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COMS 105: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Tammera Stokes Rice · College of the Canyons
This text examines the principles and practices of public speaking, communication theory, and techniques for public speaking. Includes speech organization, development, research, audience analysis, reasoning, and presentation skills for the development of informative and persuasive speeches. A primary goal is to help students become better speakers through providing the most important tool in public speaking within a clear sense of organization.
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It’s About Them - Public Speaking in the 21st Century
Sara Kim, Douglas Marshall, June Pulliam, Victoria VanNest, and James Yeargain · LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
The target audience for this project and this textbook are dual enrollment students. Dual enrollment is the opportunity for a student to be enrolled in high school and college at the same time. A dual enrollment student receives credit on both their high school and college transcripts for the same course.
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Persuasion
Nathan Miller · Cosumnes River College
In the contents: 12: Social Judgement Involvement
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Microeconomics 1e
Martin Medeiros · Chabot College
In the contents: 7.04: Social Cost and Benefits
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Learning in the Digital Age
Tutaleni Asino at al. · Oklahoma State University
This book is designed to serve as a textbook for classes exploring the nature of learning in the digital age.
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Shared Voices - An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Demetrios Brellas and Vanessa Martinez · Remixing Open Textbooks with an Equity Lens (ROTEL)
Shared Voices is a student-centered cultural anthropology mini textbook built with an equity lens. This text aims to be accessible, interesting, accurate, and centered on marginalized voices. This text is a starting point for any introductory anthropology course recognizing that cultural change is constant and the familiar is cousin to the weird and unusual.
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Immigrant and Refugee Families
Ballard, Wieling, and Solheim · University of Minnesota and University of Georgia
Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences offers an interdisciplinary perspective on immigrant and refugee families' challenges and resilience across multiple domains, including economic, political, health, and human rights.This text uses a family systems lens to discuss challenges and strengths of immigrant and refugee families in the United States.
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Governing with Integrity: Ethical Reasoning for Public Service
Tabitha Raber · Taft College
In the contents: 10.04: Social Responsibility Sustainability and Ethical Economic Development
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Introduction to Communication
Keith Green, Ruth Fairchild, Bev Knudsen, & Darcy Lease-Gubrud · Ridgewater College
In the contents: 02: Social Perception · 2.01: Introduction to Social Perception
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Perspectives - An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology 1e
Nina Brown, Thomas McIlwraith, and Laura Tubelle de González · Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges
The first peer-reviewed open access textbook for cultural anthropology courses. Produced by the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges and available free of charge for use in any setting.
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Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children
Cindy Stephens, Gina Peterson, Sharon Eyrich, & Jennifer Paris · College of the Canyons
If you are reading this, you’re likely interested in learning more about becoming an early childhood professional. Perhaps you’re just curious and want to know a little bit more about young children. Maybe you want to make up your mind after finding out a little bit more about what is involved. In either case, your interest and curiosity are two key characteristics that will make this a positive growth experience for you.
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Never Gonna Change? - An Examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution
N. Alexander Aguado et al. · Never Gonna Change?
In stark contrast to the U.S. Constitution, which has become a more democratic document since 1865, Alabama’s 1901 Constitution was designed in response to the nation’s broader democratic aspirations. Though the Alabama Constitution was recompiled in 2022, its spirit continues. Never Gonna Change examines the legacy of the 1901 Constitution and its effects on public policy, people, political culture, and democracy.
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Essentials of Linguistics
Catherine Anderson · McMaster University
This text brings together Open Access content from around the web and enhances it with dynamic video lectures about the core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics), supplemented with discussion of psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic findings. Essentials of Linguistics is suitable for any beginning learner of linguistics but is primarily aimed at the Canadian learner.
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The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Educatio
Miachelle Andrade · Rio Hondo College
In the contents: 7.06: Socialization in Two Cultures
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Principios y prácticas de enseñanza de niños pequeños (Stephens et al.)
Cindy Stephens, Gina Peterson, Sharon Eyrich, and Jennifer Paris · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 9.10: Echemos un vistazo al Entorno Social-Emocional
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Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Jennifer Paris · College of the Canyons
This textbook serves as a comprehensive resource for promoting the health, safety, and nutritional well-being of young children within early childhood education settings. It provides practical strategies and theoretical foundations to guide educators, caregivers, and administrators in fostering environments where children thrive.
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Economics of Agriculture (AGBUS 40)
Ivan Huerta · Coalinga College
With this text, students will explore agricultural economics, including the role of agriculture and farming in the economic system. You'll learn about basic economic concepts, challenges facing agriculture, regenerative vs conventional agriculture business practices, pricing and marketing issues, production factors, and the impact of state and federal farm programs on farmers' economic positions.
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COMS 120: Small Group Communication
Kerry Osborne · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 2.05: Social Penetration Theory
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World Geography A/B
Nina Sprouse · Mizzou Academy
The World Geography A/B textbook is a compilation and remixing of Finlayson, C., World Regional Geography. Minor editing has been completed to clarify ideas and statements throughout the compiled textbook. The book's content emphasizes depth over breadth by exploring a specific theme in detail as it applies to a particular region. This focus enables students to draw connections between regions, to better understand the interconnectedness of our world, and to demonstrate real-world application.
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Principles of Macroeconomics
Douglas Curtis and Ian Irvine · Trent University & Concordia University
Principles of Macroeconomics presents a complete and concise examination of introductory macroeconomics theory and policy suitable for a first introductory course. Examples are domestic and international in their subject matter and are of the modern era — financial markets, monetary and fiscal policies aimed at inflation and debt control, globalization and the importance of trade flows in economic structure, and concerns about slow growth and the risk of deflation, are included