
El enfoque de género ha producido verdaderas transformaciones tanto a nivel del conocimiento en las ciencias sociales, incorporando nuevos temas y problemas a partir de la teoría feminista, como a nivel de las acciones de polí
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Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined (Robeyns)
Ingrid Robeyns · Utrecht University
In the contents: 4.07: What about power and political economy
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Introduction to Anthropology: A Four Field Approach
Matthew Pawlowicz, Christopher A Brooks, Nancy Phaup, and Amy Rector · Virginia Commonwealth University
In the contents: 5.02: Subsistence and Political Systems
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Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Kay Fischer, Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick, Ulysses Acevedo, Teresa Hodges, Melissa Leal, and Tamara Cheshire · LibreTexts
In the contents: 3.05: Cultural and Political Representation
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Cultural Geography (C-ID GEOG 120)
Jean-Yves Merilus · Coalinga College
In the contents: 09: Political Geography · 9.3.04: Political Cultures · 9.3.09: Origins of Political Orientation
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Introduction to Comparative Politics
LibreTexts
In the contents: 01: States Nations and Political Development · 02: The Political Development of the British State · 03: The Political Development of the Modern German State
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American Government
OpenStax · LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.02: The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition · 09: Political Parties · 9.04: The Shape of Modern Political Parties
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Appearance and Behavior: A Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Salvador Jiménez Murguía · Taft College
In the contents: 05: Science and Knowledge · 5.02: Science Race and Racism- A Sociological Examination · 5.03: The Historical Construction of Race in Science
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TED 2000 Foundations of Education
Dr. Ashanti M. Bryant-Foster · Prince George's Community College
This text addresses a study of schools in the United States from historical, philosophical, political, and sociological perspectives. Current issues and practices in education are explored, looking at factors that influence schools, teaching, and learning.
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Basics of American Politics
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.02: The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition · 10: Political Parties · 10.04: The Shape of Modern Political Parties
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Introduction to Anthropology
OpenStax · LibreTexts
In the contents: 4.03: Whats in a Name The Science of Taxonomy · 08: Authority Decisions and Power- Political Anthropology · 8.02: Colonialism and the Categorization of Political Systems
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The Western World - Daily Readings on Geography
Joel Quam & G. Scott Campbell · College of DuPage
In the contents: 1.07: Political Geography · 2.07: Pacific Realm- Political Geography I · 2.14: Pacific Realm- Political Geography II
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Raskoff Environmental Science
Kevin Raskoff · Montery Peninsula College
In the contents: 01: Intro to Environmental Science · 1.01: What is Environmental Science · 1.05: The Process of Science
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Cultural Anthropology
Tori Saneda & Michelle Field · Cascadia Community College
In the contents: 2.06: Political Organizations
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Introduction to California Government and Politics
Steven Reti · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 1.02: Political Values · 1.03: From Political Values to Political Ideologies and Parties · 1.3.01: Developing Your Political Philosophy- A Closer Look
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California Geography
Jeremy Patrich · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 7.03: CALIFORNIAS POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY