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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Human Development Life Span (NWTC)
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In the contents: 01: Developmental Theories · 1.01: Introduction to Developmental Theories · 1.08: Developmental Theories
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FamR 230 - Human Development
LibreTexts
In the contents: 1.01: Prelude to Lifespan Development · 1.04: Periods of Development · 1.05: Issues in Lifespan Development
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FCS 324/PSYC 370 Human Development A Life Span
Norman Lorenz · Sacramento City College
In the contents: 1.01: Introduction to Life Span Growth and Development · 1.04: Periods of Development · 1.07: Introduction to Life Span Growth and Development
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Human Development Life Span
Laura Overstreet · Western Washington University
In the contents: 1.01: Introduction to Life Span Growth and Development · 1.04: Periods of Development · 1.07: Introduction to Life Span Growth and Development
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Understanding Human Development: Prenatal Through Adolescence
Terese Jones; Christina Belli; Esmeralda Julyan · Open Oregon Educational Resources · 2025
Understanding Human Development is an introductory textbook for individuals entering early childhood education and related fields. The textbook provides an overview of the developmental lifespan from conception to adolescence using social justice and ecological perspectives. The textbook aims to represent equitable approaches to understanding human development and discusses the diverse factors and interactions that support or hinder development.
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Human Development
Human Development Teaching and Learning Group · Portland State University Library · 2021
This open textbook is designed for Human Development, a core Psychology course. This course provides a bird’s eye view of major milestones and developmental tasks during each age period, starting at conception and ending with old age.
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Critical Employment, Ethical, and Legal Scenarios in Human Resource Development
Claretha Hughes · University of Arkansas
In the contents: 1.02: Topic 1- Professional Responsibility and Relationships Between Career Development Professionals and clients · 1.04: Topic 3- Using Technology and Social Media in Human Resource and Workforce Development (HRWD) · 1.07: Topic 6- All Employees Access to Career Development Training and Development and Organization Development Activities
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Critical Employment, Ethical, and Legal Scenarios in Human Resource Development
Claretha Hughes · University of Arkansas · 2020
This book provides mini-cases for HRD and other disciplines to use for engaging students in incident discussions. Exploring ways to solve problems and make decisions about situations that occur at work.
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English C1000 Writing Handbook
Angelica Duran, Evan Stubblefield & Jose Guillermo Robledo · Pasadena City College
English C1000 Writing Handbook provides students with practical strategies for developing college-level writing skills. The handbook guides writers through the writing process, rhetorical analysis, research, argument development, revision, and academic conventions while emphasizing critical thinking, accessibility, and inclusive writing practices.
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An Introduction to Philosophy
Russ W. Payne · Bellevue College
This text presents philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. While a few early chapters are historically organized, the goal in the historical chapters is to trace a developmental progression of thought that introduces basic philosophical methods and frames issues that remain relevant today. Later chapters include philosophy of science and philosophy of mind, areas where philosophy has shown dramatic recent progress. This text then addresses ethics, broadly construed.
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Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science
Hakob Barseghyan, Nicholas Overgaard, and Gregory Rupik · University of Toronto
Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science" offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between scientific thought and its historical and philosophical underpinnings. Through a nuanced examination of key moments in the development of scientific inquiry, this book illuminates the dynamic interplay between empirical investigation, theoretical frameworks, and cultural contexts that have shaped our understanding of the natural world.
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Lifespan Development A Psychological Perspective 4e
Martha Lally & Suzanne Valentine-French · College of Lake County
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Lifespan Development · 1.01: Prelude to Lifespan Development · 1.04: Periods of Development
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Perfect Timing - Recollections of coping with cancer during a pandemic
Barbara Reul · University of Regina
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FILM 12: Screenwriting and Visual Storytelling
Daniel Yi · Chabot College
This text on Screenwriting and visual storytelling is focused on crafting narrative films, teaching students how to develop, write, and format scripts for visual media. The text covers character development, plot structure, and visual storytelling techniques, often culminating in a completed short film script.
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PSY-103: Adult Development
Rising Scholar Program · Lake Tahoe Community College
In the contents: 1.06: Cognitive Development in Adolescence · 1.10: Psychological Development in Adolescence · 2.03: Physical Development in Early and Emerging Adulthood
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REL-103: World Religions
Rising Scholar Program · Lake Tahoe Community College
This course is an intensive analysis of religions as cultural systems. The origin, history, and interpretation of religious ideas in the major religions of the Eastern and Western worlds will be discussed, emphasizing the contributions each has made to the cultural development of humankind. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam will be studied. Please return to the Lake Tahoe Community College Rising Scholar Program if found.
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Avant-Première: Advanced French Through Films
Caren Barnezet Parrish and Aurélie Chevant-Aksoy · Chabot College and Santa Monica College
This text is designed for the fourth semester of French. This advanced level course is a study of the French language and French-speaking cultures, with emphasis on the development of communicative skills and basic structures. The course combines in-class instruction and practice with self-paced study in the Language Laboratory.
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Legal Writing Manual
Jean Mangan et al. · University System of Georgia
This text provides an overview of first-year legal writing topics and provides checkpoints during your writing process. On the other hand, this manual does not answer every question on every legal writing concept; it is certainly not a spell book that will make you instantly awesome at legal writing. Writing as a skill is a lifelong development process. Everyone can be an effective legal writer. Put in the time to study the concepts and then to practice using those concepts in your writing.
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FRNC 1A: Beginning French
Caren Barnezet Parrish · Chabot College
This text is designed for the first semester of French. This elementary level course is a study of the French language and French-speaking cultures, with emphasis on the development of communicative skills and basic structures. Course combines in-class instruction and practice with self-paced study in the Language Laboratory. This beginning-level course is for students with no previous coursework in French.
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Steps to Success Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice
Kristen A. Munger · SUNY Oswego
In the contents: 1.09: Literacy Instruction for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities