Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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EDL 6800: Current Issues in Educational Administration
Aaron Mattox · Eastern Illinois University
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A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics
Stephen Davies · University of Mary Washington
A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics - and its companion site "allthemath" - are completely-and-forever-free-and-open-source educational materials dedicated to the mathematics that budding computer science practitioners actually need to know. They feature the fun and addictive teaching of award-winning lecturer Dr. Stephen Davies of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia!
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Critical Perspectives on Technology and the Family
Susan K. Walker · University of Minnesota
As Information and Communications Technology (ICT) evolve families and the professionals who work with them are best armed with tools that enable their intentional use. This comprehensive text offers a balanced perspective of family life, member development and relationships, and professional use through contemporary research, learning activities and more.
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Leadership in Early Care and Education
Tammy Marino, Maidie Rosengarden, Sally Gunyon, & Taya Noland · Southwestern Oregon Community College & Portland State University
Leaders in Early Childhood Education and K-12 Education exist at levels and take many different paths to leadership. Some receive formal education and while many find themselves in leadership roles because they have the most tenure. Most become leaders through a combination of education and experience – and all are woefully underprepared for what they experience.
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Fossil Treasures of the Geology Museum
Daniel B Thomas, Jeffrey H Robinson, and Daphne E Lee · University of Otago
Tens of thousands of iconic fossils are housed in the collections of the Geology Museum at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago, in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Used for teaching and research for over a century, here we offer a close look at some of the most special fossil treasures in the collections.
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CHEM 0089 - Concepts of Chemistry
Daniel Sadowsky · University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
This text was designed for non-science majors or students needing to strengthen their background before taking standard general chemistry series. It covers essential topics like stoichiometry, atomic structure, periodic properties, gas laws, and chemical equations, generally emphasizing chemical calculations and foundational concepts.
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Introductory Psychology 2e
Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, Marilyn D. Lovett et al. · OpenStax
Psychology is designed for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. For many students, this may be their only college-level psychology course. As such, this textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of psychology and understand how those concepts apply to their lives. The text has been developed to meet the scope and sequence of most general psychology courses.
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Succeeding at Your Internship
Christopher J. Mruk & John C. Moor · Bowling Green State University
This text is a structured narrative about basic practical topics, such as finding an internship, getting started there, making effective use of supervision, understanding ethics, appreciating cultural diversity, becoming competent, and completing the internship. The text includes descriptions, suggestions, and exercises. It may be used as either a primary course text or, due to its relative brevity, a supplemental one.
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World Regional Geography: Understanding World Regions
Jean-Yves Merilus · Coalinga College
This text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline, focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes. This thematic approach, informed by pedagogical research, provides students with an introduction to thinking geographically, while still recognizing the Caribbean's distinct culture and development.
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Introduction to Programming using Fortran 95/2003/2008
Ed Jorgensen · University of Navada, Las Vegas
This text provides an introduction to programming and problem solving using the Fortran 95/2003/2008 programming language. This introduction is geared for non computer science majors. As such, this text is not a complete, comprehensive guide to the Fortran 95/2003/2008 programming language. The primary focus is on an introduction to problem solving and algorithm development. As such, many details of the Fortran 95/2203/2008 language are omitted.
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The Environment in the Age of the Internet (Graf)
Heike Graf (ed.) · Södertörn University
The Environment in the Age of the Internet: Activists, Communication, and the Digital Landscape is an interdisciplinary collection that draws together research and answers from media and communication studies, social sciences, modern history, and folklore studies. Edited by Heike Graf, its focus is on the communicative approaches taken by different groups to ecological issues, shedding light on how these groups tell their distinctive stories of "the environment".
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Traces - An Open Introduction to Archaeology
Isabel M. Scarborough, Jennifer M. Johnson Zovar, Ian S. Ray, and John A. Donahue · Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges
Welcome! Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology is part of a series of no cost high quality anthropology textbooks including the award-winning Perspectives introducing cultural anthropology and Explorations for introductory courses in Biological Anthropology.
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Cases in California Politics and Administraton
Shelly Arsneault · California State University, Fullerton
These cases in California politics and administration highlight a variety of important issues faced by elected officials and public administrators today. Each case is framed by political science and public administration concepts and addresses issues of equity and social justice. Topics include police interactions with homeless populations; how governments can make amends for historic injustices; and how public health agencies maintain safe communities during outbreaks of disease.
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Introduction to Communication Research
Lindsey Jo Hand, Erin Ryan, and Karen Sichler · Kennesaw State University
Welcome to your journey to becoming a communication scholar! We developed this workbook to guide you through the semester as you learn how understand and conduct scholarly research. What does it mean to be a scholar? A scholar is someone who specializes in a particular area of study. For you, this area is communication. And how do you become a scholar? By doing research.
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Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment
Jennfer Kidd, Jamie Kaufman, Peter Baker, Patrick O'Shea, Dwight Allen & Old Dominion U students · Old Dominion University
In the contents: 16.06: What performance assessments can be used for elementary science · 16.12: What performance assessments can be used for secondary science
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Core Agricultural Economic Principles
Jason Bergtold · Kansas State University
This page introduces essential economic concepts, including opportunity costs, which highlight benefits lost when selecting one option over another. It delves into marginal analysis concerning incremental benefits and costs, and discusses elasticity, detailing the responsiveness of demand or supply to price changes. Additionally, the implications of prohibition on supply and demand dynamics are examined. Collectively, these topics form a foundation for understanding economic decision-making.
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Arts Integration in Elementary Curriculum 2e
Molly Zhou and David Brown · Dalton State College
Many teachers, schools, and arts programs benefit from knowing the different ways the arts can be present in schools. Without making a distinction, opportunities can be missed, programs can lack clarity, or the arts can seem like something too unwieldy to incorporate. Making a distinction among the approaches can help narrow or focus objectives as well as help educators select the most appropriate approach based on their objectives.
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Core Agricultural Economic Principles
Jason Bergtold · Kansas State University
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Anthropology: The Study of Humans
Jeffrey McCully · Moraine Valley Community College
This textbook introduces the field of anthropology through its four major subfields: biological anthropology, linguistics, cultural anthropology, and archaeology. It highlights key concepts, methods, and findings across the discipline while also addressing the ethical issues and historical dilemmas that have shaped anthropological practice.
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Comprehensive Individualized Curriculum and Instructional Design (Sennott et al.)
Samuel Sennott, Sheldon Loman, Kristy Lee Park, Luis F. Pérez, Michael J. Kennedy, John Romig, and Wendy J. Rodgers · Portland State University
This online textbook addresses the population of individuals with disabilities that experience complex lifelong needs across multiple areas in their lives. Drs. Sennott and Loman drafted this book (along with the help from some friends) with the hope of providing pertinent, practical, and current resources to future special educators who plan to serve individuals with complex disabilities.