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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Introduction to Religion
Mark Knockemus · Northeastern Technical College
In the contents: 02: The Development and Ideas of the Ultimate the Absolute the Holy · 4.01: Thinking about Human Time
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Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience
Joshua Farrington, Normal Powe, Gwendolyn Graham, Liusa Day, & Ogechi Anyanwu · Eastern Kentucky University
This text gives instructors, students, and general readers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of African Americans’ cultural and political history, economic development, artistic expressiveness, and religious and philosophical worldviews in a critical framework. It offers sound interdisciplinary analysis of selected historical and contemporary issues surrounding the origins and manifestations of White supremacy in the United States.
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English Composition II: Rhetorical Methods Based
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
English Composition II is an expository writing course that helps students develop advance writing skills. The text also reviews and incorporates some of the same skills. This course teaches research skills by emphasizing the development of advanced analytical/critical reading skills, proficiency in investigative research, and the writing of persuasive prose including documented and researched argumentative essays. This course emphasizes on the research process and information literacy.
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Biological Psychology - Psyc 310
Alan Keys · Sacramento City College
In the contents: 4.03: Nervous System Development · 12: Sexuality and Sexual Development · 12.02: Sexual Development Anatomy and Physiology
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Reading and Writing for Learning
Fran Bozarth · Portland Community College
This text aims to improve reading through work on vocabulary development, motor skills, comprehension and some reading rate improvement. Instruction includes sentence structure, paragraph and essay development, and written expression. Students can expect to increase working vocabulary and improve skills in basic communications.
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The Psychology of Gender
Alexis Bridley, Kristy McRaney, and Lee Daffin · Washington State University
The Psychology of Gender textbook studies issues related to the psychology of gender across 13 modules. Our discussion begins by explaining what gender is in relation to sex, moves to how the construct is studied, and then applies the lenses of social, developmental, cognitive, physiological, health, clinical, and industrial/organizational psychology as well as education and human sexuality.
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Western Art from 18th to Mid-20th Century
Katherine Taylor · Whatcom Community College
Historical developments in Western art from 18th century to the mid-20th century. Focus on European and American art.
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ENG 103: Critical Reasoning - Writing the Research Paper
Rising Scholars Program · Lake Tahoe Community College
This book was compiled specifically for Lake Tahoe Community College's Rising Scholars Program. This course is designed to develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. The course will focus on the development of logical reasoning and analytical and argumentative writing skills. The course will conclude with the writing of a substantial revised research paper. Please return to the program if found.
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Western Civilization 3e: A Concise History III
Christopher A Brooks · Portland Community College
This volume covers topics including the Industrial Revolution, the politics of Europe in the nineteenth century, modern European imperialism, the world wars, fascism, Nazism, and the Holocaust, the postwar era, the Cold War, and recent developments in economics and politics.
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Critical Thinking
Andrew Gurevich · Mt Hood Community College
Using a combination of the newest findings in hemispheric science, neuropsychology, and brain development, along with the long-established rhetorical algorithms for analyzing the structure of arguments, this course explores the boundaries of critical and creative thinking in pursuit of developing a clearer and more robust model for the construction and deconstruction of various forms of argument.
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Speech 101: Introduction to Public Speaking for Social Justice
Carolyn Stevenson · City Colleges of Chicago
This text addresses the theory and practice of oral communication including the development of poise and confidence, delivery, and speech organization. Emphasis is placed on public speaking practice, small group discussion, and development of standards of criticism.
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SPA 002: La Quinceañera
Ana Ortega Pérez, Lani Lopez Bastidas, Faith Blackhurst, Lillian Jones, Blanca Peraza · University of California, Davis
This SPA 002 textbook that is an introduction to Spanish grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication. These curricula were developed around a series of context-specific readers created by our graduate students and faculty; the course grammar and vocabulary were taken directly from these readers so that students could see content in context, and course activities from reading/culture workshops to writing practice were also designed.
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Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!
Jenny Ceciliano and Lisa Notman · Portland State University
Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí! focuses on the development of communication skills in interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes while centering student voices. Activities engage learners in real exchanges of information on topics that are relevant to adult students. In addition to language-acquisition learning outcomes, this text supports learning outcomes in diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural sustainability, and social justice.
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Lifespan Development
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 01: Lifespan Development · 1.01: Why It Matters- Lifespan Development · 1.02: Introduction to Human Development
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Voces que cruzan fronteras: nuestra comunidad y la identidad multilingüe II
Nancy Domínguez-Fret and Megan Tzeitel Marshall · Northern Illinois University
Part Two of this textbook builds on the content, themes, and language development introduced in Part One. It draws on the stories and histories of the Latinx community in the Chicago area to engage students in further exploring language and identity while continuing to build on and expand their existing language skills. Its goal is to strengthen and support students’ linguistic and sociocultural connections to Spanish-speaking communities. Part Two can be used as a continuation of Part One or as
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Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 8.04: Art Architecture and Military and Technological Developments
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SOC 300: Introduction to Sociology
Block · Sacramento City College
In the contents: 2.05: The Development of Modern Society
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Chinese Rhetoric and Writing
Andy Kirkpatrick & Zhichang Xu · Griffith & Monash Universities
This book provides teachers of writing, and in particular those involved in the teaching of English academic writing to Chinese students, an introduction to key stages in the development of Chinese rhetoric, a wide-ranging field with a history of several thousand years. Understanding this important rhetorical tradition provides a strong foundation for assessing and responding to the writing of this growing group of students.
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ANTH 205: Cultures of the World - Perspectives on Culture
Crystal Scheib · HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
In the contents: 3.01: Development of Theories on Culture · 5.03: Human Language Compared with Other Species
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History of Modern and Contemporary Art
Deborah Gustlin & Zoe Gustlin · Evergreen Valley College
Art history studies culture and people’s development through time using multiple art disciplines. Visual arts are one of the oldest forms of communication between humans and the fundamental beliefs of their culture. The historical background of art history has been written from the canon of wealthy individuals from Western countries focusing on well-known art and artifacts in isolated environments. To become more culturally inclusive, the textbook is written to redefine art history.