Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Sociology of the Family
Ron J. Hammond · Utah Valley University
In the contents: 1.04: Gender and Socialization
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PS 111 General Psychology SMWC
Sherry Schnake · Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
In the contents: 12: Social Psychology · 12.01: What Is Social Psychology · 15.04: Reducing Disorder by Changing the Social Situation
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Introduction to Oral Argumentation and Debate
Elvinet Piard · Imperial Valley College
Table of Contents
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Instruction in Functional Assessment
Marcie Desrochers and Moira Fallon · The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Instruction in Functional Assessment introduces learners to functional assessment (FA), which includes a variety of assessment approaches (indirect, observational, and experimental) for identifying the cause of an individual’s challenging behavior for the purpose of designing effective treatments. FA is mandated by federal law and is a recognized empirically based approach to treatment of individuals with challenging behaviors.
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ECON 1030: Principles of Macroeconomics
William Knight · Prince George's Community College
This text address the first semester of university-parallel sequence. Introduction to economic macroanalysis, emphasizing gross national product, national income, consumption, investment, taxation, government spending, and monetary and fiscal policies.
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Teaching Crowds - Learning and Social Media
Jon Dron and Terry Anderson · Athabasca University
In the contents: 01: On the Nature and Value of Social Software for Learning · 02: Social Learning Theories · 03: A Typology of Social Forms for Learning
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Assessment of Students
Deborah Bowles · Prince George's Community College
This text provides an introduction to tests and measurements in an educational setting. Students will construct the knowledge and understanding needed for selecting, administering, diagnosing, evaluating and reporting results of standardized and informal techniques of measurement. This course will review definitions, concepts, and current issues in measurement.
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Contemporary Families - An Equity Lens
Elizabeth B. Pearce · Linn-Benton Community College
In the contents: 01: Social Constructions · 1.01: Social Constructions Preview Questions · 1.02: The Family- A Socially Constructed Idea
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Child Development (Cummings-Clay)
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 4.02: Social development- relationshipspersonal motives and morality · 5.04: Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the Classroom · 7.05: Psychosocial Development
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Introduction to Biological Psychology
Catherine Hall Ed. · University of Sussex
Introduction to Biological Psychology is aimed at undergraduate students. This first edition specifically targets students enrolled in Psychology at the University of Sussex, and primarily contains topics covered in the mandatory module Introduction to Biological Psychology. Future editions will continue to expand the number of topics and concepts presented.
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Beliefs: An Open Invitation to the Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion (remixed by Debbie Klein)
Debbie Klein · Gavilan College
Welcome! This course examines religious and spiritual practices from a cross-cultural and comparative perspective. We will investigate the key concepts of this course—magic, witchcraft, and religion. Anthropological themes of this course include difference, ethnography, power, language, ritual, symbolism, mythology, race, class, gender, identity, and postmodernism. You will have fun conducting fieldwork with a spiritual or religious community, people, or person of your choosing.
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Deleting Dystopia: Re-Asserting Human Priorities in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Richard A. Slaughter · Australian Foresight Institute
Deleting Dystopia confirms that the existential threats posed by the misuse of advanced digital technologies are real. But, in place of apathy and fatalism, Slaughter explores ways of understanding the threat, conceptualising solutions and identifying strategies that lead away from digital authoritarian futures towards those funded on humanly viable values and practices.
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Biological Anthropology Lab
Anthropology Department · Gavilan College
This lab manual is designed to provide exercises and resources for students taking a biological anthropology laboratory course online.
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Personal Psychology (C-ID PSY 115 Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment)
Personal Psychology (C-ID PSY 115 Psychology of Personal & Social Adjustment)@Michael Miguel@Coalinga College@Personal Psychology · C-ID PSY 115 Psychology of Personal & Social Adjustment
In the contents: 2.05: The Social Self · 06: Social Psychology · 6.01: Introduction to Social Psychology
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Research and Design for Emergency Services
Peter Loebach · Arapahoe Community College
OER Textbook remixed for use in ESA 420: Research and Design for Emergency Services offered at Arapahoe Community College.
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How to be a Journalist in the 21st century
Andre Gouws and NWU students · North-West University
In the contents: 6.09: Managing Social Media
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Language in Action: An Open Invitation to Linguistic Anthropology (remixed by Debbie Klein)
Debbie Klein · Gavilan College
In the contents: 6.07: Sociolinguistic correlations - Social status
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Early Language and Literacy (NWTC)
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This text covers foundational concepts and strategies for supporting language and literacy development in early childhood. It includes practical activities on topics such as emergent literacy, language acquisition, and effective instructional practices for young learners.
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College Success
Amy Baldwin et al. · OpenStax
The text is a comprehensive and contemporary resource that serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses. Developed with the support of hundreds of faculty and coordinators, the book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. Engagement, self-analysis, personal responsibility, and student support are reflected throughout the material.
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Criminal Justice in the Urban Community
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 09: Social Status Social Forces and Social Inequality · 16: Alternatives to the Criminal Justice System As a Solution to Social Problems