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Professional Communications Foundations
J.R. Dingwall, Chuck Labrie, Trecia McLennon, and Laura Underwood · Olds College
This text is designed for introductory communications courses at colleges and universities in Canada, though it could be used by global institutions with some minor tweaks to the content. It will be of benefit to instructors of workplace communication, corporate communication, business writing and related subjects.
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Beyond Dichotomy - Synergizing Writing Center and Classroom Pedagogies
Steven J. Corbett · George Mason University
How closely can or should writing centers and writing classrooms collaborate? Beyond Dichotomy explores how research on peer tutoring one-to-one and in small groups can inform our work with students in writing centers and other tutoring programs, as well as in writing courses and classrooms. These multi-method (including rhetorical and discourse analyses and ethnographic and case-study) investigations center on several course-based tutoring (CBT) partnerships at two universities.
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Blueprint for Success in College - Career Decision Making 1e (Dillon)
Dave Dillon · Grossmont College
A college students' guide for career success, this free Open Educational Resource text focuses on major identification and career exploration. The Blueprint for Success series comprises three books for the College Success and FYE (First-Year Experience) genre.
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Marriage, Intimate Relationships and Families
Ron Hammond, Paul Cheney, and Bill Pelz · LibreTexts
This introductory level course provides an overview of core concepts and theories which contribute to our understanding of intimate relationships and families. The text provides a structure and sequence of issues for the course, but the students will contribute much of the content. A heutagogical instructional design allows students in the course to provide much of the substantive content and teaching presence.
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Learning to Learn Online
Christina Page, and Adam Vincent · Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Learning to Learn Online helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies. Welcome to your online learning journey!
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PSY 203 Research Methods in Psychology
Malaika Brown and Ross Seligman · Citrus College
This text provides an overview of research design strategies used in psychological research. It covers the basic descriptive statistics and concepts within inferential statistics that are necessary for appreciation and comprehension of research findings. The course presents the student with the fundamentals of research that all psychology majors should know. Emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of psychological research.
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Minority Studies
Ruth Dunn · Houston Community College
I have designed this brief textbook for use in a Sociology survey course for Minority Studies; thus, it looks at minorities from a very broad but shallow Sociological perspective and includes discussion of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, aging, and disability. The last section is devoted to expulsion and genocide.
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Abnormal Psychology
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 4.05: Introduction to Specific Phobias Social Anxiety Disorder and Separation Anxiety Disorder · 4.07: Social Anxiety Disorder · 5.12: Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
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Principles of Learning and Behavior
Lee W. Daffin Jr. · Washington State University
The text explores key concepts in learning across 13 modules, beginning with the definition and historical development of learning within psychology. It also examines the major research methods used to study behavior before moving into topics such as elicited behaviors, respondent and operant conditioning, observational learning, and related cognitive processes including sensation, memory, language, and concept formation.
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Abnormal Psychology
Jorden A. Cummings · University of Saskatchewan
In the contents: 8.01: Autism- Insights from the study of the social brain
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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: 11: Social Movements- Resistance and Solidarity
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Interpersonal Communication: Critical Connections
Nick Chivers and Nicole Stibbard · De Anza College
In the contents: 02: Symbols Social Construction and Identity · 2.01: Symbols and Social Construction · 2.02: Identity as a Social Construct
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Parenting and Family Diversity Issues
Diana Lang · Iowa State University
This book has been created for students and all individuals who work with children and families in diverse contexts. It is imperative to understand how and what factors may influence child outcomes across the lifespan. Therefore, key concepts related to parenting, child-rearing, care-giving, and parenting education are outlined in this textbook to provide historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives across vast settings and developmental domains.
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Library 1600: Introduction to College-Level Research
Library Instruction Services · Iowa State University
You will learn how scholarly information is produced, organized, and accessed; how to construct and use effective search strategies in a variety of web tools and scholarly databases; how to choose finding tools appropriate to the type of information you need; critical thinking skills in the evaluation of resources; and best practices in the ethical use of information.
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Biological Anthropology - Laboratory Activities (Taub)
Alex A. G. Taub · Wenatchee Valley College
Students will need an assigned text to assist with these activities, identify bone and features, understand the proper use of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, significance of primate taxonomy, and specific information about various early human forms.
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Lifespan Development A Psychological Perspective 4e
Martha Lally & Suzanne Valentine-French · College of Lake County
In the contents: 4.15: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood · 6.10: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence · 7.09: Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood
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Social Problems - Continuity and Change (Harris)
Richard Harris III · Chabot College
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ECD Principles and Practices
Alice Hale · Chabot College
In the contents: 8.01: Lets Take a look at the Social-Emotional Environment
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Introduction to Childhood Studies
Susan Eliason · Bridgewater State University
The book supports a speaking-intensive course that introduces you to key concepts in the study of childhood from multidisciplinary perspectives. Your reading and listening will allow you to examine the historical and socio-cultural constructions of “the child” and childhood, exploring topics such as child development, cultural notions of adolescence, children as social agents, children’s rights, and challenges facing children in both local and global contexts.
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Perfect Timing - Recollections of coping with cancer during a pandemic
Barbara Reul · University of Regina
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